2007 finalists - Stevie Awards

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Stevie Awards for
Women in Business
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Awards
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Monday, November 12, 2007
Caesars Palace
Las Vegas, Nevada
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Welcome to the 2007 Stevie Awards for Women in Business.
The Stevie Awards were created to honor and generate public recognition of the efforts, accomplishments, and positive contributions of companies and business people worldwide. In addition to the Stevie
Awards for Women in Business, we also organize The American Business Awards, The International
Business Awards, and the Selling Power Sales Excellence Awards. Our mission is to raise the profile of
exemplary companies and individuals among the press, the business community, and the general public.
You can learn more about our organization and our programs at www.stevieawards.com.
The 2007 Stevie Awards for Women in Business attracted more than 800 entries from more than 300
organizations around the world. Nominations were reviewed and scored by volunteer business professionals in September and October, and their average scores determined the Finalists who are listed in
this program. The final judging to select each category’s Stevie Award winner from among the Finalists
was performed in October by members of our Board of Distinguished Judges & Advisors and their staffs.
I thank the members of our Board of Distinguished Judges & Advisors who performed the final
judging, and the business professionals who performed the preliminary judging. I also thank our
sponsors, including JetBlue, Pink magazine, and most notably Infiniti, our presenting sponsor this
evening. Please take a moment to thank the people from Infiniti who are with us this evening, and
learn more about Infiniti and the all-new Infiniti EX Personal Luxury Crossover, debuting this December,
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Enjoy the evening!
Michael Gallagher
President
The Stevie Awards
PROGRAM CONTENTS
Mistress of Ceremonies
Guest Speaker
Board of Distinguished Judges & Advisors
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Preliminary Judges
List of Finalists
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MISTRESS OF CEREMONIES
Melody Thomas Scott
Melody Thomas Scott, who stars as Nikki Newman on “THE YOUNG AND THE
RESTLESS,” recently celebrated 27 years in the role, having joined the cast in
February, 1979. After garnering a Daytime Emmy nomination for “Outstanding
Lead Actress” in 1999, she went on to win in the same category for the Digest Award
in 2001. She also received four Update Awards for “Outstanding Lead Actress”
(1992, 1993, 1995 and 1996) for her portrayal of Nikki, the ultimate survivor.
Melody currently has her own clothing line, which debuted last October on the
Home Shopping Network.
Scott made her motion picture debut at age eight when she was cast by Alfred
Hitchcock as the young Tippi Hedren in the thriller “Marnie.” At age 13, she
co-starred with Clint Eastwood and Geraldine Page in “The Beguiled.” While still a teenager, she played
ingénue roles opposite such stars as John Wayne in “The Shootist,” again with Clint Eastwood in “Dirty Harry,”
in “Posse,” opposite Kirk Douglas, who also directed her, and in Brian DePalma’s “The Fury.” Scott’s other film
appearances include roles in “The Car” and “Piranha.”
GUEST SPEAKER
Robin Jay
Robin Jay is the author of the award-winning book, “The Art of the Business Lunch ~
Building Relationships Between 12 and 2,” which is currently published in ten
languages worldwide.
Robin resigned from an award-winning, 18-year career in advertising sales to pursue
her love of writing and speaking. After more than 3,000 client lunches, Robin saw her
sales increase by more than 2,000%! Her clients started calling her the “Queen of the
Business Lunch.”
She has recently been featured on MSNBC TV, in NEWSWEEK magazine and on
FORBES.com… for her business relationship expertise.
Robin is also a contributing author to “The Power of Mentorship” series of books, and is a featured mentor in
the “Power of Mentorship — The Movie.”
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BOARD OF DISTINGUISHED JUDGES & ADVISORS
The participation and counsel of our judges and advisors — all of whom are leaders in the business community —
have helped to establish the Stevie Awards for Women in Business as a preeminent business awards show. They
conduct the final judging to determine the Stevie Award winners in the various categories.
Patty Abramson, Managing Director, Women’s Growth Capital Fund
Maria Bailey, CEO, Blue Suit Mom Media
Wendy Borow-Johnson, Senior VP-The Networks Group & President, Healthy Living Channel, The Media Group, Inc.
Laura Bouvier, Senior VP-Information Resources, Business Consulting, Marriott International
Kristen des Chatelets, Chief Marketing Officer, BDS Marketing, Inc.
Andrea Cohen, Co-founder/CEO, HouseWorks
Melissa Cohn, President, The Manhattan Mortgage Company
Maria Coyne, Executive VP – Key4Women & SBA, KeyBank
Chris A. Davis, Forstmann Little & Co.
Jane Dunigan, CIO, Avendra, LLC
Tereson Dupuy, CEO, Mother of Eden /Fuzzi Bunz Diapers
Lori Eshoo, President & CEO, National Tax Search
Carrie Fitzmaurice, VP – Business Development Northeast, Corporate Board Member magazine
Lauren Fix, The Car Coach /Car Smarts
Edie Fraser, Managing Director and Chair of the Diversity Practice, Diversified Search Ray & Berndtson
Gretchen Goffe, Principal Partner, Pink Tank
Aileen Gorman, Executive Director, The Commonwealth Institute
John H. Graham IV, President and CEO, American Society of Association Executives
Helen Greiner, Co-founder & Chairman, iRobot Corp.
