40 Under Forty

BusinessWest recognizes the success and contributions of 40 outstanding young professionals under the age of 40 for their business accomplishments as well as philanthropic involvement and community service. This program not only recognizes young talent, it elevates expectations and perceptions of the region and serves as an instrument for economic development in Western Mass.
The 2023 40 Under Forty
Alumni Achievement Award
Celebrating Previous Year's 40 Under Forty

Class of 2022
On June 16, 2022, BusinessWest staged its annual 40 Under Forty Gala at the Log Cabin Banquet & Meeting House in Holyoke to celebrate the class of 2022

Class of 2021
On Sept. 23, BusinessWest staged its annual 40 Under Forty Gala at the Log Cabin Banquet & Meeting House in Holyoke to celebrate the class of 2021

Class of 2020
The class of 2020 celebration was a hybrid event spread out over two days on Tues., Oct. 13 and Wed., Oct. 14. at the Upper Vista of the Log Cabin.

Class of 2019
The class of 2019 was celebrated at the annual 40 Under Forty Gala on Thursday, June 20 at the Log Cabin Banquet & Meeting House in Holyoke.

Class of 2018
The class of 2018 was celebrated at the annual 40 Under Forty Gala on Thursday, June 21 at the Log Cabin Banquet & Meeting House in Holyoke.

Class of 2017
The Log Cabin in Holyoke was once again bursting with energy and excitement as more than 700 people packed the house to celebrate the 40 Under Forty class of 2017

