NAWBO D/FW 2004 Awards:
MAY LUNCHEON

Kathy Burke, President of Above and Beyond, received NAWBO D/FW’s 2004 Woman Business Owner of the Year Award at the chapter’s May monthly luncheon. Kathy was recognized for her achievements and contributions to the community. While addressing the audience, Kathy shared how she grew her business in the toughest of economic times. “Winners of the Woman Business Owner of the Year Award are truly an inspiration to other women. They are leaders, innovators, organizers and builders who play a significant role in our economy and community,” said Wendy Lopez, president of NAWBO D/FW and CEO of LOPEZGARCIA GROUP. “We are proud to honor these women who have survived, grown, succeeded and triumphed against enormous odds to change the face of business in Texas.”
 
Cynthia Stine, Joseph Sullivan, LLC &Associates, was awarded the NAWBO D/FW President’s Award. Cynthia embraced the role of Director of Corporate Partners in mid-year. Once committed to the job, Cynthia took the challenges head on. Her first task at hand was to assess the state of affairs with our Corporate Partners by meeting and listening to their various concerns and expectations in regards to their individual corporate sponsorships. Through Cynthia’s, and her team’s, efforts, NAWBO has not only stabilized existing Corporate Partner relationships, but has identified additional corporations as prospective new corporate partners.
 
Billie Day, President of OnSite Solutions, Inc., was honored as the Public Policy Advocate of the Year.
 
The NAWBO Pink Poodle Award is a new award. It will be a “traveling” award. Each year it will move from member to member. Just as the Pink Poodle is beautiful, generous, loyal, and has tons of style, this year’s recipient of the award is of equal character. Suzi Berman, Creative Director, D Media Inc., is a talented graphic designer and she has donated countless hours creating NAWBO’s new look of printed material, as well as the website, over the past couple of years. Suzi has also consistently engaged her NAWBO D/FW Marketing Committee to promote NAWBO in the most positive way to our constituents.
 
The NAWBO Star Award is also a new award. This is an award that will not necessarily be awarded every year, but will certainly be awarded when warranted. This award is given to someone who is not a NAWBO member or a Corporate Partner, but is a friend of NAWBO. This person supports the NAWBO mission and the NAWBO Board. The first ever NAWBO Star Award was awarded to Gary Johnson, Assistant to the President, LOPEZGARCIA, INC. Gary has been indispensable in assisting many of the Board members. He gives generously of his time and his ideas and, most of all, he is “Mr. Dependable.”

The following are the "Above & Beyond" Award winners. Above & Beyond Awards are given to those committee members who truly went the extra mile during the previous year.  
 

•         Membership:  Kelley Kimmel, Carol LeStarge, Desiree Markle
  
•         Corporate Development:  Lori Layl, Veronica Thomison
  
•         Marketing:  Veronica Thomison
  
•         Annual Conference Host Committee:   D' Forman, Gary  Johnson, Pat Horonzy, Lori Layl
  
•         Golf Tournament:  Kathy Hartzler, Marty McGee, Kimberly Sosa
  
•         Member Services:  Kim Schlossberg
  
•         Education:  Tracey Huff
  
•         Mastermind:  Cynthia Stine