Beverly J. Ham, Chairman, BDS Marketing
Anne Holland, Publisher and Managing Editor, MarketingSherpa
Hope Johnson, President, Pyramind LLC
Madolyn Johnson, President & Founder, Signature HomeStyles
Laurie Ganong Jones, Co-founder & President, Sterling Bio-Technologies Corp.
Barbara Kasoff, Co-founder and COO, Women Impacting Public Policy
Dr. Judy Kuriansky, Columbia University Teachers College, radio advice host, TV commentator,
New York Daily News columnist
Wendy Marlett, Senior Vice President – Sales & Marketing, KB Home
Dr. Magda Marquet, co-President & co-CEO, Althea Technologies Inc.
Carol Marx, Past President, American Agri-Women
Donna Mullen Good, CEO, Center for Women & Enterprise
Venus McNabb, Founder & CEO, 1-800-GeeksOnTime
Grace Landin Nystrum, Senior VP – Marketing Programs Development Manager, Bank of America
Kirsten Osolind, Founding CEO, Re:Invention, Inc.
Delia Passi, President and CEO, MedeliaCommunications
Janine Popick, CEO, VerticalResponse
Shenan Reed, Managing Director, Morpheus Media
Patricia Seybold, CEO, The Patricia Seybold Group
Keira Shein, Partner, WilkinsonShein Communications
Dr. Betty Spence, President, National Association for Female Executives
Donna Stutts, President, VS Publishing Company
Genevieve Thiers, CEO, Sittercity.com
Leah Wilkinson, Partner, WilkinsonShein Communications
Darrell Zahorsky, Small Business Information Editor, About.com
Sarah Znerold, President, SZPR
Linda Zumstein, CEO, Sales Success Strategies, LLC
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2007 PRELIMINARY JUDGES
The following professionals participated in the
preliminary judging during September – October 2007.
We thank them for them time, efforts, and insights.
Kim Allen, Vice President, Dixon Schwabl Marketing,
Advertising and Public Relations, Victor, NY
Gigi Arino, Business Development Manager, Syngenta,
Washington, DC
Kay Barkin, Director of Media Relations/Social Marketing,
United Way of Tarrant County, Ft. Worth, TX
Mona Baset, Senior Vice President, Bank of America, Charlotte, NC
Maxim Behar, CEO, M3 Communications Group, Inc., Sofia, Bulgaria
Sandy Belknap, Senior Manager, Employee Communications,
Sun Microsystems, Inc., Nashua, NH
Sherry Bellamy, Website Designer, PASHKI, Centreville, VA
Nanette Bentley, National Media Relations Manager, Convergys,
Cincinnati, OH
Lisa Boh, Partner, Blue Whitespace, Cincinnati, OH
Meredith Bove, Director, McCabe, Duval + Associates, Portland, ME
Jocelyn Brandeis, Co-Founder, JBLH Communications,
New York, NY
Jock Breitwieser, Senior Manager PR/AR U.S. and EMEA,
Callidus Software Inc., San Jose, CA
Crystal Brewe, Consultant, Crystal Brewe Consulting, Miami, FL
Kimberly Bristol, AVP, Corporate Giving Manager, Citizens Financial
Group, Boston, MA
David Brunet, Communications Specialist, State Farm Insurance,
Mendota Heights, MN
Audrey Clarke, Public Information Coordinator, PB Americas, Inc.,
Tampa, FL
Stephanie Cockerl, Web Consultant, nextSTEPH, New York, NY
Marcy Crump, CEO/Editor-in-Chief, The Flywire Inc., Baltimore, MD
Jean Dalmath, President, Dalmath Associates Inc., Rochester, NY
Julie Davis, Corporate Communications Director, CBRL Group, Inc./
Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc., Lebanon, TN
Corina DuBois, Creator, Celebrate Mama! LLC, Silver Spring, MD
Eve Dumovich, Senior Writer/Editor, The Boeing Company,
Ashford, WA
Caron Ellis, Staff Writer/Copy Editor, Boulder County Business
Report, Boulder, CO
Elisabeth Galligan, President/Owner, Newberry Public Relations &
Marketing, Inc., Rumford, RI
Patricia Garcia, freelancer, Aurora, IL
Caryn Gresham, Owner, Caryn Gresham Communications LLC,
Charleston, WV
Desiree Gruber, President, Full Picture, New York, NY
Barbara Grundy Evans, VP-Marketing, Kopos & Baker,
Conshohocken, PA
Zita Gustin, Executive Managing Director, eWomenNetwork,
Greater Seattle Chapter, Seattle, WA
Lois Guthrie, Executive Assistant, Shell Oil Products, U.S.,
Houston, TX
Christian Have, President, Have PR & Kommunikation,
Copenhagen, Denmark
Sandra Horsman, Benefits Manager, D. A. Stuart Company,
