Awardees invited to Washington, D.C. recognition ceremony, May 1-2
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Administrator Maria Contreras-Sweet, the head of the U.S. Small Business Administration, has announced the 2016 National Small Business Week awardees for 17 different categories ranging from exporting, outreach, contracting, lending, disaster recovery to manufacturing and research and development.
Among the national winners was Action Facilities Management, Inc. of Morgantown. Diana Lewis Jackson is president & CEO.
Last week Contreras-Sweet announced the 54 Small Business Person of the Year state and territorial winners. These recipients are now competing for the 2016 National Small Business Person of the Year. All awardees have been invited to Washington, D.C. to participate in events and ceremonies on May 1-2.
“National Small Business Week is an important moment when we honor our nation’s 28 million small businesses and renew our commitment to fostering the entrepreneurial spirit that is central to small business success. This year’s recipients are educators and dynamic leaders in their respective small business fields. It is an honor to celebrate their hard work and success,” said Contreras-Sweet.
Awards announced today:
- Exporter of the Year
- Jody C. Raskind Mission Lender of the Year
- Small Business Investment Company of the Year
- SCORE Chapter of the Year
- Awards to SBA Resource Partners:
- Small Business Development Center (SBDC) Excellence and Innovation Award
- Women’s Business Center of Excellence Award
- Veterans Business Outreach Center of the Year
- Phoenix Awards for Disaster Recovery:
- Small Business Disaster Recovery
- Outstanding Contributions to Disaster Recovery, Public Official
- Outstanding Contributions to Disaster Recovery, Volunteer
- Federal Procurement Awards:
- Small Business Prime Contractor of the Year
- Small Business Subcontractor of the Year
- Dwight D. Eisenhower Awards for Excellence (for large prime contractors who use small businesses as suppliers and contractors)
- 8(a) Graduate of the Year
Each year since 1963, the president has issued a proclamation calling for the celebration of National Small Business Week. National Small Business Week is set as the first week in May, and this year the dates are May 1-7 with national events planned in Washington, D.C., New York City, Atlanta, Denver, Phoenix and San Jose and Oakland, California.
Awardees
National Exporter of the Year
Endoscopy Replacement Parts, Inc.
Newberry, Florida
David Peter Bello Sr.
CEO
John Hartnett
Vice President
Global Business Development
David A. Bello Jr.
General Manager, VP
Small Business Development Center (SBDC)
Charleston Area Small Business Development Center
North Charleston, South Carolina
Tom Lauria
Director
Women’s Business Center of Excellence
Dba Center for Technology & Business
Bismarck, North Dakota
Ms. Debra Mary Eslinger
Program Director
Ms. Deidre A. Hillman
Program Coordinator
Ms. Joanna C. Krizan
Financial Coordinator
Ms. Laurie C. Morse-Dell
Marketing Coordinator
SCORE
Ed Messerly
Chapter Chair
Pat Ripple
Area District Director
Veterans Business Outreach Center Excellence in Service
New Mexico Veterans Business Outreach Center
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Joe Long
Director
8(a) Graduate of the Year
Action Facilities Management, Inc.
Morgantown, West Virginia
Ms. Diana Lewis Jackson
President & CEO
Jody C. Raskind Mission Lender of the Year
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Luis E. Mora
President
Small Business Investment Company (SBIC)
New York, New York
Walter H. Barandiaran
Managing Partner
Daniel Raynor
Managing Partner
Steve Berman
Partner and Chief Financial Officer
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Carleton J. Olmanson
Managing Principal
Michael D. McHugh
Managing Partner
Daniel J. Hemiadan, CFA
Managing Partner
Phoenix Awards
Outstanding Small Business Disaster Recovery:
Majestic Vending and Services, Inc.
Staten Island, New York
Maryann Piazza
Chief Executive Officer
Stephen Piazza
President
Outstanding Contributions To Disaster Recovery by a Public Official:
Louisville, Mississippi
William A. Hill
Mayor
Phoenix Award for Outstanding Contributions To Disaster Recovery by a Volunteer:
Serve Moore Community Renewal Center
Moore, Oklahoma
Chris Fox
Executive Director
National Prime Contractor of the Year
McLaughlin Research Corporation
New London, Connecticut
James Bouthillier
President
Subcontractor of the Year
Sound Roof Systems Ltd.
Williston Park, New York
- Xavier Fleming
President
Dwight D. Eisenhowser Awards
Services:
Comprehensive Health Services, Inc.
Cape Canaveral, Florida
Gary Palmer
President
Manufacturing:
BAE Systems, Electronic Systems
Nashua, New Hampshire
Supplier Diversity Team:
Lici Deng
Debra Rotkiewicz
Karen Raymond
Monica St. Julien
Research & Development:
Brookhaven Science Associates, LLC/Brookhaven National Laboratory
Upton, New York
Jill Clough-Johnston
Small Business Liaison Officer
For more information about National Small Business Week visit: www.sba.gov/nsbw
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