Meet the 2019 Community & Business Awards winners

We are thrilled to announce the winners of the 2019 Community & Business Awards, which will be celebrated April 25 at the Residence Inn by Marriott/River Ridge. Thank you to everyone who submitted nominations and to our award selection committee, which consists of representatives from our event sponsors. In addition to the nominations, the Oxnard Chamber Board selects a person, business or organization to receive the Oxnard Trophy for bringing recognition to Oxnard and bettering the community.
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The 2019 winners are:

• Distinguished Citizen of the Year – Bryan MacDonald is a retired police officer with a long history of community involvement at the American Cancer Society Gold Coast Community Council, Elite Theater Company, the Alcohol and Drug Advisory Board for the County of Ventura Behavioral Health Department, and more. He also is Santa Claus for the Oxnard Christmas Parade and the annual Santa to the Sea half marathon!
• Business Advocate – Mark Spellman of Lazer Broadcasting Corporation sits on the board of directors for Downtown Oxnard, the California Strawberry Festival and the Oxnard Chamber of Commerce, and is committed to helping the community at large, not just the business community. 
• Large Business of the Year – Ventura County Credit Union serves more than 80,000 members in Ventura and Santa Barbara Counties while investing its profits back into the credit union to benefit members and the community.
• Small Business of the Year – JaniTek Cleaning Solutions in Oxnard gives back, supports and participates with community nonprofit organizations.  Customer care is its priority and it is committed to sustainable business practices as a Green Certified Business. 
• Best Place to Work – Puretec Industrial Water was certified in 2018 by independent analysts at Great Place to Work® with employees citing opportunities for advancement, work/life balance, attention to health and well-being, and more. 
• Nonprofit Organization of the Year – Livingston Memorial Visiting Nurse Association has been around since 1947 serving Ventura County with home health, palliative care, hospice, non-medical home care, and grief and bereavement services. 
• Volunteer of the Year – Jeff McGreevy of the Oxnard Police Department raised more than $23,000  in 2018 for the Oxnard Police Explorers Foundation, Mothers Against Drunk Driving, the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention and the American Cancer Society. In 2019, he proposed an Oxnard PD commemorative patch to support Autism Awareness Month. 
• Innovative Business of the Year – CURE Pharmaceutical is changing the way medication and supplements are ingested through the manufacturing of a thin film that can deliver pharmaceuticals or dietary supplements in an easy-to-administer form. 
• Oxnard Trophy – Oxnard Salsa Festival attracts 35,000 attendees to Downtown Oxnard for an annual, two-day celebration of everything salsa: food, music and dance. 

The 69th annual Community & Business Awards will be held Thursday, April 25 at 6:00 pm at Residence Inn by Marriott/River Ridge. Reservations are required in advance and are $60 per person. 

Attend the awards dinner!