The Greenville Chamber presented a variety of awards at its 133rd annual meeting on May 11 at Fluor Field in downtown Greenville.
The honorees included:
- Harvest Hope Food Bank – Small Business of the Year
- Corporate Stitch – Minority Business of the Year
- Kamber Parker – Young Professional of the Year
- Katherine Smoak Davis – ATHENA Leadership Award
- Joshua C. Tew – Max Heller Neighborhood Improvement Award
- Joseph M. Pazdan II – Leadership Greenville Distinguished Award
- Mary F. Duckett – Ben Haskew Collaboration Award
- Richard Hagins – Chairman’s Award
- Merl F. Code and David Lominack – Buck Mickel Leadership Award
- Becky Ballinger – Ambassador of the Year
Greenville Chamber President and CEO Carlos Phillips also unveiled the organization’s new tagline “Growing a Greater Greenville” and discussed program highlights, including:
- Expanding the organization’s minority business accelerator to the midlands and low country in 2021.
- Planning to welcome Natasha Pitts as its new vice president of diversity and economic inclusion on June 13.
- Partnering with educational institutions such as Greenville Technical College to ensure 60% of working-age adults have a post-secondary certification, credential or degree.
- A variety of local businesses completed the “Bridging the Talent Gap” survey in 2021 and shared insights into each company’s educational obtainment needs in 2021.
The Greenville Chamber has over 1,900 investors. For more information, visit greenvillechamber.org.