Warrenville, IL
Rose Jurczewski, Owner, Funxion Fuzion, Roselle, IL
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Darcie King, Owner, E Video Productions, Forked River, NJ
Noah Lam, Vice President, Connetquot West, Farmingdale, NY
Melodae Lane, Senior Director of Marketing and Public Relations,
Clarkson College, Omaha, NE
Brook Larios, Public Relations Manager and Independent
Consultant, Cal-a-Vie Spa and private clients, San Diego, CA
Padgett Lewis, Public Relations Manager, Richland County Public
Library, Columbia, SC
Teresa Mastin, Associate Professor, Michigan State University,
East Lansing, MI
Lori McDaniel, President, Voices of Hope Productions, Rumson, NJ
Laura McIntosh, President, M Entertainment, Lodi, CA
Terri McNorton, Vice President, Marketing and Corporate
Communications, Baton Rouge General/General Health System,
Baton Rouge, LA
Michael Munz, Executive VP & Partner, Dalton Agency,
Jacksonville, FL
Deb New, Chief Executive, New Enterprises, Inc., Indianapolis, IN
Stephanie Obadia, Senior Associate, Kearns & West, Inc.,
San Francisco, CA
Sharon Oddy, Executive Director, Telcordia Technologies, Inc.,
Piscataway, NJ
Amy Oliver, Media Buyer, Synergy Media Group, LLC,
Salt Lake City, UT
Trish Pachak, Owner, We Stage Colorado, Westminster, CO
Kim Pita, Managing Principal, Pita Communications LLC,
Hartford, CT
Christa Reason, Director of Corporate Communications,
Preferred Professional Insurance Company, Omaha, NE
Maria Reitan, Principal, Carmichael Lynch Spong, Minneapolis, MN
Jill Rodby, VP-Communications, Commonwealth Business Media,
San Francisco, CA
Rhonda Rosenberg, Director of Communications, King County
Housing Authority, Tukwila, WA
Amy Scarlino, President & COO, Catchpole Corporation,
Wellesley, MA
Brad Schulz, Communications Officer, Triangle Transit Authority,
Research Triangle Park, NC
Ruth Sender, President/Co-Founder, Double R Consulting, LLC,
Las Vegas, NV
William Sheridan, President, Cynosure Productions, Ltd., Jupiter, FL
Michael Spink, Communications Manager, LGFCU, Raleigh, NC
Nickoletta (Letty) Swank, CEO & President, iPrint Systems, Inc.,
Redwood City, CA
Shoab Syed, IT Manager, SJS Solutions, Brampton, ON Canada
Olga Luz Tirado, President, LTCommunications, Yonkers, NY
Rae Todd, Communications & Media Relations Specialist,
Platte River Power Authority, Fort Collins, CO
Nicole Vaughn, Account Supervisor, Fleishman-Hillard, St. Louis, MO
Sherwood Wallace, Chairman, The Investor Relations Company,
Chicago, IL
Barbara Wayman, APR, President, BlueTree Media, LLC, Dublin, OH
Rhonda Wehler, Corporate Communications Manager,
West Coast Bancorp, Lake Oswego, OR
Drenda Witt, Director, Collaborative Network Marketing,
JPS Health Network, Ft. Worth, TX
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2007 FINALISTS
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BLOG OF THE YEAR
Articulate Communications Inc., New York, NY
Diaryofamother.blogs.com, Munich, Germany
DowntownWomensClub.com, Cohasset, MA
tmg-e*media, inc., New York, NY
VerticalResponse, San Francisco, CA
A Most Articulate Blog: ArticuBLOG
Diary of a Mother Blog “Mama’s Musings”
www.womensDISH.com
Blog of the Year: Content is Queen by Anna Murray, President,
tmg-e*media, inc.
VerticalResponse Email Marketing Blog — Best Blog for Marketers
BROCHURE OF THE YEAR
MCZ Urban, Chicago, IL
National Philanthropic Trust, Jenkintown, PA
STARGATES INC., Arlington, VA
The MCZ Urban Brochure
A Chronological History of Philanthropy in the United States
STARGATES INC. Company Brochure
COMMUNICATIONS CAMPAIGN OF THE YEAR
Baer Consulting Inc., Montclair, NJ
McCabe, Duval + Associates, Portland, ME
Siemens Energy & Automation, Alpharetta, GA
Susan Davis International, Washington, DC
SZPR, Carlsbad, CA
Three Girls Media & Marketing, Inc., San Jose, CA
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI
Baer Consulting Inc.
L.L.Bean Outdoor Hero Award Campaign Collateral
Think Customer
America Supports You
SZPR’s Own The City PR Campaign For Dreyer’s Ice Cream
Quel Object’s PR Campaign by Three Girls Media & Marketing Inc.
