Accolades
- 2013-14 Santa Monica Chamber Chairman's Award
- 2009-10 Santa Monica Chamber Chairman's Award
- Rotary International – 4 Avenue of Service Award
- Rotary Club of Santa Monica – Herb Spurgin Award
- American Cancer Society – Best Relay Captain
- Honoree Santa Monica Human Relations Council
- Santa Monica Chamber President’s Award
- Santa Monica Women’s Business Council Entrepreneur Award
- Nominee for the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award
- Century City Chamber Women’s Business Council’s Woman of Achievement Award
- American Staffing Association – Award of Merit – Public Service
- American Staffing Association -“Touch of Knowledge Award"*
- National Staffing Company – Public Relations Award
- National Staffing Company – Fast Start Award
*The “Touch of Knowledge Award” is the highest honor the staffing industry bestows for community service in the form of education.
Community Affiliations
- Rotary International (Santa Monica Club) - 2 year Director, Vice President Programming
- Century City Chamber of Commerce - Board member
- Santa Monica Chambers of Commerce - Past Chairman of the Board, Current Board Member, Education Committee Chair
- Santa Monica College - Business Advisory Board
- Muscular Dystrophy Los Angeles - Executive Board
- ACS Relay for Life - 5 year Team Captain
- Meals on Wheels -Chairman of the Board
- PAL (Police Activities League) - Past Board Member
- BTW (Big Thinking Women) - 2009-10 Board of Directors, Charter Member
Lecturing / Coaching / Public Speaking
- Venice High School – 7 years, “Preparing Youth for Industry,” weekly classes
- SM Chamber of Commerce – Various job seminars
- SM Chamber Public Spokesperson as Chairman of the Board
- USC Marshall School of Business – Frequent speaker
- USC Annenberg School of Communication – Frequent Speaker
- Santa Monica College – Frequent Speaker
- SME (Sales/Marketing Executives) - Speaker