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CHARLES J. COLGAN JR. VISIONARY AWARD

COMMUNITY OUTREACH AWARD (11+ EMPLOYEES)

Dr. Randall Edwards

Todos Supermarket – Woodbridge

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EXCELLENCE IN BUSINESS (11+ EMPLOYEES) OmniRide

INNOVATIVE PRACTICE OR PARTNERSHIP OF THE YEAR Prince William County Department of Economic Development, Amazon and Marine Corps Base Quantico

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EXCELLENCE IN SMALL BUSINESS (1-10 EMPLOYEES)

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Freedom Property Management and Sales

AGNES L. COLGAN COMMUNITY SERVICE AWARD – ARTS & EDUCATION

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EMERGING BUSINESS OF THE YEAR

Keep Prince William Beautiful Inc.

K&L Auto and Diesel Repairs LLC

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GOVERNMENT CONTRACTING COMPANY OF THE YEAR

AGNES L. COLGAN COMMUNITY SERVICE AWARD – HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES

EIDOS Technologies LLC

Didlake Inc.

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VETERAN-OWNED COMPANY OF THE YEAR

PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARD

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ALD & Associates LLC

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COMMUNITY OUTREACH AWARD (1-10 EMPLOYEES) Alive Church » Page 20

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The number of nominees in this year’s chamber awards was truly incredible – nearly 150 different businesses and organizations were nominated, and 64 businesses were nominated in the top two categories for business excellence.

Some of these businesses emerged from the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic, while others have operated in our community for decades. But whether they are young and old, they truly reflect the diversity and vibrancy of the local business community.

The stories of success in the pages that follow – along with the challenges many of these businesses have had to overcome – spotlight the passion and determination of business owners, managers and employees, as well as their commitment to serving the local community. All of these write-ups were submitted by the companies and organizations themselves.

We’re delighted to recognize and support all the nominees and winners because we, too, are a local small business. InsideNoVa/Prince William, based in Woodbridge, is part of Rappahannock Media LLC, which publishes two other community newspapers: the Culpeper

Times and the Rappahannock News. The company also publishes lifestyle magazines serving Ashburn, Haymarket/Gainesville, Stafford and Warrenton, as well as the FauquierNow.com website. Our main website, InsideNoVa.com, generates over 2.5 million page views a month, with about 700,000 monthly unique visitors.

Finally, thank you to the advertisers who made this section possible: • Advanced Dental Assistant Training School • Affordable Travel Agency LLC - Dream Vacations • Air Force One Heating & Cooling • ALD & Associates LLC • AD Krav Maga & Fitness, LLC • American Family Care Woodbridge • Athena Behavioral Treatment Center • Didlake Inc. • Drs. Bass and Rose - Optometric Associates, PC • FIT4MOM SouthWest NoVa • Freedom Property Management • Kiddie Academy of Gainesville • HireGround Inc. • Manassas Ballet Theatre • McCall Design Studio/Visual Communications • Milrich Virtual Professionals LLC • Northwest Federal Credit Union • OmniRide • Read with Carylee Inc. • SBR Workplace Leadership Services • Secured Cyber Services • The Goddard School of Gainesville • Todos Supermarket • Traxyl Inc. • Volunteer Prince William • Whitlock Wealth Management Please support these and all local businesses – and congratulations to all of the honorees!

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Charles J. Colgan Visionary Award

Dr. Randall Edwards receives Colgan Award WINNER

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r. Randall Edwards, who was instrumental in spearheading George Mason University’s expansion into Prince William County, received the Charles J. Colgan Visionary Award from the Prince William Chamber of Commerce on Feb. 23.

The award is named in memory of the longtime state Senator from the region who passed away in January 2017 and recognizes individuals for their service to the business community. It was presented during the chamber’s annual awards dinner at the Heritage Hunt Golf & Country Club.

Edwards worked in a variety of roles in Virginia’s community college system before joining George Mason as executive vice president for administration in the 1990s. During his 17-year tenure at GMU, Edwards led a period of significant program and facility growth that was characterized by over $150 million in construction, and the establishment of major new campuses in the Prince William/Manassas and Arlington areas.

He also led GMU’s efforts to create the Potomac River Environmental Research and Education Center on Belmont Bay in the Woodbridge area of Prince William.

Today, GMU’s Manassas campus, which opened in 1997, houses many of the university’s science and technology programs, and is currently being expanded to include new classroom space. The campus also includes the Freedom Aquatics Center and the Hylton Performing Arts Center.

Edwards holds three engineering degrees from Virginia Tech – a bachelor of science in civil engineering (1964), a master’s of science in sanitary engineering (1965) and a doctorate in civil engineering (1970).

He began his career in the Virginia Community College System, where he played a major role in educating emerging engineering students. He worked as a professor, department chair, dean, provost and president at Wytheville, Germanna, J. Sargeant Reynolds and New River community colleges. In recognition of his contributions, Edwards has a building named in his honor at New River Valley Community College in Dublin, where he led growth from a one-building facility with 2,300 students and a $3 million budget to a three-building campus with 3,400 students and a $9 million budget over a span of 12 years.

Edwards was a scholarship football player at Virginia Tech who was also elected to the honor societies Chi Epsilon, Tau Beta Pi and Phi Beta Kappa. He has held leadership positions with hospital boards, chambers of commerce, Rotary clubs and churches

throughout the state.

Since his retirement from GMU, Edwards has actively supported the success and growth of the Science and Technology Campus as a member of the Campus Advisory Board and the Executive Board for the Hylton Performing Arts Center. In fact, he was a key player in helping to draft the second tripartite agreement establishing the Hylton Center. These unique partnership agreements between GMU and the city, county and state to create the Freedom Center and develop the Hylton Performing Arts Center have served as a model for other institutions, bringing much-needed services to the local community and region.

Dr. Edwards met his wife, Anna, at Virginia Tech and they were married for 56 years until she passed away in January 2022. He has three children and multiple grandchildren.

OTHER NOMINEE DR. CAROL SHAPIRO Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center Dr. Carol Shapiro, a board-certified plastic surgeon and medical director of the Sentara Wound Healing Center at Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center in Woodbridge, has helped to shape the Prince William County medical community for over 50 years.

She is a graduate of Woman’s Medical College in Philadelphia in 1965 (now Drexel University Medical School) and earned a Master of Business Administration degree from George Mason University.

Upon completion of her training in General and Plastic Surgery at Georgetown University, Shapiro established her private practice in plastic surgery with offices in Woodbridge and Manassas. After decades in private practice, Shapiro transitioned her expertise to the outpatient Wound Healing Center at Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center, where she continues to provide patient consultations and treatment. In her role as the center’s medical director, she championed the introduction of hyperbaric oxygen therapy services in eastern Prince William.

Shapiro has worked at what was then Potomac Hospital since it opened in November 1972 and was the first woman on the hospital’s staff.

Shapiro has served in countless medical staff leadership roles, including being the first woman president of the medical staff of the former Potomac Hospital and Prince William Hospital. She continues to serve as chair of the Medical Affairs Committee at Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center.

She also has held leadership roles with the Prince William Medical Society, the Medical Society of Virginia and the American Medical Association, for which she served as chair of the Virginia state

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The Nomination Following is an excerpt of the nomination for Dr. Randall Edwards to receive the Charles J. Colgan Visionary Award: “Dr. Randall Edwards has been a community innovator for years. His unique talent is to build champions from a variety of communities around a major vision. Randall spoke to the business community years ago about [how the] upcoming Mason campus would become the heart of Prince William County/Manassas.

Today we all benefit from this project.

“Randall has shown innovative leadership with his early vision to establish the Mason SciTech campus in Prince William County. He shepherded the Mason campus plans and complex financial requirements through numerous arenas at the city, county and state levels.

