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Stevie® Awards forWomen in Business

5TH ANNUALAwardsDinner

andCeremoniesFriday, November 14, 2008

Marriott Marquis HotelNew York, New York

US$10.00

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PROGRAM CONTENTSMistress of Ceremonies 5

Board of Distinguished Judges & Advisors 7

Preliminary Judges 11

List of Finalists 13

Welcome to the 5th annual Stevie® Awards for Women in Business.

This year’s Stevie Awards for Women in Business attracted more than 1,200 entries, a 50%increase from last year. The Stevies for Women have grown dramatically in every sector of thecompetition. Every year it gets tougher to be recognized as a Finalist or a Stevie Award winner,and I congratulate you for your achievements this past year.

Preliminary judging was conducted in September and October by business professionalsaround the world. Their averages scores determined the Finalists. Members of the competition’s Board of Distinguished Judges & Advisors performed final judging the week of October 20 to select Stevie Award winners from among the Finalists. All judges are acknowledged in this program.

We organize three other business competitions in addition to the Stevies for Women. You can learn all about our programs at www.stevieawards.com.

Thank you for participating in The 2008 Stevie Awards for Women in Business, and for joining us this evening. Best wishes for continued success!

Cordially,

Michael GallagherPresidentThe Stevie Awards

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MISTRESS OF CEREMONIESCheryl CasoneCheryl Casone joined FOX Business Network (FBN) in September 2007 as an anchor. Prior to FBN, Casone served as a correspondent for FOX NewsChannel’s (FNC) business unit and was a regular guest on FNC’s Your World withNeil Cavuto as well as Cashin’ In, where she appeared initially as a contributorwhen it debuted in May 2001.

Casone brings years of experience covering finance, business, and consumernews to FBN. She has reported on the economic impact of war on the economy,consumer fraud, global markets, foreign investment, and corporate governance in addition to her work covering the U.S. markets.

Prior to FNC she worked as a freelance business correspondent for CNN primarily reporting from the NewYork Stock Exchange, and CBS Newspath as a general assignment reporter. Casone moved to New York towork as an overnight and early morning news anchor for MSNBC and NBC. Prior to that she anchored a business show for San Francisco’s KRON-TV, and served as a business and general assignment reporter. She began her career at CNX Media on the nationally syndicated program Travel Update.

Casone has served on the boards of the Associated Press Television and Radio Association, California andNevada Regional Chapter, and American Women in Radio and Television, San Francisco Chapter.

A native of Dallas, TX, she graduated from Northern Arizona University.

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BOARD OF DISTINGUISHED JUDGES & ADVISORSThe participation and counsel of our judges and advisors — all of whom are leaders in the business community —have helped to establish The Stevie Awards for Women in Business as a preeminent business awards show. Theyconducted the final judging to determine the Stevie Award winners in the various categories.

Patty Abramson, Managing Director, Women’s Growth Capital FundMaria Bailey, CEO, Blue Suit Mom MediaMaki Nakamura Bara, Managing Partner & Co-founder, The Chartres Lodging Group, LLCWendy Borow-Johnson, Senior VP-The Networks Group & President, Healthy Living Channel, The Media Group, Inc.Delia Champion, Founder, The Flying Biscuit CafeKristen des Chatelets, Chief Marketing Officer, BDS Marketing, Inc.Maria Coyne, Executive Vice President, Key4Women, KeyBankChris A. Davis, Forstmann Little & Co.Jory Des Jardins, President of Strategy Alliances and Co-founder, BlogHerLori Eshoo, President & CEO, National Tax Search, LLCCarrie Fitzmaurice, VP-Business Development Northeast, Corporate Board Member magazineEdie Fraser, Managing Director and Chair of the Diversity Practice, Diversified Search Ray & BerndtsonAliza Freud, Founder & CEO, SheSpeaks Inc.Gretchen Goffe, Principal Partner, Pink TankGail Goodman, President & CEO, Constant ContactAileen Gorman, Executive Director, The Commonwealth InstituteJohn H. Graham IV, President and CEO, American Society of Association ExecutivesHarriet Green, CEO, Premier Farnell plcHelen Greiner, Co-founder & Chairman, iRobot Corp.Eileen R. Heisman, President & CEO, National Philanthropic TrustHope Johnson, Managing Director, Boyden Global Executive SearchJulie B. Kampf, President, JBK Associates Inc.Barbara Kasoff, Co-founder and COO, Women Impacting Public PolicyCarolyn Kepcher, President, Carolyn & Co.Dr. Judy Kuriansky, Columbia University Teachers College, radio advice host, TV commentator,

New York Daily News columnistSheila Lirio Marcelo, Founder & CEO, Care.comCarol Marx, Past President, American Agri-WomenDonna Mullen Good, CEO, Center for Women & EnterpriseVenus McNabb, Founder & CEO, 1-800-GeeksOnTimeGrace Landin Nystrum, Senior VP-Marketing Programs Development Manager, Bank of AmericaKyra Oliver, Executive Director, Hayes Hitzeman FoundationKirsten Osolind, Founding CEO, Re:Invention, Inc.Bernice M. Paolozzi, Asian Trade & Tourism Consultant, Bernice Paolozzi ConsultancyLinda Passante, CEO & Co-founder, The Halo GroupDelia Passi, President and CEO, MedeliaCommunicationsJanine Popick, CEO, VerticalResponseSuzanne Richard, UPS Center Supervisor, UPS Package OperationsSandra Rinomato, Realtor, Coldwell Banker & Television HostJim Samples, President, HGTVNora Senior, Managing Director, Weber Shandwick ScotlandPatricia Seybold, CEO, The Patricia Seybold GroupDr. Betty Spence, President, National Association for Female ExecutivesKaty Thorbahn, General Manager, Avenue A | RazorfishLisa Wexler, President, Elaine Construction CompanyDr. Laureen Wishom, Chief Solutionery Officer, Masterpiece Solutions, LLCMary Wu, President, Wu Consulting LLCDarrell Zahorsky, Small Business Information Editor, About.comSarah Znerold, President, SZPR

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December 16, 2008

Extended entry deadline for the 3rd annual Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service. With 27 categories honoring customer service and call centerprofessionals, and 41 categories for sales professionals.

