{"id":3061,"date":"2025-03-05T07:45:27","date_gmt":"2025-03-05T15:45:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/business.laverne.edu\/news\/?p=3061"},"modified":"2025-05-06T14:16:31","modified_gmt":"2025-05-06T21:16:31","slug":"anita-ron-88-honored-as-businessperson-of-the-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/business.laverne.edu\/news\/2025\/03\/05\/anita-ron-88-honored-as-businessperson-of-the-year\/","title":{"rendered":"Anita Ron (&#8217;88) honored as Businessperson of the Year"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Irwindale Chamber of Commerce has awarded Businessperson of the Year to La&nbsp;Verne alumna and College of Business Advisory Board member Anita Ron (&#8217;88).\u00a0 Her company, BriteWorks, was launched in 1996. BriteWorks now employs around 200 associates and provides commercial and janitorial services for clients including Coca-Cola, Disney, and the Super Bowl. The Irwindale Chamber of Commerce installation and award ceremony was held in the <span>Chandelier Room at Santa Anita Park.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3062 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/business.laverne.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2025\/03\/Anita-Ron-2025-Awards-Honorees-03-01-2025_06_45_PM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"297\" height=\"509\" srcset=\"https:\/\/business.laverne.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2025\/03\/Anita-Ron-2025-Awards-Honorees-03-01-2025_06_45_PM.png 297w, https:\/\/business.laverne.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2025\/03\/Anita-Ron-2025-Awards-Honorees-03-01-2025_06_45_PM-236x405.png 236w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 297px) 100vw, 297px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Anita was awarded SBA\u2019s LA District Small Businessperson of the Year in 2024. Later that year she received the University of La&nbsp;Verne\u2019s Alumni award. In April, 2024 she received\u00a0 the Diversity Professionals Magazine Women of Excellence award, adding to recognition from elected officials, regional and state Hispanic chambers of commerce, the Latin Business Association, the Los Angeles Business Journal, and Latina Style Magazine.<\/p>\n<p>The College of Business is pleased and proud to have Anita Ron on our Advisory Board, providing support, counsel, and an important voice of the alumni and of the local business community!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Irwindale Chamber of Commerce has awarded Businessperson of the Year to La&nbsp;Verne alumna and College of Business Advisory Board member Anita Ron (&#8217;88).\u00a0 Her company, BriteWorks, was launched in 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