Message from the President Over 90% of the employers in Delaware are, by definition, small businesses. Half of the workforce in the state is employed by a small business. A large majority of State Chamber members are small businesses because they value the opportunity to meet other large Michael J. Quaranta and small business leaders and expect us to carry their concerns to policymakers on proposed laws and regulations. Running a small business is both rewarding and maddening. A typical day finds a small business leader filling in for an absent employee, talking to key customers or suppliers, bidding on new work, resolving human resources issues, or deciphering a new law or regulation. It’s a dizzying array of responsibilities and most of these tasks are learned over the course of time. For most small businesses, and especially those with under 10 or 15 employees, there is no legal counsel, environmental compliance specialist, or human resource professional “just down the hall” to consult with when issues arise. All of this makes starting a business, growing it, and managing it to higher levels, exciting, worrisome, and challenging. That is why each year we recognize and celebrate many of the very best small businesses and nonprofits in Delaware by acknowledging them for their many accomplishments. Our Superstars in Business awards program and the Marvin S. Gillman Bowl recognize some of the very best among us. This is the 25th anniversary of the event and we could not be more excited! My hope is that you will consider applying in future years (if you are eligible), recruit other small businesses to do similarly, and nominate small business leaders deserving of recognition.
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DELAWARE BUSINESS EDITORIAL STAFF Marie Holliday, CPA Chair
Michael J. Quaranta President
Kelly Basile Editor
Christina Jones Graphic Design
Steve Chambliss Brookfield Properties
Natalie Keefer Bank of America
Michael A. Meoli The Meoli Group
Andrew Cottone, Ph.D. ADESIS
Rodger Levenson WSFS Bank
Jason D. Gonzalez DuPont
Barbara McCullough AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP
Nicholas A. Moriello, RHU Highmark BCBS Delaware
BOARD OF DIRECTORS CHAIR Marie Holliday, CPA Cover & Rossiter VICE CHAIR John C. Gooden M. Davis & Sons, Inc. Catherine M. Bassett Mountaire Farms
Dr. LaVerne T. Harmon Wilmington University
Janice Nevin, M.D., MPH ChristianaCare
Tom Horne JPMorgan Chase
BOARD OF GOVERNORS Tony Allen, Ph.D. Delaware State University
Brian DiSabatino EDiS Company
Walter Donaldson Pierre Anderson Artesian Water Company, Inc. Freeh Sporkin & Sullivan, LLP Steve Baccino Lisa M. Donlon, PE Chesapeake Utilities VanDemark & Lynch Chris Baker Thère du Pont George & Lynch, Inc, Longwood Foundation Greg Ballance Jerry Esposito Diamond Technologies Espo Enterprises, LLC Mike B. Berardi Wohlsen Construction Co. G. Kevin Fasic, Esq. Offit Kurman Robert A. Book II Don Fulton Delaware Electric Weiner Benefits Group Cooperative Julian H. “Pete” Booker Martha S. Gilman Cornell Property Delaware Public Media Management Corp. Adam Blackford Joseph A. Giordano* Agilent Technologies Whisman Giordano & Jennifer Gimler Brady Associates, LLC Potter Anderson & Corroon A. Richard Heffron LLP Delaware State Chamber Dr. Mark T. Brainard of Commerce, ret. Delaware Technical Logan S. Herring, Sr. Community College The WRK Group Beth G. Brand Kirsten Higgins University of Delaware Tidewater Utilities, Inc. Kevin C. Broadhurst Michael Houghton Comcast Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell, LLP, ret. Robert L. Byrd ByrdGomes Tim Houseal
Robert (Rob) Rider, Jr. O.A. Newton
Alan Levin SoDel Concepts
Andy Lubin Bettina Tweardy Riveros Delaware Financial Group ChristianaCare Mac Macleod Carvertise
Salvatore J. “Chip” Rossi Bank of America
Scott Malfitano CSC
James J. Roszkowski Discover Bank
William E. Manning Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr
Rhett Ruggerio Ruggerio Willson & Watson
Guy Marcozzi Verdantas
Dennis M. Salter Edinburgh Capital Management LLC
Greg Sawka Paul M. McConnell McConnell Development, Inc. Bancroft Construction Company Katie McEvoy Chris Schell AT&T Schell Brothers Gregory Miraglia Fred C. Sears II PNC Bank Delaware Community Jeff Mitchell Siegfried Advisory
W. Douglas Mokoid Delmarva Power Jonathan D. Moll, CPA Belfint, Lyons & Shuman Chad Moore Beacon Hospitality LaKresha R. Moultrie, Esq. Delaware State University
Foundation, ret.
Greg Smith The Chemours Company Michael Smith Navient Robert S. Smith Santora CPA Group Mark Stellini Assurance Media David Tam, M.D. Beebe Healthcare
Jim Taylor Mark Mumford Nemours Children’s Health Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr System James Tevebaugh Tevebaugh Architecture Jessica Hunt Stuart Comstock-Gay Terry Murphy Siemens-Healthineers Delaware Community Bayhealth Medical Center Jana Tidwell Foundation AAA Club Alliance Mark Hutton Chris O’Neill M&T Bank Charlie Copeland PSCI Michael S. Uffner Associates International, Inc. LeVar Johnson AutoTeam Delaware Jed Patterson Novo Nordisk Pam Cornforth LabWare Mike Vanderslice Ronald McDonald House of Christopher L. Kenny Environmental Alliance, Inc. Chris Perdue Delaware, Inc. ShopRites of Delaware Ann B. Wayne, BSN, RN Perdue Farms SUN Behavioral Delaware Barry Crozier Apollo Khine Robert W. Perkins Belfint, Lyons & Shuman, ret. Barclays US Consumer Bank Robert W. Whetzel Brandywine Public Richards, Layton & Finger Jason Danner Strategies Nick Lambrow Kelly Benefits Strategies M&T Bank, ret. Katie K. Wilkinson Colleen Perry Keith, Fulton Bank Rick Deadwyler Ph.D. Matthew Lantagne Corteva Agriscience™ Goldey-Beacom College TD Bank Robert Wirth Marta DeLisi Theodore J. Prushinski DuPont Country Club Richard H. LaPenta Beasley Media Group Citizens Bank CBM Insurance Kevin M. Wolfgang Evergreen Apartment Group Ernest Dianastasis Stephan Lehm Michael Ratchford Patrick Callihan Tech Impact
Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor, LLP
The Precisionists, Inc.
VanDemark & Lynch, ret.
W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. *Treasurer
Michael J. Quaranta President
Melissa Brayman Office Administrator
Kelly Basile Vice President, Strategic Communications
Regina Donato Manager, Program & Communications
Tyler Micik Director, Public Policy & Government Relations
Amanda Schimmel Manager, Marketing & Accounting
Fred Miller Advertising/Retention
Kerri Welcher Events Manager
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