Learn more and enter at www.stevieawards.com/sales.

December 12, 2008

Second early-bird entry deadline for the 7th annual American Business Awards, the premier business awards program in the U.S.A.

Learn more and enter at www.stevieawards.com/aba.

Upcoming Stevie Awards Entry Deadlines

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2008 PRELIMINARY JUDGESThe following professionals participated as preliminaryjudges in September – October 2008. Their averagescores determined the Finalists. We thank them fortheir time, efforts, and insights.

Yvette Adams, Director, The Creative Collective, Maroochydore, Australia

Chris Andism, Communication and Media Officer,Municipal Services Agency, Sacramento County, Sacramento, CA

Robert Anthony, President, Robert Anthony Marketing andCommunications, East Lansing, MI

Gina Aswell, Manager, Communications & Public Relations,Jackson Convention & Visitors Bureau, Jackson, MS

Virginia Balcom, VP-Marketing, Strangeloop Networks, Vancouver, BC, Canada

Mona Baset, Senior Vice President, Bank of America, Charlotte, NCSusan Benton, Principal, Benton Communications,

Hermosa Beach, CANoreen Braman, Multimedia Design Editor, RFB&D, Princeton, NJKimberly Bristol, Associate VP, Corporate Giving Manager,

Citizens Financial Group, Boston, MACrystal Brown-Tatum, CEO, Crystal Clear Communications,

Shreveport, LAJanice Southard Burk, Community/Employee Relations Manager,

Penasco Valley Telecommunications, Artesia, NMLinda Byerline, CEO, MLB Industries dba Happy Heinys,

El Cajon, CABev Campbell, Volunteer Manager, Seniors Assisted Transportation

Society of Greater Edmonton, AB, CanadaSum-Sum Chan, Director of Marketing Communications, CaseStack,

Santa Monica, CADenise Clancey, President, Teledirect Partners, Boston, MARobin Cook, CEO, Marketing with a Flair, Glendale, AZKimberly Cooley, Communications Director, Henderson Hutcherson

& McCullough, Chattanooga, TNGary Cooper, Media Specialist, New Jersey State Library,

Trenton, NJDiane Creston, President/Creative Director, Creston Advertising &

Marketing, Inc., New York, NYMichele Cuthbert, Creative Director, Baker Creative, Groveport, OHKelly Donahue, Corporate Communications Manager, EYP,

Albany, NYCorina DuBois, Creator, Celebrate Mama! LLC, Silver Spring, MDJamie Entzminger, President, Mach 1 Global Services, Inc.,

Tempe, AZLori Ericson, VP Product Planning & Development, SPECTRUM

Human Resource Systems Corporation, Denver, COShannon Eusey, President and COO, Beacon Pointe Advisors,

Newport Beach, CAScott Fuhr, Director, Corporate Communications, Advertising

Specialty Institute, Philadelphia, PALorretta Gasper, Manager of Corporate Communications, CDC

Corporation, Atlanta, GAKathleen Gibbs, Public Affairs Officer (Retired), US Army,

Mandeville, LAGail Greenberg, Owner, Some Sweet Dreams, Philadelphia, PAChristian Have, Director, Have PR & Kommunikation,

Frederiksberg, DenmarkKathryn Hayden, Director of Media Relations, Sabre Holdings,

Southlake, TXMarie Holliday, EFT-ADV, MAAMET, EFT Spain, Murcia, SpainLindsay Hyde, Founder and President, Strong Women,

Strong Girls. Inc., Boston, MAGeorgia Jones, President, NewVoices, Inc., Sonora, CARose Jurczewski, Owner, Funxion Fuzion, Roselle, IL

Kathryn Kempf, Vice President, B&Y Communications, Montclair, NJDeborah Kilcollins, Communications Liaison, Big Five Tours &

Expeditions, Stuart, FLTerri Kruzan, President, Culture Consulting, Decatur, GANoah Lam, Vice President, Connetquot West, Farmingdale, NYBrook Larios, Public Relations Specialist, San Diego, CADonna LaVoie, President & CEO, LaVoie Group, Salem, MACarolyn Lefebvre, President/CEO, Autohaus Arizona, Inc.,

Phoenix, AZLori Lemmon, Director, Customer Communications, Publications &

Diversity Marketing, UPS, Atlanta, GAAlysia Lew, Director, Communications, AOL, New York, NYDr. Madeline Lewis, President/CEO, Deline Institute for

Professional Development, Upper Marlboro, NJNancy Long, President, Dorland Global Public Relations,

Philadelphia, PAJennifer Louis, Creative Director, Think Monster, Atlanta, GAElvera Nuriawati Makki, Internal Communications Manager,

PT Unilever Indonesia Tbk, Jakarta, IndonesiaWilliam Mecke, Communications Director, Georgia Regional

Transportation Authority, Atlanta, GASara Miller, Communications Manager, Dairy Council of California,

