The DevOps Collective established the PowerShell Community Awards to recognize and honor contributors who consistently strengthen the PowerShell ecosystem. These awards celebrate the people who lead, build, teach, and show up for others, often behind the scenes, and help make the community what it is. These are named awards intended to honor their namesakes and the values they represent.
Don Jones PowerShell Community Leadership Award
Recognizes exceptional leadership in the PowerShell community—building and supporting the spaces, programs, and resources that help others grow. This can include organizing user groups and events, maintaining community resources, mentoring, and other efforts that strengthen the community over time.
Jeffrey Snover PowerShell Community Innovation Award
Recognizes exceptional innovation in the PowerShell community—new tools, techniques, and ideas that advance how we automate, learn, and solve problems with PowerShell. This includes building modules or tooling, introducing helpful patterns, and sharing work that moves the craft forward.
Sean Kearney PowerShell Community Spirit Award
Recognizes exceptional spirit in the PowerShell community—enthusiasm, generosity, and a consistent willingness to help others. This award celebrates the people who foster belonging and bring the kind of energy that makes the community feel welcoming.
Past Winners
2025 Winners
Don Jones PowerShell Community Leadership Award
Jeffrey Snover PowerShell Community Innovation Award
Sean Kearney PowerShell Community Spirit Award
2024 Inaugural Recipients
In 2024, the DevOps Collective Board of Advisors selected the inaugural recipients of these awards.
Sean Kearney PowerShell Community Spirit Award
Jeffrey Snover PowerShell Community Innovation Award
- Doug Finke (creator of ImportExcel; advocate for AI + PowerShell)
Don Jones PowerShell Community Leadership Award
- Gaël Colas (PSConfEU leader; long-time DSC commuity leader)
Submit a Nomination
You can nominate someone for any or all awards. Nominees must have a public community presence. Nominations are anonymous by default, but you may include your name and email if you’d like the decision board to contact you for follow-up. This information is confidential.
Nominations close March 28, 2026 at 5:00 PM ET.
Winners are selected by a decision board made up of DevOps Collective advisors, PowerShell.org leadership, and invited community members. Awards are presented at the PowerShell + DevOps Global Summit.