Stephanie Gonzalez, Others to be Honored as Bridgeton Business and Community Heroes
BY CLYDE HUGHES | AC JosepH Media
BRIDGETON – Stephanie Gonzalez, the coordinator of Bridgeton’s Urban Enterprise Zone, will be awarded the Bridgeton Community Hero Award at the Bridgeton Area Chamber of Commerce and Cumberland Grows Gala on Oct. 29.
The Business and Community Hero Awards will take place at 5 p.m., at The Grove at Centerton, 1022 Almond Road in Pittsgrove. Gonzalez will be highlighted with other local community and business leaders for their work over the past year.
Gonzalez, who has led Bridgeton’s UEZ to a robust period of growth and activity over the past several years, has been recognized by the State of New Jersey and received the 30 Under 40 Top Latino Leaders of South Jersey honors from Front Runner New Jersey last month.
A transplant from Los Angeles, Gonzalez has taken here experience of working with the business community there to help organize small business owners in Downtown Bridgeton.
“I have great partners and have created these relationships over the last two years,” Gonzalez told Front Runner New Jersey.com for a story that was posted in April. “They are able to support themselves as well. We’ve had more companies come in and become UEZ members. We have more diversity as well.”
Other honorees include:
Francis Starr Sr. Lifetime Achievement Award-Michael Gaimari, Sr.
Francis Starr Sr. Lifetime Achievement Award-Gregory and Bonnie Facemyer
Business Hero Award-County Line Nurseries, Janice Perlstein Maxwell, Jules Perlstein, Abby Perlstein O’Brien
Business Hero Award-Tracy Jenkins and Team, OceanFirst Bank
Business Hero Award-Garrison Tree Service, Jeff Garrison
Gary F. Simmerson Community Leadership Award-Marlene Urban (posthumously)
Gary F. Simmerson Community Leadership Award-Dotty Robinson
Community Hero Award-Margaret Winchester, Center for the Enrichment of the Blind and Visually Impaired
Community Hero Award-Rick Dawson and Kay Delp
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