Sacramento, CAGayle Morrison Duncan, Partner, Executive Options, Bellevue, WAKyle Potvin, Principal, Splash Communications, LLC, Hampstead, NHFanjarivo Rakotonirina, President, Tropical Items Madagascar, LLC,

Boulder, COKimberly Rogers, Web Project Facilitator, Methodist Healthcare,

Memphis, TNChristine Seymour, Business Unit Manager, Power Conversion

Division, Siemens Energy & Automation, Inc., Alpharetta, GAJacqueline Shannon, Communications Director, Teachers’

Retirement System of Oklahoma, Oklahoma City, OKGary Shumaker, Senior Consultant, Gary E. Shumaker, Inc.,

Fairfax, VAPam Small, Co-Founder, Bitzi & Babz Business Consulting,

Ledgewood, NJJohn Soller, CEO, Maximum Performance, Huntington Beach, CALatha Stead, MD, Emergency Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MNAmy Stevens, Director of Marketing Communications, Wellmont

Health System, Kingsport, TNLynn Stoner, President, Stoner Construction, Inc., Plantation, FLNickoletta (Letty) Swank, CEO/President, iPrint Systems, Inc.,

Redwood City, CAErika Taylor, CEO-Chief Publicist, Three Girls Media &

Marketing Inc., San Jose, CARonald Trahan, President, Ronald Trahan Associates, Inc.,

Westwood, MABeverly Turek, Owner, Turek’s Computer Dr, Bryan, TXMichael Turner, President, Bearsworth Communications, Inc.,

Chatsworth, CAMary Vail, Publicist, Las Vegas, NVSharon Vaz, CEO, Internet Marketing Angel LLC, Dallas, TXJeff Wallace, President, Global Kinetics Inc., Oakland, CANancy Wellman, APR, Director of Church & Public Relations,

Lutheran Homes Society, Toledo, OHLydia Wilbanks, Founder and Managing Partner, WilbanksElam,

Birmingham, ALMarcia Williams, Chief Public Affairs and Marketing Officer,

Providence Health & Services, Portland, ORMelissa Wilson, Owner, Wilson Monnig Creative, St. Peters, MODick Wolfe, Vice President, Gibbs & Soell Public Relations,

New York, NYKathy Woodard, Director of Public Service, Ohio Dental Association,

Columbus, OH

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2008 FINALISTSFinalists are listed alphabetically by company/organization name within category.

ADVERTISING CAMPAIGN OF THE YEAR“We Know What it Takes to Be a Tiger,” Accenture, Chicago, IL“The Centura Health Women’s Digital Mammography Campaign,” Davis Design, Denver, CO“It’s Who We Are,” Zander Guinn Millan, Charlotte, NC

WEBSITE OF THE YEARForAccess.com Web-site, Access Referral Network, Inc., San Antonio, TXAutohausAZ — Online Source for OEM Auto Parts, Autohaus Arizona Inc., Phoenix, AZThe BlogHer Company Web Site, BlogHer, Redwood City, CABreastfeeding Community Website, Breastfeeding Community, Shropshire, United Kingdom“Life…supplemented” Web site, CRT/tanaka, Richmond, VADrury Design Dynamics Website, Drury Design Dynamics, New York, NYFinancial Fashion House Website, Financial Fashion House, Washington, DCiPrint.com®— Business Printing Made Easy®,! iPrint Systems, Inc., Redwood City, CAMommyDocs Website, MommyDocs LLC, Potomac, MDTastefully Simple’s Website, Tastefully Simple, Alexandria, MNThe Cradle, The Cradle, Los Angeles, CAWipro Technologies Web Site,Wipro Technologies, Bangalore, IndiaWomanOwnedNewYork.com, WomanOwnedNewYork.com, Rockville Centre, NY

BLOG OF THE YEARLeading-Workplace-Change by Terri Kruzan, President and Founder, Culture Consulting, Atlanta, GATheglasshammer.com by Nicki Gilmour, Evolved People Media LLC, Brooklyn, NYHilaryTopper.com, HJMT COMMUNICATIONS, LLC, Westbury, NYSheFinds.com, White Cat Media Inc., New York, NY

COMMUNICATIONS CAMPAIGN OF THE YEARThe American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons’ (AAOS) “75 Years of Orthopaedics” Celebration, American Academy of

Orthopaedic Surgeons, Rosemont, IL“Pro-Age” Public Relations Campaign, Haruko Iino, Tokyo, Japan“Make Mine a Million $ Business Communications Campaign” for American Express OPEN, M Booth and Associates, New York, NYCisco Networking Academy Ten-Year Anniversary Campaign, Nadel Phelan, Inc., Scotts Valley, CA“The Real Rambus” Campaign, Rambus Inc., Los Altos, CA

MARKETING CAMPAIGN OF THE YEARAARP Feria de la Segunda Juventud, Comunicad, Arlington, VAThe Centura Health Heart Month Campaign, Davis Design, Denver, COIntegrated Marketing & Promotion’s Health Fair Marketing Campaign, Integrated Marketing & Promotions, Inc., Manhattan Beach, CAFiesta de la Salud, Integrated Marketing & Promotions, Inc., Manhattan Beach, CAJunk in the Trunk Removal Service’s Green” Marketing Campaign,” Junk in the Trunk Removal Services, Silver Spring, MDWipro Technologies Applied Innovation Campaign, Wipro Technologies, Bangalore, India

