Awards and Involvement

In the spotlight

We don’t do good work or volunteer our time in hopes that someone will notice. We simply focus on doing great work and have found that that our peers are happy to recognize a job well done.

Awards

• 2009 Small Business of the Year from the Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce. Corona was also a finalist in 2007 for the same award.  Check out an edited clip of the awards ceremony below:

• Award of Excellence from the Small Business Administration for our work on a nationwide market research project for the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
• Special award from the Parker Fire Protection District in recognition of a research project conducted for the Douglas County, Colorado Safe Driver Coalition.
• Finalist for the 2002 community service award from the Denver Business Journal.

Growth

• In 2005, 2007 and 2008, the Denver Business Journal included Corona Research on its list of the 25 fastest growing small private businesses in Colorado, based on three-year revenue trends.
• In 2002, 2003, and 2004, the Denver Business Journal included Corona Research on its list of the 20 fastest growing small private businesses in Colorado, based on three-year revenue trends.

Recognition

Our staff has been quoted widely, including radio and newspaper interviews and references to our work in the following media:

• Time
• USA Today
• American Demographics
• Numerous local publications

Memberships

• Colorado Chapter of the Business Marketing Association
• Colorado Nonprofit Association
• Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce
• Denver Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
• Denver/Boulder Better Business Bureau
• Downtown Denver Partnership
• Marketing Research Association
• New Denver Ad Club and its yearly service project through AD2

Staff Involvement

Kevin Raines

• Adjunct faculty member at the University College at the University of Denver, teaching a required marketing research course for the graduate program in public relations
• Serves on the Colorado Municipal League’s Fiscal Issues Committee
• Member, Leadership and Organizations Advisory Board University College, University of Denver
• Member, Colorado Nonprofit Association Leadership Advisory Board

Karla Raines

• Chair, Young Philanthropists Foundation Program Committee
• Member of Leadership Denver 2008
• Vice-chair, The Women’s College of DU Founder’s Committee for the Center for Women and Entrepreneurship
• Board of Directors and Marketing Committee for the Curious Theater Company
• Member, Advisory Board for the Young Nonprofit Professionals Network/Denver
• Member, Colorado Nonprofit Association Leadership Advisory Board

Leo Lewis

• Member, Downtown Denver Partnership Leadership Program 2008
• Marketing Committee, Denver Hispanic Chamber of Commerce

David Kennedy

• Board, AD2 Denver and co-chair, Public Service Committee

Allison Ault

• Member, Program Committee, Colorado Chapter, Business Marketing Association

Corona staff volunteer time at Schenck Elementary School as part of the Denver Public Schools Foundation’s School Partners Program. Our volunteers have also supported many community boards and committees, including the Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment’s Child Fatality Review, the Denver Business Series, Social Venture Partners, College Summit, and the Rocky Mountain Research and Prevention Institute.