List of 2008 State Small Business Winners

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ALABAMA

Lynn M. Carter, CEO

Southeast Cherokee Construction, Inc.

Wetumpka, AL

2008 PHOENIX AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING

CONTRIBUTIONS TO DISASTER RECOVERY

BY A PUBLIC OFFICIAL

Kenneth W. Boswell, Mayor

Enterprise, AL

Region IV Prime Contractor

Dr. George Clark, CEO                        

Radiance Technologies

Huntsville, AL

ALASKA

David Coleman, President                 

Jason Motyka, Treasurer

Marc Boghosian, Secretary

Denali Visions 3000

Denali, AK

ARIZONA

Tracy Markie,       Owner & President             

Engenuity Systems, Inc.    

Chandler, AZ                                                       

7(a) Award Winner

Tim Romano, President

First Heritage Capital

Scottsdale, AZ

ARKANSAS 

Paul Kuna and Kim Kuna

Owners                                 

Southeast X-Ray, Inc.

Ozark, AR

CALIFORNIA

Thanh D. Nguyen, President and CEO

Knowlwood Enterprises, Inc.

Fountain Valley, CA

Home Based Business Champion

Kimberly Davidson, Owner

MBD Marketing Inc.

Murrieta, CA

DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER AWARD

FOR EXCELLENCE – SERVICE CATEGORY

Manjiv S. Vohra, President & CEO

Environmental Chemical Corporation (ECC)

Burlingame, CA

Dwight D. Eisenhower Award – R & D Category

Thomas H. May

Small Business Liaison Officer

Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)

Pasadena, CA



7(a) lender award

Ms. Min Jung Kim

President and CEO

Nara Bank and Nara Bancorp

Los Angeles, CA

Leadership in Inner City Lending award

Jung Chan Chang,

President and CEO

Pacific City Bank

Los Angeles, CA

Region IX Subcontractor

Michael Hunkins, President

Trio Manufacturing

El Segundo, CA

COLORADO

Shawnee Huckstep, CEO

TechWise

Colorado Springs, CO

CONNECTICUT

Mr. Bill Englert, Owner

City True Value Hardware

Bristol, CT

DELAWARE

Marian Young, President

Mark Lannan, Principal

BrightFields, Inc.

Wilmington, DE

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

Grace Dittmar, President/CEOTrusted Mission Solutions, Inc.

McLean, VA

FLORIDA

Don Kramer, Founder and CEO

One Senior Place

Viera, FL

Exporter of the Year

Oscar Neal Asbury, President

Greenfield Worldtrade, Inc.

Weston, FL  

2008 PHOENIX AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING

CONTRIBUTIONS TO DISASTER RECOVERY

BY A VOLUNTEER

Melinda W. Bygate

Summerfield, FL

GEORGIA

Dawn Dallaire, CEO

Clearly Fun Soap, Inc.

Griffin, GA

Export Lender

Mark Edwards

President – SBA Group

BB&T

Atlanta, GA

2008 SCORE Chapter of the Year

Chapter Chair Steve Bloom

Atlanta SCORE

Atlanta, GA

GUAM – SBA LowDoc loan

Kim Anderson Young                                        

President

Tamuning, GU

HAWAII

Beverly Gannon, President

Hali’imaile General Store, Inc.

  and Nene Grill, Inc.

Makawao, HI

Minority Small Business Champion

Johnson W.K. Choi

President

Hong Kong-China, Hawaii Chamber of Commerce

Honolulu, HI

Region IX

Ernest H. Shih, President

Environmental Science International

Kailua, HI

IDAHO

Dan M. Long, President

A-1 Plumbing & Emergency Rooter, Inc.

Garden City, ID

Region X Subcontractor

Sylvia Medina, President

North Wind Inc.

Idaho Falls, ID

ILLINOIS

George Burciaga, CEO

smarTECHS.net

Chicago, IL

INDIANA

Angela Rae Timm

Owner/Founder

Cottage Garden, Inc.

Bainbridge, IN

IOWA

Lona L. Yender, President

Color-ize, Inc.

Storm Lake, IA

KANSAS

Gary Adams, President

Stanton County True Value Hardware

Johnson, KS

Region VII Subcontractor of the Year

Curt Koutelas, President

Arrowhead Contracting

Lenexa, KS

KENTUCKY

Daniel M. Riegler, Principal Engineer

Riegler Engineering

Florence, KY

LOUISIANA

Scott Allen, Owner

Supreme Machine, LLC

Ruston, LA

2008 Gold Star Award

Mr. Edward C. Foley, Acting Deputy for Small Business Programs

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

New Orleans District Office

New Orleans, LA

2008 PHOENIX AWARD FOR

SMALL BUSINESS DISASTER RECOVERY

Henry L. Coaxum Jr., Owner

Coaxum Enterprises, Inc.

New Orleans, LA

MAINE

Ford S.  Reiche, President

Safe Handling, Inc.

