Lireina ni Dormerus t'al`Bearach
Aes Sedai
I'd like to begin by apologizing for how incredibly delayed this has been- these awards are usually set in a spaced cycle apart from the Amyrlin Awards, which are presented at Anni events each year. The recipients of the 2013 Keeper Awards should have received these around last October, and the fact that they did not rests totally with me. I would also like to take a quick moment to recognize my wonderful Marketing Department, who has designed the logo that will be on the award mugs that the winners will be receiving, with a minimum of input of what I wanted the end result to be. 
Most of the commentary on the winners comes from the nominations I received from the various Administration who brought their wonderful work to my attention, so I included it here to capture the full spirit of how they've contributed to the community, as seen from the people that know them best.
(Not all of it, though!)
Without further ado, here are the winners! :clap
Moderator of the Year: Halan Leion- A multiple-term Moderator for Current Events, Halan has always demonstrated a reliable, steady hand and level head in his duties- something that can be incredibly difficult in this particular forum- and has often had helpful input on various issues. His presence in this capacity is always most welcome whenever he chooses to volunteer.
Operator of the Year: Deoan Kakarot- Not only was he extremely helpful to our Director of Moderators/Ops in transitioning to his current role, Deoan has worked tirelessly behind the scenes making sure that our channels remain up and running and working to get all chat functionality (particularly with the bots) consolidated under Tower control. When our channels went down in Dec. 2012, Deoan is the one who worked with the IRC admins to get everything back up and running. He's been invaluable in this setting.
Staff Member of the Year: Ebona din Casei- for her staff work throughout both 2012 (after the Keeper awards cycle) and 2013 with the Servant of All Program. She has nearly single-handedly put the program together and worked to keep the Admins and Director of Community Outreach on track with this program, pushing it forward despite utter neglect and on the tough issues. She has also added an invaluable international perspective to the process since the very beginning. I cannot sing her praises enough, she has been amazing!
Staff Member of the Year: Amarande al’Kalin- for his work within the Outreach Activities Team. Throughout 2013 and with the absence of our Outreach Activities Coordinator at the time Amarande continued his role on the OAT staff as the Birthday Team Captain without missing a beat. He ran the team (of three) to ensure that everyone on the birthday list continued to receive their well wishes from Nameday Narg. Amarande also has been the apples-to-apples go-to for OAT festivals, running the activity in #owah for quite a long time.
Membership Admin of the Year: Valadilene Aldieb- Vala has been involved in the TarValon.net community for many years and has held many positions. She's always been even-keeled, which is a blessing, as this year she was faced with managing our group during a unique task in her position as Head of the Red Ajah: the addition of the first Gaidin to our ranks. Through it all, Vala conducted herself with decorum and set an example for all Reds by keeping a level head in the face of a very challenging situation for a very particular group of ladies. I know that all Ajahs and Companies go through changes. Red is not much different- the Red Ajah is fiery through and through, and Vala was a big part of helping our group to work out the kinks during this radical adjustment to our way of life. She's an open, welcoming person and there's never a question too small or too big for her to take the time to answer.
Non-Membership Admin of the Year: Isarma Maracanda- I can’t even begin to express my gratitude to Isarma and her amazing dedication to her work. Isarma is our Annual Reports Project Manager- she gathers all of the information from the Administrative team to assemble the Annual Report that we release every year to the community. The amount of work that goes into making this happen is pretty incredible, and not always the easiest when working with deadlines, assembling pieces from a team of people with incredibly diverse schedules and needs, and fitting it into her own schedule at the same time. She does this with incredible professionalism, dignity and grace, and her work is always top notch!
Thank you again to all of our winners!
Most of the commentary on the winners comes from the nominations I received from the various Administration who brought their wonderful work to my attention, so I included it here to capture the full spirit of how they've contributed to the community, as seen from the people that know them best.
(Not all of it, though!)Without further ado, here are the winners! :clap
Moderator of the Year: Halan Leion- A multiple-term Moderator for Current Events, Halan has always demonstrated a reliable, steady hand and level head in his duties- something that can be incredibly difficult in this particular forum- and has often had helpful input on various issues. His presence in this capacity is always most welcome whenever he chooses to volunteer.
Operator of the Year: Deoan Kakarot- Not only was he extremely helpful to our Director of Moderators/Ops in transitioning to his current role, Deoan has worked tirelessly behind the scenes making sure that our channels remain up and running and working to get all chat functionality (particularly with the bots) consolidated under Tower control. When our channels went down in Dec. 2012, Deoan is the one who worked with the IRC admins to get everything back up and running. He's been invaluable in this setting.
Staff Member of the Year: Ebona din Casei- for her staff work throughout both 2012 (after the Keeper awards cycle) and 2013 with the Servant of All Program. She has nearly single-handedly put the program together and worked to keep the Admins and Director of Community Outreach on track with this program, pushing it forward despite utter neglect and on the tough issues. She has also added an invaluable international perspective to the process since the very beginning. I cannot sing her praises enough, she has been amazing!
Staff Member of the Year: Amarande al’Kalin- for his work within the Outreach Activities Team. Throughout 2013 and with the absence of our Outreach Activities Coordinator at the time Amarande continued his role on the OAT staff as the Birthday Team Captain without missing a beat. He ran the team (of three) to ensure that everyone on the birthday list continued to receive their well wishes from Nameday Narg. Amarande also has been the apples-to-apples go-to for OAT festivals, running the activity in #owah for quite a long time.
Membership Admin of the Year: Valadilene Aldieb- Vala has been involved in the TarValon.net community for many years and has held many positions. She's always been even-keeled, which is a blessing, as this year she was faced with managing our group during a unique task in her position as Head of the Red Ajah: the addition of the first Gaidin to our ranks. Through it all, Vala conducted herself with decorum and set an example for all Reds by keeping a level head in the face of a very challenging situation for a very particular group of ladies. I know that all Ajahs and Companies go through changes. Red is not much different- the Red Ajah is fiery through and through, and Vala was a big part of helping our group to work out the kinks during this radical adjustment to our way of life. She's an open, welcoming person and there's never a question too small or too big for her to take the time to answer.
Non-Membership Admin of the Year: Isarma Maracanda- I can’t even begin to express my gratitude to Isarma and her amazing dedication to her work. Isarma is our Annual Reports Project Manager- she gathers all of the information from the Administrative team to assemble the Annual Report that we release every year to the community. The amount of work that goes into making this happen is pretty incredible, and not always the easiest when working with deadlines, assembling pieces from a team of people with incredibly diverse schedules and needs, and fitting it into her own schedule at the same time. She does this with incredible professionalism, dignity and grace, and her work is always top notch!
Thank you again to all of our winners!
s for Vala and Isarma. So well-deserved, ladies. 
