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Poinsettia Awards


The Ventura Chamber of Commerce hosts its annual Poinsettia Awards each December with the goal of recognizing the outstanding achievements of businesses and individuals who make a difference in our community.

Nominations are sought from the community and through the City of Ventura, Ventura Police and Fire Departments.

We also support the Ventura Firefighters’ “Spark of Love” Holiday Toy Drive by inviting attendees to bring in a new, unwrapped toy to the luncheon.




Small Business of the Year
2011 Ventura Breeze
2010 FASTSIGNS of Ventura
2009 Consortium Media Services
2008 Ventura Limoncello
2007 Weaver Wines
2006 Bamieh & Erickson, PLC
2005 Window Products Management
2004 Signs of Distinction
2003 Victoria Village Cleaners
2002 Anchor Printing & Graphics Co.
2001 The Greek at the Harbor
2000 Gold Coast Security
1999 Villa Tasca
1998 451 Advertising
1997 Lyon Staffing & Training Services

 

 

Mid-Size Business of the Year
2011 Service Master by T.A. Russell
2010 PODS Moving & Storage
2009 Island Packers
2008 Margarita Villa
2007 Central Courier
2006 County Commerce Bank
2005 Sheeler Moving & Storage

 

 

 

 

 

 

Large Business of the Year
2011 The Players Casino
2010 Crowne Plaza Ventura Beach
2009 Four Points Sheraton by Ventura Harbor
2008 Domino's Pizza / Hishmeh Enterprises
2007 Brooks Institute
2006 Cypress Place Senior Living
2005 Community Memorial Hospital
2004 Hilford Moving & Storage
2003 Barber Ford
2002 Affinity Bank
2001 Buenaventura Medical Group
2000 The Pierpont Inn & Racquet Club
1999 Affinity Group Inc.
1998 Crown Dodge
1997 Gold Coast Recycling

 

Environmental Excellence Award
Nominated by the City of Ventura
2010 Auto Lube Care
2010 Crowne Plaza Ventura Beach
2010 AWS Automotive
2009 Cypress Place Senior Living
2009 Tangerenz
2008 Betty Belts
2007 Allen Associates
2007 California Mushroom Farm
2006 Agromin
2006 Stewart+Brown
2005 arketype architects inc.
2005 Weaver Wines, Inc.
2004 The Sidecar Restaurant
2003 Gold Coast Recycling

 

 

City Staff Person of the Year
Nominated by the City of Ventura
2010 Anita Diaz
2009 Teresa Huber
2008 Kelly Flanders
2007 Renee Richards
2006 Veronica Ledesma
2005 Gene Hibberd
2004 Hilda Chavez de Marques
2003 Terri Vujea
2002 Steve Evans
2001 Ramiro Betancourt & Robert “Bob” MacInnes
2000 Greg Abille & Warren Gaston
1999 Will Santoyo
1998 Veronica Alvarado

 

 

 

Police Officer of the Year
Nominated by the
Ventura Police Department
2011 Derek Donswyk
2010 Corporal Alfonso Gomez
2009 Adam Delgado
2008 Officer Jack Ortega
2007 Corporal Paul Walsh
2005 Sergeant Rick Murray
2004 Jim Brittle
2003 Pat Stevens
2002 Russ Ronbinson
2001 Bob MacInnes
2000 Jerry Foreman
1999 Skip Young
1998 Glenn Utter
1997 Sean Conroy

 

 

 

Firefighter of the Year
Nominated by the Ventura Fire Department
2011 Luis Manzano
2010 Jason Kay
2009 John Toll
2008 Tony Hill
2007 Trevor Towner
2005 Eric Mukes
2004 Vern Alstot
2003 Don Saunders
2002 Dennis Robinson
2001 Steve Wilkins
2000 Tamara Crudo
1999 Myles Smith
1998 Jack Merrill Hansen II
1997 Jeff Wiens

 

 

 

Educator of the Year Nominated
by the Ventura Unified School District
2011 Linda Brug
2010 Dr. Amanda Lynch
2009 Kristine Guzman
2008 Jean Stiles
2007 Anne Merritt
2006 Rich Underhill
2005 EP Foster Fifth Grade - Tamara Mann, Logan Culp, Nancy Escamilla
2004 Cal Houston
2003 Peggy Maxick
2002 Loretta Galaviz
2001 Ken Coffey
2000 Dianne Hammond
1999 Dr. Beth Fruchey
1998 Diane Dowler
1997 Dr. Joseph Spirito

