2023 Annual Dinner

2023 Award Winners

LEGISLATOR OF THE YEAR

The Honorable Lily Qi

District 15 Delegate
Maryland House of Delegates

Presented By:
The Universities at Shady Grove

BUSINESS ADVOCATE OF THE YEAR

Bob Elliott

Chief Executive Officer
Lantian Development

Presented By: EagleBank & CohnReznick

VISIONARY AWARD

PUBLIC SECTOR PARTNER OF THE YEAR

Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond

Presented By:
The Montgomery County Economic Development Corporation

INNOVATOR OF THE YEAR

David T. Nguyen

Founder and Chief Executive Officer
United Solutions

Presented By: Contemporaries, Inc.

CHAIR'S AWARD

Gigi Godwin

President and CEO
Montgomery County Chamber of Commerce (MCCC)

Barbara Ashe

Executive Vice President, MCCC
National Director, Veteran Institute for Procurement

Presented By: M&T Bank

Award Sponsors

BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECEPTION SPONSOR

"YEAR IN REVIEW" SPONSOR

GENERAL RECEPTION BEVERAGE TICKET SPONSOR

WELCOME TOAST SPONSOR

PLATINUM SPONSORS

GOLD SPONSORS

2023 GUEST LIST

A. Prentice Ray & Associates, LLC (APRA)
Adventist HealthCare
Adventist HealthCare Shady Grove Medical Center
Apogee Consulting Group, P.A.
AstraZeneca
AT&T
Berry Solutions Group
CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield
Cirrus Dx, Inc.
Clark Construction Group, LLC
CohnReznick LLP
Contemporaries, Inc.
Councilor, Buchanan & Mitchell
Covanta
Cresa
Crown Castle
DELTA Engineers, Architects, and Land Surveyors
EagleBank
Anne Foster
Federal Realty Investment Trust
The Frick Firm, LLC
The Gatewood Group
Gilbane Building Company
GRF CPAs & Advisors
Grof MD - Kohler Signature Store
Holy Cross Health
HUGHES, An EchoStar Company
hyrUP
Information Systems Solutions
ITegrity Inc.
Kaiser Permanente Health Plan of the Mid-Atlantic States
Lantian Development
Lerch, Early & Brewer, Chtd.
Lockheed Martin Corporation
Lutheran Social Services of the National Capital Area
M&T Bank
Madison Services Group, Inc.
Marriott International

Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission
MedStar Montgomery Medical Center
Miles & Stockbridge
Montgomery College
Montgomery County Economic Development Corporation
Montgomery County Green Bank
Motorola Solutions
Pepco, an Exelon Company
PilieroMazza PLLC
PNC Bank
Precise Software Solutions
Purple Line Transit Partners
Red Coats, Inc./Admiral Security/Datawatch Systems
Roberts Oxygen Company
Rodgers Consulting, Inc.
Sandy Spring Bank
Shapiro & Duncan, Inc.
SkyPoint Federal Credit Union
Sodexo, Inc.
Suburban Hospital
Sworkit
T and T Consulting Services, Inc.
TD Bank
Tetracore, Inc.
The Universities at Shady Grove
Total Wine & More
Trevital LLC
Truist
United Solutions, LLC
U.S. Pharmacopeia
Visit Montgomery
Washington Adventist University
Washington Gas A WGL Company
Westat
The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company
WorkSource Montgomery
WSSC Water

2023 Annual Awards Selection Committee

COMMITTEE CHAIR:

Erin Allen
President
Contemporaries, Inc.

Infrastructure & Land Use Committee Chair
Beveridge & Diamond, P.C.
Gus B. Bauman, Esq.
Counsel

Small Business Committee Co-Chair
CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield
Kal Attia
Account Executive, Large Group

Board Co-Treasurer
EagleBank
Andrew S. Bridge
SVP, Business Development Officer

Lorelie Alexander, Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of the Mid-Atlantic States, Inc.

