Past Award Recipients

2012	Waltermire	Thomas	Team NEO	Executive of the Year
	Byers	Kelly	The Tangier
	Ellis	Matt	Grassmaster
	Goodwill	Denny	Goodwell Insurance
	Head	Chylece	GDK & Associates
	Hornyak	James	J.W. Hornyak Videoconferencing
	Kubisty	Rosanne	Little Tikes
	Purnell	Regina	Mike Pruitt Honda
	Southard	Dawn	Glazen Creative Studios
	Weinhardt	Bob	Toshiba
	Centrone	Margie	Clear Channel Outdoor -CAK
	Enos	Tammy	Miller & Co
	Grabowski	Sue	Grabowski & Co
	Hennes	Bruce	Hennes Paynter Communications
	Kennedy	Todd	Accurate Staffing
	Kurr	Ellen	AtNetPlus
	Rodak	Ron	ASAP
	Tricaso CSE	Mary	Akron/Summit Convention & Visitors Bureau
	Winston	Barbara	Executive Insurance Group
	Clark	Robin	AultCare
	Eppink	Nate	Metro Parks
	Grexa	Dotty	Hattie Larlham
	Henry	Michelle	CMOR Research
	Klein	Missy	Victim Asst. Program
	McBryer	Sarah	Portage Country Club
	Schuller	Brian	Schuller Enterprises LLC
	Warren	Sue	Keller Williams Chervenic Realty
	Wymer	Dawn	FirstMerit Bank
	Modon	Alex G	The University of Akron	The Jim Butler Collegiate Award Recipient


2013	Douglas	Dr. Frank	BioInnovations	Executive of the Year
	Ater	Maureen	GateHouse Ohio Media
	Bartz	Elizabeth	State and Federal Communications Inc
	Boyd	Mike	Creative Source
	Carpenter	Brad	LifeCare Medical Services
	Desberg	Alex	Ohio.net Internet Providers
	Fabbo	Jenny	Team Northeast Ohio (NEO)
	Hamman	Chad	Greater Akron Chamber
	Hass	Ginny	Radcom, Inc
	Hood	Ramona	FedEx Truckload Brokerage
	Hunt	Darryl	GPI an AWS Global Company
	Johnson	Cynthia	Gervasi Vineyard
	Juba	Scott	Radar Public Relations & Consulting, LLC
	Karcher	Geoff	The Karcher Group
	Kelly	Emily	Rainmaker Consulting, LLC
	Kleidon	Dennis	Kleidon & Associates
	Klein	Dustin	Smart Business Network Inc.
	Lantz	Vicki	Vicki Lantz Studio
	Lanzalaco	Dan	1st Security Services of Ohio
	Liebsperger	Kurt	Rubber City Radio Group/WONE/WAKR
	Maggiore	Dick	Innis Maggiore Group
	McDonald	Michael	SummaCare Inc.
	Miracle	Katherine	Miracle Solutions
	Mittica	Mary	ARAMARK
	Pajak-Rynolds	Michelle	Michelle Pajak-Reynolds Studios LLC
	Price	Kelly	Rockynol
	Samblanet	Rebecca	McKinley Health Care Center
	Schmidt	Tom	AultCare
	Shulan	John	Shulan Fairlawn Jewlers Inc
	Sterle	Mark	Area 51 Consulting
	Denton PhD.	Robert	Victim Assistanace	Outstanding Community Leader
	Slack	Jacqueline M.	The University of Akron	The Jim Butler Collegiate Award Recipient


2014	Albanese	Virginia	FedEx Custom Critical	Executive of the Year
	Allen	David	Buehler’s Food Markets Inc.
	Barna	Amanda	Center for Marketing and Opinion Research
	Baxter	Kelli S.	scitrain, ltd.
	Busby	Deborah C	Commercial Equiptment Advertising
	Christy	Shon M.	Proximity Marketing
	Cotopolis	Toni A.	4 Cookie Divas
	D'Aloiso	Julie	SpiderCat Marketing Inc
	Friend	John	The Fedeli Group
	Gupta	Anup	AG PrintPromo Solutions
	Justus	Debra	AultCare
	Kerr	Rebecca	Premier Design Jewelry
	Komjati	Diana	Komjati Design inc.
	Love-Lake	Leslianne	Old Carolina Barbecue Company
	Margida	John	Margida & Associates, Inc.
	Moore	Mark D.	FMD Architects
	Read	Tina	Sunrise Massage Therapy Services
	Risner	Jeff	Gardens of Western Reserve
	Romito	Kathy	Summa Western Reserve Hospital
	Sadar, CFP®	Ted	Sadar Financial Management
	Smith	Mike	R+L Carriers
	Tender	Tom	Redmonds Parts & Paint
	Vasquez	Jose	Quez Media Marketing
	Vassas	Jane	MCTV, Inc
	Wells	Kacy C.	GO2 Advertising
	White	Matt	JoltCMS
	Wilson	Michael	Akron-Canton Regional Foodbank
	Zoilo	John D.	Akron Childrens Hospital Foundation
	Floyd	Gregg	Kent State University	Outstanding Community Leaders Award
	Fiala	Mayor	City of Kent	Outstanding Community Leaders Award
	Ou	Courtney	The University of Akron	The Jim Butler Collegiate Award Recipient


