Vistage Member Excellence Awards

One of Vistage’s greatest strengths is the caliber of our members. Throughout their journey of leadership development, they routinely make impactful decisions and go above and beyond to support their groups, employees, families and communities.

Each Vistage market has the opportunity to recognize up to three outstanding members at their next Vistage Executive Summit with a local member award: the Vistage Leadership Award, Impact Award, and Lifetime Achievement Award.

Vistage Leadership Award

This award honors a member for their recent or ongoing achievement in leadership that benefit their companies, families and communities.

Impact Award

This award recognizes the remarkable development, achievement, and impact in members with 1-3 years tenure.

Lifetime Achievement Award

This award honors the achievements and ongoing commitment to learning and development of a longstanding Vistage member.

Raleigh-Durham / Research Triangle

Anita Holt
President and CEO, The Forest at Duke
Member since 2017
Vistage Leadership Award Winner

Anita L. Holt is a seasoned professional in the field of aging services with more than 25 years of executive leadership in continuing care and senior living communities. In her role as CEO of The Forest at Duke, a retirement home with a close relationship to Duke University, she advocates for innovation in strategic services and program development that responds to the emerging needs of older adults. She holds a master of public health from Boston University School of Public Health and is a proud graduate of Northeastern University.

Andy Sharpe
President and CEO, Buhler Aeroglide
Member since 2016
Vistage Impact Award Winner

Andy Sharpe began his career as an apprentice engineer in the UK, but his ambition led him to earn business and marketing degrees and seek experience in diverse areas of the manufacturing industry, from procurement to international sales. Since taking on the role of CEO at Buhler Aeroglide, a leading manufacturer of thermal solutions for food processing and other uses, the company has expanded its operations and taken on numerous forward-thinking initiatives. Of note is a partnership with Microsoft to design cloud software solutions to improve food safety.

Randy Nelson
President, Gold Dolphins, LLC
Member since 2004
Lifetime Achievement Award Winner

Randy Nelson is the founder of two successful businesses, including Orion International, a military recruiting firm and Inc. 500 company NSTAR Global Services, which worked in semiconductors. Both companies have landed on the Raleigh Fast 50 list. Before launching his business career, Randy served in the military as a Naval battalion commander and later as an officer in the Naval Nuclear Power Program — his ability as in engineering and submarine operations earned him a coveted gold dolphin pin. He continues to share the wealth of his experience through his current company, Gold Dolphins, LLC and book series, “Decision Series for Executives.”

Birmingham

Denson Franklin
Partner, Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP
Member since 2012
Vistage Leadership Award Winner

Denson Franklin’s primary areas of practice include corporate, mergers and acquisitions, finance transaction and federal and state securities matters. He advises companies on a broad range of issues affecting their business, including clients in the information services, manufacturing, distribution and service, construction and engineering, construction materials, transportation and technology industries. Of note, he counsels many family-owned businesses, emerging growth companies, including companies at the inception and venture capital stages.

He is recognized in Chambers USA in the area of corporate and commercial law, and is listed in The Best Lawyers in America in the areas of business organizations, closely held companies and family businesses law, corporate compliance/governance law, corporate law, leveraged buyouts and private equity law, and mergers & acquisitions law.

Bobby Mason
President, SPOC Automation
Member since 2015
Vistage Impact Award Winner

Twenty four years ago, Bobby Mason started his career in the electrical wholesale business working for Industrial Electric Supply. Over his nine years there there he had the opportunity to learn distribution, manufacturing, and electrical automation design. This work prepared him to launch his startup, SPOC Automation, in 2000. In his short time with Vistage, Bobby has made a tremendous impact on his business while remaining a committed husband, father and outdoorsman.

Dwight Sandlin
CEO, Signature Homes
Member since 1997
Lifetime Achievement Award Winner

Dwight Sandlin is CEO of NSH Corp. d.b.a. Signature Homes. He has significant experience in the real estate and construction industries. Prior to cofounding Signature Homes, Dwight was the division manager for Regency Homes, a division of D. R. Horton Homes. He founded Regency Homes in 1987 and later sold the company to D. R. Horton in 1995.

