PHOTOS: LGBT Business Leaders Gather for Annual (and Sold Out!) IBA Business Luncheon

By Josh Middleton· 5/12/2015, 10:34 a.m.

Yesterday afternoon, community leaders and area LGBT business owners and supporters gathered at Sofitel in Center City for a springtime luncheon and to find out which local business snagged Independence Business Alliance’s annual LGBT Business Award. The $10,000 prize (up from $5,000 at previous years’ events) went to Stir Lounge co-owners Stacey Vey and Holly Johnson. More on what they’ll do with that money (hint: food!) go here. For now, check out some photos of the afternoon snapped by our friend—and another local LGBT business man—HughE Dillon.

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Jayne Keyser (Bustard Advertising) Natalie Rojas (National Gay and Lesbian Chamber of Commerce) and Robert Pompey (TD Bank).

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John Williams and Jim Shulman

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Realtor Joan Rivera, George E Gaisey (Elsevier), Joey Rebeschi (TD Bank), and Simon Helliwell (Elsevier).

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Ginny Heyer (West Laurel Hill Cemetery), Kelly A. Meerbott (Loud & Clear, Inc.) and Heather Gibson (Sentry Arts, LLC).

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Realtor and IBA Board Member Conrad Kuhn and Greg Hendrickson (Medic Tek.)

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Allen Green (Fiat World), IBA Vice President Jade Gasper, Cathe Berrey-Green and Helen Cooke (Cooke Consulting Group, LLC).

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Michael Tolassi (Agio Brand Solutions), IBA Treasurer Mark Bradford and Bernadette Maffei (Comcast).

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Samantha Giusti (Delaware Valley Legacy Fund) Nurit Shein (Mazzoni Center) and Cheryl Carson.

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Frank DiCicco and QueerTimes.com's Thom Cardwell

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Christina Kallas-Saritsoglou (Philly AIDS Thrift) and Alan Chelak (Philly AIDS Thrift at Giovanni’s Room).

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Paula Fryland (PNC) Jade Gasper, Stir Lounge co-owners Stacey Vey and Holly Johnson and IBA Board President Rich Horrow, Esq.

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G Philly’s Bryan Butler and Josh Middleton, Councilman Mark Squilla and content creator to the Philly stars Alexander Kacala.

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