The award recognizes an outstanding business leader in the Princeton Region for their contribution to supporting the Chamber while growing their business and demonstrating the values of being a good corporate citizen. This program is sponsored by Community News Service LLC.
2023
- January: Rebecca Machinga, CPA, CGMA, Withum
- February: Erin Klebaur, Imbue Creative
2022
- January: Donna Latham, CMA
- March: Tim Titus, The Entrepeneur’s Source
- April: Denise Daniels, United Way of Greater Mercer County
- June: Mike and Gabi Johnson, YourTownTube
- July: Joshua Zinder, Joshua Zinder Architecture + Design
- August: Michael Van Wagner
- October: Lisa Linkowsky, Milestone Franchising
- November: Heather L. Achenbach, SAVE, A Friend to Homeless Animals
2021
- January: Rick Coyne, Withum Smith+Brown
- February: Sasa Olessi Montaño, Meals on Wheels Mercer County
- March: Christine Mariano, Weidel Real Estate
- April: April Sette, New Jersey Buzz
- May: Paula Troy, RWK Consulting
- September: Gail Rose, Ananta Creative Group
- October: Karen Hollywood, Grounds for Sculpture
- November: Farheen Choudhary, Aristotle Communications, LLC
2020
- January: John Donohue, TCNJ
- February: Rick Roman, Caliper
- March: Ed Ventura, The Grape Escape
- July: Jamie Volkert, Palmer Square Management
- August: Fran Rodocowicz, Spectra – CURE Insurance Arena
- September: Nancy Goldstein, Hill Wallack
- October: Donna Bouchard, Hamilton Jewelers
- November: Tim Stout, Stout’s Transportation
2019
- January: Eleanor Lyons, Human Edge Resources, LLC
- February: Cynthia Oberkofler, Millhill Child & Family Development
- March: Mark Swingle, Mark Swingle Associates, LTD
- April: Nicole Lyons, Withum Smith+Brown, PC
- May: Erin Cook, Movement Mortgage
- June: Eric Maywar, City of Trenton
- July: Gabrielle Peterson, Make-A-Wish New Jersey
- August: Terry Young, Northfield Bank
- September: Rebecca Kelly, Capital Health
- October: Michelle Napell, Jewish Family & Children’s Services
- November: Scott Kent, Wawa
2018
- January: Karen Andre Mims, UIH Family Partners
- February: Denise Mariani, Stark & Stark
- March: Caryn Berla, Cruise Planners
- April: Ken Blackwell, InKlaritas
- May: Sandra Toussaint, United Way of Greater Mercer County
- June: Deborah Manners Lentine, Assure Shred
- July: John Thurber, Thomas Edison State University
- August: Barbara A. Cromwell, Bank of Princeton
- September: Tom Gilmour, Trenton Downtown Association
- October: Wendy Andreotta, 1st Constitution Bank\
- November: Ruth Boda, Simplicity Title
2017
- January: Hal English, Grand Bank
- February: Scott Sussman, The Peacock Inn
- March: Jack Mudge, Advancing Opportunities
- April: Frank Mangee, A Stitch Ahead
- May: Frank Lucchesi, PSE&G
- June: Robert Formisano, Morgan Stanley
- July: Susan Hughes, Callaway Henderson Sotheby’s International Realty
- August: Dave Trapani, Sandler Training, AGT & Associates, Inc.
- September: Kurt Baker, Attitudes In Reverse & Certified Wealth Management & Investment, LLC
- October: Vince Marcucci, Trenton Thunder
- November: Esther Tanez, ESTIR Inc. Insurance Agency
2016
- January: Michelle Everman, The Mercadien Group
- February: Anna Lustenberg, Anna Lustenberg Consulting, LLC
- March: Joseph Chizek, Jos. A. Bank
- April: Herb Ames, Capital Region Minority Chamber of Commerce
- May: Michael Barna, Morgan Stanley
- June: Doug Borden, Borden Perlman Salisbury & Kelly
- July: Cindy Baker, Northwestern Mutual
- August: Kristin Appelget, Princeton University
- September: Lorraine Allen, Small Business Development Center at TCNJ
- October: Claudio Oliveira, Sun National Bank Center
- November: Maurice Galimidi, Allegra Princeton
2015
- January: Eileen Sinett, Speaking That Connects
- February: Jeanette Iglesias, Jl Coaching & Consulting, LLC
- April: Jack Morrison, JM Restaurant Group
- May: Debbie Schaeffer, Mrs. G TV, Appliances & Sleep Center
- June: Jane Gore, Insight Private Advisors
- July: Ivan Punchatz, Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney, P.C.
- August: Diane Grillo, Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Hamilton
- September: William Madden & Stephen Mooney, Certified Financial Services
- October: Coby Green-Rifkin, Grounds for Sculpture
- November: Aubrey Haines, Mercer Oak Realty
2014
- January: Barry D. Szaferman, Szaferman, Lakind, Blumstein & Blader PC
- February: Sandy Durst, The Durst Firm, LLC
- March: Stacey DeAlmeida, First Choice Bank
- April: Megan Johnston, McCarter Theatre Center
- May: Ehab Abousabe, Signature Title
- June: Jim D’Ovidio, Brown Dog Marketing
- July: Anne O’Neill, The Scheide Fund
- August: Tom Gates, Mortgage Master
- September: Elizabeth Hampton, Fox Rothschild, LLP
- October: Jayne O’ Connor, Capital Health
- November: Anthony Carabelli, Mercer County Office of Economic Development & Sustainability
2013
- January: Jonathan Shenk, Greenleaf Painters
- February: Kari Barrio, Hopewell Valley Community Bank
- March: Leonard H. Smith, WithumSmith& Brown
- April: Gerard J. Fennelly, NAI/Fennelly
- May: Sal Levatino, ActionCOACH, Central Jersey Business Association
- June: Paul Brietman, Princeton University
- July: Eric Kollevoll, Kollevoll & Associates LLC
- August: Jay MacLean, MacLean Agency
- September: Melinda McAller, Eden Autism Services
- October: Jerry Hampton, Primepoint, LLC
- November: Helen Okajima, PNC Bank
2012
- January: Mary Claire Garber, Princeton Legal Search Group, LLC
- February: Sharon Capella, Borden Perlman Salisbury & Kelly
- March: Christopher Tarr, Stevens & Lee, a PA Professional Corporation
- April: Basil Giletto, A-1 Limo
- May: Patience Purdy, Trenton Thunder
- June: Christine Curnan, Signature Title
- July: Brian Juleskusky & Grant Somerville, Bank of America/Merrill Lynch
- August: Jane Milner, St. Lawrence Rehabilitation Center
- September: Chip Jerry, Jerry & Jerry
- October: Raul Gutierrez & Ed Keenan, Raul Gutierrez Design LLC & Document Depot
2011
- January: Frank Gatti, ETS
- February: Kevin & Georgianne Vinicombe, Monday Morning Flowers
- March: Marion Reinson, To The Point, LLC
- April: Dave Hoeffel, Sound Choice Disk Jockeys, Inc.
- May: Tom McManimon, StimulusBrand Communications
- June: Mimi Omiecinski, Princeton Tour Company
- July: Barbara Fox, US 1
- August: Lucia Stegaru, PNC Bank
- September: Peter Dawson, Leigh Visual Imaging Solutions
- October: Kathy Frank-White, Hopewell Valley Community Bank
- November: Jim Salter, Business Writing that Works
2010
- October: Scott Needham, Princeton Air Conditioning, Inc.
- November: Madelyn Greve, Callaway Henderson Sotheby’s International Realty