Dwight is deeply invested in their Birmingham community. He has served on numerous boards during his career, including the Birmingham Homebuilder’s Association as a past president. He is currently a member of the Birmingham Metropolitan Development Board and the Federal Reserve Advisory Board.

Memphis

Nick Gant
Founder and President, Gant Systems
Member since 2016
Vistage Leadership Award Winner

Nick Gant is president and founder of Gant Systems, a managed IT services company with locations in Memphis and Nashville. He has a unique talent for translating complex and cumbersome technical processes into easily understood and consumed ideas. This ability has earned him heartfelt recognition from top business and civic leaders in the community.

Nick currently serves in board capacity for Clean Memphis and the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation of West Tennessee. He previously served in board capacity for Building Greater Communities Inc and MidSouth Association of Contingency Professionals. He regularly donates his time and resources to the Memphis arts community. In October 2015, Nick was recognized as a Top 40 Under 40 by the Memphis Business Journal. Gant Systems has been recognized as a Best Place to Work in 2015, 2016 and 2017.

Lori Turner-Wilson
Founder and CEO, RedRover Sales & Marketing Strategy
Member since 2016
Vistage Impact Award Winner

Lori Turner-Wilson is the award-winning writer behind the popular syndicated “Guerrilla Sales & Marketing” weekly column. In April 2016, Lori released her book, WOOF: Why Ordinary Organizations Fail. The daughter of a salesman, Lori’s love of results-driven marketing and selling began at a young age. It’s her father who first showed Lori the value of relationship-driven business. The lessons Lori has learned and shared have made an impact on businesses and her Vistage community.

Tim Clay
President and CEO, Cornerstone Systems, Inc.
Member since 2012
Lifetime Achievement Award Winner

Tim Clay is a founding member of employee-owned transportation and logistics firm Cornerstone Systems and has most recently served as Cornerstone’s President since October 2002 and CEO since February 2014. Prior to Cornerstone, he worked for MCS as Controller in 1986 and later as Chief Financial Officer in 1990. Tim graduated with honors from the University of Memphis with a bachelor’s in business administration and is currently a certified public accountant. He has served as a member of the Financial Executive International Organization and is a past board member for Evangelical Christian School in Memphis. He serves on the board of Regional One Health Foundation.

Omaha

Trevor Bullock
CEO, Alivation Health
Member since 2017
Vistage Leadership Award Winner

Trevor Bullock is currently CEO of Alivation Health, where he’s delivering next-level patient care and creating healthier communities. Before Alivation Trevor saw impressive success as a leader, and not just in business. He was a member of the 2000 Big 12 Championship Husker Baseball team and a professional player with the Phillies. Even after pursuing executive leadership, he lends his talents as a youth baseball coach. Trevor served as COO for Five Nines Technology Group, who became one of the fastest growing managed service companies under his leadership, landing on the Inc. 500 and 5000 lists seven years in a row while being recognized as a Best Place to Work.

Steve Maly
Activist (founder/owner), Maly Marketing
Member since 2015
Vistage Impact Award Winner

Steve Maly founded Maly Marketing to provide “No BS” marketing to smaller firms who often burnt money on ineffective marketing. No B.S. means adhering to their Midwestern values of honesty, practical problem solving and education. In practical terms, they closely track results and pivot when something isn’t working. Maly’s exceptional work has earned them a Facebook Certified Marketing Partner designation, given to only top 1% of all Facebook advertisers.

Dave Crumrine
President, Interstates Companies
Member since 2009
Lifetime Achievement Award Winner

Dave Crumrine has enjoyed a successful 25-year career as a leader in the construction industry, holding leadership positions a project manager in the field and as a corporate manager in the areas of general contracting, construction movement and specialty contracting. His success is in part attributable to his robust technical and business education: He earned a BS in Civil Engineering from the South Dakota School of Mines and an MBA from Western Michigan University. He is a licensed engineer and certified project management professional. He is currently president of the Interstates Companies, who provide electrical engineering and automation services to industrial customers.