“The project was a decade-plus of challenging work, of which he never tired, and kept the vision moving forward on the appropriate agendas. Randall’s unique talent is to build champions from a variety of communities around a major vision.

“Randall lives by all of Senator Colgan’s Top Ten List of Rules for Success. Good examples are #3) He approached every challenge with a smile, #1&2) never quit, and #4) always be worth more than you are being paid. Randall’s work gave long lasting value to Prince William. Long after he left his paid position with the university, he volunteered and supported the continued growth of the SciTech campus and Prince William community overall.” delegation from 2007 to 2016.

Shapiro continues to serve on the board of trustees of the Potomac Health Foundation, which provides grant funding to support health initiatives in the Greater Prince William community. She also was integral in establishing the gang tattoo removal clinic in Prince William, donating her time and expertise in support of individuals seeking to leave gang life behind them.

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Top local executive: Dr. Robert Schneider, Executive Director Founded: 1986 Rmployees: 50 Description: OmniRide is the operating name for the mobility services offered by PRTC. OmniRide’s goal is to provide safe, reliable and flexible trans-

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2022 accomplishments or challenges: OmniRide has been challenged by ridership in the past several years since the pandemic. The organization had to determine how to bring

ridership back in the midst of the new telework workforce and create new travel options to replace underperforming routes. Additionally, OmniRide had to market new and adjusted services in response to the ridership, demand, and the nationwide operator shortage.

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Founded: 2012 Employees: 25 Description: Kiddie Academy is an early-learning edu8641 BREEDEN AVE., MANASSAS, 20110 cational daycare facility. didlake.org 2022 accomplishments or challenges: Coming on the other side of the pandemic, Kiddie Academy proudly (See write-up, Agnes Colgan Community Service has become a NAEYC Accredited Early Learning Center.

Award - Health and Human Services category) Through this accreditation, we have grown our family enrollment and reignited our community partnerships to ensure high-quality education and care for all our students. We have expanded our work and partnerships by hiring individuals with disabilities and helping our local community expand their recruitment efforts with individuals with disabilities.

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mpcopiers.com Top local executive: Mark Yingling Founded: 1993 Employees: 11 Description: Our goal was simple: to provide personal, honest, fast and thorough copier services to the then under-serviced offices of Northern Virginia. As we have grown over the past three decades, we’ve expanded our business; however, our commitment to service hasn’t wavered. We also provide IT services.

2022 accomplishments or challenges: Like many of our clients and business partners we experienced supply chain issues in 2022. It affected new equipment, replacement and maintenance parts and hiring of new employees. Through perseverance and a strong established relationship with our manufacturers and suppliers, we were able to solve this issue before the end of 2022. In December, we expanded our sales and service team.

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goddardschool.com/schools/va/gainesville/gainesville Top local executive: Lisa O'Brien, on-site owner Founded: 2016 Employees: 33 Description: Early childhood education and childcare facility 2022 accomplishments or challenges: Early in 2022, we had a shortage of staffing, as well as needed an abrupt change in the management structure and who was management. Working hard with a vision, we successfully maintained the trust and support from the staff through this time, while we reorganized and guided the new management team. Having done so has made us stronger than ever before. We also now have a bigger than ever staff, which comfortably suits the needs of the school. The employees are very happy coming to work and doing their jobs, which has a positive impact on the daily lives of Goddard children and families.

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totstoteenstherapy.com Top local executive: Jennifer Ruckner, president and owner Founded: 2008 Employees: 23 Description: Tots To Teens Therapy Services provides speech, occupational and physical therapy for delays in speech, feeding disorders, fine motor skills and gross motor skills for children through age 21. Families find support and help in addressing their developmental and family concerns.

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2022 accomplishments or challenges: Providing disinfection services in the form of COVID cleaning to essential businesses that are developing the vaccine to help control the spread of the disease. Challenge in 2022 was the shortage of materials in the cleaning industry and maintaining a healthy workforce to provide the service that was so desperately needed so that our clientele could continue to keep their business open. Walker’s never closed or stopped its contractual obligations to its customers.

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Excellence in Small Business (1-10 Employees)

WINNER Freedom Property Management and Sales LLC 9285 CORPORATE CIRCLE, MANASSAS, 20110 freedompm.com

Top local executive: Tiffany Izenour, principal broker and owner Founded: 2005 Employees: 2 Description: Full-service real estate, rentals and property management firm serving Prince William County and Northern Virginia.

2022 accomplishments or challenges: In January 2022, I took back full ownership of Freedom Property Management and Sales after two years of a business merger that just wasn’t working. This has been a year of re-building – our brand, systems, community relationships and team.

EXCELLENCE IN SMALL BUSINESS: OTHER NOMINEES

A&M Septic Service LLC

Cedar Run Brewery

ALD & Associates LLC

Drs. Bass and Rose-Optometric FIT4MOM SouthWest NoVa Associates, P.C.

9314 BRANDON ST. MANASSAS PARK, 20111 Ald-associates.com Top local executive: Alfranda “Al” Durr Founded: 2019 Employees: 6 Description: ALD & Associates is committed to “Making Talent and Teams Better” – we create innovative and flexible solutions. We develop tailor-made human capital programs for organizations to achieve optimal performance and success.

2022 accomplishments or challenges: The ALD team recognized the varied and tough challenges needed to make meaningful impacts toward changing the diversity and inclusion narrative in workspaces within federal, state and local government, public and community-based organizations. The ALD team has successfully taken on these challenges while succeeding during core-shaking events such as global pandemic, national social unrest and court decisions that increased the need for leaders to be understanding of their employees.

Air Force One Heating and Cooling

9890 LIBERIA AVE, #1067, MANASSAS, 20110 af1heatingandcooling.com Top local executive: James Higgins, owner/operator Founded: 2021 Employees: 1 Description: We are a family-owned small business in western Prince William with 17 years of experience installing and servicing all HVAC and water heating systems. We started this business based on relationships, and that continues to be a primary tenet of our success.

2022 accomplishments or challenges: In 2022 Air Force One grew by over 60%, which was our largest challenge as we faced keeping up with the demand, especially during the peak season. Using open and honest communication with our customers, we were able to work together to ensure successful results. We maintained consistent contact with our clients to help strengthen our relationships and assist in helping to maintain healthy home HVAC and water heater systems. Most new 2022 clients are referrals, which provides evidence that we are doing a great job.

Alkanna Consulting LLC Brown, Mobley & Way PC

Evolution Printing

8721 DIGGES ROAD, MANASSAS, 20110 cus2c.com Top local executive: David Rose, president and owner Founded: 1943 Employees: 7 Description: A medical eye care office that treats disease, performs vision therapy for learning difficulty and brain injuries, provides low vision devices and prescribes glasses and contact lenses.

2022 accomplishments or challenges: Dr. Bass is in the process of retiring and saying goodbye to patients he has seen for 40½ years. Dr. Rose has been with the practice for almost 10 years and is taking over the responsibilities of business management while handling the practice growth, transfer of patient care and preparation for our 80th anniversary celebration.

Ecomaids of ManassasWoodbridge-Gainesville EIDOS Technologies LLC 8569 SUDLEY ROAD, SUITE C, MANASSAS, 20110 eidos-technologies.com (See write-up, Government Contracting Company of the Year category)

Elena Jochum LLC 913 FRESHES LANE, WOODBRIDGE, 22191 elenajochum.com Top local executive: Elena Jochum, founder Founded: 2022 Employees: 1 Description: “Can you create that?” – is a question I get asked all the time. And the answer is always “yes.” My fine art is impressionistic with a dash of hyper-realism, focused to capture the moment. My graphic design services are tailored to the client, whether they’re a small business or a large corporation.

