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2006 Honorees

2006 Stevie Award Winners & Finalists

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Best Asian Entrepreneur
Stevie BugNaqia Corporation Sdn Bhd., Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Dr.Zamila Hussin: Best Asian Entrepreneur
Best Asian Executive
Stevie BugSun Life Everbright Insurance Co. Ltd., Tianjin, People's Republic of China Janet M. De Silva, President and CEO, Sun Life Everbright Insurance Co. Ltd. and President, Sun Life Financial China
Best Canadian Entrepreneur
Proforma Instant Promotions, Concord, Ontario, Canada Patti Spadafora, Partner, Proforma Instant Promotions
Stevie BugSMART Technologies Inc, Calgary, Alberta, Canada Nancy Knowlton, president, co-CEO, co-founder
Best Canadian Executive
Stevie BugLionbridge Technologies, Inc.,  Baie d'Urfe, Quebec, Canada Paula Shannon, Chief Sales Officer, SVP Lionbridge
SAP Labs Canada and SAP Labs Hungary Laure Le Bars, Managing Director, SAP Labs Canada and SAP Labs Hungary
Best Entrepreneur – Non-Services Businesses – Up to 100 Employees
ColdSpark, Broomfield, Colorado Kelly Wanser, Co-founder and CEO, ColdSpark
Stevie BugMother of Eden, New Iberia, Louisiana Tereson Thomas, CEO of Mother of Eden, Inventor of Fuzzi Bunz
Sarita's Macaroni & Cheese, Inc. New York, New York Sarita Ekya, Founder, S'MAC
VerticalResponse, San Francisco, California Janine Popick, CEO, VerticalResponse
Best Entrepreneur – Service Businesses - Up to 100 Employees
Airfoil Public Relations, Southfield, Michigan Lisa Vallee-Smith, CEO, co-founder and co-owner, Airfoil Public Relations
Articulate Communications Inc, New York, New York Laura Grimmer, Articulate Communications, likes to Think Ahead, Stay Ahead
BONUS Building Care, Indianola, Oklahoma Arleen Cavanaugh, CEO, BONUS Building Care
Chameleon Technologies, Kirkland, Washington Melissa Action, Principal and Co-Founder of Chameleon Technologies
Cypress Care, Inc., Duluth, Georgia Lisa Datelle, Executive Vice President, Cypress Care, Inc.
ENC Marketing & Communications, Inc., McLean, Virginia Eva Neumann, President and CEO of ENC Marketing & Communications, Inc.
Exact Staff,  Woodland Hills, California Karenjo Goodwin
Expense Management Solutions, Inc., Southborough, Massachusetts Michele Flynn, President, Expense Management Solutions, Inc.
Facelogic International Inc. Carlsbad, California Sherryl Ford, President, Facelogic International
For Her Information Media, Chicago, Illinois Beth Aldrich, CEO/Founder, For Her Information Media
Funxion Fuzion, Roselle, Illinois Rose Cammarata, Owner, Funxion Fuzion
H2 Marketing, Seattle, Washington Heather L. Rooney, President, H2 Marketing, LLC
Stevie BugHouseWorks, Newton, Massachusetts Andrea Cohen, CEO and co-founder, HouseWorks
National Tax Search LLC, Chicago, Illinois Lori Eshoo, President & CEO
Precision Dialogue, Cleveland, Ohio Marci Hower, Precision Dialogue
Red Hot Marketing LLC, Studio City, California Lorrie Morgan-Ferrero, Red Hot Marketing LLC
Sue Kozel, SK Visions, Cream Ridge, New Jersey Lita Abele, CEO, Diversity Advocate & Woman Business Leader
SupportAbility, Irvine, California Julie Inman, President & Chairman, SupportAbility
The PowerMark Group, San Juan Capistrano, California Colleen Edwards, President, The PowerMark Group, Inc.
The Prosthetic Center, Houston Texas Dr Rhonda F Turner, CEO The Prosthetic Center
VMD Systems Integrators, Vienna, Virginia Deepti Malhotra, CEO, VMD Systems Integrators, Inc.
Wagner Resources, Inc., Gaithersburg, Maryland Jean Wagner CEO & President, Wagner Resources, Inc.
WilbanksElam, Birmingham, Alabama Lydia Caffery Wilbanks, Managing Partner
WilkinsonSheinCommunications, Arlington, Virginia “Keira Shein Continues to Shine”
Best Entrepreneur – Service Businesses – Up to 2,500 Employees
Octagon Research Solutions, Inc., Wayne, Pennsylvania Nancy Smerkanich, Vice President, Regulatory Affairs, Octagon Research Solutions, Inc.
