Palatine Chamber presents Key to Success Awards
The Palatine Area Chamber of Commerce held its Key to Success Awards Dinner on Wednesday, Dec. 7, at The Cotillion Banquets in Palatine.
The 2016 nominees and winners (in bold) are:
Business of the Year: Member must have made a significant contribution to the Palatine Chamber or to the Palatine community.
• Ace Hardware Palatine, Jim and Cindy Schilling
• D' Vine Wine and Gifts
• Left Hand Marketing
• Salon Lorrene
Distinguished New Business: Must be a member for three years or less and have made a significant contribution to the Palatine Chamber or to the Palatine community.
• Cook, Cork & Fork, John Mahler
• Brandt Accounting
• Escapeology
• Batting Benny's
Business Leader of the Year: Member must have made a significant contribution to the Palatine Chamber or to the Palatine community through involvement, giving back, and other outreach efforts.
• Lorrene Conino, owner of Salon Lorrene
• Jim Meier, MeritCorp Group LLC
• Mari Beth Darling, Mary Key Cosmetics
• Joan Scovic, Palatine Park District
Palatine Pride: A Chamber business that embodies what it means to live and do business in Palatine and has made a significant contribution to growth and prosperity in the business community.
• Vicarious Productions, Melanie Santostefano and Shawn Jackson
• Kramer Photographers, Bob Kramer
• U.S. Post Office, Louis Smith
Community Organization of the Year: An organization that had made significant contributions to the business and /or community through its work.
• C.A.T.I.F. (Celebrating all that is Feminine), nonprofit. Lorrene Conino accepted on behalf of C.A.T.I.F. She is a founding board member.
• Palatine Park District
• Girl Scout Troop 42264
Heart of the Community: A member who has made significant impact through community outreach, support of social or health programs and is an active volunteer.
• Julie Selof, Palatine, Palatine Park District
• Mari Beth Darling, Mary Kay Cosmetics
• Sue Minott, Village of Palatine
• Joe Petykowski, Palatine Historical Society
Community Hero of the Year: Employed by fire, police, public works, public safety or member of PEMA.
• Nick Grasso, Palatine Emergency Management Agency (PEMA)
• Kellie Poloquin, Palatine Police Department
Rising Star Award: A junior or high school student who goes beyond what is expected of them and demonstrates self-confidence and self-esteem by positive actions and attitude.
• Akash Mukherjee
• Regina Guzman
• Kevin Lindstrom
• Maggie Kapica
• John Maldonado
• Rebecca Padilla
• Lisett Jimenez
• Rebecca Danielczyk
• Izzy Pakrovsky
• Kaitlyn Reed
• Alan Acosta
• Jenny Castro
• Caitlyn Newton
• Emily Alvia
• Thomas Brinckerhoff