2022 accomplishments or challenges: The biggest challenge in 2022 was moving to Virginia after spending three years on Okinawa, Japan, with my husband, who served in the U.S. Navy. I haven’t been to the East Coast since redesigning the National Geographic Headquarters in Washington back in 2018. Cultivating my business, which began to blossom on the Japanese island during the pandemic, is my biggest accomplishment – second only to having a little baby girl on the way.

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12796 LOTTE DRIVE, WOODBRIDGE, 22192 southwestnova.fit4mom.com Top local executive: Shannon Slayer, owner and operator Founded: 2014 Employees: 10 Description: FIT4MOM is the nation’s leading prenatal and postnatal fitness program, providing fitness classes and a network of moms to support every stage of motherhood. From pregnancy, through postpartum and beyond, our fitness and wellness programs help make moms strong in body, mind and spirit.

2022 accomplishments or challenges: 2022 was supposed to be the year of re-growth. However, the after-effects of COVID on the local community proved to be very hard to overcome. Even though 2022 was historically the lowest revenue year for FIT4MOM SouthWest NoVa, it was a year of change, a year of support, a year of community, a year of helping local moms on their motherhood journey. We reinstated many in-person experiences for our moms, while simultaneously still giving them a safe space via our virtual platforms. We offer over 20 classes a week to accommodate a variety of schedules and desires.

Frye & Company CPAs General Computer Development 14194 HUNTERS RUN WAY, GAINESVILLE, 20155 GCDUS.com Top local executive: Christian Lecca Founded: 2017 Employees: 12 Description: We are a managed service provider and a cybersecurity company providing services to small and midsize companies in the commercial sector.

2022 accomplishments or challenges: Biggest accomplishment is our growth; every year we have been able to grow, and 2022 was a great year for us.

Another accomplishment is that our team continues to grow, learn and expand their quality. Our turnover is zero, and we are proud of that. With these accomplishments, we were able to give back to our community through the chamber and the FBI Citizens outreach.

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EXCELLENCE IN SMALL BUSINESS: OTHER NOMINEES EXCELLENCE IN SMALL BUSINESS

Ghosted Concepts

14650 WASHINGTON ST., HAYMARKET, 20169 ghostedconcepts.com Top local executive: Carmen Sabia, founder and CEO Founded: 2020 Employees: 7 Description: We are a family-owned and -run virtual restaurant serving several different food concepts. We have everything from Nashville Hot Chicken (what we are most known for), fish and chips, Italian beef and BBQ. We also have bakery items such as cookies, cinnamon rolls and cannoli, in addition to ice cream.

2022 accomplishments or challenges: 2022 was a big year for us. At the beginning of the year we were renting a space in a commercial kitchen. Our business had started to grow rapidly, and we realized we needed a space of our own. In July, we were able to purchase an existing business located next door to us, Cookies & Cream. We have since begun the process of merging our businesses while seeing growth in both in part thanks to a partnership with three local breweries where their customers can order delivery from us. In addition to this, we were voted Best Restaurant Delivery in Prince William County.

HireGround Inc. 9994 SOWDER VILLAGE SQUARE, SUITE 526, MANASSAS, 20109 Hiregroundworks.com (See write-up, Veteran-Owned Company of the Year category)

K&L Auto and Diesel Repairs, LLC

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Description: Kwon’s Champion School is the only school in the area that teaches a combination martial art that incorporates the best techniques from Tae Kwon Do, Karate, Kung Fu, Judo, Hap Ki Do, Kickboxing, Jiu Jitsu and weapons training.

2022 accomplishments or challenges: Kwon’s was awarded the “Best Summer Camp,” “Best Children’s Entertainment” and “Best Coach Award” in 2022. For the local community, we donated thousands of dollars to PTOs by teaching student enrichment lessons at local elementary schools. We believe in giving back to the community, so we also hosted many Parents Nights Out and donated 100% of the proceeds to local elementary schools.

McCall Design Studio/ Visual Communications (DMVISUAL LLC) HISTORIC MANASSAS, 20110 dmvisualStudio.com Top local executive: Denise McCall, founder and director Founded: 1988 Employees: 1 Description: McCall Studio/DMVISUAL LLC is an award-winning studio coming on 35 years in our community and across our nation, serving Prince William and historic Manassas for 17 of those years. Visual communications’ multimedia branding is founder Denise McCall’s professional expertise aiding diverse enterprises.

2022 accomplishments or challenges: McCall Studio/DMVISUAL LLC's biggest accomplishment 2022 was promoting community brands during a pandemic: non-profit organizations, education, healthcare, government, diverse business/ enterprises, individuals through social media, websites, print advertisements/invites, photos/color work, collateral, community exhibits/events featuring speakers, photo/art restorations and promoting artists through its outreach gallery and community events for all.

Morgal Plumbing Industries LLC.

8735 YORKSHIRE LANE MANASSAS, 20111 Klrepairsautoanddiesel.com (See write-up, Emerging Business of the Year category)

Kwon’s Champion School 7605 LINTON HALL ROAD, GAINESVILLE, 20155 KwonsChampionSchool.com

MANASSAS, VA 20112 morgalplumbingindustries.com

Top local executive: Master Kwon Founded: 1968 Employees: 7

Top local executive: Casey Morgal, president Founded: 2021

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EXCELLENCE IN SMALL BUSINESS: OTHER NOMINEES Employees: 5 Description: Providing notable plumbing, drain and excavation services to the Northern Virginia area, including underground sewer and water services.

What makes our business favorable to clients is our flexible scheduling abilities, competitive pricing, various payment options and impeccable client services.

2022 accomplishments or challenges: Despite the challenges we have faced over the past year, we have to give it to our clients for their continued support, referrals and nominations throughout this journey. It has been a true pleasure and accomplishment to be considered a trusted and reliable plumbing business to both new and existing clients. We are also honored to have accomplished our donation goal to the National Breast Cancer Foundation by #goingpink in October.

Our clients were able to save money on services performed all while we donated to the cause.

Northern Virginia Food Rescue 10535 BATTLEVIEW PARKWAY, MANASSAS, 20109 nova-fr.org Top local executive: Erika Spalding, interim executive director Founded: 2021 Employees: 6 Description: Northern Virginia Food Rescue improves food accessibility and resiliency with an innovative network of donors, volunteers, and food distribution partners for our Northern Virginia community.

2022 accomplishments or challenges: In 2022, we redistributed 4.8 million pounds of food, saving 1.8 million pounds of food from being thrown out and reducing greenhouse gas emissions in the landfill, and instead getting that into the hands of food insecure community members.

We provided the equivalent of 3.7 million meals for our community. This was all done by 341 volunteers picking up food from 164 donors and delivering the food to 463 food distribution partners who get that food directly into the hands of people in need.

Peden Accounting Services Perfect Planning Events 4190 WINDFLOWER COURT, WOODBRIDGE, 22193 perfectplanningevents-dc.com Founded: 2004 Employees: 1 Description: Perfect Planning Events is an all-inclusive event planning company whose capabilities cover

the spectrum from concept design to final production while executing an impactful buzzworthy event that aligns with your vision to provide measurable results.

2022 accomplishments or challenges: Named the 2022 Industry Innovator of the Year by BizBash, 2022 Dynamic Women of Washington by DC Magazine and continuing to grow (third year) by nonprofit industry association – The National Society of Black Wedding & Event Professionals.

Project Mend-AHouse Inc. 8787 COMMERCE COURT, MANASSAS, 20110 pmah.org Founded: 1994 Employees: 3 Description: A nonprofit organization based in Manassas that serves low-income elderly, veterans and disabled with home safety modifications 2022 accomplishments or challenges: Biggest accomplishment consists of serving the community throughout COVID-19.

