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THANK YOU to everyone who came out to celebrate our fantastic Chamber members and awesome communities at the North Tarrant Chamber Awards Banquet last week! Everyone had a great time and it was easy to see why North Tarrant County is one of the best places to live, work, and thrive in the world! The sold out crowd enjoyed a fabulous dinner from Sweet Memories Cakes & Catering, lots of great raffle prizes were given out, and everyone in attendance celebrated our fantastic award nominees and recipients. All our nominees are listed below with the 2025 award recipients underlined. Here is the awards recap... Siegrid Charbonnet Community Spirit Award Chad Page & Amy King, American Legion Post 655 | Chris Scott – True Pay Merchant Services | Cindy Deming – SRD Publishing | Pedro Zambrano – City of Saginaw | Phil Beckman – Birdville ISD | Travis Gauthier – Guardians Garage (Chris Scott pictured with 2024 recipient Nothing Bundt Cakes) Gertrude Tarpley Director of the Year Joshua Fichter – Five Star Ford | Nicole Burton – Trinity Metro/TEXRail | Tracy Archer, Archer Printing and Promo (John Little and Betty Watkins accepted the award on behalf of Joshua Fichter) 2025 Member of the Year Troy Dunn Insurance Group – January 2025 Member of the Month NYTEX Sports Centre - February 2025 Member of the Month Sweet Memories Cakes & Catering – March 2025 Member of the Month Simply Elegant Wedding & Event Services - April 2025 Member of the Month AV Media - May 2025 Member of the Month Mike Lewis Photography - June 2025 Member of the Month Five Star Ford - July 2025 Member of the Month Magik Digital - August 2025 Member of the Month I Can Still Shine - September 2025 Member of the Month Tarrant County College, NE & NW Campuses - October 2025 Member of the Month Five Star Ford - November 2025 Member of the Month Waste Connections - December 2025 Member of the Month Marshall Tunnell Diplomat Stars January: Jodie Hudson – El Chico Café February: Bob Dubeansky – Magik Digital March: Shari Feaster – Armored Self Storage April: Tito Rodriguez – Community Volunteer May: Melissa Pace – Purdue Brandon Fielder Collins & Mott LLP June: Chris Scott – True Pay Credit Card Services July: John Little – Five Star Ford August: Kristie Hanhart – Kristie’s Cleaning Service & Ill Equipt September: Jackie Spitzer – Urgent Foundation Repair October: Shalisa Smith – Exquisitely Yours Tax Service & Tailor Made4U November: Angela Grundy – Hometown Pest Control & Herron Homes December: Shaun Smith – Nothing Bundt Cakes (Angela Grundy pictured above with 2024 Diplomat of the Year Gary Vieregger) Business of the Year Archer Printing and Promo | Magik Digital | NYTEX Sports Centre | Sweet Memories Cakes & Catering | TexInspec | Troy Dunn Insurance Group (Tracy Archer pictured with 2024 Business of the Year recipient North Hills Chiropractic Health Center) Industry of the Year (Large Business) Birdville ISD | BNSF | Five Star Ford | Waste Connections (representatives from Waste Connections pictured here with 2024 recipient representatives from Tarrant County College) Troy Dunn Chamber Choice Awards for 2025: Don Cooper - City of Haltom City | Kristy Dunn - Troy Dunn Insurance Group | Michelle Petrie - Legend Bank | Tito Rodriguez - Community Volunteer | Pedro Zambrano - City of Saginaw 2025 Bob Hamilton MVP Award recipient Marcia Etie, Lifetime Chamber Member - pictured here with 2024 recipient, Ish Arebalos with Coca-Cola Southwest Beverages. 2025 Rising Star recipient Sean McGaughey with The McGaughey Team @ Edge Home Finance. 2025 Volunteers of the Year: Shellie Jones - Tillison Jones Insurance | Amy King - American Legion Post 655 | Steven Rodriguez - Rodriguez Tax Service | Melissa Pace - Perdue Brandon Fielder Collins & Mott LLP | Kat Archer - Edward Jones | Jackie Spitzer - Urgent Foundation Repair 2025 Non-Profit of the Year: Amira's House Haltom City Momentum Award recipient STAR Industries. North Richland Hills 2025 Momentum Award recipient Malibu Jack's (accepted by representatives from the City of North Richland Hills). 