TECHNOLOGY INNOVATOR OF THE YEARAllvoices, San Francisco, CABlackboard, Washington, DCCGH Technologies, Inc., Washington, DCEyeMail Inc., Marietta, GAGreatCall, San Diego, CAPatersons Global HR & Payroll, Salisbury, United KingdomProforma Global, Baltimore, MDVérité, Inc., Sandy, UT

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2008 FINALISTSContinued

WOMEN HELPING WOMEN AWARDDidi Discar, Partner, LLC Access Communications, Berkeley Heights, NJMothernet KK, Osaka, JapanCelebrate Mama! LLC, Silver Spring, MDMeridian International Center, Washington, DCNannies4hire.com, Norfolk, NEPatricia Thorp, Thorp & Company, Coral Gables, FLKathie De Chirico, Visionary Strategies, Inc., Skillman, NJBecky Kiser, Founder, Women For Women, Colorado Springs, CO

BEST NEW COMPANY OF THE YEARCaliber Sales & Marketing, Austin, TXCarTatts, Englewood Cliffs, NJElemé Medical, Merrimack, NHMUG Solutions, Coquitlam, BC, CanadaThe Travelwrap Company Ltd, Hampshire, United KingdomWi5Connect, Provo, UTXeround, Bellevue, WAZINK Imaging, Bedford, MA

BEST NEW PRODUCT OF THE YEARParagon Collection House Numbers and Letters, Atlas Homewares, Los Angeles, CALauren Fix’s Guide To Loving Your Car, Automotive Aspects Inc., Lancaster, NYsupercollarTM, Bright IP Concepts, LLC, Novato, CAConcentric — http://www.concentric.com, Concentric, San Jose, CAInnov8 LLC, Innov8 LLC, Honolulu, HIMyStrategicPlan Software, M3 Planning, Inc, Reno, NVTorsion Spring Unit, MUG Solutions, Coquitlam, BC, CanadaTru Face® Essence Ultra, Nu Skin Enterprises, Provo, UTPerfect Selling, by Linda Richardson, Richardson, Philadelphia, PANutrition Games (Food Pyramid Bingo, Fruit & Veggie Color Bingo) Smart Picks, Inc., Lakewood, OHValueSelling Essentials eLearning, ValueSelling Associates, Rancho Santa Fe, CAYöghund, Exeter, NHZINKTM Paper, ZINK Imaging, Bedford, MA

BEST NEW SERVICE OF THE YEARCorporateHousingbyOwner, Highlands Ranch, COEco-Edge, LLC, Chandler, AZMommyDocs LLC, Potomac, MDThyme for School, Thyme Out, Gaithersburg, MDProprietary IV&V Process Cuts Software Development Project Risks, Wu Consulting, LLC, Washington, DC

BEST OVERALL COMPANY OF THE YEAR — NON-SERVICES BUSINESSES — UP TO 100 EMPLOYEESComponent Design Northwest, Inc., Portland, ORFreeman Forms and Supplies, Inc.dba mysupplies, Atlanta, GAPeleman Industries, Alpharetta, GA

BEST OVERALL COMPANY OF THE YEAR — NON-SERVICES BUSINESSES — UP TO 2,500 EMPLOYEESCrossroads Systems, Austin, TXLPS SoftPro, Raleigh, NCSMART Technologies, Calgary, AB, Canada

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2008 FINALISTSContinued

BEST OVERALL COMPANY OF THE YEAR — SERVICE BUSINESSES — UP TO 100 EMPLOYEES —ADVERTISING, MARKETING, AND PUBLIC RELATIONSBoscobel Marketing Communications, Inc., Silver Spring, MDCubitt Jacobs & Prosek Communications, New York, NYDrum Marketing and Public Relations, New York, NYGroup M Inc., Englewood, NJH2 Marketing, Seattle, WAMarcel Media, Chicago, ILNetPlus Marketing, Inc., Conshohocken, PAProforma Albrecht & Co., Milford, OHSavoir Media Co., Belmont, MAVantage Communications, San Francisco, CAWeber Shandwick Scotland, Edinburgh, United Kingdom

BEST OVERALL COMPANY OF THE YEAR — SERVICE BUSINESSES — UP TO 100 EMPLOYEES —BUSINESS SERVICESBalancing Life’s Issues, Inc., Ossining, NYEmployment Screening Services, Birmingham, ALEvans Newton Incorporated, Scottsdale, AZInsight Performance, Inc., Dedham, MAPediatric Therapeutic Services, Inc., Conshohocken, PAThe Career Exposure Network, Portland, OR

BEST OVERALL COMPANY OF THE YEAR — SERVICE BUSINESSES — UP TO 100 EMPLOYEES —ALL OTHER INDUSTRIES Camp Bow Wow, Boulder, COCorporateHousingbyOwner, Highlands Ranch, CODigital Hands, Tampa, FLDRT Strategies Inc., Beverly Hills, CAFierce, Inc. Bellevue WAPlantwise South Africa, GautengProTrials Research, Inc., Mountain View, CAThe Performance Group of Northern California, LLC; Emeryville, CAVerticalResponse, San Francisco, CAWildlyWealthy.com, Mooloolaba, QLD, Australia

BEST OVERALL COMPANY OF THE YEAR — SERVICE BUSINESSES — UP TO 2,500 EMPLOYEESAPCO Worldwide, Washington, DCGreatCall, San Diego, CANorthbound, LLC, Sunnyvale, CARoyal Neighbors of America, Rock Island, IL

BEST TURNAROUND OF THE YEARClearfield, Inc., Plymouth, MNRoyal Neighbors of America, Rock Island, ILSeraCare Life Sciences, Inc., Milford, MA

COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT PROGRAM OF THE YEARDogtopia, Bethesda, MDHollister Inc., Boston, MAPioneer Services, Kansas City, MORochester Arts & Sciences Academy, Rochester, MNRoyal Neighbors of America, Rock Island, ILSAP Canada Inc., Toronto, ON, Canada Tierney Communications, Philadelphia, PAVerticalResponse, San Francisco, CA

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2008 FINALISTSContinued

EMPLOYER OF THE YEARDRT Strategies Inc., Beverly Hills, CAInsight Performance, Inc., Dedham, MAPorter Novelli, London, United KingdomTastefully Simple, Alexandria, MNWeber Shandwick Scotland, Edinburgh, United Kingdom

ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP PROGRAM OF THE YEARCitigate Cunningham, San Francisco, CAEco-Edge, LLC, Chandler, AZMach 1 Global Services, Tempe, AZSomething Classic, Charlotte, NC

FASTEST-GROWING COMPANY OF THE YEARBlackLine Systems, Calabasas, CABusiness Management Associates, Inc., Alexandria, VACredit Solutions, Dallas, TXDRT Strategies Inc., Beverly Hills, CANorthbound, LLC, Sunnyvale, CAProforma Custom Business Services, Marietta, GARockett Interactive, Cary, NCSearch Wizards, Inc, Atlanta, GAVerticalResponse, San Francisco, CAVitalent Group LLC, Seattle, WA

MOST INNOVATIVE COMPANY OF THE YEAR — UP TO 100 EMPLOYEESAspire, Phoenix, AZBonitas International, Englewood, FLC-SAW Enterprises LLC, San Diego, CAewoman, Inc., Tokyo, JapanExecutive Alliance, Inc., Atlanta, GAEyeMail Inc., Marietta, GAFederal Fabrics-Fibers Inc., Lowell, MAGenArts, Boston, MAH2 Marketing, Seattle, WAInternational Checkout Inc, Santa Monica, CAiPrint Systems, Inc., Redwood City, CAMakana Solutions, Lexington, MAMUG Solutions, Coquitlam, BC, CanadaVisual i|o, Newton, MA

MOST INNOVATIVE COMPANY OF THE YEAR — MORE THAN 100 EMPLOYEESAyudhya Allianz C.P.Life Pcl., Bangkok, ThailandCommunispace Corporation, Watertown, MACrossroads Systems, Austin, TXTravelocity, Southlake, TX

BEST ASIAN ENTREPRENEURAtsuko Matsumura, President, Actia Inc., Osaka, JapanMayumi Okada, President, Chao Kikaku, Osaka, JapanYvette Adams, CEO, The Creative Collective & www.YummieMummie.com.au, Sunshine Coast, Queensland, AustraliaSandy Forster, Chief Creative Officer, WildlyWealthy.com, Mooloolaba, Queensland, Australia

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2008 FINALISTSContinued

BEST ASIAN EXECUTIVEMolly Zhang, Business Vice President — Licensing, The Dow Chemical Company, Shanghai, ChinaMiyuki Yajima, Representative Director, Re Prism KK, Tokyo, JapanGrace He, US Capital Holdings, Plantation, FLSangita Singh, Head of Enterprise Application Services, Wipro Technologies, Bangalore, Karnataka, India

BEST CANADIAN ENTREPRENEURKy Joseph, Executive VP-Sales, Evanov Communications Inc., Etobicoke, ON, CanadaTina Thompson, President, MUG Solutions, Coquitlam, BC, Canada

BEST CANADIAN EXECUTIVEJanet LeBlanc, Director of Customer Value Management, Canada Post Corporation, Ottawa, ON, CanadaGenèse Castonguay, VP-Marketing, Colligo Networks, Inc., Vancouver, BC, CanadaNancy Knowlton, CEO & Co-Founder, SMART Technologies, Calgary, AB, CanadaVirginia Balcom, VP-Marketing, Strangeloop Networks, Vancouver, BC, Canada

BEST ENTREPRENEUR IN EMEAMonika Yosifova, Founder and General Manager, Active Group, Sofia, BulgariaKaren Paterson, Chief Executive Officer, Patersons Global HR & Payroll, Salisbury, United KingdomJenneth Prinsloo, CEO and Founder, Plantwise South Africa, GautengMaryam Hussain Al Blushi, Promo In Advertising FZ LLC, Dubai, United Arab EmiratesPatricia Davidson, Director, Rotational Engineering Rotational Engineering Ltd., Tyne & Wear, United Kingdom

BEST EXECUTIVE IN EMEAArmelle Carminati, Managing Director, Human Capital & Diversity, AccentureCharmaine McDonald, VP, Managing Director, McKesson UK, Warwick, United KingdomJulie Smith, Head of EMEA Managed Service Programs, ProcureStaff

BEST LATIN AMERICAN ENTREPRENEUR OR EXECUTIVENellie Borrero, Director — Global Inclusion & Diversity, AccentureAnabel Perez, CEO and President, NovoPayment, Inc., Miami, FLGraciela De Oto, President, Suma Veritas Foundation, Buenos Aires, Argentina

BEST ENTREPRENEUR — NON-SERVICES BUSINESSES — UP TO 2,500 EMPLOYEESNancy Knowlton, CEO & Co-Founder, SMART Technologies, Calgary, AB, CanadaWendy Caswell, President and CEO, ZINK Imaging, Bedford, MA

