Circle of Champions

Lifetime Achievement Awards

The Membership Development Division's Circle of Champions sales program has developed a recognition program for career membership sales professionals. The following criteria is used to determine the recognition levels:

• Bronze: 500 sales or $175,000 in sales
• Silver: 750 sales or $300,000 in sales
• Gold: 1000 sales or $500,000 in sales
• Million Dollar Circle:  $1 million in sales

How to qualify

1. You must be a current member of the Circle of Champions.
2. Submit the Lifetime Achievement entry form  by June 1, 2012. This must be submitted every year that you qualify for an award. ACCE does not track your results and you must notify ACCE that you have reached the next level to obtain that level's award.
3. Awards are presented during the ACCE Annual Convention Awards Show.

Million Dollar Circle

These individuals have achieved sales of more than $1 million in chamber memberships throughout their careers. 

Jane Abe
Downers Grove (IL) Area Chamber of Commerce

Vance Adams
Las Vegas (NV) Chamber of Commerce

Jim Black
Greater Cleveland (OH) Partnership

Steve Caldwell
Charlotte (NC) Chamber of Commerce

Adam Diomedo
Greater Philadelphia (PA) Chamber of Commerce

Cindy Duber
Greater Cleveland (OH) Partnership

Link Ellington
Las Vegas (NV) Chamber of Commerce

Rob Engleman
Las Vegas (NV) Chamber of Commerce

Paul Federico
Greater Cleveland (OH) Partnership

Mark Fries
Las Vegas (NV) Chamber of Commerce

Chris Harju-Jones
Las Vegas (NV) Chamber of Commerce

Brenda R. Harvill
Detroit (MI) Regional Chamber

Mike Hylton
Greater Indianapolis (IN) Chamber of Commerce

Vicki L. Keibler
North Myrtle Beach (SC) Chamber of Commerce & CVB  

Roya Khavari
Las Vegas (NV) Chamber of Commerce

Robyn Kinkopf
Greater Cleveland (OH) Partnership

Beverly Maloney
Hilton Head Island - Bluffton (SC) Chamber of Commerce

Oma McCall
Greater Indianapolis (IN) Chamber of Commerce

Lisa Mullin
Greater Cleveland (OH) Partnership

Sally Rutledge-Ott, ACE
Aurora (IL) Regional Chamber of Commerce 

Amanda B. Pasdon
West Virginia Chamber of Commerce

Maryann Simpson
Tulsa (OK) Metro Chamber

Jeffrey L. Shinaman
Saratoga County (NY) Chamber of Commerce

John W. Thrasher
Windsor District (ON) Chamber of Commerce

Carl J. Wendt
Los Angles (CA) Area Chamber

Allie Williams
American Chamber of Commerce Executives (VA)

Chris Wilson
Las Vegas (NV) Chamber of Commerce

Pamela Wright
Myrtle Beach (SC) Area Chamber of Commerce