The winners of our inaugural Readers’ Choice Awards were announced during an award presentation at the BizBash West Expo on Tuesday at the Pasadena Convention Center (and tweeted live at @BizBash_News). Readers were first invited to nominate local event professionals in 10 categories, then later vote on the finalists through our interactive voting site. The winners are:
Association/Nonprofit Planner of the Year
Mark McBride, USC Alumni Association
Caterer of the Year
Catherine An, An Catering
Corporate Event Planner of the Year
Margaret Launzel-Pennes, Herbalife
DJ of the Year
Nahchey Storer, Dash Entertainment
Event Designer of the Year
Edgar Zamora, Revelry Event Designers
Event Producer of the Year
Shawn Sedlacek, The VOX Group
Lighting Designer of the Year
Raymond Thompson, Images by Lighting
Publicist/PR Executive of the Year
Jessica Meisels, Fingerprint Communications
Social Planner of the Year
Merryl Brown, Merryl Brown Events
Venue Manager of the Year
Deirdre McCready, SBE
