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The BEST Business Awards Ceremony & Gala is a highlight of community's business life. It features the most successful companies, community leaders, volunteers and artists.
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Alisa Yurchenko
Sergey Ivannikov
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President
Council For Cross Cultural Affairs, Inc.
Event Producer
CEO
Sergey Ivannikov Productions
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MARK S. ALLEN
WILL ROBERTS
Award-winning actor, film and television weapons expert, cowboy, author, reporter, dancer, and holder of two Guinness World Records.
In Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer, Will portrays General George C. Marshall.
A member of SAG-AFTRA (Fi-core) for almost four decades, Roberts will star in the second season of the Emmy award-winning drama series Studio City, streaming on Amazon Prime.

Roberts's other notable film credits include The Redeemer, A Soldier's Revenge, iBot, The West and the Ruthless, North of Neon, The Killer, Signal, and Turner and Hooch. His television credits feature principal roles on the pop-phenomenon Netflix hit Lucifer, True Terror-Robert Englund, Wave Rider, Mann & Wife, and Last Man Standing. He gained notoriety for his appearance on The Ellen Show as "The Dancing Dad."
Roberts has appeared in national commercials for companies such as Total Wines, Applebee's, Geico, Verizon, Audi, Nike, Nissan, Levi's, Chrysler, and One Plus with Robert Downey, Jr., including a Super Bowl ad for Jack In The Box.

For three years, Roberts performed at the Aria Hotel on the Las Vegas Strip in Cirque du Soleil's Viva Elvis. His theater credits include Will Rogers' Follies: The Life and Times of Will Rogers, Show Boat, Bye Bye Birdie, A Chorus Line, Beyond Therapy, Chicago, Oklahoma, Cabaret, Godspell, Annie Get Your Gun, West Side Story, Show Boat, and Seven Brides for Seven Brothers.

Roberts received the Best Dramatic Actor Award at the X World Short Film Festival at the Action on Film Festival in Las Vegas and the Best Actor Award - Short at the Golden Gate Film Festival for the film Signal in 2018.

He holds Guinness World Records for "Gun Spinning" and "Most People Inside a Spinning Lasso." He is a professional clown and magician, a member of Magic Castle in Hollywood and the Magic Circle in the UK, a trick roper, gun spinner and coach, and a balloon artist.

Roberts is widely recognized for his stage combat expertise as a stunt performer. Additionally, he is a professional mechanical bull rider and coach. He is classically trained in ballet, jazz, tap, and hip-hop.
Seven-time Emmy Award-winner, film & television producer, writer, director, host at Comedy Central and ABC10 morning news. His most recent film won this year at the prestigious Cannes World Film Festival and his tv show EXTRA BUTTER airs in 27 countries and 168 million homes worldwide. His YouTube content has over 38 million views. He's logged over 25,000 hours of live local television and has interviewed every Oscar winner of the last 25 years. He has been Mark Zuckerberg's guest at the Facebook campus on numerous occasions to host celebrity movie screening Q&As and has done the same for California governors.

He has produced, written, or directed 9 feature films in Worldwide release, Including APParition with Mena Suvari, 616 with Oscar winner Eric Roberts and Notorious Nick with Kevin Pollak. His new movie DON'T ANSWER opens in 2025!
Liliya Chepurny
Liliya wants to live in a world filled with travel documentaries that come bundled with creamy milk chocolate and a force field around her keyboard that repels cats and sticky-fingered children. As a content marketer with more than a decade of experience, she’s worked with ABC, FOX, A&E, KCRA, KOVR, Russian Time Magazine, D’Primeramano Magazine, and on platforms that held multi-million subscribers online. She was crowned as one of our own Miss Russian California winners and has been featured on international stages.

When she’s not trademarking a new business venture or backpacking the Appalachian Trail, you can find her barefoot in the kitchen rolling out another delicious sourdough or answering the question ‘why’ for the eleventy-bajillionth time.