Royal Stallion Carriers Spherion Staffing and Recruiting 15111 WASHINGTON STREET, SUITE 117, HAYMARKET spherion.com/our-offices/prince-william-county_1618/ Top local executive: Kathleen Geneva, owner and CEO Founded: 2021 Employees: 4 Description: A national recruiting and staffing enterprise. As a pioneer in the staffing industry, we’ve been providing companies with the workforce solutions they need for over 75 years, while helping people find jobs and build careers where they can thrive.

2022 accomplishments or challenges: Coming off another successful year in 2022, Spherion’s momentum is building as we look to expand into new markets and provide companies with strong business solutions. Our biggest accomplishment was simply getting people back to work and partnering with clients to help them solve their workforce challenges. Our business model features an award-winning franchise support team that vaulted Spherion up eight spots to #63 on Entrepreneur Magazine’s 2023 Top 500 Franchises List.

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Spotless Pane Professional Window Cleaning LLC

7639 MICHELLE COURT, MANASSAS, 20109 spotlesspane.com Top local executive: John Duty, owner Founded: 2021 Employees: 1 Description: Spotless Pane is a highly professional residential and commercial window cleaning service dedicated to providing its clients with the highest possible level of quality. I use the best equipment and have acquired the professional expertise necessary for outstanding results each and every time.

2022 accomplishments or challenges: 2022 was my first year in business. As someone who doesn’t have a background in business, there were many challenges. I never realized how many things need to be done “behind the scene” to keep a business running. There were many late nights watching YouTube videos trying to educate myself. My biggest accomplishment was overcoming those challenges. Taking things as they came and coming up with a solution has been quite rewarding.

Stemtree of Lake Ridge 12363 DILLINGHAM SQUARE, LAKE RIDGE, 22192 stemtree.com/lakeridge Top local executive: Donya Dugan, owner and operator Founded: 2020 Employees: 10 Description: K-12 STEM education center offering before- and after-school programs, tutoring, homework help, seasonal camps and special event hosting.

2022 accomplishments or challenges: Getting the word out about who we are and what we do. People are beginning to recognize Stemtree as a great place to send their children, and we are making great connections with our community.

The Osprey’s at Belmont Bay

401 BELMONT BAY DRIVE, WOODBRIDGE, 22191 ospreysgolf.com Top local executive: Justin Miller, managing partner Founded: 1997 Employees: 6 Description: The Osprey’s at Belmont Bay is a unique waterfront venue filled with casual elegance, located in Woodbridge. The charming venue provides couples natural beauty, creating a relaxing environment. Outdoor celebrations are enchanting around the pergola framed by the Occoquan River.

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2022 accomplishments or challenges: Consistency and smiles are our biggest accomplishments. We have maintained a five-star rating from our clients over the past seven years. The wedding business is ever-changing with styles and trends. We have continued to adapt to these changes in our industry. The smiles on the faces of our clients and their guests/families is our continued validation.

Transform Power Yoga TRAXyL Inc. 7669 LIMESTONE DR, SUITE 115, GAINESVILLE, 20155 traxyl.com Top local executive: Daniel Turner, CEO Founded: 2018 Employees: 10 Description: TRAXyL has invented a way to essential-ly “paint” optical fiber directly on pavement without trenching to help close the digital divide.

2022 accomplishments or challenges: TRAXyL success-fully closed its $5 million seed round in 2022.

Trouvaille Brewing Company Uncle Rico’s Cantina

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Emerging Business of the Year K&L Auto and Diesel Repairs, LLC 8735 YORKSHIRE LANE MANASSAS, 20111 klrepairsautoanddiesel.com

WINNER

Top local executive: Ryan Livergood, owner Founded: 2022 Employees: 9+ Description: As a veteran-owned business, K&L Auto and Diesel Repairs takes pride in being honest and making the extra effort to communicate with our customers throughout the entire maintenance and repair process. Our integrity in our workmanship shows in our long-lasting client relationships.

2022 accomplishments or challenges: K&L Auto and Diesel Repairs has had amazing growth in one year. They have gained customer growth that is multifold, employee growth has gone from two to nine, K&L’s work has gone from one to four with additional contracts to work on site that does not require service trucks. We receive only positive reviews from customers and are highly recommended.

EMERGING BUSINESS OF THE YEAR: OTHER NOMINEES

AD Krav Maga & Fitness LLC 10079 MARKET CIRCLE, #7, MANASSAS, 20110

adkravmaga.com

Top local executives: Joseph and Sharon Fontanella and Robert and Sheryl Paiani, owners; Gregory Mills, chief instructor Year founded: 2022 Employees: 4 Description: American Drengr Krav Maga is a community-oriented family self-defense center offering training for all ages. Our focus is people’s personal safety, well-being, self-discipline and confidence. Our students develop positive values associated with martial arts, thereby promoting safer communities.

2022 accomplishments or challenges: With over 220 students in less than eight months, we have become the fastest growing self-defense school in Manassas. We are dedicated to providing our members the best value and competency in practical self-defense learning. Our goal is to help children stand up to bullying, become accountable for their actions and learn life-lessons that promote

confidence, integrity and respect. We also aim to help adults become more confident, more focused and more self-assured – all through the discipline and exceptional training that practicing martial arts provides.

Advanced Dental Assistant Training School 7430 HERITAGE VILLAGE PLAZA, UNIT 201 GAINESVILLE

advancedentalassistant.com Founded: 2020 Employees: 2 Description: Dental assistant certification school.

2022 accomplishments or challenges: Graduating more than 1,000 students so far, helping the less fortunate community get a better job and career.

Affordable Travel Agency LLC Dream Vacations

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All Assured Solutions LLC American Family Care Woodbridge Athena Behavioral Treatment Center Bright Sun Home Care Camp Under the Stars Capra Biosciences Inc. Ecomaids of ManassasWoodbridge-Gainesville

EMERGING BUSINESS OF THE YEAR: OTHER NOMINEES

J3 Innovations LLC

Keepsakes Photo Booth

Secured Cyber Services

RapidFlight

Spherion Staffing and Recruiting

Rigaud Global Company

9191 HARBOR COURT, WARRENTON, 20187

2700 NEABSCO COMMON PLACE, SUITE 101, WOODBRIDGE, 22191

www.j3i.net

rigaudglobal.com

Top local executive: Jerrold Jackson Jr. Year founded: 2021 Employees: 1 Description: J3 Innovations is a veteran-owned, sole proprietor LLC founded in 2021. The goal is to bring over 25 years of IT experience and professionalism to people, families and companies of all sizes at an affordable price.

2022 accomplishments or challenges: At the beginning of 2022, J3 Innovations had only been in business for about six months. As a sole proprietor and never truly having experience of running a business, there were so many things that I had to learn quickly. I got involved with several business groups and ultimately joined the Prince William Chamber of Commerce, and the connections I made helped me learn what it takes to be a successful business.

Top local executive: Raphael Rigaud, CEO and co-founder Year founded: 2020 Employees: 2 Description: RGC is a social impact marketing agency that aims to increase awareness and engagement for social good and public health. We help government agencies and nonprofits create campaigns that enhance the health and wellbeing of their audience.

2022 accomplishments or challenges: We made a significant impact with the successful launch of the Activate Your Wellness campaign, reaching over 17 million people. This campaign, created in partnership with the Virginia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services, received positive feedback and exceeded reach goals. We also expanded our team and worked with Community Services Boards to promote mental wellness and suicide prevention.