Charlotte

Andrew Odze
Managing Partner, eXecutive leadership partners
Member since 2017
Vistage Leadership Award Winner

Advisor and consultant to the Board and CEO’s of Fortune 500 organizations with expertise in executive selection and development, team effectiveness and organizational performance. Andrew helps his clients source and manage executive talent by drawing on his extensive background in talent management and psychology. Before founding eXecutive leadership partners, he served as executive talent development experience as SVP of HR and talent management for Bank of America and director of talent management executive for Motorola. Earlier, he earned his doctorate in clinical psychology and master’s of organizational psychology.

Francisco Alvarado
President and CEO, Marand Builders
Member since 2015
Vistage Impact Award Winner

For the past 17 years since founding Marand Builders, Francisco Alvarado has successfully run the company as President and CEO, expanding the company from Charlotte to cover the Mid-Atlantic and Southeast regions. Francisco is actively involved in the community as a board member of the Chamber, Opera, and Leadership Executive Council in Charlotte. He recently established a scholarship fund for engineering students. Previously, he worked his way from electrical engineer for Hoechst Celanese to the German firm’s business director in North America.

Roger Shaul
President, Interstates Companies
Member since 2014
Lifetime Achievement Award Winner

Roger Shaul is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Preferred Medical Marketing Corporation (PMMC). PMMC Serves over 450 Hospitals and academic medical practices in 38 states with financial software and consulting services associated with hospital pricing, managed care and value based purchasing using BIG data. PMMC has been listed among the Top Revenue Cycle Firms five years in a row by Modern Healthcare Magazine (number 5 in 2016) and included within the Inc. 5000 Fastest Growing Companies listing for the past six years. PMMC is the only company to Achieve “Peer Reviewed” status by the Healthcare Financial Management Association (HFMA) for both its contract management and patient estimate software. Roger is a graduate of the University of Florida with both a BS and MBA, and The Executive Program at UNC Chapel Hill.

Columbus

Mike Campbell
Owner, Ares Sportswear and Dyenomite Apparel
Member since 2015
Vistage Leadership Award Winner

Mike Campbell grew Ares from its humble beginnings as an operation out of his 2-bedroom Columbus apartment to a nationwide distributor of custom sportswear and tie-dye apparel housed in an 180,000 square foot facility. The company has been featured on the Inc. 5000 list multiple times while keeping its operations in Ohio where it can best serve its employees and community.

Pat Scales
Owner, Pat Scales Remodeling
Member since 2015
Vistage Impact Award Winner

In Pat Scales’ three years as a Vistage member, he has implemented feedback from his Vistage group to refine Pat Scales Remodeling’s processes. He has shifted from working in the business to on the business and shifted his immediate focus on hiring the talent so he can take a step back from day-to-day operations. His leadership growth and realigned focus has allowed him to lead PSR to double both in team size and revenue over just two years, while remaining committed to the company values: the PSR WAY.

Mark Daniels
President, M+A Architects
Member since 2012
Lifetime Achievement Award Winner

Mark has worked with M+A Architects for almost 27 years and has served as the president of the company for the past 13 years. The company’s philosophies of service, collaboration and teamwork are derived from his leadership style and his dedication to the company and its staff. The architecture of M+A also reflects a commitment to communities by placing an emphasis on blending into living context of the neighborhoods for which they design and designing LEED-accredited buildings. Mark earned his bachelor of architecture from The Ohio State University.

St. Louis

Patrick Melson
President, Midtown Home Improvements
Member since 2015
Vistage Leadership Award Winner

Patrick Melson has steered Midtown Home Improvements through 20 years of tumultuous change. Under his leadership, the company has realized a tenfold increase in revenues. Throughout this impressive growth through a rollercoaster economy, he’s held true to his values, which means investing heavily in employee development and maintaining strict quality standards.

Justin Woodard
President, Woodard Cleaning & Restoration
Member since 2014
Vistage Impact Award Winner

Facing the devastation left by Hurricane Sandy, Justin Woodard, president of Woodard Cleaning & Restoration, dispatched a caravan of vehicles and crews to aid coastal communities. This outreach was business as usual for Justin, whose family business has helped St. Louis families recover after disasters for more than 70 years. The company embodies a powerful, straightforward set of core values: do what’s right, serve others, and learn every day. They regularly partner with first responders to provide clean up services after disasters. To show his appreciation, Justin supports The BackStoppers organization, who help families of first responders who die in service.