The Jay Group, Ronks, Pennsylvania Dana Chryst, CEO, The Jay Group
Stevie BugThe Manhattan Mortgage Company, New York, New York Melissa Cohn, President/CEO, The Manhattan Mortgage Company
Best Executive – Non-Services Businesses – More Than 2,500 Employees
Stevie BugSAP AG, Walldorf, Germany Donna Troy, Executive Vice President Global SME, SAP AG
Best Executive – Non-Services Businesses – Up to 100 Employees
Premier Promotional Products, Purcellville, Virginia Margaret von Gersdorff, Premier Promotional Products
Signature HomeStyles, Glendale Heights, Illinois Cari Christopher, Vice President of Sales and Marketing, Signature HomeStyles
Valista, Wicklow, Ireland Evanna Kearins, Marketing Director, Valista
Stevie BugVS Publishing Company, Orlando, Florida Donna Stutts, President, VS Publishing Company
Best Executive – Non-Services Businesses – Up to 2,500 Employees
Agile Software, San Jose, California Carolyn Aver, CFO, Agile Software Corporation
Deltek, Herndon, Virginia Carolyn Parent, Executive Vice President of Worldwide Sales, Deltek
excelleRx, New York, New York Stephanie A. Zarus, Chief Performance Officer, execelleRx
Stevie BugSAP Labs Canada and SAP Labs Hungary Laure Le Bars, Managing Director, SAP Labs Canada and SAP Labs Hungary
Best Executive – Service Businesses – More Than 2,500 Employees
Constellation Energy, Baltimore, Maryland E. Follin Smith, Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Administrative Officer, Constellation Energy
Stevie BugHyperion Solutions, Santa Clara, California Mercedes Ellison, Vice President of Global Partner Sales, Hyperion Solutions
Hyperion Solutions, Santa Clara, California Heidi Melin, Chief Marketing Officer, Hyperion Solutions
KODAK Service & Support, Rochester, New York Dolores Kruchten, General Manager, Global Services, and Vice President, Kodak’s Graphics Communications Group
McAfee, Inc., Santa Clara, California Alva Purvis  - Vice President of Worldwide Channel Enablement
Best Executive – Service Businesses – Up to 100 Employees
American Legal Search, Houston, Texas Robin Thompson, Managing Director
Aon Corporation, San Jose, California Julie K Davis, EVP, Wired for Growth Division, Affinity Insurance Services, Inc.
Richardson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Debbie Antonelli, Senior Vice President, Global Sales, Richardson
SafeHarbor Technology Corporation, Satsop, Washington Annette Jacobs, Chair & CEO, SafeHarbor Technology Corporation
Trims Unlimited, Inc. Los Angeles, California Ashley Young, Vice President, Trims Unlimited
Stevie BugWagner Resources, Inc., Gaithersburg, Maryland Jean Wagner CEO & President, Wagner Resources, Inc.
Best Executive – Service Businesses – Up to 2,500 Employees
Allyis, Bellevue, Washington Suzette McClintock, Executive Vice President, Allyis
Allyis, Bellevue, Washington Rochelle Hill, Vice President of Marketing, Allyis
Stevie BugAvendra, Rockville, Maryland Jane Marie Dunigan, Avendra: Providing Customers Integrity and Accuracy
Computer Systems Center Incorporated (CSCI), Springfield, Virginia Lara J. Coffee, Director Marketing Communications, CSCI
Dalbey Wealth Institute, Westminster, Colorado Cathy Stalick, President, The Dalbey Wealth Institute
ePrize, Pleasant Ridge, Michigan Jacquelyn L. Trepanier, Senior Vice President, Fulfillment Services, ePrize
Global eProcure, Clark, New Jersey Neha Desai, Vice President of Business Development and European Operations
Gulf Bank, Kuwait Sana Jumah, Acting CGM, Gulf Bank
High Performance Technologies, Inc. (HPTi), Reston, Virginia Eleni Z. Antoniou, Human Resources Executive
Mercedes Homes, Orlando, Florida Susan Girard, President of Sales & Marketing, Mercedes Homes
Premiere Global Services, Atlanta, Georgia Michele Dobnikar, SVP, Chief Integration Officer, Premiere Global Services
Premiere Global Services, Atlanta, Georgia Susan Hill, SVP of Sales, Middle Market, Premiere Global Services 
Valpak, Largo, Florida Melissa Fisher, Sr. VP of Marketing and Communications, Valpak
Best Executive in EMEA
Stevie BugGulf Bank, Kuwait Sana Jumah, Acting CGM, Gulf Bank
Research In Motion, EMEA, London, England Charmaine Eggberry, Vice President and Managing Director, EMEA at RIM
Valista, Wicklow, Ireland Evanna Kearins, Marketing Director, Valista
Best New Company of the Year
Facelogic International Inc. Carlsbad, California Facelogic International
Stevie BugH2 Marketing, Seattle, Washington Heather L. Rooney, President, H2 Marketing, LLC
Maneater Threads, San Francisco, California Maneater Threads
Medicalciti.com, St.Louis, Missouri Medicalciti.com
Sarita's Macaroni & Cheese, Inc. New York, New York S'MAC
SemperComm Foundation, Springfield, Virginia SemperComm Foundation
The Cultural Connect, San Francisco, California The CulturalConnect
Best New Product of the Year
ESPS, Salisbury, Maryland Violence Informational Products
For Her Information Media, Chicago, Illinois For Her Information Magazine/TV
Stevie BugSignature HomeStyles, Glendale Heights, Illinois The Wall Wizard™ System
Stevie BugThevirtualsalescoach.com, Skyland, North Carolina Thevirtualsalescoach.com
Best New Service of the Year
Aon Corporation, San Jose, California Wired for Growth, New Division in Affinity Insurance Services, Inc.
