11th Annual Champions of Healthcare Awards
Date and Time
Thursday Jun 12, 2025
7:30 AM - 9:30 AM EDT
Location
GROVE
10670 Boardwalk Loop
Lakewood Ranch, FL 34202
Fees/Admission
Table Sponsorship $750 (Non-member: $850)
Individual Ticket $65 (Non-member: $80)
Student/Child Ticket $40 (under 18 years of age)
Additional Sponsorships and Advertising Opportunities Available
Contact Information
Tonya Kida, 941 748-4842 ext. 122
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Description
Congratulations to the 2025 Champion of Healthcare Award Winners
Two of the nine category winners were announced before the event:
- Lifetime Achievement Award Winner - Daniel Friedrich
- Youth Volunteer Award Winner - Quynh Tran, Braden River High School
Adult Volunteer - Finalists
- Jeffrey Gelber, MD, Turning Points
- Carol Lynch, HCA Florida Blake Hospital
- Lin Oakerson, Empath Health / Tidewell Hospice
- Liz Brown, Manatee Memorial Hospital
- Megan Hawkins, RN, HCA Florida Blake Hospital
- Shirley Parrado, Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine (LECOM)
- Claudia Glover, Step Up Suncoast, Inc.
- Trudy Moon, Air & Energy
- Melvin Price, DPM, MCR Health
- CAN Community Health
- Heart & Cardiovascular Center at Manatee Memorial Hospital
- Darlene Lobel, MD, NeuroSpinal Associates
- Academy at Bradenton
- C.A.T.C.H, Step Up Suncoast, Inc.
- We Care Manatee
- Diane Aubrey, APRN, Manatee Memorial Hospital
- Neshia McClendon, DNP, ARNP-IP, FNP-C, CNE, CAN Community Health
- Melissa Tunc, DNP, RN, CPHQ, PMCP, HCA Florida Blake Hospital
- Christopher Cooper, DO, Lakewood Ranch Medical Center / Cooper Family Medical
- Fabian Ramos, MD, FIPP, DABA, DABIPP, DABPM, Ramos Center for Interventional & Functional Medicine
- Stellios Rekkas, MD, FACS, FASMBS, Manatee Physician Alliance General & Weight Loss Surgery