Guardian Angel Award
Linda Ellis — executive director of The Health Initiative
Glen Paul Freedman — board chair of Atlanta Pride Committee and Atlanta Police LGBT Advisory Committee
Jeff Graham — executive director of Georgia Equality
James Parker Sheffield — former director of Atlanta Pride Committee and now director of organizational development at The Health Initiative
Corporate Ally
Cox Enterprises
Deloitte
SunTrust
UPS
Business Woman of the Year
Marci Alt — founder of Carma Productions, the Gay Yellow Pages and Gayborhood App
Karla Kreitner — owner of Kardon Events
Sheila Merritt — vice president, business development at Q&A Events
Barb Rowland — Realtor with Common Ground Real Estate
Business Man of the Year
John Benthal — owner of Mission Motif
Tyler Calkins — publisher of Fenuxe Magazine
Rick Kern — managing director at MixIt Marketing
Adam Rimes — CFO of Atlanta Gay Men’s Chorus
Member of the Year
Cleo Meyer — State Farm agent
Lab Monkey Design — full-service creative agency owned by Jack Kinley,
No Mas Cantina — Mexican restaurant
Q&A Events — full-service event company