Individual Stevie Award Winners & Finalists
2006 Individual Stevie Award Winners & Finalists
Indicates Stevie Award winner
Best Chairman
Harris Corporation, Melbourne, FL | Howard Lance, Chairman, President and CEO |
Morgan James Publishing, LLC, Garden City, NY | David L. Hancock |
ProEthic Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Montgomery, AL | Carl Whatley, Chairman and CEO |
Best Communications Executive
Expedia, Bellevue, WA | Wendy Grover: Expedia’s Travel Guide to Communications Excellence |
Honeywell International, Morristown, NJ | Michael Holland- Director of Honeywell Hometown Solutions |
Scientific Atlanta, a Cisco Company, Lawrenceville, GA |
Peggy Ballard, VP of Strategic Communications |
TASER International, Inc., Scottsdale, AZ | Steve Tuttle, Vice President of Communications |
Best Corporate Communicator
Alaskan Brewing Company, Juneau, AK | Kristi Monroe, Marketing Communications Director |
Feaster & Associates, Norfolk, VA | Rebecca Feaster, Community Engagement Facilitator |
SupportAbility, Irvine,CA | Julie Inman, Director and President of SupportAbility |
Vecellio Group, West Palm Beach, FL | Carl Thiemann, Communications Director |
Best Creative Person
Catchphrase Entertainment, Los Angeles, CA | Shahrook Oomer, Producer |
Devon Health Services, Inc., King of Prussia, PA | Brandon McNeely, Sr. Graphics Designer |
Dome HK, Chicago, IL | Doug Dome, President |
J. Nelson Arts LLC, Lansing, MI | Donyell J. Nelson, Project Director |
promom couture, LLC, Atlanta Georgia | Vicki, Karen, Lori & Suzanne-The Promoms |
Red F Marketing, Charlotte, NC | Lee James, Executive Creative Director |
Signature HomeStyles, Glendale Heights, IL | Keri Borkowicz, Senior Designer |
Best Customer Service Executive
1-800-GeeksOnTime, Lynden, WA | Sandy Lewis, Senior Service Manager |
Fidelity National Information Services, Inc. (FIS), Jacksonville, FL |
Tom Peterson, SVP PowerCell |
Best Executive - Business Services
Allyis, Bellevue, WA | Richard Law, President/CEO and Founder |
Brightpoint, Inc., Plainfield, Indiana | Robert J. Laikin, CEO and Chairman of the Board |
Octagon Research Solutions, Inc., Wayne, PA | James C. Walker, CEO & Chairman |
Orion International, Sarasota, FL | Bill Laughlin, CEO and Co-Founder |
The PSP Group, Mamaroneck, NY | Dominick Crea, President |
PostcardMania, Clearwater, FL | Joy Gendusa, CEO |
ROI Communications, Scotts Valley, CA | Barbara Fagan-Smith, CEO |
Best Executive - Computer Software & Services
1-800-GeeksOnTime, Lynden, WA | Venus McNabb, Founder/CEO |
GAITS, Springfield, VA | Thomas Asefi, President |
Click Commerce, Chicago, IL | Michael W. Ferro, Jr., Chairman and CEO |
Deltek, Herndon, VA | Kevin Parker, CEO |
iRise, El Segundo, CA | Emmet B. Keeffe III, CEO |
Proficient Systems, Atlanta, GA | Gregg Freishtat, CEO |
ProV International, Inc., Tampa, FL | Ajit Nair, President and CEO |
Unica Corporation, Boston, MA | Yuchun Lee, Co-Founder and CEO |
Best Executive - All Other Industries
ADC Telecommunications, Inc., Eden Prarie, MN | Robert Switz, President and CEO |
Advertising.com, Baltimore, MD | Scott Ferber, President and CEO |
ARTEL Inc, Reston, VA | Abbas Yazdani, Founder and CEO |
Carlson Restaurants Worldwide, Carrollton, TX | Mike Archer, President and COO, T.G.I. Friday's USA |
Carpet One, Manchester, NH | Evan Hackel, President |
Checkers Drive-In Restaurants, Inc., Tampa, FL | Adam Noyes, Senior VP of Purchasing and Operations Services |
Devon Health Services, Inc., King of Prussia, PA | Barbara Grundy Evans, Vice President of Business Services |
Devon Health Services, Inc., King of Prussia, PA | Charles Falcone, President |
Expedia, Bellevue, WA | Paul Brown, President, Partner Services Group |
Home Decor Products, Inc., Edison, NJ | Michael Golden, President & CEO |
Humana, Louisville, KY | Michael McCallister, President and CEO |
Pioneer Financial Services, Kansas City, MO | Tom Holcom, President |
Quantum Learning Network, Oceanside, CA | Bobbi DePorter, President |
Sperry Van Ness, Irvine, CA | David Frosh, President |
Trinity Hospice, Dallas, TX | Steven T. Plochocki, CEO |
WilbanksElam, Birmingham, AL | Lydia Caffery Wilbanks, Founder and President |
Best Finance Executive
Global eProcure, Clark, NJ | Sam Gadodia, CFO |
Lionbridge, Waltham, MA | Steve Lifshatz, CFO |
Lumeta Corporation, Somerset, NJ | Janet Coddington, CFO |
Trinity Hospice, Dallas, TX | Dino Eliopoulos, CFO |
Best Human Resources Executive
Allyis, Bellevue, WA | Mark Hewitt, Director of Human Resources |
