Four members of the St. Johns County Chamber of Commerce were recognized at Celebrate 2021 on Nov. 18 at the new Renaissance St. Augustine Historic Downtown Hotel on West Castillo Drive. Randy Bradley, Kanti Patel, Nancy Dering Mock and Amy Upchurch were chosen to receive the 2021 Leadership Awards from the Chamber.
Bradley, of Northrop Grumman, received the Member of the Year Award for his outstanding commitment to the business community and his authentic leadership.
For her six years of outstanding contributions to the St. Johns County Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors, the staff and the Leadership St. Johns Program, Dering Mock received the President’s Award.
Upchurch, founder of Pink Stork, was presented the Small Business of the Year Award for choosing her hometown to grow her mission-oriented, woman-led global company and for encouraging other businesses to invest at home.
And Patel, of Jalaram Hotels, received the Fred Schroeder Economic Development Council Member of the Year Award for his vision and commitment to investing in the history of St. Augustine one hotel at a time.