Communities of Excellence is the newest National Baldrige Award for Performance Excellence category. It's mission is to recognize communities, not individual organizations as role model within five key ares - education, health and wellness, economic prosperity, public safety, and quality of life.

David Harrawood is President & CEO of the Baldrige Group, LLC. A national performance excellence consulting firm specializing in strategic planning, performance improvement, customer, and employee engagement strategies, and implementation of the Baldrige Criteria for Performance Excellence. His firm has assisted over 300 organizations successfully develop and execute a strategic plan within all industries including governmental, public safety, education, healthcare, non-profits, and… Show more David Harrawood is President & CEO of the Baldrige Group, LLC. A national performance excellence consulting firm specializing in strategic planning, performance improvement, customer, and employee engagement strategies, and implementation of the Baldrige Criteria for Performance Excellence. His firm has assisted over 300 organizations successfully develop and execute a strategic plan within all industries including governmental, public safety, education, healthcare, non-profits, and for-profit organizations. Using his experience and knowledge of industry leading best practices, he has assisted over 60 organizations successfully being recognized as role model organizations winning state, national, and international awards based upon Baldrige Criteria for Performance Excellence. Two clients were awarded the international Palladium Award that honors organizations that have achieved excellence in strategy execution using the Balanced Scorecard management system.For the past 30 years, David has been involved with the National Baldrige Performance Excellence Award process, and its newest award category, Community of Excellence since its inception in 2019. Show less