BEST ENTREPRENEUR — NON-SERVICES BUSINESSES — UP TO 100 EMPLOYEESTherese Tucker, BlackLine Systems, Calabasas, CADr. Christina Lampe-Onnerud, Founder and CEO, Boston-Power, Inc., Westborough, MAMary Tappouni, President/Owner, Breaking Ground Contracting, Jacksonville, FLValerie Holstein, President and CEO, CableOrganizer.com Inc., Fort Lauderdale, FLChristina French, French Press (TABLE Magazine), Pittsburgh, PAElizabeth Cobb, Founder and CEO, Makana Solutions, Lexington, MACydni Tetro, VP-Products and Marketing, NextPage, Draper, UTMegan Duckett, President, Sew What? Inc., Rancho Dominguez, CACheryl Traverse, President & CEO, Xceedium, Jersey City, NJJody Rodgers, Founder and CEO, Yöghund®, Exeter, NH

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BEST ENTREPRENEUR — SERVICE BUSINESSES — UP TO 100 EMPLOYEES — ADVERTISING, MARKETING,AND PUBLIC RELATIONSJennifer Prosek, Cubitt Jacobs & Prosek Communications, New York, NYAmberly Allen, President, Direct Innovations, Houston, TXHeather Rooney, President, H2 Marketing, Seattle, WAChristine Dunn, President, Savoir Media Co., Belmont, MAMarianne O’Connor, President and CEO, Sterling Communications, Inc, Los Gatos, CAErika M. Taylor, CEO-Chief Publicist, Three Girls Media and Marketing Inc., San Jose, CASusan Trainer, President, Trainer Communications, Pleasanton, CALydia Wilbanks, Managing Partner, WilbanksElam, Birmingham, ALElena Potoupa, President, Wow Things, Inc., Tenafly, NJCara Good, Co-founder and CEO, WunderMarx|PR, Irvine, CA

BEST ENTREPRENEUR — SERVICE BUSINESSES — UP TO 100 EMPLOYEES — BUSINESS SERVICESLaJuanna Russell, Business Management Associates, Inc., Alexandria, VALaura Borgstede, CEO, Calysto Communications, Atlanta, GAMichelle Clark, Coverall of Eastern TennesseeSusan Scott, Fierce, Inc. Bellevue WALeslie O’Connor, CEO, Search Wizards, Inc, Atlanta, GAJulie Thomas, President and CEO, ValueSelling Associates, Rancho Santa Fe, CAKirsten Mangers, Chief Executive Officer, WebVisible, Irvine, CA

BEST ENTREPRENEUR — SERVICE BUSINESSES — UP TO 100 EMPLOYEES — COMPUTER SOFTWARE & SERVICES Saskia Strick, CEO and President, International Checkout Inc., Santa Monica, CADeborah N. Theobald, CEO, Vecna Technologies, Inc., Cambridge, MAJanine Popick, CEO, VerticalResponse, San Francisco, CADr. Mary Wu, Computer Scientist and Entrepreneur, Wu Consulting, LLC, Washington, DC

BEST ENTREPRENEUR — SERVICE BUSINESSES — UP TO 100 EMPLOYEES — MEDIAJessica Rovello, President and Co-Founder, Arkadium, Inc., New York, NYLunden De’Leon, Founder/CEO, Dirrty Records, Beverly Hills, CASandra Waggett, President, MSW Interactive Designs LLC, Knoxville, TNFabi Preslar, President and Creative Director, SPARK Publications, Matthews, NC

BEST ENTREPRENEUR — SERVICE BUSINESSES — UP TO 100 EMPLOYEES — ALL OTHER INDUSTRIESHeidi Flammang, CEO/Founder, Camp Bow Wow, Boulder, COTheresa M. Ellis, CEO and Co-Founder, Common Impact, Cambridge, MAKimberly Smith, Co-Founder, CorporateHousingbyOwner, Highlands Ranch, COAmy Nichols, Founder and CEO, Dogtopia, Bethesda, MDMichele Merhib, Founder, elements therapeutic massage, inc., Highlands Ranch, COKelly Wels, CEO, Kelly’s Closet, Inc., Lone Tree, COLori Eshoo, President & CEO, National Tax Search LLC, Chicago, ILPam Wolf, Founder, New York Kids Club, New York, NYJenneth Prinsloo CEO and Founder, Plantwise South Africa, GautengKaira Sturdivant Rouda, President, Real Living, Columbus, OHHeidi Kallett, CEO & President, The Dandelion Patch, Reston, VASuzanne Ashton, The Performance Group of Northern California, LLC, Emeryville, CAMissy Carr, Founder/Chef, Thyme Out, Gaithersburg, MDLaurie Cunnington, President, Ward Williston Oil Company, Bloomfield Hills, MI

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BEST ENTREPRENEUR – SERVICE BUSINESSES – UP TO 2,500 EMPLOYEESCarrie Kelleher, COO, Credit Solutions, Dallas, TXHeidi W. Gerding, President & CEO, HeiTech Services, Inc., Landover, MDKaren Paterson, Chief Executive Officer, Patersons Global HR & Payroll, Salisbury, United KingdomMrs. Prita Kemal Gani, Founder and Director, London School of Public Relations, Jakarta, IndonesiaJill Blashack Strahan, Tastefully Simple, Alexandria, MNLinda Maslow, CEO, The Maslow Media Group, Washington, DC