Donald Jubel
President and CEO, Spartan Light Metal Products, Inc.
Member since 2002
Lifetime Achievement Award Winner

When Donald Jubel took over the president and CEO role at his father’s company Spartan Light Metals in 1999, he had big shoes to fill. However, he took his father’s rise from a poor German immigrant to the owner of a successful manufacturing firm as inspiration. Like his father, he earned his degree in Mechanical Engineering from Washington University in 1973. Under his stewardship, Spartan has grown to three locations throughout Missouri and Illinois with revenues in excess of $200 million. Recently, the company broke ground on a 135k square foot facility in Mexico, MO, a further testament to the firm’s growth and demonstration of Donald’s commitment to keeping jobs in his community.

Minnesota

Geoff Roise
COO, Lindsay Windows
Member since 2010
Vistage Leadership Award Winner

Geoff Roise has a background in finance, but committed himself fully to understanding and growing his family’s window manufacturing business, Lindsay Windows, and to growing as a leader. Under his leadership, the company has added new manufacturing locations while maintaining an exacting standard of quality. Though currently the owner, he’s worked in just about every department, from shipping to fabrication. While Geoff’s personal investment in his business is admirable, he turned to Vistage to step back from squelching the day-to-day fires and focus on strategy. Over his eight years as a CE member, he has inspired his group by implementing new strategies and processes in all areas of Lindsay’s operations.

Guy Fox
President, Fox Underground
Member since 2017
Vistage Impact Award Winner

Under Guy Fox’s leadership, Fox Underground has earned a reputation as a top-tier site utilities firm. Fox and his firm have become local industry leaders by staying ahead of the latest trends in drainage and sewage while partnering closely with clients to solve the unexpected challenges that inevitably arise in a complex construction project. But Guy’s impact is being most strongly felt in his Native American community. As chairman of Fargo’s Native American commission, he has proposed construction of a Native American cultural center, which he sees as a gathering point for a community facing many struggles. Guy’s commitment to leadership development, not just on behalf of his business but for his larger community, has been an inspiration to his Key group.

Jay Bruber
CEO, Presolvent
Member since 2012
Lifetime Achievement Award Winner

Jay Bruber has been a life-long entrepreneur and innovator. His leadership has established Persolvent (formerly BankCard Services Worldwide) as a major player in the payment processing industry. Jay’s ability to form strategic business relationships has successfully forged partnerships with some of the country’s largest e-commerce companies and software developers. Persolvent continues to develop leading edge software across three major business areas: general commerce, government and schools, and professional services.

Jay is strongly committed to giving back to the community. He serves as an Advisory Member of the Board of Directors for Achieve Services and donates 10% of Persolvent’s monthly profits to organizations serving those in need. He also started a division of Persolvent called Payments for Change that donates 50% of monthly profits to charity.

Orange County

Randy Regier
President & CEO, Taylor Design
Member since 2012
Vistage Leadership Award Winner

As President and Project Architect for TAYLOR, Randy Regier brings over twenty years of management experience to a variety of project types. In his role as principal, Mr. Regier challenges the firm’s project teams towards design excellence by organizing and chairing an in-house Design Review Committee.

His strengths in needs assessment, programming and existing facility analysis for remodel projects is a proven asset to TAYLOR and their clients. Besides an extensive healthcare background, Mr. Regier has an impressive portfolio of television studio production facilities. He is a graduate in Architectural Studies from Oklahoma State University, licensed by the State of California, and is a member of the American Institute of Architects.

Josh Blake
CEO, Gander Group
Member since 2017
Vistage Impact Award Winner

Josh Blake, CEO of Gander Group, is an accomplished marketing, brand and merchandise professional who has led multiple organizations. He has developed large-scale brand licensing partnerships and guides our team. He brings an unmatched portfolio of experience, knowledge, wisdom, and ethics to his Vistage group.

