The Greater Coachella Valley Chamber of Commerce is excited to announce winners of this year’s Chairman John A. James Lifetime Achievement Award and President’s Award which will be recognized at the GCVCC 2024 Annual Installation and Business Awards Dinner. The event will be held at the JW Marriott Desert Springs Resort & Spa inside the Springs Ballroom on Thursday, June 20, 2024, 5:30 – 8:30 p.m.
Chairman John A. James Lifetime Achievement Award: David Brinkman, DAP Health CEO
CEO David Brinkman, MBA, has helmed internationally recognized nonprofit DAP Health — which celebrates its 40th anniversary in 2024 — for 17 years. Landmark achievements under his impeccable leadership include on-campus affording housing complex Vista Sunrise (for people living with HIV), the first adult HIV specialty clinic in Riverside County, an official visit to the White House to celebrate the pioneering Get Tested Coachella Valley initiative, a sexual wellness clinic in Indio (eradicating barriers to accessing free STI testing and treatment in the Eastern Coachella Valley), the absorption of the Borrego Health system and its 24 locations and 70,000 patients, and the recent unveiling of Vista Sunrise II (for unhoused individuals and those suffering from chronic illness).
President’s Award: Desert Care Network
Desert Care Network is your healthcare resource in the Coachella Valley and Morongo Basin regions of Southern California. We are three hospitals: Desert Regional Medical Center in Palm Springs; JFK Memorial Hospital in Indio; and, Hi-Desert Medical Center in Joshua Tree. Working together, we bring advanced healthcare to our communities.
Additional winners for this year are:
- Ambassador of the Year: Peter Bedard
- Small Business of the Year
- East Valley: Ryan Ryan Fine Jewelry & Gift Bar
- Mid Valley: La Quinta Brewing Co
- West Valley: Mary Pickford is D’Place
- Large Business of the Year
- East Valley: Aziz Farms Inc
- Mid Valley: Renova Energy
- West Valley: Sunline Transit Agency
- Community Spotlight Award: Palm Springs International Film Society
- Non-Profit of the Year: Palm Springs Air Museum
In addition to our business awards and installation of our boards, attendees will be able to enjoy a cash bar, dinner, silent auction and more with this year’s theme being “A Look to the Future,” a focus on future of the Coachella Valley business community.
Thank you to our generous sponsors: Title Sponsor, Desert Wildlife Center; Presenting Sponsors, City of Indian Wells, Desert Care Network, Desert Urgent Care and Fantasy Springs Resort Casino; Entertainment Sponsor Palm Springs International Film Festival; Award Sponsor: Powered by IID; Centerpiece Sponsors, DAP Health, FirstBank, Southern California Edison, and Sun Community Federal Credit Union; and Community Sponsors, Alpha Media, AT&T, Banc of California, Chandi Group USA, City of Cathedral City, City of La Quinta, Coachella Valley Public Cemetery District, KESQ New Channel 3, NBC Palm Springs/Univision Palm Springs, Servpro Team Brogdon, Riverside County Supervisor V. Manuel Perez, Valley Sanitary District and Visit Greater Palm Springs.
For tickets and sponsorship information, visit https://gcvcc.org/event/gcvcc-2024-annual-installation-and-business-awards-dinner/.