Community Summit North America Recognizes 2025 Legends, Community All-Stars

Each year at Community Summit North America, two groups are recognized and awarded: Legends and All-Stars. Community Summit North America Legends are honored for their ongoing contributions and commitments to the Microsoft ecosystem overall, whereas All-Stars are honored for their contributions and commitments to specific products across the core User Groups.

2025 Legend Award Winners

The 2025 Community Summit Legends were announced during the Opening Reception on Monday, October 20. The 2025 class of inductees includes:

• Geoff Ables, Managing Partner, C5 Insight, Microsoft MVP
• Anya Ciecierski, Co-Founder, ERP Software Blog
• Windi Epperson, Customer Account Manager, Njevity, Inc.
• Cole Haddock, Solution Architect, Vanguard
• Mark Hamblin, President, DMS Companies, Insight Works
• Andrew Lencsak, Director of Delivery, Argano, Microsoft MVP
• Pam Misialek, VP, Community Director, Dynamic Communities
• Rachel Profitt, Principal Program Manager, Microsoft
• Reza Rad, Consultant, RADACAD, Microsoft MVP
• Mark Rhodes, Director of Sales and Marketing – North America, Continia Software
• Jessie Sanger-Picard, Senior IT Manager – BC/NAV, F-E-T
• Ashley Steiner, Solution Architect, PS Hummingbird, Microsoft MVP

Community Summit NA All-Stars

The Community Summit North America All-Stars were recognized by their peers during each of the Product Roadmap Sessions (formerly General Sessions), which took place throughout the week. All-Stars are product-specific, awarded, and selected by the community.

This year, the AI Copilot, Business Central, Customer Experience (CRM), Finance & Supply Chain Management, Dynamics GP, and Power Platform User Groups awarded the following individuals:

AI Copilot

• AJ Ansari, COO, DSWi, Microsoft MVP
• Shawn Dorward, Vice President, sa.global, Microsoft MVP
• Christopher Gill, Director of Microsoft Applications, Nixon Peabody LLP, Microsoft MVP

Dynamics 365 Business Central

• Cecile Dinh, ERP Systems Architect, Airlines Reporting Corp, Microsoft MVP
• Kristen Hosman, Business Central Consultant, Mount Evans Consulting, Microsoft MVP
• Shannon Mullins, CEO, A BC Consulting Group, Microsoft MVP

Customer Experience (CE/CRM)

• Mallory Lawhorne, Senior Solution Engineer, Microsoft
• Will McLendon, Portfolio Partner and Solution Architect, congruentX
• Shelby Schmitt, Senior Consultant, Argano

Dynamics 365 Finance and Supply Chain Management (F&SCM)

• Justin Carter, VP of Technology, Caf2Code, LLC, Microsoft MVP
• Chris Rusing, Senior Consultant, Logan Consulting
• Christian Segurado, Senior Manager – System Integration, Forvis Mazars, Microsoft MVP

Dynamics GP

• Chris Giesbrecht, Manager of IT and Business Analytics, Agrihub
• Paige Horne, Customer Support Manager, Njevity, Inc. 
• David Laster, Director ‑ Software Solutions, Gravoc, Microsoft MVP

Power Platform

• Kylie Kiser, Solution Architect, RSM Canada, Microsoft MVP
• Mary Myers, Chief Maximizer, WorldMax
• Chris Sorenson, President, Iteration Insights

Congratulations to the 2025 Legends and All-Star winners, and thank you for your ongoing contributions to the community!