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Michigan’s Most Valuable Professional, Entrepreneur & Young Professional – 2025 MVP Awards Sept 18th, 2025 • 3:30 pm - 5:30 pm
MOST VALUABLE PROFESSIONALS
Kim Boudreau Smith
President, Her Bold Voice
Shawn Burch
Director, Health Management
Systems of America
Melissa Demorest LeDuc
Business Attorney, Demorest Law Firm
Karney Derderian
President, Crown Contracting Inc.
Ashley Diersch
Chief Advancement Officer, PAWS With a Cause
Shawntay Dixon
Sr. Director, Education & Program Operations, Great Lakes Womens Business Council
Amanda Farley
CMO, AIMCLEAR
Nicole Geib
Deputy General Counsel, AM GENERAL LLC
Anu Gopalakrishnan
President, Mai Family Services
Lesley Harding
Executive Produce, Creative Day Technologies
Matt Kidney
Business Process Analyst, Greenleaf Trust
Angela Kujava
Managing Director, Desai Accelerator
Laura L'Esperance
Senior Vice President, PR, VVK PR + Creative
Sean Lowery
President, Lowery Solutions
Paula Macpheron
Executive Director, Velocity
Andrew Mitchell
Vice President Human, Resources & Organizational Development
KLA Laboratories, Inc.
Daniell R. Patterson, CPA
Partner, Fenner, Melstrom & Dooling, PLC - FMD
Kelley Rays
President, HIA Financial,
Andrew Robeson
Director of Business, Development, Matrix
Consulting Company, Inc.
Nancy Thompson
Divisional Vice President, One10
Jason VanBuren
Senior VP, Carrier, Relations & Strategic Development
Kapnick Insurance
Jacob Zuppke
CEO, Whisker
MOST VALUABLE ENTREPRENEURS
Marc Alexander
Founder and CEO, Lite Raise
Ovell Barbee
Founder, Ask Ovell
Lisa Bee
Founder, Sweetwaters Coffee & Tea
Carly Cassleman
CEO, St. Clair Tooth Co.
Cornell Fairley
Owner, C-Care Lawn Services, LLC
JR Harper
President, Envision Advertising
Aparajita Jeedigunta
Owner, AJ Rao, LLC
Sarah Kinsler-Holloway
Founder, Kin Aesthetics
Catherine Koch
Founder, K-Tec Systems
Mahesh Lenani
Founder, Aquasight
Sarah Maiga
Owner, Maiga Homes Luxury Real Estate
De'Andrea Matthews
Founder/CEO, Claire Aldin Publications
Jennifer Maxson
Owner, Jennifer Maxson & Associates
Steven Mazur
Co-Founder, Ash and Erie
Hussein Mokahal
CEO/President, The Led Lion Inc.
Versala Parish
Founder, Rhythm Wellness Center LLC
Jennifer Posten
Owner, Tecumseh Gymnastics Academy
Carrie Schochet
Founder, Purple Squirrel Advisors
Scott Schoeneberger
Managing Partner, Bluewater
Michael Woon
Founder, RetroSpect
MOST VALUABLE YOUNG PROFESSIONALS
Laura Acorn
Executive Assistant
Office Manager, Young Entrepreneurs Across America
Simran Ahmed Rushing
Talent Acquistion
Consultant, Comerica Bank
Abhishek Bagare
Supplier Quality Engineer, General Motors
Alyssa Cho
Account Manager, Branex Group
Victoria Donovan
Resident Engineer, Aptiv
Carolyn Elliott
Director of HR Advisory, Solutions, HRPro
Jamie Eymer
Sturges-Young Event, Coordinator
City of Sturgis
Mackenzie Fraim
HR Generalist, Goyette Mechanical
Taylor Henderson
Senior HR Generalist, Roncelli
Cristina Kelleher
Young Leader Program Manager, Detroit Economic Club
Kennedy King
Search Specialist, Apex Staffing
Trevor Medema
Agent, Compo & Medema Real Estate Group at Keller
Williams Home
Zion Miller
Young Talent Program, Grow Detroit
Ellie Van Farowe
Residential Business, Development
Grand Home Automation
Paige Winneroski
Chair, Jackson Young Professionals
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