Whirlpool Brand Mother of Invention Grant Program
MARKETING CAMPAIGN OF THE YEAR
Arlington Economic Development, Arlington, VA
AskPatty.com, Inc , Sarasota, FL
Compucast Interactive, New Orleans, LA
Destination Graphix, Leander, TX
Direct Energy, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Howald & Kalam NY, New York, NY
Impact! Communications Inc., St. Charles, IL
Richardson, Philadelphia, PA
Think Arlington, Think Women — The Ladies Behind Arlington,
Virginia’s Business Growth
AskPatty.com — Marketing to the Majority: Women
Compucast Interactive’s Post-Katrina Marketing Campaign
2007-2008 Community Profile and Membership Directory Campaign for the
Greater Leander Chamber of Commerce
Direct Energy: Simple, Friendly, Direct
100+ Campaign — Genworth Financial
The Shop Talk Marketing Campaign
Richardson’s “Don’t Bobble Your Sales Training” Marketing Campaign
ONLINE ADVERTISING CAMPAIGN OF THE YEAR
Marcel Media, Chicago, IL
Marcel Media’s Online Advertising Campaign for Ryland Homes
WEBSITE OF THE YEAR
CableOrganizer.com, Fort Lauderdale, FL
ExpoTV, New York, NY
Horizon InfoVentures Pvt. Ltd., Mumbai, India
I Imagine Studio, Evanston, IL
Interbank FX, Salt Lake City, UT
iPrint Systems, Inc., Redwood City, CA
MCZ Urban, Chicago, IL
Siemens Medical Solutions, Malvern, PA
SimFrost Consulting, Mumbai, India
Solo-E.com, Cary, NC
The Well Project, Atlanta, GA
TodaysMama, Salt Lake City, UT
WOW! Women On Writing, Albuquerque, NM
The CableOrganizer.com Website
ExpoTV.com
Realacres.com
The I Imagine Studio: Ubiquity Brands Website
Interbank FX’s Free Online University for Currency Traders
iPrint.com — Business Printing Made Easy
The MCZ Urban Web Site
Siemens Medical Solutions’ Women’s Health Virtual Image Book
SimFrost Consulting Web Site
Solo-E.com Website
The Well Project’s Web Portal for HIV and AIDS Information
TodaysMama.com
WOW! Women On Writing eZine
WOMEN’S BUSINESS ASSOCIATION OF THE YEAR
Associated Builders and Contractors Women’s Council, Jacksonville, FL
DowntownWomensClub.com, Cohasset, MA
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BEST NEW PRODUCT OF THE YEAR
3Leaf Systems, Santa Clara, CA
Ayudhya Allianz C.P. Life Pcl., Bangkok, Thailand
Conceivex, Inc., Saranac, MI
Healthy Shelf Inc., Thornton, CO
Neutral Posture, Inc., Bryan, TX
Siemens Medical Solutions, Malvern, PA
Smart Picks, Inc., Lakewood, Ohio
3Leaf V-8000 Virtual I/O Server Virtualization Solution
AACP My Plan
The Conception Kit/ Conception Cap
Healthy Shelf Designer Towel & Wipe Dispenser
Ntune Seating System
Breast Elasticity
Interactive Nutrition Books about Fruit — “The Fruit Flies’ Picnic”,
“The Fruit Flies Picnic Interactive CD-ROM”, “The Fish Who Wished He
Could Eat Fruit”
BEST NEW SERVICE OF THE YEAR
Ayudhya Allianz C.P. Life Pcl., Bangkok, Thailand
MedeliaCommunications, Hollywood, FL
Pro Publishing Services, Gold River, CA
SheSpeaks, Maplewood, NJ
The Baby Planners, LLC, Studio City, CA
USA Bee Kidz, Chino Hills. CA
AACP’s Mobile Medical Services
Delia Passi’s Selling to Women Programs
Pro Publishing Services, Founded by Author Stephanie Chandler
SheSpeaks: Insights on the Women’s Market
The Baby Planners™ — we take the labor out of your delivery™
USA Bee Kidz Pageant’s Volunteer Service Commitment
BEST NEW COMPANY OF THE YEAR
Care.com, Waltham, MA
Imvubu Guest House, Durban, South Africa
Pro Publishing Services, Gold River, CA
Proformance Sports Marketing and Entertainment, Austin, TX
Protuo, Woodstock, GA
SheSpeaks, Maplewood, NJ
Thinkso Creative LLC, New York, NY
Waterford Village Bank, Williamsville, NY
BEST OVERALL COMPANY OF THE YEAR — NON-SERVICES BUSINESSES — UP TO 100 EMPLOYEES
ALOM Technologies, Fremont, CA
Blue Vector Systems, Palo Alto, CA
Lotion Glow, Ontario, CA
Peleman Industries, Inc., Alpharetta, GA
BEST OVERALL COMPANY OF THE YEAR — SERVICE BUSINESSES — UP TO 100 EMPLOYEES
Chameleon Technologies, Kirkland, WA
Distinctive Homes and Land, Oro Valley, AZ
DRT Strategies, Inc., Herndon, VA
Facelogic International, Inc., Carlsbad, CA
Fuentek LLC, Apex, NC
Insight Performance Improvement, Inc., Dedham, MA
JHG-Townsend, San Diego, CA
Media 1, Grand Haven, MI
National Tax Search LLC, Chicago, IL
NetPlus Marketing, Conshohocken, PA
Racepoint Group, Waltham, MA
STARGATES INC., Arlington, VA
Stroller Strides, LLC, San Marcos, CA
The Career Exposure Network, Portland, OR
The Harmony Schools, Inc., Princeton, NJ
VerticalResponse, San Francisco, CA
BEST TURNAROUND OF THE YEAR
tmg-e*media, inc., New York, NY
Wow Things, Inc., Tenafly, NJ
Wu Consulting, LLC, Arlington, VA
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MOST INNOVATIVE COMPANY OF THE YEAR — UP TO 100 EMPLOYEES
Aspire, Phoenix, AZ
Blue Vector Systems, Palo Alto, CA
Conceivex, Inc., Saranac, MI
ExpoTV, New York, NY
Fuentek LLC, Apex, NC
Funosophy, Inc, Long Beach, CA
Lotion Glow, Ontario, CA
MCZ Urban, Chicago, IL
Three Girls Media & Marketing, Inc., San Jose, CA
VerticalResponse, San Francisco, CA
VMD Systems Integrators, Vienna, VA
WILL Interactive, Potomac, MD
Women’s Online Media and Education Network, Carson City, NV
TECHNOLOGY INNOVATOR OF THE YEAR
Blue Vector Systems, Palo Alto, CA
FIS SoftPro, Raleigh, NC
Formotus, Inc., Bellevue, WA
National Tax Search LLC, Chicago, IL
Proforma Global Printing, Baltimore, MD
Siemens Medical Solutions, Malvern, PA
Vérité, Inc., Sandy, UT
WILL Interactive, Potomac, MD
Blue Vector — Innovation Without Standards
SoftPro Select
Adriana Neagu: Enterprise Software Pioneer
National Tax Search — Technology Innovator
Holly Ambrose, President and Owner
Sarah Moore, Senior CT Manager, CT Division, Siemens Medical Solutions
Vérité, Inc.