15111 WASHINGTON STREET, SUITE 117, HAYMARKET

spherion.com/our-offices/prince-william-county_1618/ (See write-up, Excellence in Small Business category)

The Woodhouse Day Spa

8114 STONEWALL SHOPS SQUARE, GAINESVILLE, 20155

Woodhousegainesville.com (See write-up, Excellence in Business category)

Vellum Mortgage - The Leydig Team

Freedom Property Management & Sales is grateful and honored to be nominated in two categories by Prince William Chamber of Commerce!

Tracy Terry Property Manager

Rebecca Webb Realtor

James Brown Realtor

Tiffany Izenour Principal Broker/Owner

Assistant Property Manager

Craig Webb Realtor

Renz Madlangbayan Marketing Coordinator

★Community Outreach Award Nominee

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Manassas, VA FreedomPM.com

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Freedom Property Management & Sales serves the Greater Prince William County and Northern Virginia Areas.

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Government Contracting Company of the Year

WINNER EIDOS Technologies LLC 8569 SUDLEY ROAD, SUITE C, MANASSAS, 20110 eidos-technologies.com Top local executive: Helleni Moon Employees: 5+ Description: For businesses that are overwhelmed by their growing data and systems, our data management strategies will provide a streamlined and agile approach to getting your data back under control.

2022 accomplishments or challenges: We are a united company and as a small business, we consider our employees and customers as an extended family. While individual contribution, diversity and skills are important, our strength is our united front and our ability to celebrate everyone’s successes. As thought leaders, we inspect what we expect as our customers can only truly achieve their goals with good monitoring – or inspection. We employ the right individuals, setting expectations and providing exceptional services and always exceed customer expectations.

GOVERNMENT CONTRACTING COMPANY OF THE YEAR: OTHER NOMINEES

Broadleaf Inc. JTOA Corp.

LE’FANT LLC RedHawk IT Solutions LLC Sev1Tech LLC

12700 BLACK FOREST LANE, SUITE 306, WOODBRIDGE, 22192 Sev1tech.com Top local executive: Robert Lohfeld Founded: 2010 Employees: 76 Description: Sev1Tech is a leading provider of IT modernization, cloud, cybersecurity, engineering, fielding, training and program support services for U.S. government agencies and major commercial organizations.

2022 accomplishments or challenges: Sev1Tech had a busy year in 2022. Sev1Tech was been named to Inc. 5000’s list of fastest-growing private companies in America, the National Security Agency’s Trusted Integrator’s List, highlighting its ability to provide commercial solutions for classified program-based solutions, and achieved the AWS Government Competency. Sev1Tech also holds a V3 certification for its recognized best practices in recruiting, hiring and retaining veterans and has been recognized as a Best Place to Work in IT by ComputerWorld.

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Veteran-Owned Company of the Year ties that will result in job placement and/or career enhancement.

2022 accomplishments or challenges: HireGround provided job certifications to Prince William County residents in eight different 9994 SOWDER VILLAGE SQUARE, SUITE industries within nine months, 526, MANASSAS, 20109 some of whom were able to achieve Hiregroundworks.com their goal of establishing their own businesses. Additionally, HireGround has worked to sponsor a Top local executive: Jinnae Monnew food pantry for Manassas Park roe, founder and CEO City Schools, started an annual Employees: 1 Description: HireGround provides business entrepreneur scholarship program for Osbourn High School resume and civilian career training for new veterans exiting the military. graduates and solidified a community partnership with Macy’s to The mission of HireGround is to provide youth, teams and organiza- provide high school students with professional clothing for interviews tions with exceptional professional and career development opportuni- and employment opportunities.

WINNER

HireGround Inc.

VETERAN-OWNED COMPANY OF THE YEAR: OTHER NOMINEES

ALD & Associates LLC LE’FANT LLC 9314 BRANDON ST. MANASSAS PARK, 20111 ald-associates.com (See write-up, Excellence in Small Business category)

Phase II Staffing and Contracting LLC

RedHawk IT Solutions All Assured Solutions LLC LLC Stemtree of Lake Ridge BlinkinCo 12363 DILLINGHAM SQUARE, LAKE RIDGE, 22192 9009 CHURCH ST., MANASSAS, 20110 blinkinco.com

stemtree.com/lakeridge

(See write-up, Excellence in Small Top local executive: Karl Blinkinsop, CEO Business category) Founded: 2017 Employees: 10 Description: Security vulnerability assessments and monitoring for both the cyber and physical domains; security consulting; federal government contract 8114 STONEWALL SHOPS SQUARE, acquisitions consulting.

GAINESVILLE, 20155 2022 accomplishments or challenges: Hiring 10 employees Woodhousegainesville.com

The Woodhouse Day Spa - Gainesville

Heritage Brewing Co. 9436 CENTER POINT LANE, MANASSAS, 20110 heritagebrewingcompany.com Top local executive: Joe Horab, Owner Founded: 2022 Employees: 10 Description: A veteran-owned and -operated microbrewery in Manassas.

We produce the finest beer made with the best ingredients with the same level of attention to detail and passion that we brought to serving our country.

2022 accomplishments or challenges: Continuing with the tradition of veteran ownership, Bristow Woods Brewing Company LLC purchased the assets of Heritage Brewing Co. and continues to improve on its foundation, bringing the highest quality of beer and taproom experiences to Northern Virginia.

(See write-up, Excellence in Business category)

Tread Productions LLC TSI Your Technology Partner tsiva.com Top local executive: Mark Putiyon Founded: 2010 Employees: 24 Description: TSI is a managed service provider company. We support workstations, servers and phone systems as well as maintaining our own data center.

2022 accomplishments or challenges: In 2022 TSI’s major accomplishment was finding better ways to serve our customers through better processes, people and products.

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Community Outreach Award (1-10 Employees)

WINNER

Alive Church

12805 VINT HILL ROAD, NOKESVILLE, 20181 aliveva.org

Top local leader: Pastor Allen Perdue Employees: 2 Description: Alive Church is a powerhouse in their community. The church worships regularly, learns eagerly, gives generously and serves faithfully. Alive’s vision is to build a better tomorrow for your life, family, church and community as a whole.

2022 accomplishments or challenges: Alive

Church is very involved in the community, regularly volunteering with many groups. Alive Church partners with Manassas Hunger & Homeless Outreach to feed the homeless on a regular basis in Manassas, sponsors a local elementary school with more than 80% of the students on food assistance, and partners with the local neighborhood HOA to support its local outreach programs.

COMMUNITY OUTREACH AWARD: OTHER NOMINEES

FIT4MOM SouthWest NoVa 12796 LOTTE DRIVE, WOODBRIDGE, 22192 southwestnova.fit4mom.com (See write-up, Excellence in Small Business category)

Freedom Property Management and Sales LLC 9285 CORPORATE CIRCLE, MANASSAS, 20110 Freedompm.com

HL92 Soccer Academy Kwon's Champion School 7605 LINTON HALL ROAD, GAINESVILLE, 20155

KwonsChampionSchool.com (See write-up, Excellence in Small Business category)

SBR Workplace Leadership Services 3360 POST OFFICE ROAD, #2556, WOODBRIDGE, 22195 sbrleadership.com Top local executive: Dr. Sabrina Brandon Ricks, president Founded: 2015 Employees: 1 Description: SBR Workplace Leadership Services specializes in creating safe and healthy organizations by providing workshops, training and curriculum design around management and leadership topics. The

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lead consultant is Dr. Sabrina Brandon Ricks.

2022 accomplishments or challenges: Dr. Ricks was elected as the chair of the board of directors for Carried To Full Term, a nonprofit that is dedicated to providing housing for homeless and pregnant women.

Dr. Ricks has helped the organization to reach records in fundraising and is leading the team on a current project to offer an upcoming inaugural women's conference to be held on March 25.

