Entrepreneurs of the Year

(Community Matters) Karen & Rick Hawkins hosted last night’s Ernst & Young EOY VIP event at their very swanky abode on Stratford. This year’s EOY finalists include: Mark Adams (Advocate MD), Tim Costell (Builder Homesite), Sam Goodner (Catapult Systems), Craig Malloy (LifeSize Communications), Satin Mirchandani & Mike Rosenfelt (MessageOne), Kirk Rudy, Chris Ellis, Bryce Miller, Jeff Newberg, Andy Pastor & David Roche (Endeavor Real Estate Group) and Ed Sattar (360training.com).

Social EOY finalists are Alan Graham (Mobile Loaves & Fishes), Richard Halpin (American Youthworks), Karen Langley (Family Eldercare) and Rachel Muir (Girlstart). The Silverton Foundation sweetens the pot for the Social EOY award – the recipient’s nonprofit receives a $100,000 grant.

Karen & Rick Hawkins and Valerie & Jeff Newberg

Ernst & Young managing partner, Mike Blue

Amy Warmke & Kim Hughes (Carol Thompson far right)

Laura Kilcrease & Richard Halpin

Laura Pastor & Amy Rudy

Tracie Pumphrey & Kim Shrum

Lots and lots of friends/high-tech leaders in attendance. This year’s EOY judges include Scott Eckert, Bob Fabbio, Bill Imhoff, Laura Kilcrease, Jack McDonald, Erik Prusch, Eric Rothfus (Guggenheim Ventures closing on a new, $100m fund) and Ed Taylor. Social EOY judges included Susan McDowell, Marc Seriff, Mike Turner and Neil Webber. The EOY Advisory Board includes Michael Blue, Tom Ball, Ted Barnhill, Lyn Chasteen, Amy Coplen, Tracie Pumphrey, Eugene Sepulveda, Kim Shrum, Tom Sicola, Bertrand Sosa, Tom Spivey, Carol Thompson and JC Waller.