Reston Businesses Earn Honors from Greater Reston Chamber of Commerce

by RestonNow.com — June 27, 2016 at 2:45 pm 4 Comments

Bechtel, Hidden Creek Country Club and Around Reston magazine are some of the Reston businesses that have earned honors in this year’s Great Reston Chamber of Commerce Awards for Chamber Excellence (ACE).

Winners were announced at a lunch last week. The honorees are companies and individuals who demonstrated excellence as Chamber and community members throughout the year.

ACE Award Winners

Committee of the Year: GovCon Committee
Small Business of the Year: Around Reston Magazine
Medium Business of the Year: Hidden Creek Country Club
Large Business of the Year: Bechtel
Member of the Year: Iris Britt, Iris Britt Consulting
New Member of the Year: Intelice Solutions
Volunteer of the Year: Roman Blazauskas, SpeedPro Imaging
President’s Award: Charles Kapur, Access National Bank
Pinnacle Award: Cynthia Hyland

The Chamber also announced its new officers. Outgoing Chairman Michael Bradshaw (Google) passed the gavel to Incoming Chairman Charles Kapur (Access National Bank).

Charlene Wheeless (Bechtel) was elected by the membership as the Chair-Elect. Dee Kakar (M&T Bank) was elected to serve as the Treasurer for 2016-2017. Matt Clary (Law Office of Matt Clary) was selected to serve as General Counsel for 2016-2017.

Delegate Pat Herrity administered the oath of office to incoming and second term Board members, which included:

Don Anderson, Sheraton/Westin @ Reston Heights
Alex Converse, United Bank
Ian Copenhaver, Conversion Pipeline
Bailey Edelson, JBG Properties
JP Gregory, Marymount University
Dustin Imbesi, Hyatt Regency Reston
David Kelley, Fairfax County Economic Development Authority
Eric Levin, Hidden Creek Country Club
Tom Madden, Visual Impact Productions
Mike Misleh, Veatch Commercial Real Estate
Andrew Painter, Walch, Colucci, Lubeley & Walsh, P.C.
Pantea Stevenson, Bean Kinney & Korman
Monica Tressler, Cardinal Bank
Kerrie Wilson, Cornerstones
Rick Marrero,Northrop Grumman
Jim Dyke, McGuireWoods Consulting
Eduardo Pagan, Il Fornaio
Eileen Ellsworth, Community Foundation for NOVA
Michael Donlan, Microsoft
Denise Hogan, Boston Properties

JoeInReston

Bechtel? Weren’t they the company that worked on the silver line metro?
- Greg
  
  Yes:
  
  http://www.bechtel.com/projects/dulles-metrorail-extension/
  - JoeInReston
    
    I don’t recall that being a project worthy of honors from the Greater Reston Chamber of Commerce.
    
    If only my employer graded my performance as liberally as the Greater Reston Chamber of Commerce.
    - JohninVA
      
      They HAVE to come up with award winners every year to continue this self congratulatory exercise and keep publicity going for the organization

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