Her PhD in adrenaline-rushing adventures ensures there’s never a dull moment in Liliya’s life. She believes life is meant to be enjoyed in the present moment, which is how one day she can be fly fishing on the river and the next day on a plane to Germany. Her home is filled with a consistent dose of laughter, an unbelievable amount of plants and building new habitats for whatever animal her children decide to ‘rescue’ that week.
Seven-time Emmy Award-winner, film & television producer, writer, director, host at Comedy Central and ABC10 morning news.
MARK S. ALLEN
His most recent film won this year at the prestigious Cannes World Film Festival and his tv show EXTRA BUTTER airs in 27 countries and 168 million homes worldwide. His YouTube content has over 38 million views. He's logged over 25,000 hours of live local television and has interviewed every Oscar winner of the last 25 years. He has been Mark Zuckerberg's guest at the Facebook campus on numerous occasions to host celebrity movie screening Q&As and has done the same for California governors.

He has produced, written, or directed 9 feature films in Worldwide release, Including APParition with Mena Suvari, 616 with Oscar winner Eric Roberts and Notorious Nick with Kevin Pollak. His new movie DON'T ANSWER opens in 2025!

He has produced, written, or directed 9 feature films in Worldwide release, Including APParition with Mena Suvari, 616 with Oscar winner Eric Roberts and Notorious Nick with Kevin Pollak. His new movie DON'T ANSWER opens in 2025!
Will Roberts, a true Renaissance man with an impressive list of accomplishments. An award-winning actor, film and television weapons expert, cowboy, author, reporter, dancer, and holder of two Guinness World Records, Will Roberts is a force to be reckoned with in the entertainment industry.
With an acting career spanning nearly four decades, Will has graced both the big and small screens in various roles, most recently portraying General George C. Marshall in Christopher Nolan’s highly anticipated film “Oppenheimer.” He has also appeared in popular television shows such as “Lucifer,” “The Killer” (Netflix), “The West and the Ruthless” (Amazon), and “ABCD2” (Disney).
Off-screen, Will is known for his incredible dancing skills, which garnered him the title “The Dancing Dad” after his memorable appearance on “The Ellen Show.” His talents extend beyond the world of entertainment, as he holds two Guinness World Records and is an expert in various fields, including film and television weapons handling and rodeo skills.
WILL ROBERTS
Award-winning actor, film and television weapons expert, cowboy, author, reporter, dancer, and holder of two Guinness World Records.
WILL ROBERTS
In Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer, Will portrays General George C. Marshall.
A member of SAG-AFTRA (Fi-core) for almost four decades, Roberts will star in the second season of the Emmy award-winning drama series Studio City, streaming on Amazon Prime.

Roberts's other notable film credits include The Redeemer, A Soldier's Revenge, iBot, The West and the Ruthless, North of Neon, The Killer, Signal, and Turner and Hooch. His television credits feature principal roles on the pop-phenomenon Netflix hit Lucifer, True Terror-Robert Englund, Wave Rider, Mann & Wife, and Last Man Standing. He gained notoriety for his appearance on The Ellen Show as "The Dancing Dad."

Roberts has appeared in national commercials for companies such as Total Wines, Applebee's, Geico, Verizon, Audi, Nike, Nissan, Levi's, Chrysler, and One Plus with Robert Downey, Jr., including a Super Bowl ad for Jack In The Box.
For three years, Roberts performed at the Aria Hotel on the Las Vegas Strip in Cirque du Soleil's Viva Elvis. His theater credits include Will Rogers' Follies: The Life and Times of Will Rogers, Show Boat, Bye Bye Birdie, A Chorus Line, Beyond Therapy, Chicago, Oklahoma, Cabaret, Godspell, Annie Get Your Gun, West Side Story, Show Boat, and Seven Brides for Seven Brothers.

Roberts received the Best Dramatic Actor Award at the X World Short Film Festival at the Action on Film Festival in Las Vegas and the Best Actor Award - Short at the Golden Gate Film Festival for the film Signal in 2018.
He holds Guinness World Records for "Gun Spinning" and "Most People Inside a Spinning Lasso." He is a professional clown and magician, a member of Magic Castle in Hollywood and the Magic Circle in the UK, a trick roper, gun spinner and coach, and a balloon artist.

