Steamboat Springs Chamber announces annual Navigator Award winners
Ceremony set for July 29 at Mythology Distillery
Steamboat Springs Chamber/Courtesy photo
The Steamboat Springs Chamber announced its 2026 Navigator Award winners and 20 under 40 honorees on Thursday.
The annual awards honor chamber members who “lead the way in internal policy, community contribution and economic development.”
The four Navigator Awards winners are iFurnish for business of the year, Scott Yeates of Mythology Distillery for business leader of the year, Tim Wohlgenant of the Yampa Valley Community Foundation for nonprofit leader of the Year and Meg Franges of First Impressions of Routt County for young professional of the year.
The 20 under 40 award winners are:
- Abbey Foriger of The Foraged Voice
- Alexis Saltrese of The Common Bar
- Alice Butler of Discovery Learning Center
- Brandon Marr of Holiday Inn Express & Suites Steamboat
- Cecilia Morter of Steamboat Springs Chamber
- Cody Mertens of Christy Sports
- Emily Osterman of BookTrails
- Hannah Erhart of Hannah the Birth Coach and Aces High Waste and Recycling
- Jacqui Hahn of Strawberry Park Elementary
- Katie Berning of Friends of the Yampa
- Kaylee Tully of Steamboat Sotheby’s International Realty
- Keriann Beadnell of Steamboat Ski Resort
- Lauren Alkire of Yampa Valley Autism Program
- Matt Stonehill of SingleTrack Accounting and Stonehill
- Michael Fitz of Routt County
- Nia Tyson of Nia’s Babysitting
- Pamela Nebel of First Impressions of Routt County
- Reed Weatherholtz of Boys & Girls Club of Northwest Colorado
- Samuel Hahn of U.S. Forest Service, Hahns Peak/Bears Ears District
- Stosh Kopczynski of City of Steamboat Springs, Parks and Recreation
The awards ceremony is set for 5 p.m. Wednesday, July 29 at Mythology Distillery. Advance registration is required at TinyURL.com/2zhr273z.
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