2026 Celebration of Business

The Celebration of Business is an annual event celebrating the best and brightest of San Diego County's business community! Featuring the Leadership Awards, board installation, and silent/live auctions. This year's Celebration of Business will be a bright and festive event, and safari attire is the theme of the night...get those best safari prints out and come enjoy a night with the elephants.

These awards honor individuals and businesses/organizations that demonstrate achievement in management, workplace excellence, and social responsibility, with a commitment to San Diego.

2026 Leadership Awards Finalists

Business & Organization Finalists

Above Board Liqueurs

America's Janitorial Service

Associated Builders & Contractors San Diego

Bytes, Inc.

Cal Coast Credit Union

Equus Workforce Solutions

Feeding San Diego

Freedom Dogs

GiGi's Playhouse Down Syndrome Achievement Center San Diego

Girls Rising Above Child Exploitation

Greenway Landscape Design & Build

Jacobs & Cushman San Diego Food Bank

Junior League of San Diego

Lucia Capital Group

Neighborhood Healthcare

Northrop Grumman

Opelon LLP - A Trust, Estate & Probate Law Firm

Rancho Bernardo Historical Society, founded in 1982 (RBHS)

Replica Printing Services

San Diego & Imperial Valley Counties Regional Consortium

San Diego County Credit Union

Stronger Together Community Services

The Honor Foundation

Individual Finalists

Camille Ashton
Sporting Director and General Manager
San Diego Wave FC

Laura Bashore
Franchise Owner & Entrepreneur
TEAM Referral Network

Seth Brody
Owner/Advisor
Brody Solutions (Breakaway Bookkeeping & Advising)

Allison Brownlee
Founder and Clinical Director
Stronger Together Community Services

Karin Burns
CEO
San Diego Community Power

Teresa Campbell
President & CEO
San Diego County Credit Union

JD Clement Dickson
Head of Military Relations
Wave Neuroscience

Lisa Daigle
CFO
Neighborhood Healthcare

Amanda Duff
Founder & CEO
Now What HR

Jaleece Durham
Outreach Partnership Specialist
University of Maryland Global Campus

Jessica Eaton
Managing Director of Operations
Cushman & Wakefield

Myrna Estremera
1st Vice President, Parade Director, and Fundraising
Spirit of the Fourth, Inc

Chloe Gauthier
VP of Fundraising
Junior League of San Diego

Leah Hebert
Founder, President of Board of Directors
Girls Rising Above Child Exploitation

Keshia Javis-Jones
Program Director
Foundation for Women Warriors

Joey Jerome
Regional Manager
Onward Ops

Bob Kamensky
Chief Executive Officer
Feeding San Diego

Scott Lawn
Founder/Owner/President
Greenway Landscape Design & Build

Nate Morgan
Commercial Lending Regional Manager
TriCounties Bank

Diana Mueller
Founder
Empowered Purpose

David Munyaka
Founder & Principal Consultant
Munyaka.AI

Fred Nasseri
Owner, President/CEO
Unicorn Jewelry & Watch Boutique

Alan Nelson
Founder & CEO
Measured Money Maneuvers

Ilo Neukam
Board of Directors, President
Junior League of San Diego

Sabrina Palacios
Program Manager, Corporate Fellowship Program
Hiring Our Heroes

Jim Ponder
CEO, Founder
Turnkey Strategic Relations

Peggy Poore
Executive Director
Freedom Dogs

Sanjiv Prabhakaran
President & CEO
Bytes, Inc.

James Schultz
Chief Medical Officer
Neighborhood Healthcare

Kristina Smith
Executive Vice President
Junior League of San Diego

Grace Torres Kilpatrick
Regional Director, Branch Manager, Senior Financial Advisor
North Star Resource Group

Marisa Varond
CEO
McAlister Institute

Tracy Warren
Partner
Buchalter

Date and Time

Wednesday Jun 24, 2026
4:00 PM - 7:00 PM PDT

4:00 - 6:30 pm
Networking, Appetizers, Cocktails, Silent Auction

4:30 pm
Special Chamber Announcement - Be the first to hear our NEW name!

5:30 - 6:30 pm
Award Presentations

6:30 - 7:00 pm
Celebrate

Attire: Safari/Business Casual

Location

San Diego Zoo Safari Park - Elephant Valley
15500 San Pasqual Valley Road
Escondido CA 92027

Fees/Admission

Tickets Include:

Heavy Appetizers
Signature Drink
Networking
Silent & Live Auction
Awards Presentation & Special Chamber Announcement
Free Parking & Admission to the Safari Park for the day

Registration (No Refunds)

$125 per person through May 31
$150 per person from June 1 - June 23

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