BEST EXECUTIVE — NON-SERVICES BUSINESSES — MORE THAN 2,500 EMPLOYEESIlene Gordon, President and CEO, Alcan Packaging, Inc. Chicago, ILSusan Lynch, SeniorVP-Finance and Chief Financial Officer, Hitachi Data Systems, Santa Clara, CACheryl Morley, Senior VP-Corporate Strategy, Monsanto, St. Louis, MO Karen Dutch, Vice President, Advanced Storage Products Group, NEC Corporation of America, Santa Clara, CAMichele Toth, Vice President, Human Resources and Administration (HR&A) and Competitive Excellence, Northrop Grumman Information

Technology, McLean, VACarol Dudley, Corporate Vice President, The Dow Chemical Company, Midland, MI

BEST EXECUTIVE — NON-SERVICES BUSINESSES — UP TO 100 EMPLOYEESMichelle Dipp, M.D., Ph.D., Vice President of Corporate Development, Sirtris, a GSK company, Cambridge, MARita Soronen, Executive Director, The Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption, Dublin, OHLourdes Fusaro Norton, Vice President of Sales, Viscom International, Atlanta, GAStephanie Fohn, CEO, WhiteHat Security, Santa Clara, CA

BEST EXECUTIVE — NON-SERVICES BUSINESSES — UP TO 2,500 EMPLOYEESJessica Finnefrock, Senior VP-Product Development, Blackboard, Washington, DCAnyck Turgeon, Chief of Market Strategy and Security, Crossroads Systems, Austin, TXMichelle Snyder, VP-Marketing and Subscription Sales, Epocrates, Inc., San Mateo, CACathy Zatloukal, CEO, MobileAccess, Vienna, VAPatricia (Trish) Cotter, VP Worldwide Customer Support and Manufacturing and Company Officer, Netezza, Marlborough, MASharon Holt, Senior VP-Worldwide Licensing and Marketing, Rambus Inc., Los Altos, CANancy Knowlton, CEO and Co-Founder, SMART Technologies, Calgary, AB, CanadaMaria Lefevre, Chief of Staff, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, DC

BEST EXECUTIVE — SERVICE BUSINESSES — MORE THAN 2,500 EMPLOYEESMaria Pardee, President of Global Integration, BT Design, BT, El Segundo, CAGail Donovan, Executive VP & COO, Continuum Health Partners, New York, NYDeborah Bothun, U.S. Advisory Leader, PricewaterhouseCoopers’ Entertainment, Media and Communications Practice and Global

Convergence Leader, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Los Angeles, CASusan St. Ledger, Senior Vice President of the High Tech and Manufacturing Vertical, Salesforce.com, San Francisco, CANina Simosko, Global Chief Operating Officer, SAP Education, SAP America, Palo Alto, CALizabeth H. Zlatkus, Executive VP and Chief Financial Officer, The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc., Hartford, CTKathy Pankanin, Area Vice President, VWR International, West Chester, PAJessie Paul, Chief Marketing Officer, Wipro Technologies, Bangalore, India

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BEST EXECUTIVE — SERVICE BUSINESSES — UP TO 100 EMPLOYEES — ADVERTISING, MARKETING,AND PUBLIC RELATIONSMegan Conahan, Senior Sales Manager, Direct Agents, Inc., New York, NYClaire Koeneman, Co-President, Financial Relations Board, Chicago, ILLeslie Singer, President; Chief Creative Officer, G2 Branding & Design, New York, NYSamantha Bedford, Vice President/Client Services and Analytics, Location3 Media, Denver, COMichelle Lagos Ubben, Chief Operating Officer, Ron Sachs Communications, Inc., Tallahassee, FLShannon Morris, President, Sigma Group, Oradell, NJJennifer Louis, Creative Director, ThinkMonster, Atlanta, GATara Walpert Levy, President, Visible World, New York, NYLydia Wilbanks, Managing Partner, WilbanksElam, Birmingham, AL

BEST EXECUTIVE — SERVICE BUSINESSES — UP TO 100 EMPLOYEES — ALL OTHER INDUSTRIESSherry A. Chris, President and CEO, Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate LLC, Parsippany, NJVeronica Wilson, President/CEO, Blind Center of Nevada, Las Vegas, NVCarolyn Bekkedahl, Chief Development Officer, Mochila, Inc., New York, NYSuzanne Kelley, Executive Vice President, Proggex, Inc., Clearwater, FLSusan Danaher, President, Sales and Marketing, Reactrix Systems Inc., Redwood City, CADr. Neena Natt, Executive Board Member, Rochester Arts & Sciences Academy, Rochester, MNMollie Shields-Uehling, CEO and President, SAFE-BioPharma Association, Fort Lee, NJKathleen Mauriot, Regional Director, Treeline, Inc., Wakefield, MA

BEST EXECUTIVE — SERVICE BUSINESSES — UP TO 2,500 EMPLOYEES — BUSINESS SERVICESJoleen Lauffer, Director of Operations, AIReS (American International Relocation Solutions), Pittsburgh, PAJudi Hand, President and General Manager, Direct Alliance, Tempe, AZEleni Z. Antoniou, Director of Human Resources, High Performance Technologies, Inc. (HPTi), Reston, VADebbie Antonelli, Executive Vice President, Global Sales, Richardson, Philadelphia, PALesley Harris, President, Travelocity Business, Southlake, TX

BEST EXECUTIVE — SERVICE BUSINESSES — UP TO 2,500 EMPLOYEES — COMPUTER SOFTWARE & SERVICESMaysoon Al-Hasso, VP-Marketing, Apptix, Herndon, VASheri Thureen, Vice President, CSC Program Manager, CSC (Defense Group), Marlton, NJDebra Curtiss, Vice President and General Manager, Peak 10, Tampa, FLKelly Wenzel, Chief Marketing Officer, Tideway, New York, NYElana Anderson, VP-Product Marketing & Strategy, Unica Corporation, Waltham, MA

