Top business professionals from around the Washington, D.C. region were recognized on September 16, 2014 at the Westin Washington DC City Center hotel for a gala award ceremony hosted by SmartCEO, the leading peer-to-peer business insights publication serving the New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washington markets in the U.S.

Sylvia Lagerquist, president of Haines & Lagerquist CPAs, was recognized as a top CPA during the program as one of the 2014 finalists. The Power Players Awards program honors the region’s most enterprising attorneys, bankers and accountants for their leadership, accomplishment, innovation and success.

Power Players represent the best and brightest in the region — the impact players that CEOs can count on to help grow their businesses. An independent committee of local business leaders evaluates the applications and chooses the Power Players based on the quality of nominations submitted.

To learn more about all of the 2014 Washington Power Players Awards finalists, please visit: http://www.smartceo.com/washington-power-players/