The wait is over! We are excited to announce who made the highly contested PA Life Star Awards 2024 finalists in the eight categories of our PA awardsโฆ
Our annual PA awards were once again much contested within the PA community. We invited every amazing PA, EA, VA and Office Manager to enter and canโt wait to announce the winners at our joint PA Life Christmas Party & Star Awards on November 19th. The celebrations will be co-hosted with Maroto โ a stylish Brazilian-themed lounge club and restaurant in London.
Here are the PA Life Star Awards 2024 finalists by category
Finalists are listed in alphabetical order.
PA LIFE STAR OF THE YEAR
This award celebrates the work of one Assistant over the past year. The winner has made a real impact on their workplace, going above and beyond duty to make processes smoother and their Execโs life easier.
- Charlotte Colley, EA at Direct Line Group
- Jodie Mears, EA at Cohesive Group
- Lucy OโConnor, PA at Associated British Foods
VIRTUAL ASSISTANT STAR
As the name suggests, this accolade will be awarded to an individual who has shown exceptional applications of services to clients.
- Danielle Armstrong, Founder of Edge VA
- Lisa Jackson, Founder of Virtually Assistive
- Vicki Wilson, Founder of Vicki Admin Fairy
RISING STAR
This category celebrates outstanding Assistants who have been working in the sector for fewer than five years, but have demonstrated excellence in their approach to their role in supporting their executives and wider teams.
- Bianca Nicolae, PA at Imperial Hotels
- Sheha Blair, EA at Rickmansworth School
- Stephanie Blackwell, PA at NHBC
EVENT ORGANISER STAR
Is awarded for the Assistant who has shown to be an accomplished event professional behind successful events.
- Eliza Banach, PA at Selfridges & Co
- Emma Tylor, EA at SLB UK
- Zoe Lawrence, EA at WTW
COMMITMENT TO WELLBEING STAR
An Assistant who has actively helped their execs, teams and organisations with wellbeing and wellness initiatives, either by introducing projects and programmes, or by managing them.
- Alex Van Colle, Team EA, Unbound Advisors
- Azar Shariati, Head of HR and Administration, Persia International Bank
- Shirley Ruiz, EA at Citi
PROJECT NINJA STAR
The winner has demonstrated strong project management skills within their organisation by undertaking a project and seen it to a successful completion.
- Greg Bird, Event Organiser and Project Manager at WTW
- Jo Sedgwick, PA at De Courcy Alexander
- PJ Ashiru, PA at Faith Dimensions
PA LIFE CLUB MENTOR STAR
We asked our PA Life Club mentees to nominate their mentors whose support and guidance has made a positive impact on the mentee.
- Hannah Houston-Banks, EA at British Associated Foods
- Hazel Bates, EA at Whirledge & Nott
- Lou Cowell, EA at Spotify
PA LIFE CLUB MEMBER STAR
Awarded to the member of the PA Life Club who has shown strong commitment to supporting the Club by attending events, and engaging with other Club initiatives. We have shortlisted five members for this category, simply because we have so many fantastic members to choose from.
- Hannah Houston-Banks, EA at Associated British Foods
- Joanie Suffield, EA at Credit Agricole
- Lesley Gabriel, Career EA to C-Suite
- Shirley Ruiz, EA at Citi
- Tracey Hoekema, EA at True Scale Carbon
Thank you to PA Life Star Awards 2024 judges
The judging panel was made up of experienced professionals, who have all worked either as a Senior Assistant themselves, or currently work either in training or recruitment within the industry.
The judges were:
- Abigail Jones, Career EA to C-Suite
- Emily Mills, Director at eavolve & Lily Shippen Recruitment
- Kathy Soulsby, Founder of Personally Virtual
- Marianne Whitlock, Director at Strategic PA Recruitment & Network
- Rosemary Parr, Director at Global PA Association
- Suzy Sanders, Founder of Alchemy VA
Join us at the best festive and awards party for the Assistant community!
We look forward to celebrating the Awards at our annual Christmas & Star Awards party n November 19th. A few Partner opportunities still remain for supplier who’d like to join us and our 220 PA and EA guests.
The party is free for Assistants to attend but places are filling up fast. Please register here and we’ll let you if you are in the guest list.
