Pictured (left to right): Diana Richards of Vacuum Systems International, Cleveland, OH; Cynthia McCoy of Aunt Cynthia's Bed and Biscuit Inn, Loomis, CA; Debbie Rieger of A-TEK, Inc., Leesburg, VA; Norma Polcek of Samco, Machesney Park, IL; Michelle McGough of solutions4networks, Pittsburgh, PA; and Debra Guzov of Guzov Ofsink, LLC, New York, NY.
Debbie Rieger, A-TEK's President, was named as a 2006 Finalist for the Enterprising Women of the Year Award presented by Enterprising Women magazine. Ms. Rieger was nominated for this award by Patricia Parker, President of Native American Management Services and was one of 23 finalists in a variety of categories selected to attend the awards ceremony held February 24, 2006 at Disney's Grand Floridian Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Florida.
Says Monica Smiley, publisher and CEO of Enterprising Women magazine "The Enterprising Women of the Year Awards Celebration brings together the nation's finest women entrepreneurs to recognize their accomplishments and celebrate their outstanding achievements. The awards recipients are influential, powerful women with high-growth businesses who are leaders in their communities and have given back to mentor other women entrepreneurs".
Enterprising Women magazine is the nation's only women-owned magazine published exclusively for women business owners that chronicles the growing political, economic and social influence and power of entrepreneurial women. The Walt Disney World Company was the premiere sponsor of the evening with UPS as a platinum event sponsor.