Andrew McNeill
CEO, Arlon Graphics
Member since 2004
Lifetime Achievement Award Winner

Since joining Vistage in 2004, Andrew McNeill has tallied numerous impressive accomplishments as an executive in the reflective materials and graphics industry. At the same time, he has been a mentor to others through his consulting company and as a board member for several manufacturing companies. Andrew came to Vistage while an executive at Reflexite, where he transformed a loss-making division into a global market leader in reflective materials. Most recently, Andrew was appointed president by Arlon Graphics for his strategic thinking and proven track record of international growth. During his 14 years with Vistage, Andrew has achieved remarkable success while demonstrating a commitment to his CE group. He is truly a pillar of our community.

Chicago

Mike Santoro
President, Walker Sands Communications
Member since 2014
Vistage Leadership Award Winner

Mike Santoro is the president of Walker Sands Digital, a digital marketing agency that supports Fortune 500 corporations, startups, fast growing technology companies, professional service firms, business associations and nonprofits. The firm has been named as one of America’s fastest growing companies on the Inc. 5000 list four times and has been a finalist for both PR News and Bulldog Reporter awards for small agency of the year. Mike is also the recipient of a number of awards including recent recognition as one of DMNews 40 Under 40 honorees.

Mike also co-founded the Little Giraffe Foundation in 2011, a Chicago-based nonprofit dedicated to supporting neonatal research and preemie families in the NICU. Since its inception, the foundation has provided more than $30,000 in funding to medical research and NICU support grants, as well as delivered more than 3,500 gift bags with books and toys to NICU preemie families.

Dan Zeman
President, Zeman Manufacturing Company
Member since 2014
Vistage Impact Award Winner

Under Dan Zeman’s leadership as President, Zeman Manufacturing has seen tremendous success in the face of strong oversees competition. While the young president of his family business could have easily let it stagnate in the face of its eighty years of tradition, Dan has been unflinching in reevaluating and streamlining processes to play to Zeman’s strengths of customization with rapid turnaround and quality. He hasn’t taken shortcuts: Key to outpacing foreign competition is carefully managed relationships with clients and local vendors. Dan’s success in a competitive industry, refinement of a family business and his commitment to local commerce have made an impact beyond his three years with his Vistage SB group.

Lawrence Kessler
President, Sonoscan
Member since 1991
Lifetime Achievement Award Winner

Lawrence Kessler is president and chief technical officer of Sonoscan Inc., a high-tech firm he founded in 1974. Sonoscan specializes in acoustic microscopy, a technique of nondestructive inspection widely used for quality control of semiconductor devices. Dr. Kessler received his BSEE from Purdue (1964) and his PhD from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (1968). He was employed as a research scientist by Zenith Radio Corporation from 1968-73, where he developed new methods of ultrasonic visualization.

Dr. Kessler has authored more than 150 technical papers and holds 11 patents in the area of ultrasonic imaging system technology and applications. He is a fellow of the Acoustical Society of America and a distinguished alumnus of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He is past president of the IEEE Ultrasonics and Ferroelectrics Society where he also served as national lecturer.

Indianapolis

Curtis Rector
CEO, Arbor Homes, LLC
Member since 2010
Vistage Leadership Award Winner

As founder and CEO, Curtis Rector has grown Arbor Homes into the largest home builder in Indianapolis. Arbor is ranked on the Builder Magazine 2018 Builder 100 list and is expecting continued growth in 2018. Unsurprisingly, Arbor’s success attracted investor interest, and this year, Curtis’s company was purchased by Berkshire Hathaway subsidiary Clayton Homes, who he feels shares his priorities of building affordable homes at high quality. Amid Arbor’s rapid growth, Curtis has kept his employees front and center, earning the Indianapolis Stars’ Best Place to Work award in 2016 and 2017. With Clayton, Curtis remains committed to providing growth opportunities to his team and hands-on customer service to their first-time and luxury home buyers.

Diana Stewart
President, EnvirOx LLC
Member since 2016
Vistage Impact Award Winner

Diana Stewart has always had a passion for improving people’s health and shared environment. While she was still in high school, her father invented a new safer, healthier cleaning technology and launched EnvirOx, LLC. Upon graduating college, Diana joined the family business and over a decade later, she is now majority owner and president of EnvirOx. She is committed to further EnvirOx’s mission of providing safe, eco-friendly products.