WILL Interactive, Interactive Gaming Pioneers
WOMEN HELPING WOMEN AWARD
BeE Magazine, Dallas, TX
Celebrate Mama! LLC, Silver Spring, MD
Cupola Pakistan Limited, Karachi, Pakistan
Ellen Levinas, Brooklyn, NY
Funosophy, Inc, Long Beach, CA
Hewlett-Packard, Houston, TX
Iola Harper, Philadelphia, PA
Korn/Ferry International, New York, NY
The Career Exposure Network, Portland, OR
The Musuneggi Financial Group, LLC, Pittsburgh, PA
Thorp & Company, Coral Gables, FL
Tropical Items Madagascar LLC, Boulder, CO
UPS, Atlanta, GA
UPS, Atlanta, GA
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI
BeE Woman magazine
Celebrate Mama! LLC
KFC Women’s Forum
The How to Guide Company
Funosophy, Inc.
HOLA Organization of Hewlett-Packard
IgC LLC — In Good Company
Kimberly Bishop, Korn/Ferry International
CareerWomen.com
Mary Grace Musuneggi, Senior Partner
Patricia Thorp, President, Helping Women in Business
The Journey to Hope
The Renaissance Foundation: Life Lessons Spark Creation of Scholarship
What Women Want: UPS Program Curbs Attrition
Whirlpool Brand Mother of Invention Grant Program
MENTOR OF THE YEAR
Masterpiece Solutions, LLC, Houston, TX
Neutral Posture, Inc., Bryan, TX
Turek’s Computer DR , Bryan TX
Laureen Wishom, Ph.D., CSO, Masterpiece Solutions, LLC.
Rebecca Boenigk, CEO and Chairman of the Board, Neutral Posture, Inc.
Beverly Turek, President, Turek’s Computer DR
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
BONUS Building Care, Indianola, OK
Freescale Semiconductor, Austin, TX
Live Marketing, Chicago, IL
Regis Learning Solutions, Golden, CO
Signature HomeStyles, Glendale Heights, IL
Stampin’ Up!, Riverton, UT
The Harmony Schools, Inc., Princeton, NJ
TradeshowLogistics, Marietta, GA
Vernier Software & Technology, Portland, OR
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Arleen Cavanaugh, CEO
Lynelle McKay, Senior Vice President, Freescale Semiconductor
Elaine Cohen, President, Live Marketing
Peggy Steele, President and CEO, Regis Learning Solutions
Madolyn Johnson, President and Founder, Signature HomeStyles
Shelli Gardner, CEO and cofounder of Stampin’ Up!
Lisa T. Forrester, President, The Harmony Schools, Inc.
B.J. Enright, President, TradeshowLogistics
Christine Vernier, co-founder and CFO
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COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT PROGRAM OF THE YEAR
Ayudhya Allianz C.P. Life Pcl., Bangkok, Thailand
Charter Communications, Birmingham, AL
Cook for the Cure, Presented by KitchenAid,
Benton Harbor, MI
Dogtopia, Bethesda, MD
Domino Magazine, New York, NY
Oliver Creative, Richmond, VA
Proformance Sports Marketing and Entertainment, Austin, TX
Racepoint Group, Waltham, MA
Signature HomeStyles, Glendale Heights, IL
Symantec Corp., Cupertino, CA
TELUS Corporation, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
USA Bee Kidz, Chino Hills. CA
Vernier Software & Technology, Portland, OR
VerticalResponse, San Francisco, CA
AACP Social Contributions
Charter Communications, Community Involvement Program of the Year
Cook for the Cure New York City Mother’s Day Initiative
Dogtopia and K-9 Support
Domino Design Project
Oliver Creative — Envisioning a World Without SIDS
Proformance Sports Marketing and Entertainment
Racepoint Group
Signature HomeStyles
Marian Merritt, Internet Safety Advocate, Symantec Consumer Group
We Give Where We Live
USA Bee Kidz Pageant’s Volunteer Spirit
Leading by Example
VerticalResponse — Leading Provider of Self-Service Email and
Direct Mail Solutions
EMPLOYER OF THE YEAR
BrightStar Franchising, Gurnee, IL
FIS SoftPro, Raleigh, NC
Insight Performance Improvement, Inc., Dedham, MA
Peleman Industries, Inc.; Alpharetta, GA
VerticalResponse, San Francisco, CA
VMD Systems Integrators, Vienna, VA
FASTEST-GROWING COMPANY OF THE YEAR
BrightStar Franchising, Gurnee, IL
DRT Strategies, Inc., Herndon, VA
Facelogic International, Inc., Carlsbad, CA
Fuentek LLC, Apex, NC
JHG-Townsend, San Diego, CA
Proforma TCT Promotions, Houston Texas
Thinkso Creative LLC, New York, NY
VerticalResponse, San Francisco, CA
Xsell Resources, Willow Grove, PA
BEST YOUNG ENTREPRENEUR
1st Publications, Boston, MA
Intern Queen Inc. Los Angeles, CA
Kathryn Kerrigan, Chicago, IL
TodaysMama, Salt Lake City, UT
Morgan First, President/CEO, 1st Publications
Lauren Berger, President, Intern Queen Inc.
