CRMUG 2014 Chapter Award Winners Announced

For the first time ever, the CRMUG Chapter program is pleased to honor our Chapter of the Year and Chapter Leader of the Year.  Announced today at CRMUG Summit in St. Louis, these awards are designed to recognize the volunteers and participants that bring CRMUG Chapters to life in locations around the globe.

The 2014 Chapter of the Year is Kansas City.  The 2014 CRMUG Chapter Leader of the Year is Andreas Kraemer, leader of the West LA & San Francisco Chapters.

The Chapter of the Year is a self-nominated award with the winner chosen by the CRMUG Chapter team.  Kansas City rose to the top of the 67 active CRMUG Chapters around the world.  According to the leaders of the Kansas City Chapter, “We encourage participation, collaboration and help to members at all levels. We have long time users of Dynamics CRM, along with many new users. We make sure they know who the local partners are and help connect them with local MVPs and others so they can seek help from actual practicing users of the system. Also, we encourage collaboration on the CRMUG Collaborate site and demonstrate the benefits of joining CRMUG as a Member.”  The Kansas City Chapter is led by David Merdian, Laura Mortick, and John Ross.

Andreas Kramer, the 2014 Chapter Leader of the Year, was nominated by participants in the West LA and San Francisco Chapters.  An avid Dynamics CRM user himself, Andreas tirelessly lends his talents to leading not one, but two Chapters in his area.  His volunteer efforts help connect hundreds of local users and partners to learn more about Dynamics CRM, and participants in these Chapters had great feedback to share, including:

• “Andreas is always prepared, organized, and keeps the meeting on schedule and on topic. He has a deep understanding of Dynamics CRM and uses his personal knowledge to supplement conversation between participants and presenters.”
• “Andreas does a great job of identifying topics and partners that help us better understand the capabilities of Dynamics CRM and implementation best practices.  Our meetings include a diverse variety of new products, best practices and knowledge sharing between members.”
• “He CARES!!! He seeks feedback and encourages participation, and he is patient when answering questions.”

Andreas is the Head of CRM at Wells Fargo Capital Finance and Chairman of the CRMUG Board of Advisors.

On behalf of the entire CRMUG community…CONGRATULATIONS and THANK YOU to the Kansas City Chapter and to Andreas Kraemer.  And thank you to all of our Chapters and Chapter leaders who volunteer and participate in local meetings.  CRMUG simply wouldn’t exist without your contributions!