Spherion Staffing and Recruiting 15111 WASHINGTON STREET, SUITE 117, HAYMARKET spherion.com/our-offices/prince-william-county_1618/ (See write-up, Excellence in Small Business category)

Transaction Expert

Community Outreach Award (11+ Employees)

COMMUNITY OUTREACH AWARD: OTHER NOMINEES

Kiddie Academy of Gainesville

WINNER Todos Supermarket (Todos Neighborhood Market) 13905 RICHMOND HIGHWAY, WOODBRIDGE, 22191 todossupermarket.com Top local executive: Carlos A. Castro, president and CEO Founded: 1990 Employees: 190 Description: Grocery retail and services 2022 accomplishments or challenges: Surviving the pandemic aftermath and opening our new location in River Oaks despite fast-rising costs.

products, service and goods, while maintaining excellent care service for our residents. These challenges have given way to innovation and adjustment in our strategic planning and daily operations to remain committed to our mission and service to our community. For our residents, trying to get back to a sense of normalcy while maintaining a safe homelike environment.

Tribute at the Glen 13980 ESTATE MANOR DR. kiddieacademy.com/academies/gainesville-va (See write-up, Excellence in Business category)

The District Home at Birmingham Green 8605 CENTREVILLE ROAD, MANASSAS, 20110 birminghamgreen.org Top local executive: Denise Chadwick-Wright, CEO Founded: 1926 Employees: 25+ Description: We are a community with a holistic approach, fostering the spirit, nurturing the body and nourishing the mind through our values of stewardship, inclusiveness and passion. We provide affordable housing that includes meals, nursing services, activities of daily living and life enrichment activities.

2022 accomplishments or challenges: Our biggest challenges for 2022 were rebuilding the census and adjusting to supply chain disruptions, and the increased pricing of

UVA Health 8700 SUDLEY ROAD, MANASSAS uvahealth.com Top local executive: Erik Shannon, CEO, UVA Community Health Founded: 1964 Employees: 1,460 Description: UVA Health Prince William Medical Center is a 130-bed community hospital with a comprehensive offering of services in emergency, heart and vascular, imaging, women’s and children’s health, therapy services, behavioral health, wound care and sleep medicine.

2022 accomplishments or challenges: UVA Health continued its services to the greater Prince William area as the COVID-19 pandemic continued to ebb and flow throughout 2022, including surges from the Delta variant. Alongside caring for inpatients at our Prince William and Haymarket medical centers, UVA Health opened many new essential services to the community such as breast surgery for women with breast cancer/reconstruction needs, additional weight loss surgeons, urology services, more primary care providers and pediatricians for a total of more than 50 new providers hired in 2022.

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Innovative Practice or Partnership of the Year

WINNER Prince William County Department of Economic Development, Amazon and Marine Corps Base Quantico Details: The lack of workforce in the last couple years has caused an economic hardship for businesses.

Amazon stepped in and suggested a partnership and provided free support to hold a job fair that would draw attention to our county and the military workforce here. The job fair was an overwhelming success and was the catalyst for the Department of Economic Development to team with Quantico and hold another job fair at the Quantico museum. Amazon was there again helping – marketing the event to attendees of their past military events and helping us free of charge to reach the targeted community of transitioning military, spouses and veterans. Amazon also attended the Quantico event and hosted a table to attract prospective employees.

Veterans, active-duty service members and their families were invited to the career fair at the National Museum of the Marine Corps, where they could meet with prospective employers, including the Prince William County Police Department.

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1 Million Cups Details: Of the over 120 1 Million Cups groups across the country, Prince William is one of the only groups to develop as varied and as strong community partnerships. With CenterFuse as our hub, providing a space in which we can collaborate, learn and grow as entrepreneurs, we have evolved into an entire system of connections designed to take our local entrepreneurs from concept to reality to success.

Affordable Travel Agency LLC - Dream Vacations Details: A travel agency with direct partnerships with cruise lines helps facilitate travelers and businesses with finding exclusive offers and sometimes even more discounts than with cruise lines directly

City of Manassas Economic Development, The SkillSource Group and Prince William Adult Education Details: To help all city residents reach their potential, the city of Manassas launched Graduate: Do it for you.

Do it for them. Collaborating with regional workforce development partners, the city provides tutoring, mentoring, course materials, online instruction, and test-taking expenses free to any city resident who wants to earn their GED. Successful GED graduates also receive $250 worth of gift certificates to participating Manassas restaurants and retailers. The program leverages the expertise of workforce development partner,

the SkillSource Group, and the Prince William County Public Schools Adult Education program to provide the training, preparing students for state-approved GED assessment.

Ecomaids of ManassasWoodbridge-Gainesville Details: Ecomaids uses products that are organic and biodegradable and EPA-certified. This means these reputable agencies have thoroughly evaluated them to ensure they are sustainable and safe. This guarantees an all-natural experience with every service.

HireGround Inc. Details: HireGround charted the Career Education Assistance Program in April 2022 with the mission to assist Prince William residents, focused around the underserved, suffering the rippling aftereffects of the COVID-19 pandemic. The startup capital for this program was provided through a partnership with the Human Services Alliance of Greater Prince William.

Students go through three phases to ensure they are fully prepared for the workforce: language, educational development and professional development. Through a partnership with MANGO Language, students have access to English-as-a-Second Language virtual courses.

Upon becoming proficient in English, students can select from a variety of trades and industrial training tracks from one of six partnerships: Unique Health School, Advanced Career Solutions, Primm School of Beauty and Brains, Franklin’s Barber Academy, Kratos Votech Training, HCG Real Estate and EIDOS Technologies.

I-66 Express Mobility Partners

Details: I-66 Express Mobility Partners worked closely with the Virginia Department of Transportation, FAM Construction (a team comprised of Ferrovial and Allan Meyers), and dozens of contractors to make the Interstate 66 Express Lanes Outside the Beltway a reality. The project included stronger pavement on the general-purpose lanes, reconstruction of interchanges, replacement of bridges and other infrastructure.

Prince William County Department of Parks, Recreation & Tourism and Kaiser Permanente Details: Kaiser Permanente and the Prince William Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism delivered a wellness park for the Occoquan community.

The park, to be known as Wellness Park at Harbor Drive in Healthy Partnership with Kaiser Permanente, consists of a community garden and a one-mile paved trail for walking, jogging, and biking; it also features a variety of exercise equipment. The project represents a successful public-private partnership totaling $200,000 of direct private investment by Kaiser Permanente.

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Karen Radley Acura Volkswagen Details: Working with Nasir Ayoub, CTE Workforce Development Coordinator for Prince William County Public Schools, we are using a grant being offered by the Virginia Department of Labor & Industry to create the platform connecting the dealerships to auto tech at Osbourn Park and Hylton high schools.

them to make the shelters and areas around them more beautiful. Additionally, it teaches the community about the importance of being green and sustainable. In addition to the bus beautification project, the partnership between OmniRide and Keep Prince William Beautiful has led to other projects, including grocery bag recycling boxes being placed at both OmniRide facilities, and Adopt-a-Spot clean up days in the Woodbridge and Manassas areas.

Holladay Properties, George Kiddie Academy of Gainesville Mason University, Prince Details: Our community is suffering from a staffing shortage. By partnering with our local schools to help William County Department underserved communities find meaningful employment, they are not only solving their issues in this area, but of Economic Development and helping children to appreciate a diverse group of leaders Northern Virginia Bioscience in their classrooms and at home – many of whom can also see themselves represented in the staff at Kiddie Center Academy at a critical age.