When she is not working with her team to drive forward her purpose, she is with her family. She is also engaged in community volunteer work as a Board Member for the local YMCA and participates on various other community focused activities when time permits.

Willis Rick Conner
President, American Structurepoint, Inc.
Member since 2010
Lifetime Achievement Award Winner

Since taking the reigns as the president, chief operating officer and majority owner of American Structurepoint in 1987, Rick Conner has grown the engineering and architectural consulting firm from $2.8 million in annual revenue and fewer than 50 employees to an average of $60 million and more than 400 employees across 11 disciplines and still growing. American Structurepoint began business in Indianapolis in 1966, and with Rick’s guidance, the company has since expanded its offices throughout the Midwest. Under his leadership, American Structurepoint has won over 150 design awards, been consistently recognized as a Top 500 Design Firm by Engineering News-Record, and named the 2018 Midwest Design Firm of the Year by ENR Midwest. The Indianapolis Business Journal named American Structurepoint the largest engineering firm, fifth-largest architectural firm, and the eighth-largest environmental firm in the region.

Rick has been involved in such distinctive projects as the Keystone Parkway Corridor; the I-70 interchanges at the Indianapolis Airport; Super 70 and Hyperfix in downtown Indianapolis; the “Speed Zone” urban redevelopment in Speedway, Indiana, among others. He is also an avid supporter of the professional engineering community in Indiana.

Cincinnati

David Linger
CEO, TechSolve inc.
Member since 2016
Vistage Impact Award Winner

Having over 25 years of leadership experience and success in bringing new technology and innovations, David Linger, President and CEO of Techsolve, Inc.,has received the Impact Award. During his tenure as a Vistage member, he has led TechSolve Inc. to be nationally recognized across four major industry sectors (Manufacturing, Advanced Machining, Aerospace & Defense, and Healthcare) as a technical consulting leader. David has also contributed greatly to his Vistage group, lending his expertise to help other members learn about cyber security preparedness.

Jim Jurgensen
CEO, John R. Jurgensen Company
Member since 2014
Vistage Leadership Award Winner

Having risen as the third generation CEO of the Jurgensen Companies, Jim Jurgensen has received the Leadership Award. The John R. Jurgensen Company, specializing in infrastructure solutions, is well known as a family-oriented company with ethical practices—and others can see the same values in his contributions. Not only has Jim led the company to record growth and profits, he is also a large community contributor through his Vistage group and several volunteer boards.

Scott McQuinn
CEO, Life Enriching Communities
Member since 1999
Vistage Lifetime Achievement Award Winner

Scott McQuinn, CEO of the Life enriching Communities, has received the Lifetime Achievement Award. After assuming the CEO position at 32, McQuinn has led the Life Enriching Communities to become the leading senior community in Southwestern Ohio. During his tenure, he has more than tripled the LEC community and he has developed a post-acute care network in Cincinnati to improve outcome performance while reducing the cost. McQuinn has been a Vistage Member since 1999, and has shown to be an integral member of his group.

Seattle

Jeff Dance
CEO, Fresh Consulting
Member since 2013
Vistage Leadership Award Winner

Jeff Dance, CEO of Fresh Consulting, received the Vistage Leadership Award. Recognizing the technological shifts and opportunities of the future, Fresh built on its design-led software development capabilities and acquired a hardware engineering and robotics firm in January 2018. Under Dance’s leadership, the two firms married their distinct cultures and are working together to provide end-to-end innovation services that connect humans, systems, and machines. His business has more than doubled since he joined Vistage in 2013 and is on pace to double again in 2018.

Ross Treleven
District Manager, W.B. Sprague Co., Inc.
Member since 2015
Vistage Impact Award Winner

Ross Treleven, award winner for Impact, is the General Manager of Sprague Pest Solutions, the leading commercial pest management provider across the West Coast. Treleven represents the 4th generation of the Treleven family to take part in leading the Sprague team. In the nearly 20 years since Treleven began his work at Sprague, Treleven has exhibited an unfailing tenacity for both personal and professional growth. Treleven’s dedication to his team is seen in the unprecedented financial and regional growth Sprague has accomplished over the 12 years since he joined the management team. From 2017 to 2018, Ross was a key leader in Sprague’s over 100% growth in profitability and 15% increase in business while leading Sprague’s regional expansion into California.

