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.

 

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