Greater Rochester Chamber of Commerce and its Small Business Council affiliate recently announced the finalists chosen for the 2020 Business Person of the Year Award. This honor, first awarded in 1983, recognizes for-profit business leaders in Greater Rochester who have demonstrated outstanding success, growth, leadership, and service in both civic and professional areas.
Greater Rochester Chamber and its Small Business Council will announce the winner of the 2020 Business Person of the Year Award at a hybrid virtual and in-person celebration at the Genesee Valley Club on June 24, 2021.
The 2020 Business Person of the Year finalists are:
50 and Under Employees –
•John Allen, President, Allen Associates Inc.
• Jason Barrett, President, Black Button Distilling
• Aaron Gordon, Founder and CEO. Optic Sky Productions, LLC
• Jill Knittel, President, JK Executive Strategies, LLC
• Nannette Nocon, Private Wealth Advisor, Nocon & Associates
Over 50 Employees –
• Michael S. Hess, Founder, President and CEO, Waste Harmonics
• Jay McHarg, CEO, AeroSafe Global
• Bill Pollock, President and CEO, Optimation Technology, Inc.
• Timothy J. Pope, CEO and Owner, Ironwood Heavy Highway, LLC/ Terry Tree Service, LLC
• David C. Scalen, Executive Vice President and Co-Founder, Regional Distributors, Inc.
Bob Duffy, President and CEO of Greater Rochester Chamber of Commerce, said, “While the COVID-19 pandemic may have disrupted many plans in 2020, it also provided an opportunity for true leaders to shine. Being chosen as a finalist for the Business Person of the Year Award in a time of such challenge is an honor with special distinction.”
For information on the Business Person of the Year Award, contact Greater Rochester Chamber Events Director Susan George at Susan.George@GreaterRochesterChamber.com or 256-4612.
To purchase tickets or explore sponsorship opportunities for the 2020 Business Person of the Year award on June 24, visit http://bit.ly/ROCBPoY.
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