2013 Advocate of the Year
Past Winners:
Download the application >>2011 - Grafton H. “Cap” Willey, IV, Managing director at CBIZ Tofias in Providence, R.I., a full service accounting, auditing, tax and consulting firm with over 40 years of experience.
2010 - Michael Mitternight, president and owner of Factory Service Agency, Inc., a commercial air conditioning service and construction company located just outside New Orleans, La., in operation since 1975.
2009 - Thomas C. Pitrone CFP and head of The Integrity Group in Willoughby, Ohio, a 25-year strong firm that provides financial services and advice to other small businesses.
2008 - Joseph Melookaran CPA, founder of JMA Chartered in Overland Park, Kansas, a professional services firm specializing in public assurance, IT, and network design and security.
2007 - Scott Hauge, president of Cal Insurance & Associates and executive director of Small Business California, a grassroots organization with significant influence in California;
2006 - Robert Schmidt, founder of Cleveland Medical Devices Inc. and Orbital Research Inc., an active voice in state and national politics on taxation and commercialization; and
2005 - Valerie W. Perlowitz, founder and CEO of Reliable Integration Services, Inc., a leader in technology issues serving on President George W. Bush’s IT Advisory Council.
The Lewis A. Shattuck Small Business Advocate of the Year Award recognizes small-business owners who go above and beyond in advocating for the small-business community.
NSBA awards one winner and four finalists with this honor at its annual Washington Presentation, held in Washington, D.C.
For 2012, NSBA’s schedule of events has shifted, and instead of holding a Washington Presentation, we will hold our biennial Small Business Congress following the 2012 Elections. The next Lewis A. Shattuck Small Business Advocate of the Year Award celebration will take place at the upcoming Washington Presentation in Spring 2013.
Qualifications and Criteria:
- A demonstrated commitment to small-business advocacy above and beyond policies that specifically impact their own business or industry;
- A proven history of volunteer efforts to advance and improve the overall small-business community;
- Success in advocating for pro-small business policies; and
- Success and growth as a small-business owner
Nominations will be accepted throughout the year.