2016 Honorees
Jesse Alderete, Jr., Founder / President, Premium Packing, Inc.
Ted Burke, Co-Owner, Shadowbrook Restaurant
Gail Delorey, Partner, Bianchi, Kasavan & Pope
Harry Wardwell, Executive Vice President, RaboBank

2015 Honorees
Nancy Ausonio, Philanthropist
Jeff Davi, Principal, A.G. Davi Real Estate
Alfred Diaz-Infante, CEO, CHISPA Housing Inc.
Chris Shake & Sabu Shake, Jr., Co-Owners, Old Fisherman’s Grotto and The Fish Hopper

2014 Honorees
Wendy Brodie, Co-Founder & Co-Owner, Art of Food
Shirley Lavorato, Philanthropist
Steve Pessagno, Sr., Founder & Partner, Pessagno Winery

2013 Honorees
Anthony Davi, Sr., Founder / Principal, Davi Real Estate & Insurance
Joanne Taylor Johnson, Philanthropist
Vince and Tina Lopez, Owners, South Valley Auto Plaza
Bill Perocchi, CEO, Pebble Beach Company

2012 Honorees
Peter J. Coniglio, Managing Partner, Hudson, Martin, Ferrante & Street
David & Susan Gill, Owners, Rio Farms
Sylvia Panetta, Co-founder, Director, Panetta Institute
Judge John M. Phillips, Founder Rancho Cielo YC; Monterey Sup. Court (ret.)

2011 Honorees
George Couch, Chairman/CEO, Couch Distributing Co.
Donna Ferraro, CEO, Boys & Girls Clubs of Monterey County
Sam Linder, Founder/Owner, Linder Auto Group
John Narigi, General Manager, Monterey Plaza Hotel & Spa
Richard & Claudia Smith, Founders/Owners, Paraiso Vineyards

2010 Honorees
Ted Balestreri, Chairman/CEO, The Cannery Row Company
Dr. Dianne Harrison, President, California State University, Monterey Bay
Sue Jamiesson, Owner, Salinas Toyota
Anne Leach, Partner, Ottone Leach Olsen & Ray
Julie Packard, Executive Director, Monterey Bay Aquarium

2009 Honorees
David Armanasco, President, Armanasco Public Relations Inc.
William G. Dorey, President & CEO, Granite Construction Inc.
Bruce Taylor, Chairman & CEO, Taylor Farms
F. Warren Wayland, CPA Managing Partner, Hayashi & Wayland Accounting & Consulting

2008 Honorees
Bert Cutino, Co-founder, Sardine Factory Rest. & The Cannery Row Co.
Sam Downing, President & CEO, Salinas Valley Memorial Healthcare System
Andy Matsui, President, Matsui Nursery, Inc

2007 Honorees
Don Chapin, Jr., President, The Don Chapin Company
Margaret D’Arrigo-Martin, Executive Vice President, D'Arrigo Brothers Co., of California
Mark Verbonich, Vice President, Pebble Beach Company

2005 Honorees
Mike Antle, Vice President of Operations, Tanimura & Antle
Dick Elster, Provost, Academic Dean, Naval Postgraduate School
Steve Gonabe, Vice President, HSBC Holdings