April 9, 2019

Hilton Myrtle Beach Resort
10000 Beach Club Dr., Myrtle Beach

Sponsored by BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina, the annual meeting of the Myrtle Beach Area Chamber of Commerce highlights the success of the past year, looks ahead to the next year, and presents awards to some very deserving chamber investor companies and outstanding individuals in our community.

Agenda

5:30-6:30 p.m. - Cocktail Reception - Sponsored by Santee Cooper
6:30 p.m. - Dinner | Chamber Update | Awards Presentation
Dress is business attire.

Congratulations to the Business and Individual Award Winners!

Your Myrtle Beach Area Chamber is celebrating the diversity, creativity and ingenuity of the local business community through the annual business awards.

Champion of Diversity - Hector Diaz, Webster University Myrtle Beach

Community Service - Bank of America

Business Innovation - Sponsored by The Soto Sawyer Crosby Wealth Management Group of Merrill Lynch - Barefoot Landing

Nonprofit of the Year - Sponsored by The Jackson Companies - A Father’s Place

Small Business of the Year - Sponsored by A&I Fire and Water Restoration - Dagwood’s Deli

Hospitality Employee of the Year - sponsored by LuLu's North Myrtle Beach - Peter Goodman, WonderWorks Myrtle Beach

Chamber Volunteer of the Year - sponsored by Wells Fargo - Eric Hunt, Myrtle Beach Wedding Officiant

Chamber Ambassador of the Year - Chae Evans, FSA - Full Steam Ahead Fire & Water Restoration

Grand Strand Young Professional of the Year - Abby Smith, Alabama Theatre

Grand Strand Young Professionals' Ambassador of the Year - Kristen Saurini, Davis & Massey Insurance Agency

Leadership Grand Strand's Ann DeBock Leadership Award - Ian Maguire, Maguire Law Firm

Ashby Ward Pioneer of the Year and Citizen of the Year Winners


Ashby Ward Pioneer of the Year Sponsored by WPDE ABC15	Citizen of the Year Sponsored by Carolina Cool
Dan P. Gray (posthumously)	Ed Piotrowski
(July 16, 1941-April 10, 2018)	WPDE ABC15