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Recognizing Outstanding Achievement in Résumés (ROAR)
Annual Competition Winners

Recognizing Outstanding Achievement in Résumés (ROAR) Award Badge

Congratulations to our ROAR Award winners!

We’re honored to celebrate the incredible resume-writing talent of our members every year through the ROAR award. This year’s slate of honorees—and their winning resumes—are shown below, along with previous winners dating back to 2015, the first year of the competition. 

2024 Winners

Thank you to our 2024 ROAR Judging Panel:

  • Cheryl Minnick, NCRW 
  • Julie Maahs, NCRW 
  • Jean Austin, NCRW 
  • Dierdre Rock, NCRW 
  • Robert Rosales, NCRW

2023 ROAR Competition Winners


Thank you to our 2023 ROAR Judging Panel:

  • Sara C. Timm, NCRW
  • Ruth Pankratz, NCRW
  • Gary Foster, NCRW
  • Kathi Fuller, NCRW





Executive Category
Marie Plett



New Graduate Category
Julie Maahs



Mid-Level Manager Category
Jonathan Estreich


Transitioning Candidate Category
Marie Plett


New Graduate Category
Lucie Yeomans

2022 ROAR Competition Winners

Many thanks to our 2022 ROAR Judging Panel:

  • Lorraine Beaman, NCRW, ACRW
  • Bob Janitz, NCRW
  • Arno Markus, CPRW
  • Cheryl Minnick, NCRW, MRW, CCMC, CHJMC, NCOPE, MEd & EdD in Counseling (Careers)

2020 ROAR Competition Winners

2019 ROAR Competition Winners

Thank you to our 2019 ROAR Awards Committee:

  • Mary Jo King, NCRW, NCOPE (Chair) 
  • Jean Austin, NCRW, NCOPE 
  • Denise Hemphill, PharmD, NCRW 
  • Ellen Steverson, NCRW, NCOPE 
  • Tim Windhof, NCRW


IT Category
MARIE PLETT


2018 ROAR Competition Winners

2018 Honorable Mentions

Thank you to our 2018 ROAR Awards Committee:

  • Michelle Dumas
  • Norine Dagliano
  • Cheryl Minnick
  • Sally McIntosh
  • Kim Isaacs
  • Michelle Robin


Experienced Writer Creative Design Winner, Marie Plett


New Writer Creative Design Winner, Christopher Ward


New Writers Modern Classic, Cathleen Lanzalaco


2017 ROAR Competition Winners


Thank you to our ROAR Awards Committee:

  • Steven Bouchard
  • August Cohen
  • Norine Dagliano
  • Cheryl Minnick
  • Kevin Morris
  • Kimberly Schneiderman
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