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2026 Last Story Standing Competition Results

Congratulations to all our participants in this year's NSA Last Story Standing Competition. See the videos of the top 3 storytellers and pick up some tips from these pros.

Our Top Three

During the virtual part of the competition, judges ranked the contestants’ video submissions using the NSA criteria.  Our Top Three Storytellers told their stories at our March 21 Members Only meeting.

After the votes were tallied the results were:

  1. Hope Yin
  2. Laurie Sharp-Page
  3. Laura Anthony

Hope will represent NSA Ohio in the upcoming Regional Competition with the next step presenting on the NSA Influence stage.

Check out their video stories (will be uploaded soon) and pick up techniques that can enhance your stories.

Our Storytellers

The following members competed in the competition. Thank you for sharing your powerful stories. We all benefit from your work and seeing you in action. Congratulations to all participants.

  • Blake Andrews
  • Laura Anthony
  • Barbara Barrett
  • Todd Bertsch
  • Adam Gongwer
  • Christine Kotik
  • Stephanie Nowak
  • Laurie Sharp-Page
  • Hope Yin