2015	Kanfer	Joe	GOJO Industries	Executive of the Year
	Brickley	Andrew	Mercy Medical Center
	Burns	Sharrona	Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum
	Campbell	Tim	The Mustard Man, Inc.
	Chernisky	Jennifer	Jennasis & Associates I Jennasis Speaks
	Digianantonio	Dianne	The Timken Company
	Freeman	Craig	Legal Shield
	Gaston	Patty	Tam O'Shanter Golf Course
	Harper	Robin	Fox & Hound
	Hyland	Scott	The Davey Tree Expert Company
	Jones	Ronald	City Scrap & Salvage
	Kilbourne, CPSM	Adam	TEC Inc. Engineering & Design
	Krohn	Mark	ProSource Solutions, LLC.
	Leno	Rocco	Ichor Restaurant Group
	Love	Brenda	Real Estate Showcase TV
	Lux	Susan	Pearce Insurance, LLC
	Marik	Melissa	Executive Caterers
	Melendez	Rocky	Merrick Settlement House
	Miles	Marcas	Employers Health
	Miller	John	Millers Rental & Sales
	Molnar	Lauri	Hattie Larlham Community Living
	Nisly	Kevin	Pole Position Marketing
	Poulton	Lynne	Wholly Organized!® LLC
	Rohr	Erin	Chocolates By Erin
	Smer	Eric	Canton Regional Chamber of Commerce
	Sterle	David	Vintage Wine Distributor Inc.
	Webb	Barbara	Ohio.net
	Wiehn	Terri Hanna	Electrical League of Ohio
	Burns	Nelson	Coleman Professional Services, Inc.	Outstanding Community Leaders Award
	Robinson Jr	Anthony	The University of Akron	The Jim Butler Collegiate Award Recipient

2016	Gershen	Dr. Jay	NEOMED	Executive of the Year
	Alliance	Tonnie	Hattie Larlham Foundation
	Basso	Brenda	Associated Underwriter Insurance
	Becker	Mary	Schumacher Homes
	Blood	Ernie	SecureData 365
	Brady	Joe	Simplified Logistics
	Brown	Kelly	Sanctuary Marketing Group
	Colant	Jolene	Hall, Kistler & Company
	Faircloth	Christopher	Economic and Community Development Institute (ECDI)
	Flenner	Brian	Akron RubberDucks
	Hardman	Cullen	Mercy Medical Center
	Harrington	Ryan	Sales Team Inc.
	Hoy	Toby	Residential Bancorp
	Hydock	Anne	Skyline Event Services
	Krantz	Karen	AultCare
	Lane	Doug	North Canton Area Chamber of Commerce
	Linder	Damon	Lampion Companies
	Lowe	Brent	InfoCision Inc.
	Masterson	Katherine	NARI Greater Cleveland
	McMahan	Jeffrey	Innis Maggiore
	Salamone	Frank	Montrose Auto Group
	Scheetz	Deborah	Affinity Medical Center
	Selby	Kristin	Grabowski & Co.
	Smart	Jamie	North Canton City Schools
	Vickers	Pat	Greater Akron Chamber
	Warrene	Kevin	Avalon Foodservice
	Wood	Beth	InnerWorkings
	Zielinski	John	Universal Polymer & Rubber, Ltd
	Allen	Dennis	Hattie Larlham	Outstanding Community Leaders Award
	Strub	Hali	The University of Akron	The Jim Butler Collegiate Award Recipient


2017	Baker	Dave	Pro Football Hall of Fame	Executive of the Year
	Babcock	Blake	Mobile Meals
	Bing	Lauren	Boomerang Advertising
	Booker	Claude	Simply Southern Sides
	Campanaro	Sydney	American Cancer Society
	Chick	Lori	Northeast Ohio Network (NEON) Council of Governments
	Cramer	Dinese	JRC
	Floyd	Collyn	Canton Regional Chamber of Commerce
	Fox (Griffin)	Teresa	Walsh University
	Freeman	Alicia	Premier Bank & Trust
	Gaino	David	Apple Growth Partners
	Guest	Ken	Sandler Training at The Ruby Group
	Herncane	Ted	Massillon WestStark Chamber of Commerce
	Hruby	Ewa	Courtyard by Marriott Akron/Stow
	Massouh	Carl	c. massouh printing co. inc.
	Mazziotta	Jacquie	WRL Advertising
	Mulligan	De-de	Mulligan Management Group, LLC
	Nickas	Clinton	Edward Jones Investments
	Nischwitz	Jeff	The Nischwitz Group
	Parham	Janice	BOMA Greater Cleveland
	Rodek	Joyce	North Canton Executive Networking Group
	Sanders	Craig	Progressive Auto Group
	Schmidt	Susan	Keller Williams Legacy Group Realty
	Scott	Todd	AultCare
	Stranger	Jennifer	Mercy Medical Center
	Sude	Dr. Jerry	Novus Clinic
	Swaldo	Scott	Gervasi Vineyard
	Ziehler	Tom	DiStefano Insurance Services
	Flowers	Daniel	Akron-Canton Regional Foodbank	Outstanding Community Leaders Award
	Garbicz	Angela		The Exceptional Collegiate Award Recipient

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This is without exception, the single-best networking organization I belong to. They have these amazing educational events where some of the area's leading minds come to share their wisdom. It's awesome!

Jeff McMahan Senior Account Supervisor Innis Maggiore