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North County Inc. Honors Community Leaders May 13
As part of the organization’s 39th Annual Leadership Breakfast celebration, North County Incorporated (NCI) will honor several area leaders for making a significant positive impact in North County. The event will be held Friday, May 13, from 7:30-9:30 a.m. at the Marriott St. Louis Airport, 10700 Pear Tree Lane. More than 600 business, civic and community leaders will gather to honor this year’s award recipients.
Ron McMullen, President, Christian Hospital will receive the Elmer Belsha Leadership Award. This award is presented annually to an individual who has made a long-term commitment to NCI and North County and has had a positive impact on the community.
NCI’s 2016 Business Development Awards will be given to Centene Corporation, Materials Lifecycle Management Company and SFK Lubrication Business Unit. These awards recognize companies whose efforts have positively affected the economic development and business climate of the North County area.
Community Development Awards are presented to those whose selfless acts positively benefit youth, residents, civic organizations or others. This year’s awards will be presented to Metro’s North County Transit Center, Rev. Cedric Portis, Sr., Third Presbyterian Church, and the Zykan Family Partnership.
Great Streets – Natural Bridge Corridor Partnership will be awarded the Excellence in Partnership Award. This is given to organizations or companies that have partnered with NCI to make a significant impact on the North County community in terms of quality of life through special initiatives and/or projects. NCI partners include the City of Normandy, East-West Gateway, Great Rivers Greenway, Missouri Department of Transportation, St. Louis County, and the University of Missouri-St. Louis.
Public Service Awards are presented to outstanding individuals elected, appointed or employed by a public body whose long-time service has had a positive impact on the community and/or public body they serve. Honorees this year are Doug Baum, CFO, Ritenour School District; Ruby Curry, Interim President, St. Louis Community College-Florissant Valley; and Bob Russell, Economic Development Director, City of Florissant.
A Special Recognition Award will be presented to the Jennings School District under the leadership of Tiffany Anderson. This award recognizes an individual or organization making a significant impact on North County communities and citizens.
The Sustaining Our Community Award is presented to an individual, organization or company that exceeds their usual roles to positively impact North County with programs and resources that sustain or improve quality of life. Rance Thomas, President, North County Churches Uniting for Racial Harmony and Justice, is this year’s honoree.
NCI’s 39th Annual Leadership Breakfast presenting sponsors are HDR Inc., Negwer Materials, Inc., SSM Health DePaul Hospital, St. Louis County, St. Louis Economic Development Partnership, and US Bank. The corporate plus sponsors for this event are Christian Hospital, Enterprise Holdings, St. Louis Community College – Florissant Valley; St. Louis Regional Chamber, and The Boeing Company. The corporate sponsors for this event are Betty Jean Kerr People’s Health Centers, Bommarito Automotive Group, Commerce Bank, Favazza & Associates, LLC, Florissant Rotary Club, Greater North County Chamber of Commerce, Paul Cerame Auto Group, SSM Rehabilitation Network and The Crossings at Northwest.
NCI is a regional development organization that acts as a catalyst to define and advocate economic and community development for North St. Louis County. It was established in 1977 and the NCI Board is composed of community leaders and business owners. Sean Hogan, President, SSM Health DePaul Hospital, is the current chairman of the Board of Directors.
