Photos by Ronald Vilbar, a student at the Columbus Downtown High School.
The following were recognized for their work at the 2019 OhioMBE Awards:
- Frank W. Watson Advocacy Award – Marleise Wicker, Franklin County Board of Commissioners; Lynnette Stevens, Ohio Department of Transportation; Terry Bolden, Ohio Department of Transportation
- Publisher’s Award – Joy Bivens, Franklin County Job & Family Services; Linda Parks
- Women’s Health Advocate Award – Dr. Janae Davis, Licking Memorial Hospital
- Media Legends Award – Jerry Revish
- Hall of Fame – Bobbi Bell-Barthlomew, State of Ohio and Damita Brown, City of Columbus
Top MBEs:
- A-Men Pest Control – Broadview Heights
- Brown Girl Mentoring – Columbus
- Northeast Ohio Precast – Salem
Nominees:
| A-Men Pest Control Angel Soto Broadview Hts Flairsoft Ltd. Dheeraj Kulshreshtha Columbus K. Zulene Adams Z Promotions Columbus Lao Volunteer Association Columbus Leia Love Hair and Nail Salon Dr. Leia Love Akron Northeast Ohio Precast Tony McCoy Salem | RRightNow Communications Regina Carswell Russo Cincinnati Spotlight of Columbus Patrice Morris Columbus Tra’bian Enterprises TJ Johnson Dublin TrueChoicePack Corp. Henna Rathore Mason Brown Girls Mentoring Jamie Blunt Columbus Phoenix Consulting Company Toni Bell Columbus |
Top FBE
- TreChoicePack – Mason
- City Apparel – Findlay
- Ascension Construction Solutions – Columbus
Nominees:
| TrueChoicePack Henna Rathore Mason City Apparel Andrea Kramer Findlay Ascension Construction Solutions Jeanna Hondel Columbus Essentia Strategy Group Sarah Lee Columbus | Enlightened Financial Group Tia Johnson Columbus Cannell DPS Nicole Moore Columbus Phoenix Consulting Company Toni Bell Columbus |
Top Family Business
- Just Naturally Yummy Bakery And Catering Company – Columbus
Nominees:
Tiger Mushroom Farms
Te’Lario Watkins
Blacklick
Resource International
Todd Majidzadeh
Columbus
Just Naturally Yummy Bakery And Catering Company
Brandi Muhammad
Columbus
Top Veteran Business
- Mutt’s Sauce LLC – Dayton
Nominees:
Mutt’s Sauce LLC
Charlynda Scales
Dayton
Rodriguez Financial Strategies
Jose “Rafi” Rodriguez
Beavercreek