Member Awards and Recognition – Fall 2008

Jiri Stejskal, President, CETRA, Inc.

Elected vice president of the International Federation of Translators; current president of the American Translators Association; CETRA also was named to the Philadelphia 100 fastest-growing, privately held businesses

James G. Benjamin, Partner, Benjamin, Bain & Howard, LLC

Awarded “Colorado Super Lawyer” distinction by Law & Politics manage and 5280 magazine in Denver

Todd Harff, President and CEO, and Kathy East, VP of Client Services, Creating Results

Won two National Mature Media Awards; a silver for full-color print ad and a bronze for a full-page story on a resident of a Northern Virginia retirement community

Laura Bowyer, President and Founder, SolutionMakers, Inc.

Won the 2008 FileMaker Mad Dog Public Relations Award at DevCon.

Hank Luhring, CEO, IssueTrak, Inc.

Names Hampton Roads (Va.) Chamber of Commerce “Small Business of the Year” and Inside Business Magazine’s “Entrepreneur of the Year”

Michael Abt, President, Abt Electronics & Appliances

Abt Electronics was voted the best place to shop for major appliances in a Consumers Union survey published in Consumer Reports magazine.

Ken Dubin, President, The Dubin Group

Ranked among Philadelphia’s Top 100 fastest-growing, privately-held businesses

Dann Scheiferstein, President, Lifeline Sleep Disorders Centers

Named Pittsburgh’s second-fastest growing business by the Pittsburgh Business Times

Brian Bateh, President, AL Employment

Voted “Best Place to Work” in Birmingham area by the Birmingham Business Journal

Mark Tobin, CEO, Hartney Greymont, Inc.

Won Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce Small Business Award

Richard Treml, President, Delcard Assocation, Inc.

Named to the Beam Club Hall of Fame at ABC national headquarters in Arlington, VA.

Alan Cohen, CEO, Aaron Equipment Company

Featured on The Learning Channel’s popular “American Chopper” reality TV show on Oct. 16

Allen Mundy, President and CEO, Munlake Contractors, Inc.

Featured in Kansas City Business Journal on Oct. 3

Gerry Gill, CEO, Legend Power Systems Inc.

Featured in Business in Vancouver magazine in July 2008

Mark Grambart, CEO, Contech Electronics Inc.

Featured in Business in Vancouver magazine in June 2008

Donald Rix, Chairman, Cantest Labs Ltd.

Featured in a cover story and CEO 20 Questions article in the July 2008 issue of Business Edge Magazine.

Robert Meggy, Founder, Great Little Box Company

Featured in the June 2, 2008 issue of the Globe and Mail.

Charles Change, President, Sequel Naturals Ltd.

Ranked No. 8 in the Profit 100 list of Canada’s Fastest Growing Companies by Canadian Business magazine.

Jim Kingdon, Managing Partner and CEO, ChangeMakers

Received the Gold Award of Excellence for Social Marketing from the Canadian Public Relations Society.

Lesley Conway, President, Hopewell Residential Communities

Admitted as a member of The Order of the University of Calgary for exemplary and distinguished service to the university.

Pierre Pellerin, President, Bleu Lavande

Named gold national winner in the agrotourism and regional products category at the 2008 Grands Prix du Tourisme du Québec.

Yuri Fulmer, President, The Fulmer Development Corporation

Named a recipient of the Top 40 Under 40 Award for 2007

Chris Bedford, President, Karo Group Inc.

Ranked No. 9 on the Best Workplaces in Canada List from the Great Place to Work Institute.

David Reid, President & CEO, EPIC Information Solutions Inc.

Awarded the Fastest Rising Company on Canada’s Top 100 Solution Providers list. Overall, EPIC ranked No. 63, making it the highest ranked Manitoba company on the list.

Bob Stamnes, Owner, Elevator Strategy Advertising and Design

Two commercials by company won in the Agency/Production House category at the Television Bureau of Canada’s annual Retail Commercial Awards.

Peter Ricci, CEO, Radiology Imaging Associates

Named to Colorado’s Top Doctor list by 5280 Magazine in Denver.

Russell Riendeau, President, The East Wing Search Group

Released new song, House on Poor Corner, which became a local radio hit in Chicago.