2025 Richland Hills Momentum Award recipient Feel Great Car Wash. City of Saginaw 2025 Momentum Award recipient Miller Milling. 2025 Watauga Momentum Award recipient Chick-fil-A Watauga. The most esteemed award of the evening is the Chamber Excalibur Award, presented annually to the outstanding elected official who has demonstrated steady leadership and determined dedication to North Tarrant County. This year's recipient was Watauga Mayor Arthur L. Miner. Thank you for being part of our Chamber 2026 Awards Banquet! The Future is Here! We believe the future doesn’t belong to the biggest cities — it belongs to the boldest communities. The 820 corridor from the east side of North Richland Hills to Saginaw west of I-35 is one of the hottest business and growth areas in the Country. THANK YOU for making the North Tarrant Chamber "Your Chamber of Choice!" A huge THANK YOU to Mike Lewis Photography for volunteering his skill and experience to our Chamber and providing his fantastic photos to all of you at no charge! View and download any of the fantastic event photos courtesy of Mike Lewis Photography below... 2026 Awards Banquet Photo Album HERE Special thanks also to all the businesses and organizations who helped make the Awards Banquet a HUGE success... All About Recognition | AV Media | Awards Banquet Committee Members and Volunteers | Bice’s Florist | Mike Lewis Photography | Miss Texas Local Titleholders | Magik Digital | Michael Schneider, Master the Music | NET Chamber Diplomats | NRH Centre Staff | North Tarrant Chamber Staff | Nothing Bundt Cakes | PostNet | Simply Elegant Weddings & Special Events | Sweet Memories Catering & Cakes | Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital HEB | Waste Connections | All our raffle donors! Special thanks also to the 2026 Awards Banquet Sponsors... Title Sponsors: Texas Health Harris Methodist HEB & Waste Connections Gold Sponsors: Five Star Ford, Frost Bank, ONCOR Electric Delivery Silver Sponsors: Archer Printing and Promo, AV Media, Birdville ISD, BrevAll Technologies, Buyers Barricades, Christmas Air and Plumbing, Coca-Cola Southwest Beverages, Magik Digital, Medical City North Hills, Mental Forge Media, Tarrant County College – NE & NW Campuses, TexInspec Home and Termite Inspections, Trinity Metro / TEXRail, Troy Dunn Insurance Group Bronze Sponsors: Atmos Energy, BAM TV & Ad Space, Baylor Scott & White Regional Medical Center – Grapevine, BNSF, DAS HR Consulting, Diamond Oaks Country Club, Eagle Mountain-Saginaw ISD, Family Christian Doors, Fort Worth Community Credit Union, Grand Hall at NRH Centre, Iron Horse Golf Course, Jason Ridley Agency, Legend Bank, Linebarger Goggan Blair & Sampson LLC, Pinnacle Bank, Republic Services, Simply Elegant Weddings & Special Events, Sweet Memories Cakes & Catering, True Pay Merchant Services Underwriting Sponsors: American Legion Post 655, Birdville ISD, CEC, City of North Richland Hills, City of Richland Hills, I Can Still Shine, J. A. Garrison & Co. CPAs Stage Sponsor: Coca-Cola Southwest Beverages Entertainment Sponsor: Atmos Energy Program Sponsor: POSTNET Awards Sponsor: Five Star Ford Decor Sponsor: Simply Elegant Weddings & Special Events Venue Sponsor: Grand Hall at NRH Centre Signage Sponsor: Archer Printing & Promo AV Sponsor: AV Media Media Sponsor: Magik Digital Photography Sponsor: Mike Lewis Photography Event Entertainment: Master the Music Raffle Sponsors: Nothing Bundt Cakes, American National Bank of Texas, Reinhardt Fabrication
THANK YOU to everyone who came out to celebrate our fantastic Chamber members and awesome communities at the North Tarrant Chamber Awards Banquet last week!
