The winners of our inaugural Readers’ Choice Awards were announced during an award presentation at the BizBash Florida Expo on Tuesday at the Greater Fort Lauderdale/Broward County 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 Event Planner of the Year
Alyssa Ramos, Latin Builders Association
Caterer of the Year
Frank Randazzo, Creative Tastes Catering
Corporate Event Planner of the Year
Susan Renneisen, Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
DJ of the Year
Ross Bielejeski, Rock With U Entertainment
Event Designer of the Year
Ingrid Adolphs, The Event Production Company
Event Producer of the Year
Aileen Mand Schaked, Festival of Chocolate
Lighting Designer of the Year
Greg Utley, Bay Stage Lighting
Publicist/PR Executive of the Year
Natalie Leon, Nat-PR
Social Event Planner of the Year
Shannon Wilson, Table 6 Productions
Venue Manager of the Year
Gary Ressler, The Historic Alfred I. DuPont Building