Auburn, ME

SBA Entrepreneurial Success

Robert L. Johnston

Chairman & Founder

Johnny’s Selected Seeds

Winslow, ME 

SBA Young Entrepreneur of the Year

John and Brendan Ready

Co-Founders

Ready Seafood

Portland, ME

MARYLAND – SCORE, SBDC Train

Karen Barbour     

President & Founder

The Barbour Group, LLC

Westminster, MD

Veteran Small Business Champion

Rodney Hudson, President

QuickSilver Analytics, Inc.

Abingdon, MD

MASSACHUSETTS

Robert L. Delhome, President           

Charter Environmental, Inc.

Wilmington, MA 

504 Lender

Maria Gooch-Smith

Executive Director

South Eastern Economic Development Corporation

Taunton, MA

MICHIGAN

Stephen Lowisz, President & CEO

Qualigence, Inc.

Livonia, MI

Region V Prime Contractor

Keith Klaty, President

K&K Industries

Newberry, MI

Women’s Business Center Award

Detroit Entrepreneurship Institute, Inc.

Venus Brown, Director

Detroit, MI

MINNESOTA – SBA loans – 503 and 504

James E. Marchessault

President, CEO

Business Card Service, Inc.

Burnsville, MN

Region V Subcontractor

Elise Marie Hernandez, President

Ideal Systems Solutions

Pine River, MN

MISSISSIPPI

Nicky Wayne Maxwell

President/Owner

Mississippi Security Police

Pascagoula, MS

MISSOURI

Cynthia Brown, President

Jeffery Germann, VP & General Mgr.

Brown Germann Enterprises, Inc.

  Dba Shred-it

Hazelwood, MO

SBA Financial Services Advocate of the Year

W. Keith McLaughlin

Senior Vice President

SBA Lending Division

The Bank of Missouri

Columbia, MO

Small Business Journalist

Ronald Ameln, President

St. Louis Small Business Inc.

St. Louis, MO

Region VII Prime Contractor

Joshua Stevenson

Vice President of Sales

Metro Medical Equipment and Supply

St. Louis, MO

MONTANA – SBA loans

Hollis A. (Bill) Mills, CEO

2 M Company, Inc.

Billings, MT

Region VIII Prime Contractor

Nikki Whitford, Owner

Willow Creek Construction

Browning MT

NEBRASKA

Roger Beitel, President

Advanced Technology Repair, Inc.

Minatare, NE

NEVADA

Jade Anderson     , CEO

Capstone Brokerage, Inc.

Las Vegas, NV

NEW HAMPSHIRE

Brian Mikol & Richard Pease                            

Co-Presidents      

Spectrum Monthly & Printing, Inc.

Manchester, NH

NEW JERSEY

Kathleen Kady-Hopkins, President

Christine Mary Sherwood, Secretary

ASL Interpreter Referral Service, Inc.

Somerset, NJ 

Eisenhower Award – Construction Category

Donald Rogers, President & CEO

Tetra Tech EC

Morris Plains, NJ

NEW MEXICO

Sergio O. Bermudez

President-Owner

Le Mezquite Market

Albuquerque, NM

Region VI Prime Contractor

Richard J. Lara, President

Classic Industries

Dona Ana, NM

NEW YORK

Yacov Wrocherinsky

Founder & CEO

Infinity Info Systems

New York, NY

Dwight Eisenhower Award - Manufacturing Category

Michael K. Robinson, Program Director

Global Supplier Diversity

IBM

Somers, NY

2008 PHOENIX AWARD FOR SMALL BUSINESS

DISASTER RECOVERY

 Scott Smith, President/CEO

Cellect, LLC

St. Johnsville, NY

Region II Prime Contractor 

Amanda Harrington, President

Coverall Contracting

Green Island, NY

Region II Subcontractor

Jack Lipkins, President

PLX Inc.

Deer Park, NY

NORTH CAROLINA

Wendy Banks& David Van Zee

Owners

Carolina Management Team, LLC

Enka, NC

NORTH DAKOTA

Bradley I. Miller, President

Miller Insulation Co., Inc.

Bismarck, ND

OHIO

Ronald W. Clutter

President and Owner

Nordic Air Inc.

Geneva, OH

OKLAHOMA

Marilyn Ihloff      

President & Founder

Ihloff Salon & Day Spa

Tulsa, OK

OREGON

Susan Webb-Grimmett, President

Henry Grimmett, Secretary

Glass Alchemy, LTD

Portland, OR

PENNSYLVANIA

Joseph Keller, President

Keller Engineers, Inc.

Hollidaysburg, PA

PUERTO RICO

Isabel De la Torre Machado, President

Marketing Arts, Inc.

Guaynabo, PR

RHODE ISLAND – 7a loan

Eric Weiner, President

All Occasion Transportation

Pawtucket, RI

Family Owned Small Business of the Year

Robert A. Antignano, Owner

Angelo’s Civita Farnese

Providence, RI

Region I Subcontractor

Cheryl Snead, President

Banneker Industries

North Smithfield, RI