The results are in. After many hours of difficult deliberation, here are Montgomery County’s Top 10 Movers & Shakers of 2016!
Stay tuned as we share the stories behind these incredible locals in spotlights throughout the fall on Montco Happening. You can read about more outstanding individuals from across the region in Hunterdon County, Northern Delaware, Bucks County, & Philadelphia.
Lori Fischer, Owner of Rethink Home Interiors
R. Samuel Valenza, CEO of Bux-Mont Transportation Co.
Marci Schankweiler, Founder & CEO of the For Pete’s Sake’s Foundation
Carol Berger, Owner of All Places Traveled LLC and activist
Jean Bochnowski, Director of the John James Audubon Center at Mill Grove and former President of the Valley Forger Chapter of the Valley Forge Audubon Society
Credit: Meetup
Elise Baker, Founder of the Ambler/Whitpain eXpress travel girls team
CJ Santagelo, entrepreneur, owner of Edge Signs and Graphics, Township, member of The A-Team 111 of Skippack, PA.
Gerri Vattimo, Marketing & Special Events Manager of Upper Merion Township
Credit: Upper Merion Parks & Recreation. (l. to r.) Sudha Suryadevara, Recreation Superintendent; Gerri Vattimo, Marketing & Special Events Manager; Dan Russell, Parks and Recreation Director; GlennAnne Chabala, Assistant Director, Parks and Recreation.
James Freeman, COO of Colonial Marble & Granite
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