Champions for Business

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