The Governor's Outstanding Leadership Award is an annual award that recognizes state employees who demonstrate extraordinary leadership through performance results in the previous year.
2026 awards
The window for 2026 nominations has now closed. Please stay tuned for updates.
Awards Program Administrator
Mark Metzger, State Human Resources Division, Office of Financial Management
(360) 890-5380
mark.metzger@ofm.wa.gov
2025 award recipients
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