Individual Finalists

Best Chairman	sponsored by Rogen
1-800-GeeksOnTime, Lynden, WA	Venus C. McNabb, Chairman/Founder
CACI International Inc, Arlington, VA	Dr. J.P. (Jack) London, Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer
Farbman Group, Inc., Southfield, MI	Burton D. Farbman, Chairman
KB Home, Los Angeles, CA	Bruce Karatz, Chairman and CEO

Best Communications Executive
American Red Cross, Washington, DC	Darren Irby, VP-Public Relations
Brand Resources Group, Inc., Atlanta, GA	Jane L. Barwis, President and CEO
Intercontinental Hotels Group, Atlanta, GA	Francie Schulwolf, VP-Corporate Communications
Nextel Communications, Inc., Reston, VA	Elizabeth Brooks, Vice President, Corporate Communications
Scientific-Atlanta, Inc., Lawrenceville, GA	Peggy Ballard, VP-Strategic Communication
U.S. Postal Service, Washington, DC	Azeezaly S. Jaffer, Vice President, Public Affairs and Communications

Best Creative Person
Under Armour Performance Apparel, Baltimore, MD	Under Armour Creative Director Marcus Stephens

Best Customer Service Executive
1-800-GeeksOnTime, Lynden, WA	Mike Lewis, Director of National Service Management
Wyndham International, Inc., Chicago, IL	Kathi Kulesza, Vice President of Wyndham ByRequest

Best Executive - Computer Software & Services	sponsored by Rogen
Catalytic Software Inc, Kirkland, WA	Swain Porter, Chief Executive Officer
CDW Government, Inc.; Vernon Hills, IL	James R. Shanks, Executive VP of CDW Corporation, Inc. and President of CDW Government, Inc.
Omniture, Orem, UT	Josh James, CEO & Co-Founder
Nuance Communications, Menlo Park, CA	Chuck Berger, President and CEO
SageMetrics Corporation, Los Angeles, CA	Kenneth Nwabueze, CEO
SERENA Software, Inc., San Mateo, CA	Mark Woodward, CEO
Unica Corporation, Waltham, MA	Yuchun Lee, CEO

Best Executive - All Other Industries	sponsored by Rogen
ADC Telecommunications, Inc., Eden Prairie, MN	Robert E. (Bob) Switz, President and Chief Executive Officer
Adjoined Consulting, Miami, FL	Rodney J. Rogers, Founder and CEO
Advertising.com, Baltimore, MD	Scott Ferber, CEO
athenahealth, Inc, Waltham, MA	Jonathan Bush, CEO and Co-founder
Boto Company Limited, Minneapolis, MN	Jennifer Sethre, President
Carlson Restaurants Worldwide, Carrollton, TX	Richard Snead, President and CEO
Checkers Drive-In Restaurants, Inc., Tampa, FL	Keith E. Sirois, President and CEO
CKE Restaurants, Inc., Carpinteria, CA	Andrew F. Puzder, CEO
Constellation Energy, Baltimore, MD	Mayo A. Shattuck III, Chairman, President and CEO
Devon Health Services, King of Prussia, PA	Charlie Falcone, COO and Executive Vice President
Edge Electronics, Bohemia, NY	Adrienne Giannone, President
Farbman Group, Inc., Southfield, MI	David S. Farbman, President/ CEO
Joseph's Lite Cookies, Deming, NM	Joseph Semprevivo, CEO/President
Kelly Services, Inc., Troy, MI	Carl T. Camden, President and Chief Operating Officer
Knife River Corporation, Bismarck, ND	Terry D. Hildestad, President and Chief Executive Officer
marketRx Inc., Bridgewater, NJ	Jaswinder Chadha, CEO and President
Mobile Billboards of Las Vegas, Las Vegas, NV	Marla Letizia, President and CEO
Nextel Communications, Inc., Reston, VA	Tom Kelly, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
Northrop Grumman Corporation, Herndon, VA	David W. Zolet, Vice President of Homeland Security
Opus Group, Chicago, IL	Mike Callaghan, CEO
Provident Healthcare Partners, LLC, Boston, MA	Robert Ciardi, Managing Partner
State Bank, La Grange, TX	Don Stricklin, President and CEO

Best Finance Executive	sponsored by Ultimate Software
Autodesk, San Rafael, CA	Alfred (Al) J. Castino, CFO
Constellation Energy, Baltimore, MD	E. Follin Smith, CFO
Farbman Group, Inc., Southfield, MI	Andrew L. Gutman, CFO
Nextel Communications, Inc., Reston, VA	Rich Lindahl, Vice President and Treasurer
Sebastiani Vineyards & Winery, Sonoma, CA	Emma Swain, COO
United Way Services of Greater Cleveland, Cleveland, OH	Michael E. Headen, Director of Finance

Best Human Resources Executive	sponsored by Veritude
Carlson Restaurants Worldwide, Carrollton, TX	Anne Varano, Senior Vice President, Human Resources & Communications
Humana Inc., Louisville, KY	Bonnie C. Hathcock, Chief Human Resources Officer
Lee Memorial Health System, Ft. Myers, FL	Jon C. Cecil, Chief Human Resources Officer
Office of State Personnel for Raleigh, NC	Pani Tademeti, NC Flex Program Manager

Best Marketer
Devon Health Services, King of Prussia, PA	Jessica Parker-Smith, Director of Marketing and Public Relations
Grizzard Performance Group, Atlanta, GA	Michael King, Group Vice President and Creative Director

