PEGGY GIONTA WINS 2017 ENTERPRISING WOMEN OF THE YEAR AWARD

April 5, 2017

FORT LAUDERDALE, Florida (April 5, 2017) – Peggy Gionta, President and Founder of Partner’s Consulting, last night accepted her Enterprising Women of the Year Award during the Gala Awards Dinner held at The Ritz-Carlton in Fort Lauderdale.  The dinner capped off the 2017 Enterprising Women of the Year Awards Celebration and Conference, which brought together dynamic women business owners from North America and around the world for two full days of top-notch workshops, networking opportunities and corporate sponsor exhibits.

The Annual Enterprising Women of the Year Awards Celebration is one of the most prestigious awards programs and conferences in the world. This year’s program began with a reception for award honorees on the evening of April 2, dine-around dinners at Ft. Lauderdale area restaurants; and concluded with the Gala Awards Dinner on April 4.  Fellow Class of 2017 Award Winners include:

Over $100 million in annual revenues:

Annelies Damen & Rose Maria Louisa Damen, Damen Shipyards, Amsterdam, The Netherlands • Elizabeth Elting, TransPerfect Translations, New York, New York • Els Boerhof, Goodwell Investments, Amsterdam, The Netherlands • Maureen Beal, National Van Lines, Inc., Broadview, Illinois

Over $25 million and up to $100 million in annual revenues:

Janette Egbers, Commercial Packaging, Normal, Illinois • Marie O’Brien, Enterforce, Inc., Pewaukee, Wisconsin • Anjali Ramakumaran, Ampcus, Inc., Chantilly, Virginia • Rose Santana, Santana Group, San Antonio, Texas • Eve Seib, OneSource Relocation, Atlanta, Georgia • Sushumnna Roy Jalajam, Softpath System LLC, Norcross, Georgia • Renee La Londe, iTalent Corporation, San Jose, California

Over $10 million and up to $25 million in annual revenues:

Roxie Schescke, Indian Eyes LLC, Pasco, Washington • Deborah Herman, Fabric Innovations, Coral Gables, Florida • Hima Kolanagireddy, ASCII Group LLC, Farmington Hills, Michigan • Natacha Veronika Beim, CEFA Early Learning Schools, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada • Laurie Halloran, Halloran Consulting Group, Boston, Massachusetts • Debbie Banko, Link Technologies, Las Vegas, Nevada • Rachel Sapoznik, Sapoznik Insurance, Miami Beach, Florida • Karen Cripe, Label Logic, Inc., Elkhart, Indiana • Lee Meagher, Scootaround Inc., Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada • Charlotte Whitmore, Analytics Pros, Inc., Seattle, Washington • Lois Gamerman, Soft Stuff Distributors, Inc., Jessup, MD • Marie Diaz, Pursuit of Excellence, Inc., Dallas, Texas • Heather Hudson, 9Round Fitness, Simpsonville, South Carolina

Over $5 million and up to $10 million in annual revenues:

Renee Radabaugh, Paragon Events, Delray Beach, Florida • Pam du Plessis, Invincible Valves (Pty) Ltd., Gauteng, South Africa • Elisabete Miranda, CQ fluency, Hackensack, New Jersey • Peggy Gionta, Partner’s Consulting, Broomall, Pennsylvania • Candice Simons, Brooklyn Outdoor and j’adore Detroit, Detroit, Michigan • Jeanete Armbrust, Skyline Exhibits of Central Ohio LLC, Columbus, Ohio • Rashi Khosla, MARS IT Corp, Wauwatosa, Wisconsin • Reena Anil, FOURANS LLC, Bridgewater, New Jersey • Julie Heneghan, The Steely Group, Oak Brook, Illinois • Lori Pinkowski, Pinkowski-Allen Financial Group, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada • Debbie Drury, Market Doctors, Dickinson, Texas • Janice Tippett, Millennium Marketing Solutions, Annapolis Junction, Maryland • Prema Patil, Tanson Corp, Bloomington, Minnesota • Rose Cook, The FlexPro Group, Plymouth Meeting, Pennsylvania • Deepa Telang, DSYS, Inc., Alpharetta, Georgia • Jennifer Didier, Directions Training, Oak Brook, Illinois • Colleen Ellis, J.M. Neil & Associates, Kansas City, Missouri • Caron Ng, Nu-Set Lock, El Monte, California

Over $2 million and up to $5 million in annual revenues:

