Outer Banks Chamber holds Annual Meeting and presents Annual Awards

By Submitted Story on January 21, 2025

L-R: Julie & David Osborne, The Kill Devil Rum Ball Co.; Monica Thibodeau, Carolina Designs Realty; Martin Dell’Arciprete & Conni Sanchez, Wawa; Chelsey Musika, Musika Hospitality/High Seas Pools & Spa; Mark Mueller, Mueller Builders; Sonya Sikes, Island Insurance.

The Outer Banks Chamber held its Annual Meeting & Awards Celebration on January 16th at the Comfort Inn South. This luau-themed event highlighted the accomplishments and successes of 2024 and looked ahead to 2025.

Outer Banks President & CEO, Karen Brown welcomed the guests and recapped a successful 2024 including the work the Chamber does to help our business community continue to grow and be successful.

2023 Chairman of the Board Jim Gilreath (Rose, Harrison, Gilreath & Powers) was on hand to present this year’s awards.

Awards were presented as follows:

Outer Banks Chamber Member of the Year sponsored by Brightspeed Business: Wawa

Community Business Partner of the Year Sponsored by CMIT Solutions: Mueller Builders

Business Innovator of the Year Sponsored by the Small Business Center at COA: The Kill Devil Rum Ball Company

Chamber Diplomat of the Year: Sonya Sikes, Island Insurance Agency

Chamber Volunteer of the Year Sponsored by First National Banks: Chelsey & Bradley Musika, High Seas Pools & Spas/ Musika Hospitality

Community Champion Sponsored by Centurion Security/Big Blue Services: Monica Thibodeau, Carolina Designs Realty

The gavel was then passed to the 2025 Chairman of the Board, Nick Graham (Standard Insurance) who gave a brief look into 2024.

The Outer Banks Chamber of Commerce is the area’s largest business membership organization serving Currituck County, Dare County, and Ocracoke County.