 

 

Female Student of the Year Nominated
by the Ventura Unified School District
2011 Jessica Miranda Bustamante
2010 Hannah Maryanski
2009 Beth Brooks
2008 Jannette Quintero
2007 Heather Heiss
2006 Amelia Mathis
2005 Leslie Tong
2004 Vanessa Sousa
2003 Kelly Hewitt
2002 Diana Essex
2001 Megan Holbrook
2000 Ariele Keats
1999 Ailene Sankur
1998 Melissa Niednagel


 

Male Student of the Year Nominated
by the Ventura Unified School District
2011 Guillermo Perez Rosales
2010 Sam O'Donnell
2009 Charith Samaresena 
2008 Brian Pazen
2007 Greg Woodburn
2006 Raul Hernandez
2005 Ben Horowitz
2004 Jeff Cordial
2003 Ricky Medrano
2002 Kyle Lawrence
2001 Skylar Fordahl
2000 Paul Johnsonbaugh
1999 John Hughes
1998 John Muldoon

 

 

Non-Profit of the Year /
Service Organization of the Year
2011 Turning Point Foundation
2010 Ventura Police Activities League
2009 Tri-County Teen Challenge
2008 Bell Arts Factory
2007 Boys & Girls Club of Ventura
2006 Ventura County Family-to-Family
2005 FOODShare of Ventura COunty
2004 Project Understanding
2003 Ventura Kiwanis
2002 Assistance League of Ventura Co.
2001 Rotary Club of Ventura
2000 Ventura Family YMCA
1999 The Rotary Club of Ventura-East
1998 Ventura Downtown Lions Club





Citizen of the Year
2011 Marie Lakin
2009 Jim Duran
2008 Karl B. Keller
2007 Mike Merewether
2006 Lynn Mikelatos
2005 Mark Judson
2004 Myra Harrison
2003 Fred Robinson
2002 Mel Sheeler
2001 Doug Halter
2000 Loretta Merewether
1999 Edna Mills
1998 Donna DePaola

 

 

 

Ambassador of the Year
2011 Yvonne Knepper
2010 Stephen Joyce
2009 Stephen Joyce
2008 Michele Olsen
2007 Stephen Joyce
2006 Debra Frazier
2005 Alison Mizraji
2004 Jim Duran
2003 Lynn Weeks
2002 Don Williams
2001 Paul Shinn
2000 Saundra Zagaria
1999 Denise Stumbough
1998 Suz Montgomery
1997 James C. Nicoll



Jewel Key Award
2011 Draganchuk Security Systems, Inc
2010 Museum of Ventura County
2009 Ventura Port District
2008 Watermark on Main
2007 VC Reporter
2006 Bunnin of Ventura
2005 CSP Partners
2004 The Sidecar Restaurant
2003 Marriott Ventura Beach Hotel
2002 Mavericks Gym
2001 The Pierpont - Inn & Racquet Club
2000 Celtic Carma Salon
1999 Pacific View Mall
1998 The Becker Group
1997 Green Thumb


 

Chamber Volunteer
2011 Matthew Graczyk
2010 Diane Myers
2009 Barbara Hinton
2008 Sam Benner
2007 Bart Bleuel
2006 Robert Duarte
2005 Joan Phelps
2004 Lynn Mikelatos
2003 Susan Graham
2002 Betty McCollum
2001 Steve Doll
2000 Erik Burrow
1999 James C. Nicoll
1998 Michael Carney
1997 Clark Owens



 

Hometown Hero
2011 Mel Sheeler
2010 Jim Duran

Philanthropist of the Year
2011 Ann Deal
2010 Mark Hartley

Innovation Award
2011 The Greek at the Harbor
2010 Ventura Ventures Technology Center

Shining Star Award
2011 Lynn Mykelatos
2010 Andi Malone

 

 


Sponsorships are available each year which give businesses the opportunity to show support of the community’s effort. Interested organizations may contact the Chamber by email at
info@ventura-chamber.orgFor more information at or call 805-643-7222.