SBA Administrator Honors Nation's Top Small Businesses

WASHINGTON, March 18, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Administrator Linda McMahon, the head of the U.S. Small Business Administration, announced the 2019 Small Business Persons of the Year winners from the 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and Guam. Each of the winners have been invited to attend ceremonies in Washington, D.C. on May 5-6 where they will be honored with their individual award. During the ceremonies, SBA will announce the 2019 National Small Business Person of the Year from the 53 winners from across the U.S. and territories.   

"I am delighted to recognize the 53 winners from across the country as they gather in our nation's capital," McMahon said. "Entrepreneurs are the innovators who take risks on ideas, invest in their communities, and create jobs.  Their skills and creativity not only support their own families, but they also make our neighborhoods and cities vibrant places to live and work, fueling our overall economic strength. These small business owners best represent the nation's 30 million small businesses and I look forward to welcoming the winners to Washington, D.C. in May when they are officially honored for their accomplishments."

National Small Business Week will be observed May 5-11 with events around the country. SBA Administrator Linda McMahon will be making stops in Washington, D.C., Florida, Texas, and Utah.

2019 Small Business Persons of the Year Winners

ALABAMA    
Alana Parker                                                               
President                                                                                            
Rocket City Drywall & Supply
Huntsville, AL

ALASKA       
John Tatham                                                               
President
Janet Tatham
Vice President
Shelley Bramstedt
Secretary/Treasurer
PIP Printing of AK
Anchorage, AK

ARIZONA              
Jennifer Herbert                                                                      
Chief Executive Officer                                               
Jeff Herbert
Chief Strategic Officer
Superstition Meadery LLC
Prescott, AZ

ARKANSAS   
April Broderick                                                           
Majority Owner/President                                         
A&A Fire and Safety Company                        
Sherwood, AR

CALIFORNIA 
Jeffrey Perry                                       
President                                                                    
All Industrial Tool Supply                               
Huntington Beach, CA

COLORADO  
Rick Schmidt              
President and CEO                                          
Tipping Point Solutions                       
Centennial, CO

CONNECTICUT      
Joyce Reynolds                                                           
President                                                                    
Jerardo Reynolds
Vice President
Reynolds Welding and Fabrication
Windsor, CT

DELAWARE      
Donald Chupp                  
President and CEO                                           
Fireside Partners                                             
Dover, DE

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA           
Paul Abbott                                                                 
Owner                                                                         
Laura Abbott
Co-Owner
Life of Riley
Washington, DC

FLORIDA                      
Jeff Turbeville                                                              
Owner/CEO
Sunshine Peanut Company
Jacksonville, FL

GEORGIA                     
Rebecca Lamont                                                          
President & Founder                                                   
Jeff Lamont                                                                 
Director of Operations                                     
Pathways Behavioral Consulting
Marietta, GA

GUAM
Richard Chan
President
Mika Gibson
Vice President
Archway
Tamuning, Guam

HAWAII
Rolf Klein
CEO
Alvin Bongolan
COO
Hawaii Energy Systems
Aiea, HI

IDAHO 
Nate Bondelid                                                             
President                                                                                
Tek-Hut
Boise, ID

ILLINOIS          
Cornelius Damon Griggs                  
President/CEO                                                             
GMA Construction Group                                                        
Chicago, IL                                                       

INDIANA         
Casey Wright                                                                           
CEO                                                                                         
NinjaZone & Wright Gymnastics                       
Greenwood, IN

IOWA  
Brad Barber
CEO, Co-Founder                                             
Angie Barber
COO, Co-Founder
Cabin Coffee Franchising
Clear Lake, Iowa

KANSAS
Kurt Schmidt
President/Owner
Picasso's Pizzeria
Wichita, KS

KENTUCKY 
Paul Isenberg                                                              
Owner/Founder                                                                      
Smart Start Child Care
Bowling Green, KY

LOUISIANA      
LTC Danny Blanks, USAR-Ret                            
Member/CEO                                                              
Barlow Cook                                                                
Member/CCO                                                              
James Washington III                                       
Member/CFO
Pontchartrain Partners
New Orleans, LA

MAINE 
Janie Wang
Owner/Member                                                                      
Modernist Pantry                                                        
Eliot, ME                                                          

MARYLAND     
Zhensen Huang                                                           
CEO                                                                                         
Precise Software Solutions                               
Rockville, MD

MASSACHUSETTS        
Swati Elavia                                                      
President                                                                                
Monsoon Kitchens
Shrewsbury, MA

MICHIGAN                  
Kathleen Eberle                                               
President/CEO                                                             
NPO Transportation
Southfield, MI

