PHOTO GALLERY: GLAAACC Celebrates 25 Years of Honoring Business Leaders

Banking & Financial Institution of the Year: CIT/OneWest Bank L – R: Chairman Gene Hale, Tavio Hobson of Trufl Inc., Byron Mobley, Phillip Wilson, Byron Reed of CIT/ OneWest Bank , Sydney Davis of AEG and GLAAACC President Angela Gibson-Shaw

Corporation of the Year: Microsoft L-R: Chanel Frampton of GLAAACC, GLAAACC Chairman Gene Hale, Cathy Bender & Celeste Allenye of Microsoft, GLAAACC President Angela Gibson-Shaw and GLAAACC Education Fund Chairman David Ford

3. Master of Ceremony: Herb Wesson L – R: 41st Mayor of Los Angeles Antonio Villaraigosa, LA County Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas, LA City Council President Herb Wesson and California State Senator, 35th District Steven Bradford

Mayor of Inglewood James Butts and GLAAACC Chairman Gene Hale

GLAAACC Member of the Year: Elite Auto Network L-R: GLAAACC President Angela Gibson-Shaw, Christine Keith of Elite Auto Network, GLAAACC Chairman Gene Hale, GLAAACC Managers Chanel Frampton and Naomi Mbanefo

Commercial Construction: Hathaway Dinwiddie L – R: GLAAACC Chairman Gene Hale, Jennifer McEylea of Watt Companies, John Cowles of Hathaway Dinwiddie and GLAAACC President Angela Gibson-Shaw

Banking Executive of the Year: Raul Anaya (L-R: GLAAACC Chairman Gene Hale, Raul Anaya Greater Los Angeles Region President of Bank of America and GLAAACC President Angela Gibson-Shaw

GLAAACC Legacy Award: Bob Gilbert L – R: GLAAACC Chairman Gene Hale, CEO Deborah Flint of Los Angeles World Airports, Bob Gilbert of Los Angeles World Airports and GLAAACC President Angela Gibson-Shaw

Corporate Small Business Advocate Award: Southern California Gas Company L-R: GLAAACC Chairman Gene Hale, Joseph Chow of So Cal Gas, California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones and GLAAACC President Angela Gibson-Shaw

Lawyer of the Year: Capri Maddox L-R GLAAACC Chairman Gene Hale, Daniel Leathers of US Bank, Capri Maddox of the Los Angeles City Attorney’s office and GLAAACC President Angela Gibson-Shaw

Community Service Award Honoree: Willard Love L-R GLAAACC Chairman Gene Hale, Neils Cotter of Carmel Partners, Willard Love, Former Administrator of LAUSD, Reginald Sample of LAUSD and GLAAACC President Angela Gibson-Shaw

Community Service Award Honoree: Avis Ridley- Thomas L-R GLAAACC Chairman Gene Hale, Avis Ridley- Thomas of Institute of Non- Violence and GLAAACC President Angela Gibson-Shaw

Community Service Award Honoree: Jerome Horton L-R GLAAACC Chairman Gene Hale, Jerome Horton of the Board of Equalization and GLAAACC President Angela Gibson-Shaw

Small Business Advocate’s Award: Sophia Cavalli, Harold Johnson, Brian Stiger L – R: Tarrence Frierson of Southern California Edison, GLAAACC Chairman Gene Hale, Sophia Cavalli of Balfour Beatty, Harold Johnson of LAWA, Brian Stiger of LA County and GLAAACC President Angela Gibson¬-Shaw

Utility Company of the Year: AT & T L – R: GLAAACC Chairman Gene Hale, Winifred Yancy of LADWP, Donovan Green of AT & T, GLAAACC President Angela Gibson-Shaw and 41st Mayor of Los Angeles Antonio Villaraigosa.

Minority Business Advocates Award: Teresa Maxwell, Gabrielle Bullock, Tanya Stukes L-R Tim Coffey of TEC Constructors & Engineers, Teresa Maxwell of Skanska, GLAAACC Chairman Gene Hale, Gabrielle Bullock of Perkins + Will, Tanya Stukes of Keiwit and GLAAACC President Angela Gibson¬-Shaw

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