What is it?

The Annual Awards Luncheon, is a time to celebrate our members and their contributions to the Chamber and the business community in conjunction with our annual Business Expo. We honor volunteers that have made outstanding contributions to the Chamber and the incoming Board of Directors is introduced to the membership. The gatherings are always upbeat with plenty of spark and humor. Join us for this chance to celebrate community and involvement.

Th 88th Annual Awards Luncheon:

Held at the Marriott DTC on October 27th, 2009, the 88th Annual Leadership Awards Luncheon was a huge success with over 400 South Metro Denver Business Leaders witnessing the honor of being named at the event. The winners were:

Leadership in Motion Awards ACE Award Winners: Paul Archer - Automated Business Products, Chris Crary - CoreFirst Bank, Mike Hanbery - Hanbery & Hanbery, Marion Jenkins - QSE Technologies, Steve Kessler - Denver Dataman, Barb Kovacevich - Loudmouth Media, Bill Shepard - WJ Shepard Consulting, Korri Stainbrook - University of Phoenix and Arlene Zaffle - MakeItMe.net.

Next came the Leadership in Motion Awards: Kim DeCoste - DeCoste & Associates, Jeff Burns - Computer Skills Group, Paul Kelly - Academy Sports Turf, Jeff Wasden - PROformance Apparel, Paul Archer - Automated Business Products and Steve Kessler - Denver Dataman.

The Program Volunteers of the Year were: Small Business Development Center Volunteer of the Year: Brenda Sherman - Integrity Accounting & Tax Service, Events & Visitors Bureau Volunteer of the Year: John Stickel - Wingate by Wyndham, Women in Leadership Volunteer of the Year: Vickie Thomas - The Thomas Group and the Economic Development Group Volunteer of the Year: Lisa D'Ambrosia - Minor & Brown.

Jerry Healey of Cimarron Equity Partners was named Outstanding Volunteer of the Year. The luncheon concluded with a keynote address on the Web 2.0 phenomenon by John Vachalek, CEO of Webolutions.

A photo album of the 2009 Leadership Awards Luncheon can be viewed at this link...


	South Metro Chamber Annual Awards Luncheon What is it? The Annual Awards Luncheon, is a time to celebrate our members and their contributions to the Chamber and the business community in conjunction with our annual Business Expo. We honor volunteers that have made outstanding contributions to the Chamber and the incoming Board of Directors is introduced to the membership. The gatherings are always upbeat with plenty of spark and humor. Join us for this chance to celebrate community and involvement. Th 88th Annual Awards Luncheon: Held at the Marriott DTC on October 27th, 2009, the 88th Annual Leadership Awards Luncheon was a huge success with over 400 South Metro Denver Business Leaders witnessing the honor of being named at the event. The winners were: ACE Award Winners: Paul Archer - Automated Business Products, Chris Crary - CoreFirst Bank, Mike Hanbery - Hanbery & Hanbery, Marion Jenkins - QSE Technologies, Steve Kessler - Denver Dataman, Barb Kovacevich - Loudmouth Media, Bill Shepard - WJ Shepard Consulting, Korri Stainbrook - University of Phoenix and Arlene Zaffle - MakeItMe.net. Next came the Leadership in Motion Awards: Kim DeCoste - DeCoste & Associates, Jeff Burns - Computer Skills Group, Paul Kelly - Academy Sports Turf, Jeff Wasden - PROformance Apparel, Paul Archer - Automated Business Products and Steve Kessler - Denver Dataman. The Program Volunteers of the Year were: Small Business Development Center Volunteer of the Year: Brenda Sherman - Integrity Accounting & Tax Service, Events & Visitors Bureau Volunteer of the Year: John Stickel - Wingate by Wyndham, Women in Leadership Volunteer of the Year: Vickie Thomas - The Thomas Group and the Economic Development Group Volunteer of the Year: Lisa D'Ambrosia - Minor & Brown. Jerry Healey of Cimarron Equity Partners was named Outstanding Volunteer of the Year. The luncheon concluded with a keynote address on the Web 2.0 phenomenon by John Vachalek, CEO of Webolutions. A photo album of the 2009 Leadership Awards Luncheon can be viewed at this link...