​A communications plan developed for the State of California earned Madeira an APEX Award for Publication Excellence in the category of Campaigns, Programs & Plans - Public Service. Of the 1,361 entries submitted, only 543 received Awards of Excellence in this prestigious annual awards competition spanning 100 individual categories.

The panel of judges included John De Lellis, Concepts Editor and Publisher, Ken Turtoro, noted publishing and marketing executive, circulation consultant and senior APEX judge, Christine Turner, Contributing Editor to the Writing That Works Archives and Bill Londino, Consulting Editor of Writer's Web Watch.

The 22nd annual Communicator Awards honored Madeira with an Award of Distinction for a communication plan developed on behalf of the national headquarters office of The ALS Association aimed at growing the Ice Bucket Challenge into an annual fundraising and awareness building event. 

With over 6,000 entries received from across the U.S. and around the world, the Communicator Awards is the largest and most competitive awards program honoring creative excellence for communications professionals.  

The Communicator Awards are judged and overseen by the Academy of Interactive and Visual Arts (AIVA), a 600+ member organization of leading professionals from various disciplines of the visual arts dedicated to embracing progress and the evolving nature of traditional and interactive media.  

This marks Madeira's fourth Communicator Award since 2014. 

The Hermes Creative Awards competition honored Madeira with two gold awards for its work on behalf of The ALS Association's Washington, DC headquarters office. A communication plan created to grow the Ice Bucket Challenge into an annual fundraising and awareness building event as well as a newsletter aimed at helping both patients and their family caregivers cope with the challenges of the disease were each awarded. 

The Hermes Creative Awards is an international competition for professionals involved in the concept, writing and design of traditional materials and programs, and emerging technologies. The competition has grown into one of the largest of its kind in the world and includes entrants representing corporate marketing and communication departments; advertising agencies; PR firms; graphic design shops; production companies; web and digital creators; and freelancers. 

Madeira is incredibly grateful to be recognized for such meaningful work and is particularly humbled by the families and people whose lives have been touched by ALS who generously gave their time and personal insights to deepen the impact of these projects.