Everyone had a great time and it was easy to see why North Tarrant County is one of the best places to live, work, and thrive in the world!
The sold out crowd enjoyed a fabulous dinner from Sweet Memories Cakes & Catering, lots of great raffle prizes were given out, and everyone in attendance celebrated our fantastic award nominees and recipients. All our nominees are listed below with the 2025 award recipients underlined. Here is the awards recap...
Siegrid Charbonnet Community Spirit Award
Chad Page & Amy King, American Legion Post 655 | Chris Scott – True Pay Merchant Services | Cindy Deming – SRD Publishing | Pedro Zambrano – City of Saginaw | Phil Beckman – Birdville ISD | Travis Gauthier – Guardians Garage
(Chris Scott pictured with 2024 recipient Nothing Bundt Cakes)
Gertrude Tarpley Director of the Year
Joshua Fichter – Five Star Ford | Nicole Burton – Trinity Metro/TEXRail | Tracy Archer, Archer Printing and Promo
(John Little and Betty Watkins accepted the award on behalf of Joshua Fichter)
2025 Member of the Year
Troy Dunn Insurance Group – January 2025 Member of the Month
NYTEX Sports Centre - February 2025 Member of the Month
Sweet Memories Cakes & Catering – March 2025 Member of the Month
Simply Elegant Wedding & Event Services - April 2025 Member of the Month
AV Media - May 2025 Member of the Month
Mike Lewis Photography - June 2025 Member of the Month
Five Star Ford - July 2025 Member of the Month
Magik Digital - August 2025 Member of the Month
I Can Still Shine - September 2025 Member of the Month
Tarrant County College, NE & NW Campuses - October 2025 Member of the Month
Five Star Ford - November 2025 Member of the Month
Waste Connections - December 2025 Member of the Month
Marshall Tunnell Diplomat Stars
January: Jodie Hudson – El Chico Café
February: Bob Dubeansky – Magik Digital
March: Shari Feaster – Armored Self Storage
April: Tito Rodriguez – Community Volunteer
May: Melissa Pace – Purdue Brandon Fielder Collins & Mott LLP
June: Chris Scott – True Pay Credit Card Services
July: John Little – Five Star Ford
August: Kristie Hanhart – Kristie’s Cleaning Service & Ill Equipt
September: Jackie Spitzer – Urgent Foundation Repair
October: Shalisa Smith – Exquisitely Yours Tax Service & Tailor Made4U
November: Angela Grundy – Hometown Pest Control & Herron Homes
December: Shaun Smith – Nothing Bundt Cakes
(Angela Grundy pictured above with 2024 Diplomat of the Year Gary Vieregger)
Business of the Year
Archer Printing and Promo | Magik Digital | NYTEX Sports Centre | Sweet Memories Cakes & Catering | TexInspec | Troy Dunn Insurance Group
(Tracy Archer pictured with 2024 Business of the Year recipient North Hills Chiropractic Health Center)
Industry of the Year (Large Business)
Birdville ISD | BNSF | Five Star Ford | Waste Connections
(representatives from Waste Connections pictured here with 2024 recipient representatives from Tarrant County College)
Troy Dunn Chamber Choice Awards for 2025: Don Cooper - City of Haltom City | Kristy Dunn - Troy Dunn Insurance Group | Michelle Petrie - Legend Bank | Tito Rodriguez - Community Volunteer | Pedro Zambrano - City of Saginaw
2025 Bob Hamilton MVP Award recipient Marcia Etie, Lifetime Chamber Member - pictured here with 2024 recipient, Ish Arebalos with Coca-Cola Southwest Beverages.
2025 Rising Star recipient Sean McGaughey with The McGaughey Team @ Edge Home Finance.
2025 Volunteers of the Year: Shellie Jones - Tillison Jones Insurance | Amy King - American Legion Post 655 | Steven Rodriguez - Rodriguez Tax Service | Melissa Pace - Perdue Brandon Fielder Collins & Mott LLP | Kat Archer - Edward Jones | Jackie Spitzer - Urgent Foundation Repair
2025 Non-Profit of the Year: Amira's House
Haltom City Momentum Award recipient STAR Industries.
