The Top Communities and Community Managers of 2021

By 
Beth McIntyre
August 26, 2021
January 26, 2024

The Community Industry Awards celebrate the achievements of the best in the community industry. The 2022 season will be the third annual Community Industry Awards. We began in 2019, when the CMX team looked back on the year and were in awe of the incredible achievements of the people and organizations in this industry. We knew we needed to celebrate, publicly, and with a big splash, the top community managers and communities in this industry, so the Community industry Awards were born. This program has grown into an unstoppable celebration, loved by our community and the industry.

On Community Manager Advancement Day on January 25, 2021, we awarded 21 incredible community builders and community-focused organizations with the recognition they deserve. These community managers have been recognized for their excellence in community building and collaboration at the 2021 Community Industry Awards.

Here are the Top Communities and Community Managers of 2021

The Best of the Year Awards

Community Professional of the Year

Diana Morgan, Head of Community at Copy.Ai

Community of the Year

Alteryx

CMX awards

The CMX Community wouldn’t be the same without our incredible volunteers. These awards are given to CMX’ers who go above and beyond to help build this community, and add value for our members around the world.

CMX’er of the Year

Tom Norman, Head of Community at Daily Prompt

Tom Norman

CMX Connect Chapter of the Year

Recife Brazil, Anne Durey and Emidia Felipe

Recife, Brasil

Community Awards

These awards are given to outstanding Communities that are defining this industry. Organized using CMX’s SPACES model, we have six awards within this category.

Community of the Year for a Support Community

Asana Community Forum

Asana

Community of the Year for a Product Community

Dynatrace

Dynatrace

Community of the Year for an Acquisition Community

The Culture First Community

Culture Amp

Community of the Year for a Content Community

The Upside

The Upside

Community of the Year for an Engagement Community

CreativeMornings

CreativeMornings

Professional Awards

These awards are given to the outstanding people in the Community Industry who are building sustainable communities and community teams.

Community Professional of the Year for a B2B Community

Mallory Ranahan, Senior Community Manager at Salesforce

Mallory Ranahan

Community Professional of the Year for a B2C Community

Haley Tardy, Social Media Content Manager at Motherly

Community Professional of the Year for a Developer Relations Community

Vibhor Shrivastava, Regional Community Specialist at UiPath

Community Professional of the Year for an Education Community

Caitlin Warren, Community Lead & Marketing at ClassDojo

Executive Leader of a Community team

Kevyn Klein, Head of Community & Growth, U.S. at VIPKID

Community Professional of the Year for a Field Marketing Community

Alex Murcia, Director of Field Marketing at Visier Inc.

Community Professional of the Year for a Gaming Community

Emma Siu, Community Manager at Electronic Arts (EA)

Community Professional of the Year for an Independent Community

Phin Mpofu, Director, Partner Success + Community at StartupGrind

Community Professional of the Year for a Nonprofit Community

Rose Barrett, Community Manager at GrowRemote

Community Professional of the Year for a Virtual Events Community

Andreia Tulcidás, Community Engagement Manager at OutSystems

Nominations for the 2022 Community Industry Awards are open now until October 8! Join us in celebrating the achievements of the best in the community industry. Who are you going to nominate?  Read more about the 2022 Community Industry Awards!

Submit your nomination

Beth McIntyre
Head of Community at Bevy and CMX
August 26, 2021
January 26, 2024

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