Reston Chamber Honors Most Engaged Business Leaders

RESTON, VA — While it's been a tough year for many businesses due to the coronavirus pandemic, the Greater Chamber of Commerce recently recognized the most engaged businesses, members, and committees in Reston over the past year at the 2020 Awards for Chamber Excellence ceremony.

In a typical year, the Chamber would fete the awardees at its annual membership luncheon in June. But, due to the restrictions caused by the pandemic, the Chamber hosted a virtual event on Nov. 19 to recognizes the honorees' contributions to Reston's business community.

2020 ACE Award Winners:

• Small Business of the Year - Steven Toole / Toole & Associates
• Medium Business of the Year - M & T Bank
• Large Business of the Year - Leidos
• Member of the Year – Kevin Taylor / Communicate by Design
• New Member of the Year - Linda Graziano / AppQueen
• Committee of the Year - Reston Chamber Cup Golf Committee
• Contributor of the Year - Iris Britt / Iris Britt Consulting
• Young Professional of the Year - Eric Zutler / Pearson Smith Realty
• Innovation Award - KME Digital
• Pinnacle Award - Tom Madden / Visual Impact Productions
• President’s Award - Dee Kakar / M&T Bank

The Chamber also introduced its new 2020-2021 Board Directors, whom the membership confirmed in June.

2020 - 2021 Board of Directors:

• Tom Madden, Visual Impact Productions 2020-2021, Chair Elect
• Jeff Makhlouf, Sheraton Reston
• Alex Lane, Northwest Federal Credit Union
• Kenyetta Price, Boston Properties
• Bob Hicks, Bean Kinney Korman PC
• Joey Musmar, MillerMusmar CPAs
• John Deardorff, Reston Hospital Center
• Michael Delpierre, Conversion Pipeline
• James Estep, John Marshall Bank
• Mike Frantz, SOS International
• Leila Gordon, Reston Community Center
• Shane Murphy, Reed Smith LLP
• Laura Siko, Northern Virginia Community College
• Carrie Welch, ComfortWorks
• Hank Lynch, Reston Association
• Chris Pharo, Leidos
• Tyson Warren, Hyatt Regency Reston