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The Association of Chamber of Commerce Executives (ACCE) has awarded Tanya Winstead of The Chamber of Commerce of West Alabama with its 2025 Sales Contest award for dollar value of new sponsorship sales. 

Winstead placed first in the $500,000 - $ 2 million organizational dues income category dollar value of new sponsorship sales. Eligible sales were to have been made between January 1 through December 31, 2025. To be considered for the award, sales professionals must submit quarterly sales figures to ACCE.

"Chamber sales professionals play a key role in relationship building that not only helps their organizations create meaningful impact but develops more connected ecosystems that lead to stronger communities," said ACCE President & CEO Sheree Anne Kelly. "We congratulate this year’s winners for their outstanding achievement." 

The competition’s winners will be recognized during ACCE’s Membership and Revenue Development Conference in Des Moines, Iowa, March 11-3, 2026. The conference is sponsored by EF Go Ahead Tours and GrowthZone.

“We are incredibly proud to see Tanya recognized by the Association of Chamber of Commerce Executives for achieving top-dollar value in new sponsorship sales,” said The Chamber of Commerce of West Alabama’s President & CEO Kyle South. “This honor reflects not only her  dedication and professionalism, but also the strong relationships her and the staff continue to build on behalf of our Chamber and business community.”