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Past Winners 

2020 Best in Finance Honorees

  • Matthew Bacon, CFO, Community Foundation of Louisville
  • Larry Bergamini, CFO, Saint Xavier High School
  • Jan Chambers, CFO, Bachman Auto Group
  • Chad Dobson, vice president, Churchill Downs Inc.
  • Gary Dryden, vice president, Jefferson Community and Technical College
  • Kristine Gaines, director of accounting, LSS Holdings LLC
  • Shelley Gast, vice president, Norton Healthcare
  • Leslie Getz, controller, Miranda Construction
  • Derrick Grigsby, CFO, Harrison County Community Foundation
  • Tracy Hawkins, vice president, PMR Companies
  • Mark Hohmann, CFO, Goodwill Industries of Kentucky
  • Robert Kester, director, Blue & Co. LLC
  • Lynnette Kokomoor, CFO, Bandy Carroll Hellige
  • Marc McCormick, partner, Rodefer Moss & Co. PLLC
  • Glenn Metten, CFO, Mister P Express Inc.
  • Angie Morrison-Duncan, CFO, ARGI
  • Jennifer Phipps, chief accounting officer, BrightSpring Health Services
  • Samuel Riddick, CFO, Family Health Centers Inc.
  • Charles Ritter, partner, KPMG LLP
  • Ryan Sienkowski, CFO, Caesars Southern Indiana
  • Kristin Stuedle, CPA & partner, Stuedle Spears & Co.
  • Mitch Wagner, CFO, Maker's Mark
  • Shawn Woosley, CFO, Wehr Constructors Inc.
  • Adal Yousef, CFO, Denton Floyd Real Estate Group
  • Steve Zagar, CFO, Farm Credit Mid-America

2019 Best in Finance Honorees

  • Anthony Balbach | KCC Cos.
  • Phillip Barnhouse, Limestone Bank Inc. & Limestone Bancorp Inc.
  • Brandon Breunig | Material Handling Systems Inc.
  • Danette Cox | Appriss Inc.
  • Kara Ficker | Mortenson Dental Partners
  • Chris Green, ARGI Financial Group
  • Amber Aylor Halloran | Kentucky Center for the Performing Arts
  • Karen Harbin, Commonwealth Credit Union
  • Dave Kamer | ID+A Inc.
  • Brad Knight | Malone Workforce Solutions
  • Kristy Leonard | Humana Inc.
  • John Lucchese | Kindred Healthcare LLC
  • Stephen Lukinovich | MCM CPAs & Advisors LLP
  • Michael Lynch | FKI Security Group LLC
  • Brian Massey | Extell Financial Services
  • Jim Mattingly | BrightSpring Health Services
  • Kristina Merrill | Sky Racing World
  • Maureen Murray | Cimtech Inc.
  • Mark Reynolds | First Urology PSC
  • Helena Schulz | Norton Healthcare Inc.
  • Keith Siegner | Yum Brands Inc.
  • Jena Stone | Kentucky Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Co. 
  • Todd Taylor | Taylor Advisors 
  • Matt Wasinger | Beam Suntory 
  • Deborah Wathen | Humana Inc.

2018 Best in Finance Honorees

  • Mike Ash, Fifth Third Bank
  • Chris Bane, MAC Construction & Excavating Inc.
  • Ryan Barrow, Commonwealth of Kentucky
  • Ann Bemiss, ECT Services Inc.
  • Chad Collier, Louisville & Jefferson County Metropolitan Sewer District
  • John Dadds, Christian Care Communities
  • Matt Dicken, Strategic Wealth Designers
  • Kevin Everwine, JenCare
  • Bonnie Johnson, Louisville Visual Art
  • John Kallis, Meritrust Wealth Management LLC
  • Jessica Lord, Heine Brothers’ Coffee Inc.
  • Dee Dee McLeod, Alliance Cost Containment LLC
  • Jack McQuade, Family & Children’s Place
  • Stephen Oglesby, Baptist Health
  • Scott Reed, Norton Healthcare
  • Dave Russell, Yum Brands Inc.
  • Darrell Schultz, Gordon Food Service
  • Russell Skaggs, Delta Dental of Kentucky Inc.
  • Lisa Thornton, Rapid Industries Inc.
  • Mark Wheeler, Central Bank & Trust Co. 

