Donna Allie, the founder and Chief Executive Officer of Team Clean, Inc., the Philadelphia region's leading independent commercial cleaning company, was recently honored by the Philadelphia Business Journal as a "Change Driver" as part of the 2016 Most Admired CEO Awards, presented Thursday, December 1st at Philadelphia's Hyatt at the Bellevue.
"The Change Driver Award is a new category for repeat winners of the Philadelphia Business Journal's Most Admired CEO Award," said Craig Ey, Editor-in-Chief of the Philadelphia Business Journal. "The criteria for Most Admired CEOs is different from many other awards programs. We weren't just looking for leaders who are successful on the balance sheet or the P&L over the short term. We're looking for great top leaders who inspire others over the long term. We were looking for a good, solid record of growth and a commitment to people and the community.
"Donna Allie's story of rising from a solopreneur to owning a company with more than 700 employees is truly inspirational," Ey said. "What she has accomplished with Team Clean through hard work and business smarts deserves recognition. Donna is definitely a Most Admired CEO in Philadelphia and beyond."
Allie was recognized for her achievements growing the company she founded in the mid-1980s into one of the largest women-owned, minority-owned businesses in the region, as well as for her continuing efforts in the greater Philadelphia community, both as a mentor and as an active participant in several organizations.
The Most Admired CEO Awards program honored 27 men and women, including Allie, as established leaders with a strong record of innovation in their field, outstanding financial performance, a commitment to quality, a strong vision, a commitment to diversity in the workplace and contributions to the Greater Philadelphia/New Jersey region.
Allie founded the company on a shoestring, and it now serves a variety of clients in government, education, industry, professional offices, and sports and entertainment venues and events. The company employees 700 men and women, providing a full range of commercial cleaning services to clients that have included the School District of Philadelphia, the 2000 Republican National Convention and the 2016 Democrat National Convention, the National Constitution Center, the Pennsylvania Convention Center and other landmark properties and buildings in the region.
Among her previous honors and awards, Allie received an honorary doctorate from Harcum College, the Ernst & Young 2013 Social Entrepreneur Award, the Helena Devereux Woman of the Year Award from the Main Line Chamber of Commerce in 2012, and the Whitney M. Young Service Award from The Cradle of Liberty Council, Boy Scouts of America in 2009. In 2011, her company received the Urban League of Philadelphia Spirit of Innovation Award. In addition, Allie is the recipient of the Breaking the Glass Ceiling Spectrum Award from the Philadelphia chapter of the American Red Cross, and has been recognized twice as one of Philadelphia's Most Influential African American Leaders by the Philadelphia Tribune, the nation's oldest African-American newspaper organization.
In 2009 Allie was honored as one of the inaugural Minority Business Leaders by the Philadelphia Business Journal. In 2008, she was named one of the Philadelphia region's Women of Distinction by the Philadelphia chapter of the National Association of Women Business Owners and the Philadelphia Business Journal.
Throughout the history of her company, Allie has remained committed to community service. She has partnered with the City of Philadelphia's RISE re-entry program to bring over 100 new employees to the workforce out of the welfare system.
Allie is currently a board member of the Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce, the Free Library of Philadelphia, and the Devereaux Foundation. She has been on the boards of Philadelphia Workforce Investment Board, the African American Chamber of Commerce and the Universal Charter School. In addition, Allie is an active member of several professional organizations, including the International Executive Housekeepers Association.
Additional information about Allie and Team Clean is available at http://www.Team-Clean.com.
