The 2021 Excellence in Nonprofit Yearly Award Finalists

09/10/2021
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Congratulations to our 2021 ENPY Award Finalists!

We received over 160 nominations this year! Only 36 finalists were chosen!

A panel of impartial non-local judges selected three finalists from an online nomination process in each of the following award categories:

Nonprofit Board Leader of the Year: Board Member:

  • Patricia Luppy Freedom Waters Foundation
  • Joseph Casella Cape Coral Caring Center
  • Danielle Dyer Dr. Piper Senior for Social Services

Nonprofit Organization of the Year: established more than five years ago:

  • Guadalupe Center
  • Senior Friendship Centers
  • Pace Center for Girls (Lee County)

Nonprofit Executive of the Year: CEO, president, executive director:

  • Megan McCarthy Beauvais Boys & Girls Club of Collier County
  • Noemi Y. Perez The Immokalee Foundation
  • Maggie Feiner F.I.S.H of SANCAP

Nonprofit Employee of the year: paid staff member:

  • Debbie Bedard New Horizons of SWFL
  • Maria Espinoza F.I.S.H of SANCAP
  • Wendy Wooten Cape Coral Caring Center

Business Impact Partner of the Year: business who support nonprofits and the community:

  • Sanibel Community Association
  • Castellanos + Tramonte Architects
  • Priority Marketing

Nonprofit Volunteer of the Year: individual who serves the organization:

  • Cathi McWhirter Community Cooperative
  • Carl Scharfenberg The Dubin Center
  • Lorraine Masud Gulf Coast Humane Society

Nonprofit Rising Organization of the Year: established less than five years ago:

  • Cape Coral Animal Shelter
  • Invest in America’s Veterans Foundation
  • Angel Wings of Southwest Florida
  • Paul Sanborn Service Above Self Award
  • Mary Holden F.I.S.H. of SANCAP
  • Angela Fisher Junior Achievement of SWFL
  • Amber Phillips Pace Center for Girls (Collier at Immokalee)

Elmer Tabor Generosity Award:

  • Heather & Brian Samelson Friends of Lovers Key
  • Matthew Myers Keep Lee County Beautiful
  • Marilyn Lighter Wonder Gardens

Community Impact Award:

  • Sandy Stillwell Youngquist SWFL Children’s Charities
  • Trish Leonard Bonita Springs YMCA
  • Lowell & Sally Senitz Wings of Shelter Int’l, Inc.

Health Innovator Award

  • Dr. Susan Hook Samaritan Health & Wellness
  • Diane Spears Lee Health
  • Laura Ragain Ronald McDonald House Charities

Connie Ramos-Williams Nonprofit Publicity Award:

  • Shelby Peters Fort Myers Beach Lions Club
  • Melissa Phillips The Immokalee Foundation
  • Ramona Miller Voice in the Wilderness

The ENPY Awards is the only television awards show honoring nonprofit leaders and donors from across Southwest Florida.

October 19, 2021
CTN Television
7:30 pm to 8:30 pm

Finalists & winners will be recognized during televised event. Join us Live on CTN Television for Southwest Florida on the channels below, by live stream at CTNtelevision.com