DowntownWomensClub.com, Cohasset, Massachusetts DowntownWomensClub.com's social network, DWC Faces
Healthy Kids' Catalog, San Diego, California Healthy Kids' Catalog Breaks New Ground
MedeliaCommunications, Hollywood, Florida WM Group of Funds Selling to Women Training Series
Stevie BugVIPdesk, Alexandria, Virginia Advancing Corporate Concierge Services Under the Leadership of VIPdesk CEO Mary Naylor
Best Overall Company of the Year - Non-Services Businesses – Up To 100 Employees
ALOM Technologies, Fremont, California International just-in-time fulfillment
Stevie BugCableOrganizer.com, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida Woman-Led CableOrganizer.com Taking Male Dominated Industry by Storm
Gulf Coast Shutter, Destin, Florida Gulf Coast Shutter
VerticalResponse, San Francisco, California VerticalResponse - Fun and Fast-Paced, The Way We Like It!
Best Overall Company of the Year – Service Businesses – Up to 100 Employees
Art to Gogh, Fitchburg, Massachusetts Art to Gogh
Stevie BugBest Upon Request, Cincinnati, Ohios Best Upon Request
Chameleon Technologies, Kirkland, Washington Melissa Action, Principal and Co-Founder of Chameleon Technologies
Cypress Care, Inc., Duluth, Georgia Lisa Datelle, Cypress Care, Inc. - Best Overall Company of the Year
EAG Services, Houston, Texas EAG Services, Inc.
Expense Management Solutions, Inc., Southborough, Massachusetts Expense Management Solutions, Inc.
For Her Information Media, Chicago, Illinois For Her Information Media (A Division of In Her Shoes, LLC)
Horn Group, Inc., San Francisco, California Horn Group, Inc.: 15 Years and Going Strong
Insight Performance Improvement, Inc., Dedham, Massachusetts Exceptional Commitment to Employees and Customers Creates Formula for Success
iPrint Systems, Inc., Redwood City, California iPrint.com – Business Printing Made Easy
National Tax Search LLC, Chicago, Illinois National Tax Search - Best Overall
NetPlus Marketing, Conshohocken, Pennsylvania NetPlus Marketing
Planning the Globe, Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina The Planning the Globe Company
Precision Marketing Group, Framingham, Massachusetts Precision Marketing Group
SafeHarbor Technology Corporation, Satsop, Washington SafeHarbor Technology Corporation, Annette Jacobs, Chair & CEO
The Career Exposure Network, Portland, Oregon The Career Exposure Network
The Thomas Collective, LLC, New York, New York The Thomas Collective, LLC
Trims Unlimited, Inc. Los Angeles, California Trims Unlimited, Inc.
Umbria Inc., Boulder, Colorado Umbria – a company that mines the blogosphere for insight
VMD Systems Integrators, Vienna, Virginia VMD Systems Integrators, Inc. 
Best Turnaround of the Year
Gulf Bank, Kuwait Gulf Bank Corporate Banking Group
Stevie BugHollister Inc., Boston, Massachusetts Hollister Inc
The Judgment Group, Stevensville, Maryland The Judgment Group, Operational Turnaround
VMD Systems Integrators, Vienna, Virginia VMD Systems Integrators, Inc.
Best Young Entrepreneur
Blue Whitespace Graphic Design, Cincinnati, Ohio Heather Fricke, Founding Partner, Blue Whitespace Graphic Design Studio
Girl Powered Real Estate, Inc., Campbell, California Amie Chilson, Founder & CEO, Girl Powered Real Estate, Inc.
