Award Recipients

2025 Business Excellence Award Recipients

Innovation

Accu-Label, Joe Sleiman

Sponsored by the University of Windsor
& University of Windsor Alumni Association

Company of the Year (25 or Less FTE)

Melt Body Health, Monica Borrelli

Sponsored by Families First

Young Professional of the Year

Katharen Bortolin, The Hospice of Windsor and Essex County

Sponsored by Libro Credit Union

Believe Windsor-Essex

Colleen & Richard Peddie, Black Dog Entertainment

Sponsored by WFCU Credit Union

New Company of the Year

NextGen Mold Technologies, Dennis Goggin

Sponsored by AlphaKOR

Pillars of Our Community

Bulimia Anorexia Nervosa Association, Luciana Rosu-Sieza

Sponsored by Motor City Community Credit Union

Tourism & Hospitality Award

Scarehouse Windsor, Shawn Lippert

Sponsored by OLG and Caesars Windsor

Entrepreneur of the Year

Michael Piccioni, CanAm Currency

Sponsored by Doane Grant Thornton

Business Ambassador of the Year

Jason Toner, Tourism Windsor Essex Pelee Island

Sponsored by RBC

Company of the Year (26 or More FTE)

Families First, Jennifer Wells

Sponsored by St. Clair College

Professional of the Year

Dr. Barry Emara, Barry. Y. Emara Medicine Prof. Corp.

Sponsored by TD

ATHENA Leadership Award

Helga Reidel (Award Accepted by Dr. Alex Reidel), Enwin Utilities Ltd.

Sponsored by Desjardins Business

2025 BEA Finalists

Innovation Award

Sponsored by University of Windsor and University of Windsor Alumni Association

  • Integrity Tool and Mold, Paul DiGiovanni
  • Affinity Outdoor Living Products, James Gibb
  • Accu-Label, Joe Sleiman

Company of the Year (25 or fewer FTE)

Sponsored by Families First

  • Little Foot Foods, Robert Myers
  • ONESource Moving Solutions, Danielle Wellings-Carriere
  • Melt Body Health, Monica Borrelli

Young Professional of the Year

Sponsored by Libro Credit Union

  • Amanjit (Amy) Kaur Verma, Earnest Immigration & Citizenship
  • Katharen Bortolin, The Hospice of Windsor & Essex County
  • Brandon McBride, Sequoia Financial Group

New Company of the Year

Sponsored by AlphaKOR

  • Kava Café & Bakery, Emily Bas
  • NextGen Mold Technologies, Dennis Goggin
  • Namaste Indian Supermarket Windsor, Parimal Parikh

Pillars of Our Community

Sponsored by Motor City Community Credit Union

  • United Way Centraide Windsor-Essex Chatham-Kent, Lorraine Goddard
  • WindsorEssex Community Foundation, Lisa Kolody
  • Bulimia Anorexia Nervosa Association, Luciana Rosu-Sieza

Tourism & Hospitality Award

Sponsored by OLG and Caesars Windsor

  • Scarehouse Windsor, Shawn Lippert
  • Colchester Ridge Estate Winery, Bernard Gorski
  • Wilderness Retreat & Nordic Spa, Shaelyn Whiston

Business Ambassador of the Year

Sponsored by RBC

  • Renaldo Agostino, City of Windsor Councillor
  • Jason Toner, Tourism Windsor Essex Pelee Island
  • Mike Clark [Retired], Windsor-Essex Children’s Aid Society

Company of the Year (26 or more FTE)

Sponsored by St. Clair College

  • Handy Bros. Home Comfort, Kaleena Cryderman
  • Families First Funeral Home, Jennifer Wells
  • Tolmie Orthodontics, Greg Tolmie

Professional of the Year

Sponsored by TD Commercial Banking

  • Jamie Mingay, BA, CAIB, Insurance Store
  • Jason Melo, CPA, CA,CFP, TEP, CPA (Illinois), Melo LLP
  • Dr. Barry Y. Emara, MD, FRCS(C), Barry Y. Emara Medicine Prof. Corp