OmniRide Details: OmniRide’s goal is to provide safe, reliable and flexible transportation options while helping to reduce congestion and pollution in one of the region's fastest-growing areas. The bus beautification program is an innovative approach to this goal because it takes resources (bus shelters) already in place and repurposes

Details: Holladay Properties and Prince William County are in a public-private partnership, with Holladay functioning as the developer and managing entity of the Bioscience Center. The Northern Virginia Bioscience Center, although privately owned, works hand in hand with the economic development department to encourage and grow the life sciences sector in the county. The county provided some grant funds during construction, holds a limited master lease and provides ongoing marketing sup-

Sandy Spring Bank and the Manassas Park Human Resources Department Details: The city of Manassas Park Human Resources Department is partnering with Sandy Spring Bank to offer a financial empowerment series to its employees.

This program will offer a series of informational sessions designed to reduce financial stress and offer planning solutions for their current and future needs. Topics include budgeting basics, credit health, home and auto ownership, college planning and wealth management.

SPEC Innovations Details: SPEC was the first to make a collaborative software tool, so the industry looks to us. We were the first to have our product on the cloud and we are the trusted solution to many. We are celebrating Innoslate's 10th anniversary in December and the growth will only continue.

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port. The state provided a GoVA grant to buy specialized equipment found in the labs, and GMU has worked with the center by providing recognition and advisory services.

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Agnes L. Colgan Community Service Award – Arts and Education

WINNER Keep Prince William Beautiful 4391 RIDGEWOOD CENTER DRIVE, WOODBRIDGE, 22192 kpwb.org

Top local executive: Rico Fleshman, executive director Founded: 1982 Employees: 7 Description: Keep Prince William Beautiful is a 501(c)(3) environmental organization that serves Prince William County through partnerships to educate and inspire environmental stewards who actively work to reduce litter waste, increase recycling and broaden environmental education throughout the county.

2022 accomplishments or challenges: Pivoting the organization and readying it to move forward.

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Camp Under the Stars Future Kings 17739 MAIN ST., SUITE 320, DUMFRIES, 22026 future-kings.org Top local executive: Dr. Arik King, executive director Founded: 2009 Employees: 1 Description: Future Kings is a workforce development program targeting Black and Latino boys in secondary school. We provide college-level training in biomedical sciences, cybersecurity, drone engineering, and computer game design without reducing rigor. Our program is multi-year/multi-level.

2022 accomplishments or challenges: Completion of a research project that identified the elements of the Future Kings’ instructional training that are key to the program's success. The research project also concluded that the Future

Kings program is scalable. Another major accomplishment was a cybersecurity project in which we were the lead agency for a cyber vulnerability study of various nonprofit organizations in Loudoun and Prince William counties. We collaborated with MITRE Corp., University of Texas at San Antonio and Northern Virginia Community College.

GFWC Dominion Woman’s Club P.O. BOX 1053, HAYMARKET 20168 dominionwomansclub.org Top local leader: Rosemary Boettke, president Founded: 2007 Members: 56 Description: GFWC Dominion Woman’s Club is a nonprofit service organization affiliated with the General Federation of Women’s

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Clubs, an international women’s organization dedicated to improving communities through volunteer service.

Our members are active in our community supporting this mission.

2022 accomplishments or challenges: One of our biggest challenges at the beginning of 2022 was that, because of continuing COVID restrictions, we were not able to serve our community outreaches in person nor hold our club's meetings in person. But as restrictions lifted and our members became more comfortable meeting again in groups, we were able to get all our programs and outreaches up and running at 100%. Along with this accomplishment, one of our biggest accomplishments of 2022 was that we gained 15 new members who were eagerly seeking the opportunity to get out and about, meet new people and serve the community.

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HireGround

Center and the orchestra. Over 1,400 patrons attended the three-day production – 56% were from outside Prince William County, Manassas and Manassas Park. Staging for “The Sound of Music” was unique with the orchestra visible onstage nestled under the elegant Von Trapp mansion staircase. The orchestra and the theater will join together to present Lionel Burt’s “Oliver” in July.

9994 SOWDER VILLAGE SQUARE, SUITE 526, MANASSAS, 20109 Hiregroundworks.com (See write-up, Veteran-Owned Business of the Year category)

Matthew’s Center for Visual Learning

Hylton Performing Arts Center Manassas Ballet Theatre 9004 MATHIS AVENUE, MANASSAS, 20110 manassasballet.org Top local executive: Amy Wolfe, artistic director Founded: 1983 Employees: 40 Description: The largest professional ballet and performing arts organization in the Northern Virginia region.

2022 accomplishments or challenges: Being able to thrive and grow our services to the community despite the challenges imposed by COVID.

Manassas Symphony Orchestra Inc. 8665 SUDLEY ROAD, #107, MANASSAS, 20110 manassassymphony.org Top local leader: Diane Bennett, president Founded: 1992 Employees: 0. Volunteer organization Description: The Manassas Symphony Orchestra is a volunteer organization dedicated to providing our community with world class classical music, innovative programming and original works.

2022 accomplishments or challenges: The biggest accomplishment in 2022 was our collaborations with the Prince William Little Theatre, which received rave reviews for “The Sound of Music.” It brought in many new patrons to the Hylton Performing Arts

10651 LOMOND DRIVE, MANASSAS, 20109 matthewscenter.org Top local executive: Zachary Haney, executive director Founded: 2000 Employees: 55 Description: The Matthew’s Center for Visual Learning is a nonprofit educational institution operating under the Virginia Department of Education as a non-public day school specializing in autism and intellectual disabilities. Our mission is to enhance lives through the principles of applied behavior analysis 2022 accomplishments or challenges: After sweeping changes in leadership and organizational structure, the Matthew’s Center was able to hire over 20 local workers and increase student enrollment nearly 30%. This accomplishment required extensive, meaningful outreach to our local education agencies and community stakeholders.

Through these strengthened relationships, the Matthew’s Center is now at full capacity and looking to expand its educational programming throughout the greater Prince William County region.

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Prince William County Public Schools – Robotics Program 14715 BRISTOW ROAD, MANASSAS www.pwcs.edu Top local leader: Denyse Carroll, robotics and STEM Founded: 2009 Employees: 105 Description: Prince William County Public Schools’ Robotics Program is a team-based program that starts in elementary school and goes through high school and beyond. Eight types of robotics programs allow children to explore robotics/STEM on land, underwater and in space.

2022 accomplishments or challenges: The number of robotics students increased, with the proportion of females jumping to 38%. Two-thirds of the MS teams at the state championship were from Prince William, and more than half of the ES VEX IQ teams and the VEX high school teams were also from Prince William.

Prince William sent the most teams ever to the VEX World Championship, winning trophies in almost every category. In addition, 13 out of 33 FLL teams were from Prince William at the state championship, the most ever.

All three FRC teams went to district championships with two traveling to the FIRST World Championship. And seven SeaPerch teams were invited to the International Challenge, winning two trophies and three top 10 pool spots.

Read With Carylee Inc. 12244 SEDGE STREET, BRISTOW, 20136 readwithcarylee.org Top local executive: Carylee Carrington, founder Founded: 2021 Employees: 1 Description: Read With Carylee Inc. is dedicated to diversity in children’s literature. Our goal is to ensure that all children are able to read books that help them feel represented. We connect with diverse authors, fostering collaboration with schools, organizations and visibility to parents and children.

2022 accomplishments or challenges: We promote mostly self-published authors. Unfortunately, most schools have contracts with the major publishers, and it is at times hard to get truly diverse books into schools.

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SPARK, the education foundation for PWCS

P.O. BOX 389, MANASSAS, 20108 poweredbyspark.org Top local executive: Dawn S. Davis, executive director Founded: 1989 Employees: 5 Description: SPARK is the education foundation for Prince William County Public Schools. Through community and business partnerships, SPARK is able to provide programs and initiatives to our schools that they may not otherwise have.

