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JESSICA BROWDER-STACKPOOLE of EventPro Strategies honored in the 2009 Enterprising Women of the Year Award by Enterprise Women Magazine.. 

        Enterprising Women has named the 2009 honorees for the Enterprising Women of the Year Award.  Winners and finalists will be recognized at a gala dinner held in their honor during the 7th Annual Enterprising Women of the Year Awards Celebration, March 11-13, 2009 at Disney's Yacht Club Resort in Lake Buena Vista, FL.  

       

        Nominations for the award poured in throughout October and November and the magazine's editorial team narrowed the field to a group of semi-finalists. A committee made up of members of the magazine's prestigious National Advisory Board conducted telephone interviews with candidates in order to finalize the selection of winners and finalists. 

       

        The caliber of honorees for the Enterprising Women of the Year Award is amazing. These women are all leading fast-growth businesses, while assuming leadership roles in their communities, and mentoring other women in business.  We are so proud of each and every one of them," Monica Smiley, Publisher/CEO of Enterprising Women, said.  

       The celebration that has been planned to shine a spotlight on the accomplishments of these honorees includes a Hall of Fame induction luncheon, gala awards dinners, procurement breakfast co-hosted by the Women's Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC), an opening reception co-hosted by the Women Presidents' Organization (WPO), workshops co-sponsored by Women Impacting Public Policy (WIPP), the National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO), the Women Presidents' Organization, and other partner organizations, a Disney Institute program, a golf clinic lead by LPGA pro golfer Dana Rader, and wine tasting featuring women-owned wineries from North America and Australia.  

 

Winners of the Enterprising Women of the Year Award include: 

  

OVER $25 MILLION IN ANNUAL REVENUES: 

  

·  Carolyn T. Doerle of Doerle Food Service, LLC, Broussard, LA 

·  Elise Hernandez of Ideal System Solutions, Inc., Maple Grove, MN 

·  Deborah Jallad of Accredited Surety & Casualty Company, Orlando, FL 

·  Amy Langer of SALO, LLC, Minneapolis, MN 

·  Tanya C. Matthews of TMG Construction Corporation, Purcellville, VA 

·  Cynthia J. Pasky of Strategic Staffing Solutions, Detroit, MI 

·  Sue Pisaturo of Small World Vacations, Washington Township, NJ 

·  Sonu Ratra of Akraya Inc., Sunnyvale, CA 

  

OVER $10 MILLION & UP TO $ 25 MILLION IN ANNUAL REVENUES: 

  

·  Terri S. Alpert of Uno Alla Volta LLC, North Branford, CT 

·  Carol Craig of Craig Technologies, Cape Canaveral ,FL 

·  Hannah Kain of ALOM, Fremont, CA 

·  Colleen Kramer of Evergreen Supply Company,  Chicago, IL 

·  Julie Levi of Progressive Promotions, Inc., Englewood, NJ 

·  LindaMoraski of PeopleSERVE, Inc., Chestnut Hill, MA

·  Anne D. Shybunko-Moore of GSE Dynamics Inc., Hauppauge, NY 

 

 OVER $ 5 MILLION & UP TO $ 10 MILLION IN ANNUAL REVENUES: 

  

·  Nancy Freeman Balkcom of MySupplies, Atlanta, GA 

·  Jessica Browder-Stackpoole of EventPro Strategies, Inc., Tempe, AZ 

·  Leah Brown of Aten Solutions, Inc., Cary, NC 

·  Annie Danielson of Danielson Designs, Trinidad, CO 

·  Angela Hedges Hendricks of Bentley Hudges Travel Service Inc.,  

   Oklahoma City, OK 

·  Lou Jurkowski of BJAC, pa, Raleigh, NC 

·  Darlene M. Miller of Permac Industries, Burnsville, MN 

·  Lynn Paige of PerfectPower, Inc., Phoenix, AZ 

·  Bridget Soyka Smith of Soyka Smith Design Studios, Upper Montclair, NJ 

·  Paula Turner of Lexair Electronics Sales Corporation, Greensboro, NC 

  

OVER $ 1 MILLION & UP TO $ 5 MILLION IN ANNUAL REVENUES: 

  

·  Marri Aviza of Rumors Salon and Spa, Latham, NY 

·  Tina Teree Baker of Cadence Group, Atlanta, GA 

·  JenniferBisceglie of InTEROS Solutions, McLean, VA 

·  J. Isabel Chancellor of IngenuitE, Inc., Oklahoma City, OK 

·  Joan Killian Gallagher of Warden-Brooks, Ltd., New Canaan, CT 

·  Jena Gardner of JG Black Book of Travel, New York, NY 

·  Debbi Somers of Somers Furniture Inc., Las Vegas, NV 

·  Terri Sullivan of Meridian Imaging Solutions, Alexandria, VA 

·  Mary Wu of Wu Consulting LLC, Washington, DC 

  

  UP TO $ 1 MILLION IN ANNUAL REVENUES:  

  

·  MaryArdapple Dierker of Apple's Bakery, Inc., Peoria, IL 

·  Ann Kayman of New York Grant Company, New York, NY 

·  GenmaStringer Holmes of Holmes Pest Control, Hermitage, TN 

·  Patricia Massey of Myca Multimedia & Training Solutions, Cincinnati, OH 

·  Laura Lee Williams of Laura Lee Designs, Inc., McLean, VA 

  

FINALISTS FOR THE 2009 ENTERPRISING WOMEN OF THE YEAR AWARD INCLUDE: 

  

·  Amberly Allen of Direct Innovations, LLC, Bellaire, TX 

·   Dale Bare of Bare International, Inc., Fairfax, VA 

·  Gloria J. Carter-Hicks of Hicks-Carter-Hicks, LLC, St. Louis, MO 

·  Tricia Dempsey of Agile Resources, Inc., Cumming, GA 

·  Helen Ficalora of Helen Ficalora, New York, NY 

·  Linda Maslow of The Maslow Media Group, Washington, DC 

·  Stella M. Miller of Stella May Contracting, Inc., Edgewood, MD 

·  Carrie Mitchell of ASAP Office Supply, Raleigh, NC 

·  Natalie Perkins of Clean Design, Research Triangle Park, NC 

·  Jill Vitiello of Vitiello Communications Group, LLC, East Brunswick, NJ 

·  Mindy T. Withrow of CSS Distribution Group, Inc., Louisville, KY