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.  

2024

Recipient: Bob Moore
Founder, Bob's Red Mill
Northwest Chapter

Employee Owner of the Year
2024

Finalist: Amelia Wozniak
HR Manager, Hallmark Building Supplies
Wisconsin Chapter

Finalist: Anna Canterini
Project Accountant, Williams Company
Florida Chapter

Finalist: Joe Marshall
Project Coordinator, Bowers and Kubota
Hawaii Chapter

Winner: Emily Pick
People Operations Supervisor, Holden Industries
Illinois Chapter

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

Chapter of the Year
2024

Winner: New England Chapter

Member Recruitment Award
2024

Winner: Tim Stewart
President and Managing Partner 
at DeWitt Law Firm
Wisconsin Chapter

2024

Winner: Mid-Atlantic & Carolinas Chapter

Outstanding Chapter Officer
2024

Winner: Sean Jackson
Bob's Red Mill
Northwest Chapter

2018

Mark Lomele, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Recology in San Francisco, was awarded the Life Service Award at The ESOP Association’s Annual Conference here on May 23.

The Life Service Award is The ESOP Association’s most prestigious accolade, and recognizes an individual who has provided outstanding, long term contributions to The Association and the employee ownership community.

Lomele is one of only 18 people to receive the award in the past 27 years.

Chapter of the Year
2018

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