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Community Engagement: Apparo Hall of Fame Award

We recognize leaders who believe in community engagement, support our mission of amplifying nonprofit impact and embody our vision that technology and passion can change the world.

About the Hall of Fame Award & Inductees

Inductees are selected from the business, technology and nonprofit communities. They have a long-term relationship with Apparo and are instrumental in Apparo's success in delivering technology and process improvement, so that nonprofits can do more to improve lives in our communities.

Apparo Hall of Fame Inductees

2026 Inductee:

  • Ames Flynn

2025 Inductee:

  • Mark Miller, Tech Investor & European Venture Capitalist

2024 Inductees:

  • Jon DeFriese, Partner, OneTeam Leadership
  • Richard Donaldson, CIO, Duke Energy

2023 Inductees:

  • Brian Cesca, Senior Account Executive, Abnormal Security
  • Rob Watkins, Retired CIO, Compass Group

2022 Inductees:

  • Kevin O'Rourke, retired CIO, Service Logic
  • Paul Stein, Partner, EY

2019 Inductee:

  • Chris Heck, CIO, Duke Energy

2018 Inductee:

  • Carol Hardison, CEO, Crisis Assistance Ministry

2017 Inductees:

  • Cam Faison, CIO, Charlotte Pipe and Foundry
  • T.J. Eberle, President, Shoeless Enterprises

2016 Inductees:

  • Steve Hagood, CIO, Ingersoll Rand
  • Deb Watt, CIO, Foundation for the Carolinas

2015 Inductees:

  • Betsy Sleight Dupree, former Principal, North Highland
  • Bob Sanchez, former Partner, SunGard

2013 Inductee:

  • Mike Goodson, Partner, Accenture

2012 Inductee:

  • Chris Meade, Past Executive Director of NPower Charlotte Region and current CEO at Catapult InfoSolutions

2011 Inductees:

  • Toni Freeman, Director, Mecklenburg Citizens for Public Education
  • Gary Langford, Chief Financial Officer, Nexxus Lighting
  • Cyndee Patterson, President, Lynnwood Foundation and Duke Mansion
  • John Pesavento, Partner, Accenture
  • Brian Scott, In Memoriam
  • Dianne Scott, Retired Executive Director, Rowan Helping Ministries
  • Vance Stine, President, Sifford-Stine Insurance

2010 Inductees:

  • Dow Bauknight, Former Executive Director, NPower Charlotte Region
  • Chuck Beam, VP of IT Operations Applications, Duke Energy
  • Laura Belcher, Chief Financial Officer, Arts and Science Council
  • Kevin Collins, Microsoft’s General Manager, East Region Managed Partners