Class of 2016
More than 700 people packed the house to celebrate the 40 Under Forty class of 2016 — the 10th class of successful young professionals so honored by BusinessWest
40 Under Forty Past Honorees
Class of 2015
Jim Angelos
Elizabeth Barajas-Román
Erin Buzuvis
Andrew Crane
Patrick Davis
Marsha Del Monte
Peter DePergola II
Gregg Desmarais
Chris Desrosiers
Eric Devine
Lindsay Doak
Bridget Fiala
Jessica Fraga
Erin Friedman
Jennifer Gallant
Joshua Garcia
Christina Gay
Anthony Gulluni
Amelia Holstrom
Jay Kumar
Dawn Leaks
Cherise Leclerc
Eric Lesser
Robert Levesque
Kate Lockhart
Marcos Marrero
Andrew Melendez
Terra Missildine
Joel Mollison
Marcelia Muehlke
Hayes Murray
Christopher Novelli
Patrick Roach
Joseph Ruggeri
Dr. Anthony Sarage
Keith Tatlock
Jossie Valentin
John Velis
Danielle Williams
Sarah Williams
Tamara Blake
Sandy Cassanelli
Robert Chateauneuf
Nick Colgin
Izabela Collier
G. David Condon IV
Jose Delgado
Justin Dion
Garett DiStefano
Patricia Faginski
Sean Gouvin
Nicole Griffin
Lee Hagon
Denise Hurst
Justin Hurst
Sean Jeffords
Danielle Klein-Williams
Dr. Andrew Lam
Angela Lussier
Ruby Maddox
Kevin Maltby
Andrew McMahon
Geoff Medeiros
Alex Morse
Meghan Parnell-Gregoire
Orlando Ramos
Jason Randall
Liz Rappaport
Robert Raynor
Alfonso Santaniello
Michael Schneider
Paul Silva
Michael Simolo
Noah Smith
Seth Stratton
Geoff Sullivan
Kyle Sullivan
Anthony Surrette
Jessica Wales
Francia Wisnewski
Timothy Allen
Meaghan Arena
Adrian Bailey Dion
Jason Barroso
Elizabeth Beaudry
Melyssa Brown
Kam Capoccia
Jeremy Casey
Tommy Cosenzi
Erin Couture
Geoffrey Croteau
William Davila
Ralph DiVito Jr.
Shaun Dwyer
Erin Fontaine Brunelle
William Gagnon
Allison Garriss
Annamarie Golden
Lina Alexandra Hogan
Samalid Hogan
Xiaolei Hua
Mark Jardim
Danny Kates
Jeremy Leap
Danielle Letourneau-Therrien
Isaac Mass
Kelvin Molina
Brenna Murphy McGee
Vanessa Pabon
John Pantera
Justin Pelis
Shonda Pettiford
Shannon Reichelt
N. Andrew Robb
Stacy Robison
Rachel Romano
Jennifer Root
Jonathan Stolpinski
Walter Tomala Jr.
Mark Zatyrka
Allison Biggs
Christopher Connelly
Scott Conrad
Erin Corriveau
Carla Cosenzi
Ben Craft
Michele Crochetiere
Christopher DiStefano
Keshawn Dodds
Ben Einstein
Michael Fenton
Tim Fisk
Elizabeth Ginter
Eric Hall
Brendon Hutchins
Kevin Jennings
Kristen Kellner
Dr. Ronald Laprise
Danielle Lord
Waleska Lugo-DeJesus
Trecia Marchand
Ryan McCollum
Sheila Moreau
Kelli Ann Nielsen
Neil Nordstrom
Edward Nuñez
Adam Ondrick
Gladys Oyola
Shardool Parmar
Vincent Petrangelo
Terry Powe
Jennifer Reynolds
Jessica Roncarati-Howe
Dan Rukakoski
Dr. Nate Somers
Joshua Spooner
Jaclyn Stevenson
Jason Tsitso
Sen. James Welch
Karen Woods
Kelly Albrecht
Gianna Allentuck
Briony Angus
Delania Barbee
Monica Borgatti
Nancy Buffone
Michelle Cayo
Nicole Contois
Christin Deremian
Peter Ellis
Scott Foster
Stephen Freyman
Benjamin Garvey
Mathew Geffin
Nick Gelfand
Mark Germain
Elizabeth Gosselin
Kathryn Grandonico
Jaimye Hebert
Sean Hemingway
Kelly Koch
Jason Mark
Joan Maylor
Todd McGee
Donald Mitchell
David Pakman
Timothy Plante
Maurice Powe
Jeremy Procon
Kristen Pueschel
Meghan Rothschild
Jennifer Schimmel
Amy Scott
Alexander Simon
Lauren Tabin
Lisa Totz
Jeffrey Trant
Timothy Van Epps
Michael Vedovelli
Beth Vettori
Nancy Bazanchuk
Raymond Berry
David Beturne
Maegan Brooks
Karen Buell
Shanna Burke
Damon Cartelli
Brady Chianciola
Natasha Clark
Julie Cowan
Karen Curran
Adam Epstein
Mary Fallon
Daniel Finn
Owen Freeman-Daniels
Lorenzo Gaines
Thomas Galanis
Anthony Gleason II
Allen Harris
Meghan Hibner
Amanda Huston
Kimberly Klimczuk
James Krupienski
David Kutcher
James Leahy
Kristin Leutz
Meghan Lynch
Susan Mielnikowski
Jill Monson
Kevin Perrier
Lindsay Porter
Brandon Reed
Boris Revsin
Aaron Vega
Ian Vukovich
Thomas Walsh
Sean Wandrei
Byron White
Chester Wojcik
Peter Zurlino
Class of 2009
Marco Alvan
Gina Barry
Maggie Bergin
Daniel Bessette
Brandon Braxton
Dena Calvanese
Edward Cassell
Karen Chadwell
Kate Ciriello
Kamari Collins
Mychal Connolly
Todd Demers
Kate Glynn
Andrew Jensen
Kathy LeMay
Ned Leutz
Scott MacKenzie
Tony Maroulis
Seth Mias
Marjory Moore
Corey Murphy
Mark Nasjleti
Joshua Pendrick
Christopher Prouty
Adam Quenneville
Michael Ravosa
Kristi Reale
Amy Royal
Michelle Sade
Scott Sadowsky
Gregory Schmidt
Gretchen Siegchrist
Erik Skar
Paul Stallman
Renee Stolar
Tara Tetrault
Chris Thompson
Karl Tur
Michael Weber
Brenda Wishart
Michelle Abdow
Matthew Andrews
Rob Anthony
Shane Bajnoci
Steve Bandarra
Jonathan Bayuk
Delcie Bean IV
Brendan Ciecko
Todd Cieplinski
William Collins
Michael Corduff
Amy Davis
Dave DelVecchio
Tyler Fairbank
Timothy Farrell
Jeffrey Fialky
Dennis Francis
Kelly Galanis
Jennifer Glockner
Andrea Hill-Cataldo
Steven Huntley
Alexander Jarrett
Kevin Jourdain
Craig Kaylor
Stanley Kowalski
Marco Liquori
Azell Murphy Cavaan
Michael Presnal
Melissa Shea
Sheryl Shinn
Ja’Net Smith
Diana Sorrentini-Velez
Meghan Sullivan
Michael Sweet
Heidi Thomson
Hector Toledo
William Trudeau Jr.
David Vermette
Lauren Way
Paul Yacovone
Class of 2007
William Bither III
Kimberlynn Cartelli Liguori
Amy Caruso
Denise Cogman
Richard Corder
Katherine Pacella Costello
A. Rima Dael
Nino Del Padre
Antonio Dos Santos
Jake Giessman
Jillian Gould
Michael Gove
Dena Hall
James Harrington
Christy Hedgpeth
Francis Hoey III
Amy Jamrog
Cinda Jones
Paul Kozub
Bob Lowry
Patrick Leary
Todd Lever
Audrey Manring
Daniel Morrill
Joseph Pacella
Arlene Rodriguez
Craig Swimm
Sarah Tanner
Mark Tanner
Michelle Theroux
Tad Tokarz
Dan Touhey
Sarah Tsitso
Michael Vann
Ryan Voiland
Erica Walch
Catherine West
Michael Zaskey
Edward Zemba
Carin Zinter