BEST EXECUTIVE — SERVICE BUSINESSES — UP TO 2,500 EMPLOYEES — ALL OTHER INDUSTRIESMichelle Alvarez, Senior Manager, Media Relations, AARP, Washington, DCHelen Marshall, VP of Human Resources, Campus Apartments, Inc., Philadelphia, PAKris McMasters, CEO-Elect, Clifton Gunderson, Milwaukee, WIKathy Keeney, Publisher of the Rail Group in the Directories Division, Commonwealth Business Media, San Francisco, CARenee Jacobs, Conference Director, Journal of Commerce Conferences Division, Commonwealth Business Media, San Francisco, CACarrie Kelleher, COO, Credit Solutions, Dallas, TXClare Hart, President, Dow Jones Enterprise Media Group, Executive Vice President Dow Jones & Company, Dow Jones & Company,

Princeton, NJTari Haro, Chief Marketing Officer, iCrossing, Scottsdale, AZMarilyn McDonald, Marketing Director, Interbank FX, Salt Lake City, UTJamie Entzminger, President, Mach 1 Global Services, Inc., Tempe, AZNancy Smerkanich, VP-Regulatory Affairs, Octagon Research Solutions, Inc., Wayne, PACynthia A. Tidwell, President/CEO, Royal Neighbors of America, Rock Island, ILLee Ann Enquist, VP-Professional Development, Thomson Reuters — West Education Group, Minneapolis, MNKina Lamarche, Executive Vice President for North America, Travelex Global Business Payments, Washington DCMelissa Fisher, Senior Vice President of Marketing and Communications, Valpak Direct Marketing Services, Inc., Largo, FL

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MENTOR OF THE YEARYukiko Hagiwara, President, Prestige Human Solution (PHS) KK, Tokyo, JapanTracey Fletes, Body-N-Spirit Athletic Club, Harvey, LACarrie Kelleher, COO, Credit Solutions, Dallas, TXNancy Stagg, Principal, Fish & Richardson, San Diego, CANancy Long, Senior VP-Human Resources, Hitachi Data Systems, Santa Clara, CASusan Lynch, Senior VP-Finance and Chief Financial Officer, Hitachi Data Systems, Santa Clara, CATracy Repchuk, InnerSurf International LLC, Burbank, CA USASusan Lindner, President, Lotus Public Relations, New York, NYPam Wolf, Founder, New York Kids Club, New York, NYLinda Maslow, CEO, The Maslow Media Group, Washington, DCBeverly Turek, Turek’s Computer DR , Bryan TXKathie De Chirico, President and CEO, Visionary Strategies, Inc., Skillman, NJSandy Forster, Chief Creative Officer, WildlyWealthy.com, Mooloolaba, QLD, Australia

BEST YOUNG ENTREPRENEURLindsay Vastola, President, Body Project Fitness & Health, Robbinsville, NJBrittany Hill, Principal, Caliber Sales & Marketing, Austin, TXAndrea Weisner, President, C-SAW Enterprises LLC, San Diego, CAAmberly Allen, President, Direct Innovations, Houston, TXAdelaide Fives, Founder, In Good Company Workplaces, New York, NYJamie Entzminger, President, Mach 1 Global Services, Tempe, AZAshleigh Hansberger, Partner, Motto Agency, Inc., Myrtle Beach, SC Elizabeth Grace Saunders, Chief Encouragement Officer, Real Life E, Des Moines, IAGail Cayetano, Managing Partner, Starfish Creative Events, Los Angeles, CAStephanie Hansen, Managing Partner, Starfish Creative Events, Los Angeles, CALindsay Hyde, President, Strong Women, Strong Girls, Inc, Boston, MA

LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD — ADVERTISING, MARKETING, AND PUBLIC RELATIONSDidi Discar, Partner, Access Communications, Berkeley Heights, NJJoyce Bosc, Boscobel Marketing Communications, Inc., Silver Spring, MDGloria Rodríguez, Founder/President and CEO, Comunicad, Arlington, VAKathy Johnson, Co-Founder,, Consort Partners, Ross, CAGwinavere Johnston, CEO & Founder, JohnstonWells Public Relations, Denver, CO

LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD — ALL OTHER INDUSTRIES Shannon Eusey, Co-founder, President, and CEO, Beacon Pointe Advisors, Newport Beach, CAMaxine Clark, Founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Bear, Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc., St. Louis, MOTaka Kimura, Tokyo, JapanLinda LaRoche, CEO, CSCI, Springfield, VALaverne Friedmann, Friedmann & Friedmann Insurance Services Inc., Newport Beach, CAAdelene Q. Perkins, President and Chief Business Officer, Infinity Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Cambridge, MAAnnemarie Pucher, ISIS Papyrus, Vienna, AustriaJenneth Prinsloo CEO and Founder, Plantwise South Africa, GautengJanet Whitcomb, Co-Founder & Executive Vice President, ProcureStaff, New York, NYLinda Richardson, Founder and Chairman of the Board, Richardson, Philadelphia, PALatha Stead, Principal Investigator, Rochester Arts & Sciences Academy, Rochester, MNLinda Maslow, CEO, The Maslow Media Group, Washington, DCMichelle Peluso, President/CEO,Travelocity, Southlake, TXEva Chen, CEO and Co-Founder, Trend Micro, Cupertino, CA

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