Katie Kerrigan, Founder and President, Kathryn Kerrigan Footwear
Rachael Herrscher, CEO, TodaysMama
BEST CANADIAN ENTREPRENEUR
Rfind Systems, Kelowna, British Columbia
Sandra Rinomato, Toronto, Ontario
Sharon Barnes, CEO, RFind Systems
Sandra Rinomato — REALTOR®
BEST CANADIAN EXECUTIVE
Strangeloop Networks, Vancouver, British Columbia
TELUS Corporation, Vancouver, British Columbia
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Virginia Balcom, Vice President of Marketing, Strangeloop Networks
Karen Radford, Executive Vice President and President TELUS Quebec and
TELUS Partner Solutions
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NOMINATION TITLE
BEST ENTREPRENEUR IN EMEA
Bernice Paolozzi Solutions, Dublin, Ireland
Cleartag, Beirut, Lebanon
Plantwise South Africa, Krugersdorp, Gauteng
Bernice Maria Paolozzi, Independent Global Business Developer
Maya Karanouh, Managing Partner, Cleartag
Jenneth Prinsloo
BEST EXECUTIVE IN EMEA
Mrs. Harriet Green, London, England
TIBCO Software, Inc., Palo Alto, CA
Weber Shandwick, Edinburgh, Scotland
Harriet Green, CEO, Premier Farnell, plc
Gill Glendinning, Sales Controller, EMEA, TIBCO Software
Nora Senior, Managing Director, Weber Shandwick in Scotland
BEST ENTREPRENEUR — NON-SERVICES BUSINESSES — UP TO 100 EMPLOYEES
Breaking Ground Contracting Company, Jacksonville, FL
CableOrganizer.com, Fort Lauderdale, FL
Happy Heiny’s, San Diego, CA
Neutral Posture, Inc., Bryan, TX
Peleman Industries, Inc., Alpharetta, GA
Plantwise South Africa, Krugersdorp, Gauteng
ZINK Imaging, Waltham, MA
Mary Tappouni, President of Breaking Ground Contracting Company
Valerie Holstein, President, CableOrganizer.com
Linda Byerline, President, Happy Heiny’s
Rebecca Boenigk, CEO and Chairman of the Board, Neutral Posture, Inc.
Brigitte Peleman-Vantieghem, CEO, Peleman Industries
Jenneth Prinsloo
Wendy Caswell, President and CEO, ZINK Imaging
BEST ENTREPRENEUR – NON-SERVICES BUSINESSES – UP TO 2,500 EMPLOYEES
Constant Contact, Waltham, MA
Stampin’ Up!, Riverton, UT
Gail Goodman, CEO Constant Contact®, Inc.
Shelli Gardner, CEO and cofounder of Stampin’ Up!
BEST ENTREPRENEUR — SERVICE BUSINESSES - UP TO 100 EMPLOYEES — ADVERTISING/MARKETING/
PUBLIC RELATIONS
Articulate Communications Inc., New York, NY
Baer Consulting Inc., Montclair, NJ
E Video Productions, Forked River, NJ
Grow Marketing, San Francisco, CA
Grow Marketing, San Francisco, CA
Racepoint Group, Waltham, MA
SpeakerBox Communications, McLean, VA
The Halo Group, New York, New York
Wow Things, Inc., Tenafly, NJ
Susan Benton, Los Angeles, CA
Mind & Media, Inc., Alexandria, VA
Laura Grimmer, President and CEO, Articulate Communications Inc.
Michele Baer, President, Baer Consulting Inc.
Darcie King, Owner, E Video Productions
Cassie Hughes, Co-Founder /Strategy Director, Grow Marketing
Gabrey Means, Co-Founder /Creative Director, Grow Marketing
Marijean Lauzier, President and CEO, Racepoint Group
Elizabeth Shea, President and CEO, SpeakerBox Communications
Linda Passante, Managing Partner, The Halo Group
Elena Potoupa, President of Wow Things, Inc., owner of Wow-Coupons.com
Web Site
Susan Benton, Principal, Benton Communications
Dr. Marilyn Finnemore, Perpetual Power Source, Equestrian in Extremis,
& President of Mind & Media, Inc.