Best Marketing Executive
Avolent, Inc., San Francisco, CA	Scott Dunlap, VP, Marketing
EmailLabs, Redwood City, CA	Loren McDonald, VP of Marketing
EMCOR Group, Inc., Norwalk, CT	Mava K. Heffler, VP-Marketing & Communications
Intercontinental Hotels Group, Atlanta, GA	Mark Snyder, SVP-Brand Management, Holiday Inn Hotels & Resorts
OfficeMax Incorporated, Itasca, IL	Dave Goudge, Executive Vice President, Marketing
Revivio, Inc., Lexington, MA	Kirby Wadsworth, Sr. Vice President, Marketing and Business Development
Siemens Communications, Inc, Boca Raton, FL	Mark Straton, SVP of Marketing
Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc., Malvern, PA	Paula Luckring, Senior Vice President of Marketing, Customer Solutions Group
Wyndham International, Inc., Chicago, IL	Andrew Jordan, Executive VP of Sales & Marketing, Chief Marketing Officer

Best MIS & Systems Executive
Wellpoint Inc., Indianapolis, IN	Ron J. Ponder, Executive Vice President and CIO
Wyndham International, Inc., Chicago, IL	Mark Hedley, Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer

Best Plant, Facility, or Satellite Office Manager
Trinity Hospice, Tulsa, OK	April Bolles: Regional Vice President of Operations

Best Product Developer
PACCAR Inc, Mount Vernon, WA	Roger Penzotti, Technical Engineering Manager

Best Product Development or Engineering Executive
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. Sunnyvale, CA	Randy Allen,VP of Design Engineering for the Computation Products Group
Scientific-Atlanta, Inc., Lawrenceville, GA	Michael Harney, Corporate Senior Vice President and President, Subscriber Networks

Best Sales Executive	sponsored by ValueVision Associates
1-800-GeeksOnTime, Lynden, WA	Daniel T. Matalon, VP - Business Development
Best Software, Atlanta, GA	Taylor Macdonald, Executive VP, Channel and Sales Operations, Mid-Markets Division
CDW Government, Inc., Vernon Hills, IL	Chris Rother, Vice President of Education and State & Local Sales
FLO-TECH, LLC, Middletown, CT	Scott MacGregor, Vice President of Sales & Marketing
Ken Blanchard Companies, Escondido, CA	Debbie Blanchard, Senior VP of Sales
Meta Group, Stamford, CT	Jim Roche, VP-Sales Operations
Pre Paid Legal, Inc., Thomasville, GA	Lisa Asbell, VP Group Marketing Georgia
State Bank, La Grange, TX	Dayna McElreath, Executive VP - Mortgage

Best Sales Manager	sponsored by ValueVision Associates
Nextel Communications, Reston, VA	John Battaglia, Vice President, Account Services

Best Sales Trainer	sponsored by the Professional Society for Sales & Marketing Training
JM Family Enterprises, Inc., Deerfield Beach, FL	Bo Lane, Sales Trainer
Kimball Hill Homes, Houston, TX	Lilli Barnett, Director of National Sales Training
Toshiba America Business Solutions, Irvine, CA	Anthony V. Codianni, Director of Training and Dealer Development
Zebra Technologies, Vernon Hills, IL	Cori Bjorklund, Senior Sales Trainer

Best Salesperson	sponsored by ValueVision Associates
CDW Government, Inc., Vernon Hills, IL	Pat Walsh, Senior Account Manager
KV Pharmaceutical, St. Louis, MO	Steven Ayoola, Specialty Sales Representative

Best Support Staffer
CDW Government, Inc., Vernon Hills, IL	April Lambert, Executive Assistant
Crawford & Associates International, Palo Alto, CA	Evey Braga, Executive Assistant
Devon Health Services, King of Prussia, PA	Wendy Erhardt, Business Services Office Manager
D'Youville College, Buffalo, NY	Margaret Fallon, Volunteer
Knowledge Anywhere, Inc., Bellevue, WA	Yekii Killion, Learning Project Team Lead
PACCAR Inc, Mount Vernon, WA	Margo Rukashaza, Six Sigma Black Belt
PACCAR Inc, Bellevue, WA	Cinda Hogan, Web Graphics Designer
Samsung Contact, Ridgefield Park, NJ	Leslie Ward, Support Engineer
Under Armour Performance Apparel, Baltimore, MD	Fran Hill, Executive Assistant

Best Technician
FIRSTCARE, LP, Delaware, MD	Lori Bahadue, Credentialer
Knowledge Anywhere, Inc., Bellevue, WA	Jude Stroller, Technician
PACCAR, Mount Vernon, WA	Kevin Allen, Senior Electrical Validation Specialist
Samsung Contact, Ridgefield Park, NJ	Leslie Ward, Technician

Best Turnaround Executive	sponsored by Rogen
ADC Telecommunications, Inc., Eden Prairie, MN	Robert E. (Bob) Switz, President and Chief Executive Officer
Avolent, Inc., San Francisco, CA	Scott Dunlap, VP, Marketing
BuyerZone.com, Watertown, MA	Sam Zales, CEO and President
FrontRange Solutions, Pleasanton, CA	Michael McCloskey, CEO
LeasePlan USA, Alpharetta, GA	Mike Pitcher, Senior VP-Sales
RED F, Charlotte, NC	Dan Roselli, President
Sprint, Overland Park, KS	Gary Forsee, Chairman and CEO
Symbol Technologies, Holtsville, NY	William Nuti, CEO and President
The Allstate Corporation, Northbrook, IL	Edward M. Liddy, Chairman, President and CEO
The Middleby Corporation, Elgin, IL	Selim A. Bassoul, Chairman and Chief Executive
Travelocity, Southlake, TX	Michelle Peluso, President and CEO