2017 Best in Finance Honorees

  • Jamie Brodsky, Stoll Keenon Ogden PLLC
  • Wally Brown, Schulte Hospitality Group
  • Marc Charnas, GE Appliances, a Haier Company
  • Kathy Clements, Life Safety Services LLC
  • Christy Craig Corum, Greater Louisville Inc
  • Craig Daniel, Long John Silvers LLC
  • Steve Edkins, Encompass
  • Pam Freeman, Office Resources Inc.
  • Denny Glover, PMR Companies LLC
  • Adam Kempf, Norton Healthcare
  • Bruce Kramer, Charah LLC
  • Phil Milliner, Cafe Press Inc.
  • Mike Paradis, Bramco Inc.
  • Tonya Russell Robinson, Texas Roadhouse Inc.
  • Kevin Sipes, Republic Bank & Trust Co
  • Mark Stegeman, Turning Point Brands
  • Melissa Updike, Kentuckiana Medical Reciprocal Risk Retention Group
  • Chuck Woods, Elite Homes
  • Allison Jamison Woosley, Dant Clayton Corp
  • Doug York, Rodefer Moss & Co PLLC

2016 CFO of the Year Finalists/Winners

(Winners in bold)
Very large private company:
  • Patricia Burkland, NetShape Technologies Inc.
  • Charles Grimley, Hilliard Lyons
Large private company:
  • Harold Butler, Stites & Harbison PLLC
  • Will Dierking, 3 Crown Capital LLC
  • Craig Mooney, Bosse Mattingly Constructors Inc.
  • B.J. Ruckriegel, CandyRific LLC
Medium private company:
  • Elaine Bush, JAVS
  • Jarred Cook, Luckett & Farley Inc.
  • Jim Lintner, The Learning House Inc.
  • Angie Morrison, ARGI Financial Group LLC
Small private company:
  • John Bunker, FSA Management Group LLC
  • Kathy Clements, Life Safety Services LLC
  • Chris Montague, El Toro LLC
  • Kathy Scott, Northwestern Mutual, Louisville
Nonprofit organization:
  • Diane Cornwell, Fund for the Arts Inc.
  • Dana Wavle, Indiana University Southeast

2015 CFO of the Year Finalists/Winners

Small public company
  • Paul Chrisco, Community Bank Shares of Indiana Inc.
Large public company
  • Patrick Grismer, Yum! Brands Inc.
Small private company
  • Aaron Frisbee, Bisig Impact Group Inc.
  • Ronald Hess, Kinetic Corp. and Kinetic Properties Inc.
  • Greg Williams, AgentLink Inc.
Medium private company
  • Michael Dugle, Commonwealth Bank & Trust Co.
  • Justin Jokovich, AEG Management, Louisville
  • J.C. Wilkinson, Brinly-Hardy Co.
Large private company
  • BJ Ruckreigel, CandyRific LLC
  • Rick Simpson, Appriss Inc.
  • Lawrence Writer, Hillerich & Bradsby Co. Inc.
Very large private company
  • Brian Johnson, MHS Holdings Inc.
  • Jim Lacy, ZirMed Inc.
  • Brian McDonald, Louisville Paving and Construction Co.
  • Roger Shannon, Steel Technologies LLC
Nonprofit organization
  • Carl Herde, Baptist Health
  • Cordell Lawrence, Waterfront Development Corporation
  • Robert Zimlich, Bellarmine University
Community service
  • Glenn Metten, CFO, Mister "P" Express Inc.
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