MINNESOTA                
Christine Lantin                                                
President                                                                                
Maud Borup                                        
Plymouth, MN

MISSISSIPPI                 
Jennifer Sutton, D.S., D.V.M.                                       
President
Jeffrey Sutton, B.S., D.V.M.
Secretary/Treasurer
Gulf Coast Veterinary Services
Biloxi, MS

MISSOURI                   
Carol Espinosa                                                             
Principal
Freedom Interiors
Kansas City, MO

MONTANA      
Devon Davidson                                                                      
President/Owner                                                        
MARS of Billings                                                           
Billings, MT

NEBRASKA
Leon Weiland, President/Owner                                  
Jean Weiland, Partner/Secretary/Treasurer                             
Weiland Doors                                                                         
Norfolk, NE

NEVADA                      
Elena Ledoux                                                   
CEO                                                                             
Nargiza Mukhutdinova
General Manager
Superb Maids
Las Vegas, NV

NEW HAMPSHIRE                    
Hale Cole-Tucker                                                         
President and Co-Founder
Erica Cole-Tucker
Vice President, Operations and Co-Founder
Tucker Restaurant Group
New London, NH

NEW JERSEY                
Carl Fisher                                                                   
CEO                                                                                         
Karen Froberg-Fejko                                                    
President                                                                                
Bio-Serv and Radon Supplies                
Flemington, NJ                                     

NEW MEXICO  
Emile Gonzales                                                
President                                                                                
G2i, LLC                                                                       
Albuquerque, NM

NEW YORK      
Christopher Bren                                             
William Freedman                                            
Todd Stewart                                                   
Members
Picture Farm II, LLC
Brooklyn, NY

NORTH CAROLINA                   
Steven Ceccarelli                                             
CEO/President                                                 
Farm Fresh Produce                             
Faison, NC

NORTH DAKOTA          
Troy Derheim                                                  
President                                                                    
Derheim Inc.                                        
Harwood, ND                           

OHIO               
Kristen Bailey                                       
Co-Founder & CEO                                           
Sweets and Meats
Cincinnati, OH

OKLAHOMA    
Michael Van Eaton                                           
President                                                                    
Cacy Van Eaton                                                
Vice President
Susan Van Eaton
Secretary-Treasurer
Van Eaton Ready Mix
Shawnee, OK

OREGON                     
Marshall Doyle                                                 
President                                                                    
Cal-Cert Company                                            
Clackamas, OR                         

PENNSYLVANIA                       
Ethan Wendle                                                  
Co-Founder and CEO                                       
Matthew Chverchko                   
Co-Founder and COO
DiamondBack Automotive Accessories
Phillipsburg, PA

PUERTO RICO  
Marie Rosado Collado                          
President                                                                    
Angel Rosado
Vice President
3A Press Corp.
Lajas, Puerto Rico

RHODE ISLAND
Justin Oakley
Owner/Occupational Therapist
Michael Vieira
Owner, MA & RI Licensed Contractor
Oakley Home Access
Narragansett, RI

SOUTH CAROLINA       
Adam Huneau                                                 
Owner, Founder and CEO
Alodia's Cucina Italiana
Lexington, SC

SOUTH DAKOTA                      
Derek  DeGeest                                               
President
DeGeest Steel Works
Tea, SD

TENNESSEE    
Larry Schmittou                                                           
President
L&S Family Entertainment
Hendersonville, TN

TEXAS              
Christi Bond                                                     
Co-Founder/President                                     
Ragan Bond
Co-Founder/Vice President
Independence Coffee
Brenham, TX

UTAH  
Vivien Bohme                                                              
Owner and CEO                                                                       
Fernanda Bohme
Owner and Designer
Bohme
Sandy, Utah

VERMONT                   
Steven Gagner                                                            
Owner/Founder
14^th Star Brewing Company
St. Albans, VT

VIRGINIA                     
Roberto Ortiz
President/CEO
AVMAC, LLC
Chesapeake, VA

WASHINGTON 
Ross Black                                                                                                                    
Founder/CEO                                                              
Simple Box Storage                                                      
Lynden, WA

WEST VIRGINIA
Michael Mills
Managing Principal
Mills Group
Morgantown, WV

WISCONSIN 
Stacy Tuschl                                                                 
President                                                                    
The Academy of Performing Arts-Oak Creek and Franklin
Oak Creek, Wisconsin

WYOMING      
Ryan Gregory                                                              
President                                                                                
Wyoming Roofing
Sheridan, WY

About the U.S. Small Business Administration 
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