2023 Business Person of the Year
Dennis & Anne Sullivan
FCN, Inc.
Dennis and Anne Sullivan are both native Washingtonians. Dennis, one of 13 children, attended Blessed Sacrament, St. John's College High School and Loyola University in Baltimore, MD. Anne attended Bethesda Chevy Chase High School, Denison University and received her MSW from The Catholic University of America. Anne and Dennis raised their three children in Kensington, MD. They have been active members of the Holy Redeemer parish since moving to Kensington, MD is 1992. Dennis coached soccer and basketball for 21 years and Anne was a Eucharistic Minister for 12 years. Their children attended Holy Redeemer and then their two sons went on to Gonzaga College High School and their daughter went to Holy Cross High School.
Dennis started his company, FCN, Inc. with his brother, George, in 1990 in Anne & Dennis' basement. The company has grown and evolved over the years and Anne joined the company in 1998. The company currently has 140 employees and sells IT products and services to the federal government. As their company has grown, Anne and Dennis have enjoyed being able to support the Catholic schools and agencies that mean so much to them. FCN is a significant supporter of catholic education throughout the Washington Metropolitan area, including Montgomery County. In addition to financial support, Dennis and Anne volunteer significant time and talent in support of catholic education is the area. Anne is currently on the Board of Directors for the Washington Jesuit Academy and serves as a Eucharistic Minister.
Past Business Person of the Year Award Winners
2022: Tim Veith
United Bank
2021: Kevin Virostek
Ernst & Young
2020: Robert Easby-Smith
Chesapeake Restaurant Group
2019: Jim Boland
Boland Trane
2018: James V. Reyes
Reyes Holdings
2017: Geoff Gonella
Cornerstone Government Affairs, Inc.
2016: John Treseler
John C. Grimberg, Co.
2015: Jack Fitzgerald
Fitzgerald Auto Malls
2014: Donald J. Urgo, Sr.
Urgo Hotels & Resorts
2013: Craig A. Ruppert
Ruppert Landscape
2012: Kevin J. Sexton
Holy Cross Hospital
2011: Vincent C. Burke, III
United Bank
2010: Terrance Coakley
Coakley & Williams Construction, Inc.
2009: Louis T. Donatelli
Donatelli Development
2008: James A. Soltesz
Loiderman Soltesz Associates, Inc.
2007: Edward J. Quinn, Jr.
T.W. Perry
2006: G. Patrick Clancy
Chevy Chase Bank
2005: Charles J. Wolf, II
Payroll Network
2004: John Kane
Kane Companies
2003: Dottie Fitzgerald
Fitzgerald Auto Malls
2002: J. Paul McNamara
Potomac Capital Advisors
2001: Rory Coakley
Coakley Realty, Inc.
2000: Eileen Cahill
Holy Cross Hospital