Congratulations to Last Night's Award Winners!

MCCC President & CEO Gigi Godwin (left) smiles as Marriott International, Inc. Chief Financial Officer Leeny Oberg accepts the Corporate Achievement Award on behalf of Marriott from Richard Bynum, PNC Bank President of Greater Washington and Virginia.

Managed Care Advisors President and Owner Lisa Firestone (left) accepts the Business Partner of the Year Award.

This year's Government Partner of the Year is the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA). Robb Wong (left), SBA Associate Administrator for the Office of Government Contracting and Business Development (GCBD) stands with award sponsor Ann Sullivan, President and CEO of Madison Services Group, and Barbara Carson, SBA Deputy Associate Administrator of GCBD.

Kenny Foster (left) and Kari Swenson, Co-Owners and Operators of McDonald's River Road, are joined on stage by Gigi Godwin, McDonald's River Road Operations Supervisor Azita Vedadinia, Montgomery County Department of General Services Director David Dise, and Acting Director of the Montgomery County Department of Environmental Protection, Patty Bubar. McDonald's River Road received the Green Business Innovator of the Year Award.

Maria Harris Tilden, Executive Vice President of Marketing, Communications, and External Affairs for CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield presented newly-retired CareFirst President and CEO Chet Burrell with the Emeritus Business Leader of the Year Award. They were joined on stage by Gigi Godwin.

The Peel Family joined SunTrust Bank Senior Vice President Winona Blevins and Greater Washington Market President Jeff Lieberman for a photo op with Datawatch Systems Executive Vice President William Peel III. Peel Family companies Datawatch, Red Coats, and Admiral Security received the Spirit of Free Enterprise Award from MCCC at last night's Business Awards Dinner.

Shapiro & Duncan, Inc. received the Corporate Social Responsibility Award during last night's ceremony. Left to right: Lou Boland, Executive Vice President of BOLAND, Stacey Holsinger, Marketing Manager at Shapiro & Duncan accepting the award on their behalf, Gigi Godwin, and Dave Tacchetti, Vice President of Clark Construction Group, LLC.

Joseph Brown, President and CEO of The Insurance Exchange, Inc. receives the Small Business Leader of the Year Award from Kal Attia, Account Executive for Large Commercial Group, CareFirst.

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Verl Zanders Emerging Business of the Year Winner

This award is presented to an emerging company on the leading edge of innovation by creating milestones in technology and/or business that has achieved enhanced earnings and contributed to Metro-Maryland’s reputation as an outstanding place to do business. Three finalists are named, and the winner is announced at the Business Awards Dinner. This year's finalists were Blue Corona, Earth Treks, and Senseonics Holdings, Inc.

Kaiser Permanente Executive Director Gracelyn McDermott (left) presented the three Verl Zanders Emerging Business of the Year Award Finalists with plaques. The finalists were Senseonics Holdings, Inc, Blue Corona, and Earth Treks.

The 2018 Verl Zanders Emerging Business of the Year Is...

Senseonics Holdings, Inc.  is a medical technology company focused on the design, development and commercialization of glucose monitoring systems to improve the lives of people with diabetes by enhancing their ability to manage their disease with relative ease and accuracy.

Dr. Timothy Goodnow, President and CEO of Senseonics Holdings, Inc. accepts the Verl Zanders Emerging Business of the Year Award.

Click here to read more information about the Verl Zanders Emerging Business of the Year Award and past recipients.

Thank you for joining us in celebrating the best of Montgomery County's business community!

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