Meet the 2010 Winners
Philip Von Keyserlingk
Financial Services Champion of the Year
Philip Von Keyserlingk’s banking career began when he became a Business Development and SBA Lending Officer with a Corpus Christi area bank in May 1998. More...
Ramiro “Ram” Alejandre
Small Business Exporter of the Year
Ramiro Alejandre and Maria Gargano Reeves are principals of Bradleys Hermetics, Inc. which is a 45 year old manufacturer and distributor of industrial & commercial air conditioning and refrigeration compressor parts. More...
Maria Gargano Reeves
Small Business Exporter of the Year
Ramiro Alejandre and Maria Gargano Reeves are principals of Bradleys Hermetics, Inc. which is a 45 year old manufacturer and distributor of industrial & commercial air conditioning and refrigeration compressor parts. More...
Larry Ellis
Del Mar College SBDC Counselor of the Year
As the Del Mar College SBDC Rural Program Manager and a Certified Business Advisor IV who efficiently and effectively services eight very rural counties, Larry Ellis continues to improve every year. Larry has been with SBDC since October 2000. More...
Dan Garza
Small Business Person of the Year
Reel Simple Productions (RSP), founded by Daniel Garza, opened its doors on January 1, 2006. Under Dan's leadership, RSP has grown from a two-man shop to five salaried employees. More...
Robert Browning
SCORE Counselor of the Year
Robert Browning has always been civic minded, believing in giving back to the community that embraced him with open arms. He gave tirelessly to the coastal bend throughout his more than four decades of entrepreneurship. More...
Ralph Diaz
Jeffrey Butland Family Owned Business of the Year
Ralph Diaz is President of C.C. Disposal, Inc. which was founded in 1942 by G.B. Diaz. Mr. Diaz began his career as a teenager, working his way up in the company as an assistant on the waste trucks, a driver, a salesperson, an operations employee, and finally to management. More...
1st Community Bank
District Award for Community Rural Lender of the Year
1st Community Bank, under the direction of Betsy Geddis, Vice President & Manager of the SBA Department has successfully grown the SBA 7(a) loan program in the last four years to become the number one lender in the total number of loans for the Harlingen District and Corpus Christi Branch Offices. More...
Lisa Farr
Training Coordinator / Community Liaison of the Year
Lisa has been with the SBDC program for over twelve years and continually goes "above and beyond". Many of you in the audience know Lisa well. More...