BEST ENTREPRENEUR — SERVICE BUSINESSES — UP TO 100 EMPLOYEES — BUSINESS SERVICES
BONUS Building Care, Indianola, OK
Chameleon Technologies, Kirkland, WA
Ellen Levinas, Brooklyn, NY
JBK Associates, Englewood, NJ
The Marjon Corporation, Harrisburg, NC
Arleen Cavanaugh CEO
Melissa Acton, Chameleon
Ellen Levinas, President, The How to Guide Company
Julie Kampf, Talent Management Entrepreneur
Felicia Dixon-Ward, CEO, The Marjon Corporation
BEST ENTREPRENEUR — SERVICE BUSINESSES — UP TO 100 EMPLOYEES — FINANCIAL SERVICES
1st Service Solutions, Grapevine, TX
National Tax Search LLC, Chicago, IL
Stanley L. Compton (SLC) Insurance Services, Inc.,
West Hills, CA
Tave Risk Management, Northbrook, IL
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Ann Hambly, President and CEO, 1st Service Solutions
Lori Eshoo, President & CEO, National Tax Search, LLC
Shannah L. Compton, Partner, Stanley L. Compton (SLC)
Insurance Services, Inc.
Ruth Tave, Principal & Founder, Tave Risk Management
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NOMINATION TITLE
BEST ENTREPRENEUR — SERVICE BUSINESSES — UP TO 100 EMPLOYEES — ALL OTHER INDUSTRIES
Boston-Power, Inc., Westborough, MA
Cello in a Box, Helena, MT
Coverall Cleaning Concepts, Boca Raton, FL
Coverall Cleaning Concepts, Boca Raton, FL
Delia Champion, Atlanta, GA
Dogtopia, Bethesda, MD
Facelogic International, Inc., Carlsbad, CA
Fuentek LLC, Apex, NC
Funxion Fuzion, Roselle, IL
Red Easel, Weddington, NC
The Giddy Gander Company LLC, Fort Lee, NJ
VerticalResponse, San Francisco, CA
Dr. Lampe-Önnerud, Founder, Boston-Power
Lonna Weidemann, Founder of Cello In a Box® Co.
Vicki Rhea, Master Franchise Owner, Entrepreneur and Leader
Michelle Clark, President, Coverall of Eastern Tennessee
Delia Champion, Founder — The Flying Biscuit Cafe
Amy Nichols, President and CEO of Dogtopia
Sherryl Ford, President, Facelogic International
Laura Schoppe, President and CEO of Fuentek, LLC
Rose Jurczewski, Owner, Funxion Fuzion
Mary Susan Vaughn, Editor-in-Chief, Red Easel
Laura Wellington, CEO, The Giddy Gander Company
Janine Popick, CEO and founder VerticalResponse
BEST ENTREPRENEUR — SERVICE BUSINESSES — UP TO 2,500 EMPLOYEES
Related Cervera Realty Services (RCRS), Miami, FL
TranTech, Inc., Alexandria, VA
Alicia Cervera Lamadrid, CEO, Related Cervera Realty Services
TiTi McNeill, CEO, TranTech Inc.
BEST EXECUTIVE — NON-SERVICES BUSINESSES — MORE THAN 2,500 EMPLOYEES
Motorola, Holtsville, NY
Ricoh Americas Corporation, West Caldwell, NJ
Siemens Communications, Boca Raton, FL
Kathy Paladino, President, Motorola, Enterprise Mobility business
Ann Moser, Senior Vice President, Printing Solutions Division,
Ricoh Americas Corporation
Eve Aretakis, CEO, Siemens Enterprise Communications
BEST EXECUTIVE — NON-SERVICES BUSINESSES — UP TO 100 EMPLOYEES
Attune Systems, Santa Clara, CA
ELAINE Construction, Newton Upper Falls, MA
Integra 5, Burlington, MA
Carolyn Hyde, Vice President of Sales, Attune Systems
Lisa Wexler, ELAINE Construction
Meredith Flynn-Ripley, CEO, Integra5
BEST EXECUTIVE — NON-SERVICES BUSINESSES — UP TO 2,500 EMPLOYEES
Blackboard Inc., Washington, DC
FIS SoftPro, Raleigh, NC
Ho-Chunk Inc, Winnebago, NE
Informatica, Redwood City, CA
Informatica, Redwood City, CA
Managed Objects, McLean, VA
Jessica Finnefrock, Vice President Product Development at Blackboard Inc.
Joyce Weiland, Chief Operating Officer
Annette Hamilton, Chief Operating Office, Ho-Chunk Inc
Roslyn Jones, VP of Global Education Services, Informatica
Dr. Linda Pfeifer, Director of Global Human Resources Learning
and Performance
Siki Giunta, President and CEO, Managed Objects
BEST EXECUTIVE — NON-SERVICES BUSINESSES — UP TO 2,500 EMPLOYEES — Continued
Netezza Corporation, Framingham, MA
NetSuite, Inc., San Mateo, CA
TIBCO Software, Inc., Palo Alto, CA
Tricia Cotter, Vice President, Worldwide Customer Support & Manufacturing,
Netezza Corporation
Mini Peiris, Vice President of Product Management, NetSuite,Inc.
