Beachwood n Wednesday, May 14, the Beachwood Chamber of Commerce held its 4th Annual Beachwood Chamber Awards program at the Mandel JCC at which Citizen, Business and Civic Organization of the Year were recognized. The program, free and open to the community, also included networking, appetizers and a high-energy presentation by keynote speaker, Jeff Hoffman. Event chair Larry Mattes, donned in a tux, did an elegant job as master of ceremonies. The program began with Hoffman’s presentation, which focused on entrepreneurs and what makes them successful. An established entrepreneur and motivational speaker himself, Hoffman has founded mul- Chamber of Commerce Citizen, Business and Civic Organization of the Year. O P tiple startups, has been the CEO of both public and private companies, and has served as a senior executive in many capacities. He has been part of a number of renowned companies, including Priceline.com, uBid.com, CTI, ColorJar and more. Be sure to read the article that will include entrepreneurial lessons from Hoffman in next month’s Beachwood Buzz. Next, winners of the 4th Annual Fitness Challenge, Sports & Spine Physical Therapy and DDR, were presented awards by event chair Donna Cook; and awards from Taste of Beachwood were presented by event chair Doug Levin to Ben & Jerry’s Ice Cream for being voted “Best Display,” and Maggiano’s Little Italy for “People’s Choice.” Congratulations to the following 2015 finalists and winners: BUSINESS OF THE YEAR / PsychBC sychBC opened its doors in Beachwood in 1989 with one prescriber and two therapists. Today, after relocating to its beautiful Signature Square office, PsychBC is the largest, privately held outpatient behavioral healthcare provider in Ohio, with nearly 100 psychiatrists, psychologists, advanced practice nurses, social workers and clinical counselors serving patients of all ages in eight locations. Its mission is to inspire and empower the patients, staff and clinicians of PsychBC and the communities it serves. PsychBC serves all ages with a complete range of outpatient mental health services that include individual, family, marital and group counseling; psychiatric and psychological assessments and testing; forensic and industrial/organizational consulting; and medication management, when appropriate. It also offers an intensive outpatient program for those needing a higher level of care. In 2014, PsychBC received accreditation from The Joint Commission, the country’s oldest and largest standards-setting and accrediting body in healthcare, PsychBC administrative team Gayle Hochheiser, Cindy Kovach, Don Sykes, Cindy Sykes, demonstrating its commitment to the highest level of Medical Director Omar Elhaj, MD, Alex D’Auria and Scott Saunders. care for the people it serves. Over the past 10 years, the PsychBC medical staff has ive neighborhoods, exceptional city leadership, city services and doubled, its clinical staff has tripled, and a nutritionist and occupaschools. Their children, Ben and Emily, now 29 and 25, are Beachtional therapist have been added. wood High School graduates. Ben is now an investment banker in PsychBC is a member of the Cleveland Clinic Community PhyNew York City and Emily is in medical school. sicians Partnership (CPP) and the CPP Quality Alliance Healthcare Initiative and also is an active member of the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI). Don and his wife, Cindy, chose to raise their family in Beachwood Additional finalists: Fidelity Voice & Data for many of the same reasons that they chose Beachwood for its corand Huntington Bank. porate headquarters – community stability, close knit and support- 8 Beachwood Buzz n June 2015