Director of advancement and alumni, Kelly Gosselin and executive director of BANA Luciana Rosu-Sieza. (Courtesy: Bulimia Anorexia Nervosa Association)
UWindsor alumni dominated the 2025 Windsor-Essex Regional Chamber of Commerce Business Excellence Awards on May 15.
Five of the business leaders who took home pivotal awards at the event are UWindsor graduates.
“The Business Excellence Awards celebrate the very best of our local business community,” said Tal Czudner, chair of the board and UWindsor alum. “Time and again, Windsor-Essex businesses have proven their strength and resilience, especially in challenging economic times. We grow stronger together.”
Helga Reidel won the ATHENA Leadership Award. The former CEO of Enwin Utilities Ltd. is a two-time UWindsor graduate, earning a Bachelor of Commerce in 1982 and a Bachelor of Education in 1993.
The Bulimia Anorexia Nervosa Association’s (BANA) executive director Luciana Rosu-Sieza, who received her Bachelor of Psychology in 2002, took home the Pillars of the Community Award. BANA was founded by former human kinetics prof. Dr. Dick Moriarty.
Michael Piccioni, founder of CanAm Currency Exchange, was named Entrepreneur of the Year. He graduated with a Bachelor of Commerce in 1999.
The Believe Windsor-Essex Award was presented to Colleen and Richard Peddie, a Bachelor of Commerce graduate from the class of 1970.
Katharen Bortolin, executive director Hospice Windsor Essex, won the Young Professional of the Year. Bortolin completed a Bachelor of Arts in 2013 and an MBA in 2016.
The University of Windsor and the University of Windsor Alumni Association sponsored this year’s Innovation Award, which was awarded to Accu-Label Inc. president Joe Sleiman.