2022 accomplishments or challenges: This year saw the restart of many programs and initiatives post-pandemic.

With a robust school division strategic plan and foundation funding agenda, SPARK was able to not only reinstitute many longstanding programs, such as our grants program, but launch many others. This year, SPARK launched a partnership with Amazon Web Services InCommunities and the Children’s Science Center with science lab field trips for our fourth- and fifth-graders as well as SPARK Talks, supporting social and emotional learning for our staff and faculty.

Agnes L. Colgan Community Service Award – Health and Human Services Description: Didlake is a nonprofit rehabilitation services provider based in Manassas. Initially established as a school for children with disabilities in Manassas, Didlake now serves more than 2,000 people with disabilities annually in the Baltimore-Washington and Greater Hampton Roads areas.

2022 accomplishments or challenges: We made significant progress in the construction of our new headquarters building, which will allow us to consolidate our Northern Virginia team members and give us more capacity to serve people with disabilities in Prince William County and surrounding areas. We continued to expand opportunities for people with disabilities through our programs and services, including our new Business Advisory Council and a new internship program in partnership with George Mason University’s Mason LIFE Program.

WINNER Didlake Inc. 8641 BREEDEN AVE., MANASSAS, 20110 didlake.org Top local executive: Donna Hollis, CEO Founded: 1965 Employees: 1,400

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ATCC - American Type Culture Collection Boxes of Basics Human Services Alliance of Greater Prince William 9073 CENTER ST., MANASSAS, 20110 alliancegpw.org Top local executive: Peggy Kimmey, interim executive director Founded: 2019 Employees: 4 Description: The Human Services Alliance of Greater Prince William is a 501(c)3 nonprofit association of traditional and non-traditional human services providers that aid the residents of Prince William County and the cities of Manassas and Manassas Park.

2022 accomplishments or challenges: Our biggest accomplishment of 2022 was partnering with Prince William to administer the funds the country received from the American Rescue Plan Act. Starting in April, we distributed those funds to 32 local nonprofits, and through them the underserved in our community received 15,732 bags of food and 2,715,295 meals.

Over 16,700 households received mental health care, childcare, utility aid and emergency housing. Benefits navigation and employment education services were provided to 119,081 individuals. We look forward to finding new ways to serve those who serve our community.

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Legacy Impact 9213 CENTER ST. MANASSAS, 20110 thelegacyimpact.org Top local executive: Felicity DiPette, executive director Founded: 2021 Employees: 1 Description: Legacy Impact is a nonprofit that exists to end generational poverty cycles through considering the areas of health, education, housing and employment. We are driven to go beyond crisis response and create an environment where families transform their narratives from poverty to possibility.

2022 accomplishments or challenges: One of Legacy Impact’s biggest accomplishments in 2022 was starting a Women Empowerment Workshop for underprivileged women in the Manassas community. These workshops brought in the pillar of health, specifically mental health for women. They discussed the idea of worth and value and unique ways that women can invest in themselves so that they can better invest in their family and community. Legacy Impact’s Women Empowerment Workshops were the first time something like that had ever been done in the neighborhood.

Life First / First Care Women’s Health New Creatures-in-Christ Ministries Inc. 4213 DALE BLVD., WOODBRIDGE, 22193 helpingothersthrivepwc.net Top local executive: Madlin Edmonds, CEO Founded: 2009 Employees: 4 Description: New Creatures-in-Christ Ministries Inc. is a faith-based, 501(c)3 nonprofit, an integral partner of the greater Prince William area continuum of care serving the homeless, marginalized and underserved with emergency and supportive services.

2022 accomplishments or challenges: The biggest challenge New Creatures overcame in 2022 was sustaining operations and offering critical services despite economic challenges. We have continued to make a positive impact on the lives of those living on the treelines, providing emergency assistance, housing, food, abating evictions and homelessness among the underserved and marginalized. We have been able to affect and participate in steadily chipping away at the plight of homelessness alongside other community stakeholders and keeping families facing tough times from becoming unsheltered.

Northern Virginia Food Rescue 10535 BATTLEVIEW PKWY nova-fr.org (See write-up, Excellence in Small Business category)

Northern Virginia Veterans Association P.O. BOX 10253, MANASSAS, 20108 novavets.org

Prince William Cardinals 15129 HUMBOLT BAY COURT, GAINESVILLE, 20155 pwcardinals.com Top local executive: Adam Lesson Founded: 2019 Employees: 0 Description: Our mission is to provide the best sporting environment that encourages growth of participants on and off the field, as we continue to learn the game of baseball. We will work to develop respect for self, respect for others and respect for the game.

2022 accomplishments or challenges: Our biggest accomplishments in 2022 include giving back to the local community and encouraging good sportsmanship and respect for our players.

The Oasis Alliance 4196 MERCHANTS PLAZA, #536, WOODBRIDGE, 22192 theoasisalliance.org Top local executive: Danielle Woodhouse Johnson, founder and executive director Founded: 2018 Employees: All-volunteer Description: The Oasis Alliance brightens the lives of trauma survivors by co-curating beautiful personalized interior spaces that promote mental wellbeing.

2022 accomplishments or challenges: Completing the design of a food hub that serves thousands of families, bringing together artists and volunteers from across the region to make the act of shopping a food pantry a dignified, hope-inspiring experience.

Virginia Soccer Association 4583 JAMES MADISON HIGHWAY, HAYMARKET, 20169 vsaonline.org Top local executive: Matt Lacey, executive director Founded: 1977 Employees: 37 Description: Virginia Soccer Association (VSA) is a Prince William County-based soccer club that is committed to providing players of all levels and backgrounds the opportunity to play soccer.

2022 accomplishments or challenges: In 2022, VSA excelled on and off the field. Our teams represented Prince William County at a national and regional level: • US Club National Champions '08 Girls • US Club State Cup Winners '08 Girls, '07 Girls, '11 Boys • ECNL RL Champions '07 Girls • ECNL RL Finalists '08 Girls and '06 Boys Our programs experienced growth with a 10% increase in total players. We were featured on NBC4 in conjunction with FH Furr about our joint efforts of community involvement. VSA is also a supporter of TopSoccer, which provides an inclusive environment for children with learning or physical disabilities.

Volunteer Prince William 9246 CENTER ST., MANASSAS, 20110 volunteerprincewilliam.org

Top local executive: Bridget Mullins, Executive Director Top local executive: Angela McConnell, CEO/president Founded: 1981 Founded: 2015 Employees: 4 Employees: 6 Description: Our mission is to build a Description: The Northern Virginia Veterans Association’s mission is to help our local stronger community by connecting volunmost vulnerable veterans who are not able to help themselves. Help us help them. teers with opportunities to serve.

2022 accomplishments or challenges: NOVA Vets identified a gap in need around 2022 accomplishments or challenges: Our organization increased its visibility in transportation years ago that prompted a needs assessment. We assessed over 60 local the greater Prince William community by appearing at events such as Prince William mobility programs that we used or wanted to use. The elderly and underserved have County Fair, Prince William County Police Community Fair, chamber events such as barriers that include hearing, vision, memory and mobility and they require direct MegaNetworking and the Manassas Christmas Parade. We also increased our visibility care coordination to find, apply for and receive services like transportation. In 2022 on social media such as Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. In July, we were awarded a we completed a transportation proof of concept, which was a huge success. From $50,000 grant from the Potomac Health Foundation to increase services for our VeterSeptember 2021 through December 2022, over 1,600 were given rides. We are both ans Enhanced Transportation Service (VETS), which provides local veterans/spouses grateful and humbled for this opportunity to serve those who served. with rides to medical appointments and retail shopping trips.

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