Six businesses and six community professionals were selected as the finalists for the 2025 Traverse Connect Business and Community Achievement Awards.

The Traverse Connect Business and Community Achievement Awards will recognize the economic impact, community or civic service, and demonstrated achievement by businesses and individuals in the Grand Traverse region. Award recipients will be selected through live voting at the Distinguished Service Award Luncheon on May 21, 2025.

TCYP Member of the Year:

·        First Lieutenant Roger Craig, Traverse City Post Commander, Michigan State Police

·        Madison Ford, Benefits Account Executive, Ford Insurance

·        Marisa Korn, Accounting Associate, Great Wolf Lodge & Conference Center

Leadership Grand Traverse Alum:

·        Christal Frost Anderson, Regional Director OS Reentry, Networks Northwest

·        Sara Andrus, Treasury Management Officer, Dart Bank

·        Ron Lemcool, Township Supervisor, Long Lake Township & Vice President, Cherry Country Café & Gift Shop

Economic Impact

·        Interlochen Center for the Arts

·        Team Elmer’s

·        Traverse City Horse Shows

Best New Business:

·        Cary Stamp & Co.

·        The Dandy

·        HelpLink

The Distinguished Service Award Luncheon will begin at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, May 13, at the Park Place Hotel & Conference Center. Ray Minervini, president of The Minervini Group, will be honored with the 2025 Distinguished Service Award at the event. Tickets are available for $50/person.

 The Distinguished Service Award Luncheon is supported by beverage sponsor Networks Northwest and lunch sponsors Cunningham-Limp and MSU Federal Credit Union.