Foss Miller
President, Pacific Research Laboratories
Member since 1989
Lifetime Achievement Award Winner

Foss Miller, CEO of Pacific Research Laboratories, received the Lifetime Achievement Award. Before starting his transition away from his ownership role at his company, Miller took steps to ensure his employees’ jobs would stay local. Miller has been a Vistage member for nearly 30 years, and he has supported his senior leadership team’s development by encouraging four of his key leaders to participate in Vistage Key Executive groups.

Colorado

James Logan
President & CEO, One Rain Corporation and High Sierra Corporation
Member since 2007
Vistage Leadership Award Winner

James Logan, president and CEO of One Rain Corporation and High Sierra Corporation, received the Vistage Leadership Award. During his tenure as a Vistage member, he successfully sold his companies to an equity capital group thanks to his outstanding business results. Logan has been a Vistage member since 2001, and five of his management teams recently joined Vistage groups.

Brad Kopitz
CEO, Artifact Uprising
Member since 2017
Vistage Impact Award Winner

Brad Kopitz, CEO of Artifact Uprising, received the Vistage Impact Award. When he joined Vistage, Kopitz loved the business he was leading but was frustrated that he wasn’t an equity owner who could truly shape and create the future of the company. With support and guidance from his Vistage group, Kopitz, created and executed a plan to acquire Artifact Uprising. He now leads his team in printing and framing cherished digital images using inventive and environmentally-friendly processes. He has created a strong, intentional culture that reflects his love for Colorado, the outdoors and a high-energy, collaborative work environment. Artifact Uprising is young, growing, innovative and purposeful.

Ray Singleton
Executive Vice President, Earthstone Energy
Member since 1992
Lifetime Achievement Award Winner

Ray Singleton, executive vice president of Earthstone Energy, received the Lifetime Achievement Award. During his tenure in Vistage, Singleton has become one of the most respected CEOs in the oil industry. He took over as CEO of Earthstone when it was near bankruptcy and valued at only $500,000. After surviving several oil price downturns in this volatile industry, he built the firm to a $40 million NYSE traded company by 2014. Singleton has kept himself at the cutting edge of technical and business knowledge in a continually evolving profession.

Philadelphia

Tom Spann
CEO, Accolade
Member since 2015
Vistage Leadership Award Winner

Tom Spann, founder of Accolade and CEO of Brightside, received the Vistage Leadership Award. In the three years he’s been a member, he handed over the reins at Accolade and launched the first employer-based financial wellness solution, Brightside. While Spann has enjoyed tremendous success as an entrepreneur and leader, he is committed to personal growth and development. He’s an avid learner, question asker, open to feedback and approaches life with a humble mindset of a novice. He raises the bar and holds it high for his Vistage group.

Suchit Bachalli
President, North America, Unilog Content Solutions
Member since 2016
Vistage Impact Award Winner

Suchit Bachalli, president of Unilog Content Solutions, received the Vistage Impact Award. During his tenure as a Vistage member, he has risen to CEO of the global Unilog business and has explored and transacted numerous business growth and expansion activities. He relied heavily on his Vistage group to understand which areas of his business required strengthening and thoughtfully implemented solutions. Bachalli’s Vistage group also helped the native of India adapt to American business leadership. He worked through the good, the bad and the ugly with vulnerability and openness.

Fran Pierce
Chairman & CEO, Data Systems Analysts
Member since 1992
Lifetime Achievement Award Winner

Fran Pierce, chairman and CEO of Data Systems Analysts, received the Lifetime Achievement Award. After industry turmoil resulted in a critical loss of business, Pierce took the lead on adapting service offerings, making tough cuts and implementing an overall migration from software development to IT consulting. Pierce has been a Vistage member since 1992 and is a keystone member of her group.