Kimberly Koch, Tripwireless, Inc., Aurora, Colorado • Patricia Leuchten, The Avoca Group, Princeton, New Jersey • Mina Doshi, INTA Technologies Corporation, Santa Clara, California • Kim Pickett, KIMBO Design, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada • Diane Ferry, Star-Med LLC., Hockessin, Delaware • Theresa Payton, Fortalice Solutions LLC, Charlotte, North Carolina • Charu Raheja, PhD, TriageLogic Group, Jacksonville, Florida • Dolores Hawkins, A Better Answer Call Centers, Plano, Texas • Catherine Press, Chinook Helicopters Ltd., Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada • Barbara Ofwono Buyondo, Victorious Education Services, Kampala, Uganda • Wendy McNatt, National Executive Quarters, Spring, Texas • Bola Sogade, MD, ObGyne Consultants, Macon, Georgia • Lisa Kent, The Luminations Group LLC, Hillsborough, New Jersey • Adrienne Braumiller, Braumiller Law Group PLLC, Dallas, Texas • Annette Walter, Timber Industries LLC, Towson, Maryland • Nöelle Haitsma, Nanouk Holding BV, Amsterdam, The Netherlands • Beth Walker, Paperclip Promotions LLC, Austin, Texas • Kat Nouri, Modern-twist, Emeryville, California • Sarah Jollay, Bainbridge Beverage, Coloma, Michigan • Tina Young, QCM, Inc., Laurel, Maryland • Ella Peinovich-Griffith, Soko, Inc., San Francisco, California • Constance Lorenz, Asphalt Restoration Technology Systems, Inc., Orlando, Florida • Eveline van Sandick, Attached, The Hague, The Netherlands • Sheila Lee, Sheila Lee & Associates LLC – Learning Everywhere, Baltimore, Maryland

Over $1 million and up to $2 million in annual revenues:

Lauri Zessar, Bienali Promotions LLC, Highland Park, Illinois • Kathy Steele, Red Caffeine Marketing + Technology, Lombard, Illinois • Laura Havens Hall, Havens & Company, Inc, Lexington, Kentucky • Gemma Allen, Ladden & Allen, Chartered, Chicago, Illinois • Pam Isom, ICE Safety Solutions, Fremont, California • Anne Sheehan, Real Property Tax Advisors, Atlanta, Georgia • Mayra Khan, Nova Driving School, Chicago, Illinois • Susan Thayer, Rabbit Creek, Saint Paul, Minnesota • Mary Darling, Darling Geomatics, Tucson, Arizona • Brenda Arbeláez, PALS International, Troy, Michigan • Eileen Manning, The Event Group, Inc., Minneapolis, Minnesota • Michelle Houp, Creative Tonic, Austin, Texas • René Banglesdorf, Charlie Bravo Aviation, Georgetown, Texas • Madeline Ann Lewis, PhD, Executive Women’s Success Institute, Upper Marlboro, Maryland • Denise Dihle, Three Sixty Engineering, Inc., Golden, Colorado • Marcy Bell, Bell’s Landscape Services, Inc., Wixom, Michigan • Loreen Gilbert, WealthWise Financial Services, Irvine, California • Lori Lonczak, Lori Lonczak Consulting LLC, Milltown, New Jersey • Erin Millerschin, The Millerschin Group, Auburn Hills, Michigan • Anita Nelson, IN Food Marketing & Design, Minneapolis, Minnesota • Courtney Fairchild, Global Services, Washington, DC • Jodi Standke, Talon Performance Group, Minneapolis, Minnesota • Delaina Curry-Allen & Bianca Jackson, Recruiting Source International, Katy, Texas

Up to $1 million in annual revenues:

Kris Miller, Happy Money Healthy Life, Hemet, California • Shonda Scott, 360 Total Concept, Oakland, California • Jodi Katz, Base Beauty Creative Agency, New York, New York • Shobha Mallarapu, Anvaya Solutions, Inc., Folsom, California • Brenda Blake, B&J Financial Services, PLLC, Dallas, Texas • Kathy Mulgrew, Spencer Consulting, Inc., Dallas, Texas • Tiffany Jana, TMI Consulting, Inc., Richmond, Virginia • Kim Valentine-Langley, National Fiber and Copper, Inc., Lisbon, Maryland • Ann Byne, The Byne Group, Suffern, New York • Brenda McChriston, Spectrum HR Solutions, Baltimore, Maryland • Morreen Rukin Bayles, Creative Restaurant Solutions, Inc./Combined Resource Solutions, Inc.,  Exton, Pennsylvania • Carolyn Cross, Ondine Biomedical, Inc., Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada • Jayne Siemens, Venice Communications, Inc., Shawnee, Kansas • Subriana Pierce, Navigator Sales and Marketing, Orange, California

Partner’s Consulting is an award-winning IT consulting company based in the Philadelphia area that provides Professional Services specializing in project and product delivery for Fortune 500 and 1000 companies.  Established in 2006 by Peggy Gionta, Partner’s Consulting’s reputation for high quality service and commitment to a thorough, personalized process stems from its core value of Partnership.  As a certified woman-owned business, clients and consultants alike are proud to partner with a company that truly celebrates diversity in the IT industry.

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