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                      WHO’S WHO



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                 NEWS  |   EVENTS  |   AWARDS  |  SPOTLIGHTS


























                           HUMAN BEAN                                  ENTREPRENEUR OF THE YEAR  2020
                                                                         ROGUE VALLEY MICRODEVICES
                        COFFEE FOR A CURE
                                                                                                              ®
        AWARDS  Oup, raising over $376,000 from The Human  Bean’s 15th  EGomez, Founder & CEO of Rogue Valley Microdevices, as an

                                                                        rnst &  Young LLP (EY US) recently announced Jessica
                nce  more,  The Human Bean and their patrons stepped
            annual Coffee for a Cure. This was all on one day, October 23,
                                                                     Entrepreneur Of The Year® 2020 Pacific Northwest Region Award
            and  included locations throughout the United States, bringing
                                                                     winner. The Entrepreneur Of The Year Awards program is one of
            the 15-year total to over $2.2 million. Jackson County locations
                                                                     of high-growth companies. The award recognizes those entrepre-
            alone raised $50,275.49. Working directly with foundations local
                                                                     neurial leaders who are excelling in overcoming adversity, finan-
            to each of their drive-thru locations, they help with preventive   the preeminent competitive awards for entrepreneurs and leaders
            scans for early detection, education, and in supporting patients   cial performance, societal impact and commitment to building a
            who need help with expenses while they go through treatment.   values-based company, innovation, and talent management.
            It’s personal to The Human Bean as well. Since starting Coffee for
           a Cure fifteen years ago, they have lost a barista, a franchise owner,   “I  am immensely honored  and proud to be  chosen  as an
           family, and friends to breast cancer.                     Entrepreneur of the Year…to represent our region,” said Gomez.
                                                                     Opened in 2003, Rogue Valley Microdevices is a full-service preci-
           “We are humbled by our customer’s support of Coffee for a Cure,   sion MEMS foundry specializing in MEMS device fabrication and
           and we truly appreciate everyone who helped make it a huge suc-  silicon wafer services, and was the first and only microelectronics
           cess,” said Jackie McGrath, Director of Marketing at The Human   manufacturing facility in Southern Oregon.
           Bean. The Human Bean is on a mission to support the communities
           they serve through partnering with local organizations and giving   Since 1986, EY US has honored entrepreneurs whose ingenuity,
           back. They continue to focus on building authentic human connec-  spirit of innovation, and tenacity have driven their companies’ suc-
           tions…with a bean on top.                                 cess, transformed their industries, and made a positive impact on
                                                                     their communities. Gomez will go on to become a lifetime mem-
           Together we can make a difference.                        ber of the esteemed multi-industry community of award winners.

           www.TheHumanBean.com



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