H2 Marketing, Seattle, Washington Heather L. Rooney, President, H2 Marketing, LLC
JAI NETWORK SYSTEMS SDN. BHD. Kuala Lumpur. Malaysia LATIFAH BT. TAIB: Best Young Entrepreneur
Maneater Threads, San Francisco, California Tanya Zilinskas, Owner and Founder, Maneater Threads
Stevie BugSZPR Inc., Carlsbad, California Sarah Znerold, CEO & Founder of SZPR Inc.
The Cultural Connect, San Francisco, California Sumaya Kazi, Founder & Executive Director, The CulturalConnect
Xstatic Public Relations, Denver, Colorado Stacey Sepp, Chief Operating Officer, Xstatic Public Relations
Blog of the Year
eMoms at Home, West Chicago, Illinois eMoms at Home :: For Moms Who Mean Business
Kathryn Finney, The Budget Fashionista, Jersey City, New Jersey The Budget Fashionista
Stevie BugVerticalResponse, San Francisco, California VerticalResponse Email Marketing Blog - Best Blog for Marketers
Communications Campaign of the Year
Lacy McMahon, Talecris Biotherapeutics, North Carolina Up Close and Personal Patient Open House by Lacy McMahon, Manager, Public Affairs, Talecris Biotherapeutics.
October Strategies, Inc., Denver, Colorado October Strategies' Public Relations Campaigns
Paula Phelan, Scotts Valley, California Paula Phelan / NPI PR for the Cisco Women in Technology Campaign 
Stevie BugSheaHedges Group, McLean, Virginia SheaHedges Group's PR Campaign for VIPdesk
Community Involvement Program of the Year
Blue Whitespace Graphic Design, Cincinnati, Ohio Blue Whitespace Graphic Design Studio & Concours d'Elegance
Chameleon Technologies, Kirkland, Washington Melissa Action, Principal and Co-Founder of Chameleon Technologies
Charter Communications & Lynne Coker, Birmingham, Alabama Charter Communications Crusade to Cure Childhood Cancer
CTSi, Boulder, Colorado CTSi
Stevie BugFeaster and Associates, Norfolk, Virginia Building Community Engagement Across America
Signature HomeStyles, Glendale Heights, Illinois Signature HomeStyles
SZPR Inc., Carlsbad, California SZPR Inc. & Keep A Breast Foundation:  Maximizing Awareness of Breast Cancer to Young Women
TopHuman Technology Limited, Beijing, China Eva Wong, President and Chairperson of TopHuman Technology Limited
Employer of the Year
Chameleon Technologies, Kirkland, Washington Melissa Action, Principal and Co-Founder of Chameleon Technologies
Cypress Care, Inc., Duluth, Georgia Lisa Datelle, Cypress Care, Inc. - Employer of the Year
ENC Marketing & Communications, Inc., McLean, Virginia ENC Marketing & Communications, Inc. Employer of the Year
Stevie BugInsight Performance Improvement, Inc., Dedham, Massachusetts Valuing Employees as Internal Customers Creates Exceptional Workplace
Media 1, Grand Haven, Michigan Media 1
VMD Systems Integrators, Vienna, Virginia VMD Systems Integrators, Inc.
Fastest-Growing Company of the Year
CableOrganizer.com, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida Woman-Led CableOrganizer.com Taking Male Dominated Industry by Storm
Global eProcure, Clark, New Jersey Global eProcure
Gulf Coast Shutter, Destin, Florida Gulf Coast Shutter
R & L Associates, Beverly, Massachusetts Fran Dichner, President & CEO of R & L Associates
VerticalResponse, San Francisco, California VerticalResponse - Up, Up and Away!
