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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.  

ESOP Company of the Year
2024

Finalist: Palmer-Donavin
Ohio-Kentucky Chapter

Finalist: ProAct
New York/New Jersey Chapter

Winner: Rayser Holdings
Iowa/Nebraska Chapter

Outstanding Chapter Officer
2024

Winner: Sean Jackson
Bob's Red Mill
Northwest Chapter

Outstanding Chapter Officer
2023

Brian Bowers
Hawaii Chapter

Brian is a tireless advocate for ESOPs in his chapter, a member of TEA’s Public Policy Committee, and works on TEA’s national advocacy efforts. Beyond his other leadership contributions, he has been a stalwart supporter and manager of the Hawaii Chapter, which has the single highest rate of participation of any Chapter in the nation, with nearly 60% of all ESOPs in the state being a TEA member!

ESOP Company of the Year
2023

CTL Engineering Inc.
Ohio/Kentucky Chapter

CTL Engineering has a long history of supporting The ESOP Association in addition to the company’s commitment to employee owners. CTL prizes its ownership culture and strives to empower employees to feel, think, and act like the owners that they really are. Congratulations on being named the ESOP Company of the Year!

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. 

Outstanding Chapter Officer
2022

Connie Burnette

ESOP Company of the Year
2022

Folience, Inc.

Life Services Awards
2021

Theodore "Ted" Becker

McDermott Will & Emery

ESOP Company of the Year
2021

Recology

San Francisco, CA