The ESOP Association

ESOP Association Awards

Life Services Awards
2024

Recipient: Lynn DuBois
ESOP Law Group
Northwest Chapter

Lynn DuBois has devoted her legal career to fostering employee ownership through ESOPs, educating business owners on how an ESOP can create liquidity, and at the same time provide their employees with equity ownership in the business.  

Lynn has been an enthusiastic member of the Association for over 20 years, serving on our Board of Directors and chairing our Advisory Committees, the Administration Committee, and many other volunteer roles.  

Chapter of the Year
2024

Winner: New England Chapter

Chapter of the Year
2023

Wisconsin Chapter

Chapter of the Year is chosen by looking at the educational programming and conferences provided to a Chapter’s members, support for the Employee Ownership Foundation and our annual ESOPATHON event, association membership retention and new member recruitment, and other metrics for engaging our local communities through public affairs and government relations. 

Congratulations to the Wisconsin Chapter!

Life Services Awards
2023

Cindy Turcot

Cindy is truly a force of nature – and a force for employee ownership. 

She has been with Gardener’s Supply Company for nearly forty years, serving as COO, President, and for the past two years as CEO and President. 

Chapter of the Year
2022

Iowa / Nebraska Chapter

Life Services Awards
2021

Theodore "Ted" Becker

McDermott Will & Emery

Chapter of the Year
2020

Minnesota/Dakotas

Chapter of the Year
2019

Iowa/Nebraska

Life Services Awards
2019

Janet Edmunson

JME Insights

Chapter of the Year
2018

Heart of America