Stevie BugWilkinsonSheinCommunications, Arlington, Virginia WilkinsonShein Grows Revenue 217%
Lifetime Achievement Award
Candace Wiest, Avondale, Arizona Candace Wiest, President and CEO of West Valley National Bank (In Organization)
Gulf Bank, Kuwait Sana Jumah, Acting CGM, Gulf Bank
Stevie BugMariah Fenton Gladis, Malvern, Pennsylvania Mariah Fenton Gladis
Signature HomeStyles, Glendale Heights, Illinois Madolyn Johnson, President and Founder, Signature HomeStyles
Marketing Campaign of the Year
Connekted Minds Inc.,Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada A little Food for Thought
Girl Powered Real Estate, Inc., Campbell, California Girl Powered's Rosie the Realtor and New Age Fairytale
Stevie BugLauren Fix, Lancaster, New York Victims of Flood Damaged Cars
Precision Marketing Group, Framingham, Massachusetts Precision Marketing Group - Peanut Butter & Chocolate
Mentor of the Year
Action International, Las Vegas, Nevada Dresene Flynn-White, franchise coach, Action-International
Precision Marketing Group, Framingham, Massachusetts CC Consulting
Stevie BugR & L Associates, Beverly, Massachusetts Fran Dichner, President & CEO of R & L  Associates
Women's Leadership Coaching Inc, Campbell, California Jo Miller, CEO, Women's Leadership Coaching Inc
Most Innovative Company of the Year – Up to 100 Employees
Aspire, Phoenix, Arizona Aspire
BenchmarkPortal, Inc., Santa Maria, California Echo™ by BenchmarkPortal Brings Customer Opinion to the Core of Service Analysis and Recovery
ColdSpark, Broomfield, Colorado ColdSpark Revolutionizes Enterprise Email
Corporatedramas.com, Fairfax, Virginia CorporateDramas.com-Enhancing Intellectual Capital
Healthy Kids' Catalog, San Diego, California Healthy Kids' Catalog Breaks New Ground
iPrint Systems, Inc., Redwood City, California iPrint.com – Business Printing Made Easy
National Tax Search LLC, Chicago, Illinois National Tax Search - Most Innovative
ProLink Services, LLC, Vienna, Virginia ProLink Services, LLC.
Stevie BugSew What? Inc, Rancho Dominguez, California Sew What? Inc, Theatrical Drapery Manufacturer
Small Town Dog Vacation Villas, Las Vegas, Nevada Small Town Dog Vacation Villas
The Judgment Group, Stevensville, Maryland The Judgment Group, Innovator
Umbria Inc., Boulder, Colorado Umbria – a company that mines the blogosphere for insight
VMD Systems Integrators, Vienna, Virginia VMD Systems Integrators, Inc.
Most Innovative Company of the Year – Up to 2,500 Employees
Stevie BugSMART Technologies Inc, Calgary, Alberta, Canada SMART Technologies Inc.
United Scrap Metal, Inc., Cicero, Illinois United Scrap Metal, Inc.
Technology Innovator of the Year
ALOM Technologies, Fremont, California ALOM uses technology to outcompete companies 100 times its size
ColdSpark, Broomfield, Colorado ColdSpark’s Mission to Transform Email Infrastructure
Constellation Energy, Baltimore, Maryland Constellation Energy
Fenestra, Inc., Brooklyn, NewYork Fenestra, Inc.: Leading a Revolution in Assessment Centers
National Tax Search LLC, Chicago, Illinois National Tax Search - Technology Innovator
Strategy Solutions, Inc, Erie, Pennsylvania Strategy Solutions, Inc.
Sun Microsystems, Santa Clara, California Kim Jones, Sun Microsystems
The Judgment Group, Stevensville, Maryland The Judgment Group, Technology Innovator
Stevie BugVMD Systems Integrators, Vienna, Virginia VMD Systems Integrators, Inc. 
Website of the Year
Advance Design Interactive, Erdenheim, Pennsylvania Web Site for Cambridge Architectural
Blue Whitespace Graphic Design, Cincinnati, Ohio The Blue Whitespace Website
EMCOR Group, Norwalk, Connecticut The EMCOR Group Corporate Web Site
Stevie BugFor Her Information Media, Chicago, Illinois For Her Information Web Site
Maneater Threads, San Francisco, California Maneater Threads Web Site
Precision Marketing Group, Framingham, Massachusetts Precision Marketing Group - Web Site
Soapdom, Inc., Santa Monica, California Soapdom.com
Women Helping Women Award
ACTiVATE, Baltimore, Maryland Empowering Women into High-Tech Entrepreneurship
American Legal Search, Atlanta, Georgia Carter Hoyt, Managing Director
Bette George, Bette George & Associates Inc., McLean, Virginia Bette George - Women Helping Women
Stevie BugFORTUNE magazine, New York, New York FORTUNE/U.S. State Department International Women Leaders Mentoring Partnership
Girl Powered Real Estate, Inc., Campbell, California Girl Powered for Women
Neutral Posture, Bryan, Texas Rebecca Boenigk of Neutral Posture, Inc.
R & L Associates, Beverly, Massachusetts Fran Dichner, President & CEO of R & L Associates
R&L Associates, Inc. Beverly, Massachusetts R&L Associates, Inc.
The Career Exposure Network, Portland, Oregon CareerWomen.com
Women's Leadership Coaching Inc, Campbell, California Women's Leadership Coaching Inc.