COUNTY AWARD
Barbara Huston
President/CEO, Partners in Care Inc.

The community nonprofit organization Partners in Care Inc. transported 12 people to medical appointments in its first year of operation. From that humble start in 1993, PIC has grown to support 2,200 members with volunteers providing more than 20,000 hours of service annually.

PIC is based on the unique model of service exchange and time banking. Recruited volunteers provide services, such as shopping for groceries or prescriptions and conducting home repairs, to help aging individuals and adults with disabilities remain in their homes and live with dignity and independence. As CEO, she has found an innovative and sustainable way to solve an emerging social challenge.

NATIONAL AWARD
Harriet B. Stephenson, Ph.D.
Professor of management, Seattle University

Professor Harriet Stephenson is a unique combination of social entrepreneurship educator, innovator and promoter. She embodies leadership as the first female business doctorate recipient from the University of Washington and as an innovative and creative spirit in academic and business circles.

Stephenson is founder and director of the Seattle University Entrepreneurship Center and the Small Business Institute, where students consult with nonprofit and for-profit organizations. Her numerous social entrepreneurial achievements include creation of programs such as a micro-loan program in Ghana and of groups such as the Hunger Fighters.