Roberts is widely recognized for his stage combat expertise as a stunt performer. Additionally, he is a professional mechanical bull rider and coach. He is classically trained in ballet, jazz, tap, and hip-hop.
Will Roberts, a true Renaissance man with an impressive list of accomplishments. An award-winning actor, film and television weapons expert, cowboy, author, reporter, dancer, and holder of two Guinness World Records, Will Roberts is a force to be reckoned with in the entertainment industry.
With an acting career spanning nearly four decades, Will has graced both the big and small screens in various roles, most recently portraying General George C. Marshall in Christopher Nolan’s highly anticipated film “Oppenheimer.” He has also appeared in popular television shows such as “Lucifer,” “The Killer” (Netflix), “The West and the Ruthless” (Amazon), and “ABCD2” (Disney).
Off-screen, Will is known for his incredible dancing skills, which garnered him the title “The Dancing Dad” after his memorable appearance on “The Ellen Show.” His talents extend beyond the world of entertainment, as he holds two Guinness World Records and is an expert in various fields, including film and television weapons handling and rodeo skills.
WILL ROBERTS
Liliya wants to live in a world filled with travel documentaries that come bundled with creamy milk chocolate and a force field around her keyboard that repels cats and sticky-fingered children.
Liliya Chepurny
As a content marketer with more than a decade of experience, she’s worked with ABC, FOX, A&E, KCRA, KOVR, Russian Time Magazine, D’Primeramano Magazine, and on platforms that held multi-million subscribers online. She was crowned as one of our own Miss Russian California winners and has been featured on international stages.

When she’s not trademarking a new business venture or backpacking the Appalachian Trail, you can find her barefoot in the kitchen rolling out another delicious sourdough or answering the question ‘why’ for the eleventy-bajillionth time.

Her PhD in adrenaline-rushing adventures ensures there’s never a dull moment in Liliya’s life. She believes life is meant to be enjoyed in the present moment, which is how one day she can be fly fishing on the river and the next day on a plane to Germany. Her home is filled with a consistent dose of laughter, an unbelievable amount of plants and building new habitats for whatever animal her children decide to ‘rescue’ that week.
Will Roberts, a true Renaissance man with an impressive list of accomplishments. An award-winning actor, film and television weapons expert, cowboy, author, reporter, dancer, and holder of two Guinness World Records, Will Roberts is a force to be reckoned with in the entertainment industry.
With an acting career spanning nearly four decades, Will has graced both the big and small screens in various roles, most recently portraying General George C. Marshall in Christopher Nolan’s highly anticipated film “Oppenheimer.” He has also appeared in popular television shows such as “Lucifer,” “The Killer” (Netflix), “The West and the Ruthless” (Amazon), and “ABCD2” (Disney).
Off-screen, Will is known for his incredible dancing skills, which garnered him the title “The Dancing Dad” after his memorable appearance on “The Ellen Show.” His talents extend beyond the world of entertainment, as he holds two Guinness World Records and is an expert in various fields, including film and television weapons handling and rodeo skills.
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One of the key program highlights is Miss California International Grand Finale, that spotlights ten most attractive and talented young ladies competing for the title of the Community Ambassador of the year.
The BEST Business Awards Ceremony & Gala is one of the most publicized events of the year in California. It attracts an exceptional group of elite guests interested in building business relationships.
The BEST Business Awards Ceremony & Gala is a highlight of community’s business life. It features the most successful companies, community leaders, volunteers and artists.
One of the key program highlights is Miss California International Grand Finale, that spotlights ten most attractive and talented young ladies competing for the title of the Community Ambassador of the year.
The BEST Business Awards Ceremony & Gala is one of the most publicized events of the year in California. It attracts an exceptional group of elite guests interested in building business relationships.
It is a highlight of community’s business life. It features the most successful companies, community leaders, volunteers and artists.
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