Secretary
Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of the Mid-Atlantic States, Inc.
William N. Wiechmann
Vice President and Regional Counsel: Mid-Atlantic States Region

Chair of the Board
M&T Bank
Lowell Yoder
Group Vice President, Greater Washington Middle Market

PNC Bank
Andre Jaundoo
Vice President

Immediate Past Chair of the Board
Legislative Affairs Committee Chair
Suburban Hospital
Leslie Ford Weber
Director, Government & Community Affairs, Montgomery County, and Federal Strategy

Dr. Anne Khademian, The Universities at Shady Grove

Economic Development Committee Chair
The Universities at Shady Grove
Dr. Anne Khademian
Executive Director

Westat
Janet Rosenbaum
Vice President, Business Development and Marketing

2022 Annual Dinner Recap

VIEW PHOTOS FROM THE 2022 ANNUAL DINNER

Award Criteria and Past Award Winners

Visionary Award

This award recognizes an individual or organization for its innovation and tremendous contributions to the County and beyond.

Total Wine & More, 2023
The Children's Inn at NIH, 2022
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, 2021
Paul J. Wiedefeld (WMATA), 2019
Wallace D. Loh (President, University of Maryland College Park), 2018
Martine Rothblatt (Chairman and Chief Executive, United Therapeutics), 2017
Bell Nursery USA, 2016
NOAA, 2015
Johns Hopkins University Montgomery County Campus, 2013
Clifford "Cliff" Kendall (Chairman, VSE Corporation), 2012
Dr. Stewart Edelstein, 2011
NIST, 2010
Dr. James Whang, 2009

Legislator of the Year

This award recognizes a legislator who exemplifies the ideals of the Chamber - a passion for innovative ideas, a commitment to economic growth and prosperity, and a dedication to our community.

The Honorable Lily Qi (Maryland House of Delegates), 2023
The Honorable Jamie Raskin (United States House of Representatives), 2022
The Honorable Andrew Friedson (Montgomery County Council), 2021
The Honorable Ben Cardin (United States Senate), 2019
The Honorable Brian J. Feldman and The Honorable Marc A. Korman (Maryland General Assembly), 2018
The Honorable Anne Kaiser (Maryland General Assembly), 2017
The Honorable Nancy Floreen (President, Montgomery County Council), 2016
Senator Ben Cardin (United States Senate), 2015
Senator Nancy King (Maryland Senate), 2014
Congressman Chris Van Hollen (United States House of Representatives), 2013
Congressman Chris Van Hollen (United States House of Representatives), 2009
Maryland State Delegate Brian Feldman (Maryland General Assembly), 2008
Council Member Mike Knapp (Montgomery County Council), 2006

Public Sector Partner of the Year

This award recognizes an organization that works in partnership with the Chamber to propel our mission forward.

Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond, 2023
Bibi Hidalgo (Associate Administrator for Government Contracting and Business Development, U.S. Small Business Administration), 2022
Ash Shetty (Director, Montgomery County Office of Procurement), 2021
Montgomery County Public Schools, 2019
Maryland Department of Commerce, 2018
Montgomery College, 2017
National Institutes of Health, 2016
Tracey Pinson (Office of Small Business Programs, United States Army), 2014
U.S. Small Business Administration, 2013
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 2012
U.S. NRC, 2011
Montgomery County Department of Environmental Protection, 2010

Business Advocate of the Year

This award recognizes the significant impact of their advocacy efforts to advance the Chamber's legislative goals.

Bob Elliott (Lantian Development), 2023
Sophia Tong (CEO, T and T Consulting Services, Inc.), 2022
Kelly Groff (President and CEO, Visit Montgomery), 2021
Julie Verratti, 2019
Bruce H. Lee, 2018
Norm Augustine, 2017
Lawrence Duncan III, 2016
Tom McElroy, 2015
Clark Kendall, 2014

Chair's Award

Gigi Godwin and Barbara Ashe, 2023
Gus Bauman and Angela Prentice, 2022
Leslie Ford Weber and Bruce Lee, 2021
Pam Mazza, 2019
Stew Edelstein, 2018
David Nyugen, 2017
Leslie Ford Weber, 2016
Steve Robins, 2015