Award honorees, members of the Board of Directors and supporters of the Sullivan County Chamber of Commerce together celebrated the 50th anniversary of the chamber last Thursday at the Villa Roma Resort.

This year’s award winners that were given the spotlight Thursday night are as follows:

Businessperson 

of the Year

– Bruce Davidson

50th Anniversary Award

– Robert Ernst

Distinguished 

Achievement Award

– Sullivan County Sheriff’s Office

Distinguished 

Service Award

– Aileen Gunther, 

NYS Assembly District 100

President’s Award

– Rutberg Breslow 

Personal Injury Law

Emerging Leader Award 

– Kellee Thelman, 

Sullivan 180

DEI Workplace 

Excellence Award

– SALT - Sullivan Allies Leading Together

Township Awards

– Chico Rodriguez, 

Town of Thompson

– Tara Burke, 

Town of Neversink

– Lou Monteleone & Frank Monteleone, 

Town of Highland

– Joseph Adamo, 

Town of Liberty

– Bill Rieber, 

Town of Thompson

Community Impact Award

– Domingo Ramos, 

Hope Alive 845

Jr. Emerging Leaders

– Alexa Rogers

– Nicky Ciorciari 

– Carissa Ciorciari

Changing of the guard

As part of their annual meeting, the Chamber parted ways with a number of those on the Board of Directors, including Dawn Ciorciari, Shannon Feeney, Alan Kesten, Les Kristt, Suellen Magnetico and Joan Patterson.

The Chamber welcomed a new generation of board members, which included Jesse Robinson II of JR Capital Solutions, Becky Mitchell of Holiday Mountain Ski & Fun Park, Amy Davidoff of The Center For Discovery, Jaimee Lowe of Catskills Equipment, Keith Edwards of Ellenville Regional Hospital and Christina Antizzo of Hurleyville Performing Arts Centre (HPAC).

Remaining on the Board are Matt Carrero, Denise Lombardi, Brad Rutledge, Chris Schmidt, Marie Smith, Pat Smith, Matt Sush, Angela Rein and Stefanie Bonfanti.

“As we expand and evolve, our new board members exemplify the forward-thinking, community-driven leadership essential to supporting our business ecosystem,”said Chamber President & CEO, Ashley Leavitt. 

“Their vision and passion for excellence align seamlessly with our mission of fostering an environment where every member has the resources to thrive.”