Congratulations to the winners of the Greater Hazleton Chamber of Commerce 2022 Business and Community Awards!

Seated, left to right:  Jan Wessel, CFO for EAM-Mosca, winner of Large Business of the Year Award; Tommy Tyler, Distribution Manager for AutoZone, Inc., winner of Healthy Workplace of the Year Award; Gregg Pavlick, NEPA Vice President for Barry Isett & Associates, Inc., winner of Small Business of the Year Award; Lani Drobnock, MMI, winner of Volunteer of the Year Award in memory of Rocco Colangelo Senior and Junior;  Lisa-Marie Halecky, current President of the Hazleton Rotary, winner of Charitable Organization of the Year Award; Jordan Darosh, Production Manager for Muzo, winner of Pride of Place Award; Sarah Wech, winner of the 2022 Women’ s Empowerment Grant;  and Omar Alacantara, owner of Tabla Supply, winner of Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award.

 

Standing, left to right: Senator David Argall; Katie Kemmerer, Community Affairs Regional Manager of NEPA for Highmark, sponsor of the Large Business of the Year Award;  Terry Purcell, President of Northwest Region for Lehigh Valley Health Network, sponsor of the Healthy Workplace of the Year Award; Tina Bearden, External Client Care Coordinator for Comfort Keepers, sponsor of the Small Business of the Year Award;  Kathie Oh, owner of Fyzical Therapy & Balance Center Hazleton, sponsor of the Volunteer of the Year Award; Leann Fallabel, VP of Marketing for Greater Hazleton Chamber of Commerce, event coordinator and representing the Hayden Power Group who sponsored the Charitable Organization of the Year Award; Neal DeAngelo, III of Tri Mountain Ventures who sponsored the Pride of Place Award; Jessica  Spare of Luzerne Bank representing GHCC Women’s Networking Committee for Women’s Empowerment Grant;  John Dorneman, Community Bank and Award Luncheon Sponsor; and Nicco Makuta, Business Financing  Entrepreneurship Specialist for CAN DO, sponsor the Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award.