North Richland Hills 2025 Momentum Award recipient Malibu Jack's (accepted by representatives from the City of North Richland Hills).
2025 Richland Hills Momentum Award recipient Feel Great Car Wash.
City of Saginaw 2025 Momentum Award recipient Miller Milling.
2025 Watauga Momentum Award recipient Chick-fil-A Watauga.
The most esteemed award of the evening is the Chamber Excalibur Award, presented annually to the outstanding elected official who has demonstrated steady leadership and determined dedication to North Tarrant County. This year's recipient was Watauga Mayor Arthur L. Miner.
Thank you for being part of our Chamber 2026 Awards Banquet!
The Future is Here! We believe the future doesn’t belong to the biggest cities — it belongs to the boldest communities.
The 820 corridor from the east side of North Richland Hills to Saginaw west of I-35 is one of the hottest business and growth areas in the Country.
THANK YOU for making the North Tarrant Chamber "Your Chamber of Choice!"
A huge THANK YOU to Mike Lewis Photography for volunteering his skill and experience to our Chamber and providing his fantastic photos to all of you at no charge! View and download any of the fantastic event photos courtesy of Mike Lewis Photography below...
2026 Awards Banquet Photo Album HERE
Special thanks also to all the businesses and organizations who helped make the Awards Banquet a HUGE success...
All About Recognition | AV Media | Awards Banquet Committee Members and Volunteers | Bice’s Florist | Mike Lewis Photography | Miss Texas Local Titleholders | Magik Digital | Michael Schneider, Master the Music | NET Chamber Diplomats | NRH Centre Staff | North Tarrant Chamber Staff | Nothing Bundt Cakes | PostNet | Simply Elegant Weddings & Special Events | Sweet Memories Catering & Cakes | Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital HEB | Waste Connections | All our raffle donors!
Special thanks also to the 2026 Awards Banquet Sponsors...
Title Sponsors: Texas Health Harris Methodist HEB & Waste Connections
Gold Sponsors: Five Star Ford, Frost Bank, ONCOR Electric Delivery
Silver Sponsors: Archer Printing and Promo, AV Media, Birdville ISD, BrevAll Technologies, Buyers Barricades, Christmas Air and Plumbing, Coca-Cola Southwest Beverages, Magik Digital, Medical City North Hills, Mental Forge Media, Tarrant County College – NE & NW Campuses, TexInspec Home and Termite Inspections, Trinity Metro / TEXRail, Troy Dunn Insurance Group
Bronze Sponsors: Atmos Energy, BAM TV & Ad Space, Baylor Scott & White Regional Medical Center – Grapevine, BNSF, DAS HR Consulting, Diamond Oaks Country Club, Eagle Mountain-Saginaw ISD, Family Christian Doors, Fort Worth Community Credit Union, Grand Hall at NRH Centre, Iron Horse Golf Course, Jason Ridley Agency, Legend Bank, Linebarger Goggan Blair & Sampson LLC, Pinnacle Bank, Republic Services, Simply Elegant Weddings & Special Events, Sweet Memories Cakes & Catering, True Pay Merchant Services
Underwriting Sponsors: American Legion Post 655, Birdville ISD, CEC, City of North Richland Hills, City of Richland Hills, I Can Still Shine, J. A. Garrison & Co. CPAs
Stage Sponsor: Coca-Cola Southwest Beverages
Entertainment Sponsor: Atmos Energy
Program Sponsor: POSTNET
Awards Sponsor: Five Star Ford
Decor Sponsor: Simply Elegant Weddings & Special Events
Venue Sponsor: Grand Hall at NRH Centre
Signage Sponsor: Archer Printing & Promo
AV Sponsor: AV Media
Media Sponsor: Magik Digital
Photography Sponsor: Mike Lewis Photography
Event Entertainment: Master the Music
Raffle Sponsors: Nothing Bundt Cakes, American National Bank of Texas, Reinhardt Fabrication