The 17th Annual Business Excellence Awards, presented by Citizens Bank, recognize the imagination, industriousness, innovation and achievements of business owners and operators in New Hampshire.
The Business Excellence Awards — awarded in eight different categories — honor individuals from New Hampshire-based businesses with less than 100 employees and those with more than 100 employees in the following categories:
Please join us to celebrate this year’s recipients.
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Business and Professional Services – Large Company
Kristin Mendoza from Bernstein Shur
Business and Professional Services – Small Company
Bart Fromuth from Freedom Energy Logistics
Consumer Services – Large Company
Joseph Mollica from New Hampshire Liquor Commission
Consumer Services – Small Company
Brian Kelley from Manchester Country Club
Healthcare – Large Company
Keliane Totten from Concord Regional Visiting Nurse Association
Manufacturing – Large Company
Rod Harl from Alene Candles
Manufacturing – Small Company
Cam Brensinger from NEMO Equipment
Nonprofit – Large Company
Tina Sharby from Easterseals New Hampshire
Nonprofit – Small Company
Tammy Murray from NAMI New Hampshire (National Alliance on Mental Illness)
Real Estate and Construction – Large Company
Scott Knightly from EnviroVantage
Real Estate and Construction – Small Company
Harold Turner from The H.L. Turner Group Inc.
Technology – Large Company
Robert Wilkins from SoClean
Technology – Small Company
Raymond Pasquale from Unified Office
Nichole Raftopoulos, president and founder of Nvest Financial Group in Portsmouth, is the 2018 Business Excellence winner in the financial services category for a small organization
Dave Harrold, director of business development for survivability, targeting and sensing solutions at BAE Systems in Nashua, is the 2018 Business Excellence winner in the technology category for a large organization
Dwight Davis, president and co-owner of Senior Helpers in Stratham, is the 2018 Business Excellence winner in the healthcare category for a small organization
Todd Hanson, principal architect at JSA Incorporated in Portsmouth, is the 2018 Business Excellence winner in the real estate and construction category for a small organization
Larry Haynes, president and CEO of the Grappone Automotive Group in Bow, is the 2018 Business Excellence winner in the consumer services category for a large organization
David Worthen, president of Worthen Industries in Nashua, is the 2018 Business Excellence winner in the manufacturing category for a large organization
Stephen Caroselli, founder and CEO of Orion Entrance Control in Laconia, is the 2018 Business Excellence winner in the manufacturing category for a small organization
Michael Peterson, president of Androscoggin Valley Hospital in Berlin, is the 2018 Business Excellence winner in the healthcare category for a large organization
Richard Greenwald, founder of Simbex in Lebanon, is the 2018 Business Excellence winner in the technology category for a small organization
Phil Emma, COO of New Hampshire Mutual Bancorp in Concord, is the 2018 Business Excellence winner in the financial services category for a large organization
Helene Mogridge, CEO of the Keene Family YMCA, is the 2018 Business Excellence winner in the nonprofit category for a large organization
Diane Fitzpatrick, CEO of the Boys and Girls Club of Manchester, is the 2018 Business Excellence winner in the nonprofit category for a small organization
Robin Dewey, founder and owner of Robin’s Egg in Amherst, is the 2018 Business Excellence winner in the consumer services category for a small organization
Patrick Closson, director at McLane Middleton in Manchester, is the 2018 Business Excellence winner in the business & professional services category for a large organization
Hollis McGuire, the Nashua regional director of the New Hampshire Small Business Development Center, is the 2018 Business Excellence winner in the business & professional services category for a small organization
Rusty McLear, president of Mill Falls at the Lake and partner for Granite State Hospitality, is the 2018 Business Excellence Awards Hall of Fame inductee