Fiona Tan, Vice President, Engineering, TIBCO Software
BEST EXECUTIVE — SERVICE BUSINESSES — MORE THAN 2,500 EMPLOYEES
Advertising.com, Baltimore, MD
Avaya Inc., Basking Ridge, NJ
Avaya Inc., Basking Ridge, NJ
Avaya Inc., Basking Ridge, NJ
Capital One Financial, McLean, VA
HCR Manor Care, Toledo, OH
Symantec Corp., Cupertino, CA
Travelocity, Southlake, TX
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Lynda Clarizio, President, Advertising.com
Karyn Mashima, Senior Vice President, Strategy & Technology, Avaya Inc.
Jocelyne J. Attal, Chief Marketing Officer, Avaya Inc.
Caroline Dorsa, Chief Financial Officer, Avaya Inc.
Lynn Pike, President, Capital One Banking business
Veronica Fogelman, Assistant VP, HCR Manor Care
Janice Chaffin, Group President of Symantec’s Consumer Business Unit
Michelle Peluso, President and CEO, Travelocity
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NOMINATION TITLE
BEST EXECUTIVE — SERVICE BUSINESSES — UP TO 100 EMPLOYEES — ADVERTISING/MARKETING/
PUBLIC RELATIONS
Lydia Wilbanks, Birmingham, AL
Shelton Group, Dallas, TX
ThinkMonster, Atlanta, GA
Weber Shandwick, Edinburgh, Scotland
Lydia Wilbanks, Managing Partner, WilbanksElam
Jodi Shelton, founder, President and CEO, Shelton Group
Jennifer Louis, Creative Director, Think Monster
Nora Senior, Managing Director, Weber Shandwick in Scotland
BEST EXECUTIVE — SERVICE BUSINESSES — UP TO 100 EMPLOYEES — ALL OTHER INDUSTRIES
Arizona Small Business Association, Phoenix, AZ
Care.com, Waltham, MA
Interbank FX, Salt Lake City, UT
Local.com, Irvine, CA
MedX, Philadelphia, PA
National Philanthropic Trust, Jenkintown, PA
Oodle, San Mateo, CA
Oxford Lodging Advisory & Investment Group, LLC,
San Francisco, CA
The Giddy Gander Company LLC, Fort Lee, NJ
WebVisible, Irvine, CA
Joan Koerber-Walker, CEO, ASBA — The Arizona Small Business Association
Sheila Marcelo, Founder and CEO, Care.com
Marilyn McDonald, Interbank FX
Jennifer Black, Vice President of Marketing, Local.com
Jennifer Santoleri, Vice President, MedX, Inc.
Eileen R. Heisman, President & CEO, National Philanthropic Trust
Faith Sedlin, Vice President of Marketing, Oodle
Maki Nakamura Bara, Managing Partner and Co-founder, Oxford Lodging
Advisory & Investment Group, LLC
Heidi Schwartz, Director of Licensing, The Giddy Gander Company LLC
Kirsten Mangers, Chief Executive Officer, WebVisible
BEST EXECUTIVE — SERVICE BUSINESSES — UP TO 2,500 EMPLOYEES — ADVERTISING/MARKETING/
PUBLIC RELATIONS
Avenue A | Razorfish, Philadelphia, PA
Avenue A | Razorfish, New York, NY
ePrize, Pleasant Ridge, MI
MarketStar Corporation, Ogden, UT
MarketStar Corporation, Ogden, UT
Katy Thorbahn, Senior VP & General Manager, Avenue A | Razorfish
Sarah Baehr, VP of Media, Avenue A | Razorfish
Robyn Marcotte, Senior Vice President of Talent, ePrize
Karen King, Vice President Human Resource Development,
MarketStar Corporation
Michelle Gunter, Vice President Client Services, MarketStar Corporation
BEST EXECUTIVE — SERVICE BUSINESSES — UP TO 2,500 EMPLOYEES — ALL OTHER INDUSTRIES
American Laser Centers, Farmington Hills, MI
Avendra, Rockville, MD
The Dalbey Education Institute, Westminster, CO
Commonwealth Business Media, Inc., East Windsor, NJ
Direct Alliance, Tempe, AZ
Dow Jones, New York, NY
Dunkin’ Donuts, Canton, MA
Global eProcure, Clark, NJ
Heartland Payment Systems, Princeton NJ
Rubloff Residential Properties, Chicago, IL
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Dr. Kathleen Gilmore, Corporate Medical Director and Vice President for
American Laser Centers
Sally Martin, Vice President, Strategic Contracting for Avendra
Cathy Stalick, President, The Dalbey Education Institute
Tulinda Larsen, Managing Director, Analytical Solutions,
Commonwealth Business Media
Judi Hand, President and General Manager of Direct Alliance
Clare Hart, Executive Vice President, Dow Jones & Company, and President,
Dow Jones Enterprise Media Group
Lynette McKee, CFE, Dunkin’ Donuts Vice President of Franchising
Neha Desai, Executive Vice President of Business Development
Irina D. Haydon, Executive Director, Heartland Payment Systems
Gayle Tepper, broker associate, Rubloff Residential Properties
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