Carlson Restaurants Worldwide, Carrollton, TX | Anne Varano, Senior Vice President, Human Resources & Communication |
Cybertrust, Herndon, VA | Kim Martin, VP, Human Resources |
High Performance Technologies, Inc. (HPTi), Reston, VA | Ms. Eleni Antoniou, Human Resources Executive |
Marriott International, Inc., Washington, DC | George A. Hall, Senior Vice President, Information Resources & Human Resources |
Pioneer Financial Services, Kansas City, MO | Julie Schaller, Chief People Officer |
Best Marketer
Alaskan Brewing Company, Juneau, AK | Fred Hees, Director of Marketing and Sales |
Analytical Graphics, Inc. (AGI), Exton, PA | Lauren Miller, Director of Marketing |
Eli Lilly and Company, Indianapolis, IN | Veronica Chase, Consumer Marketing Manager-Cialis |
EmailLabs, Menlo Park, CA | Lena Waters, Director of Marketing |
GeoLearning, Inc., West Des Moines, IA | Tracie Hugley, Marketing Coordinator |
Prime-Time Business Institute, Inc., Saratoga Springs, UT | Tim Paulson, Best Marketer |
Best Marketing Executive
Advertising.com, Baltimore, MD | Mollie Spilman, CMO |
Cybertrust, Herndon, VA | Jim Ivers, SVP - Marketing |
Hewlett-Packard, Palo Alto, CA | Stephanie Acker-Moy, VP of Internet and Marketing Services |
Sage Software, Irvine, CA | Nina Smith, EVP and CMO |
The Genimation Group Inc. , Colorado Springs, CO | Robert Smith, President |
Viscom International, Atlanta, GA | Christina Steiner, Vice President, Marketing |
Best MIS & IT Executive
Cybertrust, Herndon, VA | Matthew Newfield, VP - IS and Corporate Security |
Harrah's Entertainment, Las Vegas, NV | Tim Stanley, Chief Information Officer |
Informatica Corporation, Redwood City, CA | James Markarian, Senior VP and CTO |
Northrop Grumman Corporation, Los Angeles, CA | Thomas Shelman, Chief Information Officer |
Pioneer Financial Services, Kansas City, MO | Doug Allen, Chief Information Officer |
StreamBase Systems, Inc, Lexington, MA | Dr. Michael Stonebraker, CTO |
Wheels, Inc., DesPlaines, IL | Larry Buettner, Chief Information Officer |
Best Plant, Facility, or Satellite Office Manager
Signature HomeStyles, Glendale Heights, IL | Joe Slavicek, Operations Manager |
Trinity Hospice, Biloxi, MS | Linda K. Rogers, Program Administrator |
Best Product Developer
Fidelity National Information Services, Inc. (FIS), Jacksonville, FL |
David Smith, Applications Developer/IT Support |
Lilly ICOS, Indianapolis, IN | Pathik Patel, Marketing Associate-Cialis |
Signature HomeStyles, Glendale Heights, IL | Dawn Bodine, Merchandising Manager |
Best Sales Executive
CareerBuilder.com, Chicago, IL | Mary Delaney, Chief Sales Officer |
Cybertrust, Herndon, VA | Bryan Gernert, SVP and General Manager, Americas |
Devon Health Services, Inc., King of Prussia, PA | Brian Atkinson, VP-Sales |
SAS, Cary, NC | Kelly Ross, Vice President, U.S. Commercial Sales |
Best Sales Manager
Viscom International, Atlanta, GA | Justin Seymour, Director of Sales |
Best Sales Trainer
Basho Strategies, Inc., Burlington, MA | M. Jeffrey Hoffman, Founder & CEO |
JM Family Enterprises, Inc., Deerfield Beach, FL | Bo Lane, Senior Sales Trainer |
Kimball Hill Homes, Houston, TX | Lilli Barnett, Director of Sales Training |
ProEthic Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Montgomery, AL | Mark Elrod, Senior Vice President of Marketing and Sales Training |
Best Salesperson
Marriott Vacation Club International, Hilton Head Island, SC |
Stan Lewis |
Trinity Hospice, Dallas, TX | Meri D. Forbush |
Best Support Staffer
1-800-GeeksOnTime, Lynden, WA | Julianne Martin, Administrative Assistant |
CDW Corporation, Vernon Hills, IL | April Lambert, Executive Assistant |
CDW Corporation, Vernon Hills, IL | Wendy Johnson, Executive Assistant |
Trinity Hospice, Dallas, TX | Tanya Thompson |
Best Technician
Alicent, LLC Las Vegas, NV | Matt Fleming, Computer Services Specialist |
Allyis, Bellevue, WA | Steve Hayatsu, Network Systems Administrator |
Best Turnaround Executive
ADC Telecommunications, Inc., Eden Prairie, MN | Robert Switz, President and CEO |
ATX Communications, King of Prussia, PA | Jeff Coursen, Executive VP and COO |
Cybertrust, Herndon, VA | John C. Becker, CEO |
Home Decor Products, Inc., Edison, NJ | Michael Golden, President & CEO |
IPIX Corporation, Reston, VA | Clara M. Conti, President & CEO |
Network Solutions, Herndon, VA | W.G. Champion Mitchell, Chairman & CEO |
Ninth House, Inc., San Francisco, CA | Jeff Snipes, CEO & Co-Founder |
StarTek, Denver, CO | Steve Butler, CEO and President |
The Descartes Systems Group, Atlanta, GA | Arthur Mesher, CEO |
Trinity Hospice, Dallas, TX | Steven T. Plochocki, CEO |