
2022 Alumni Achievement Award
2022 Finalists Are Inspirational Leaders within the Community
In 2015, BusinessWest introduced a new award, an extension of its 40 Under Forty program. It’s called the Alumni Achievement Award, and as that name suggests, it recognizes previous honorees who continue to build on their resumes of outstanding achievement in their chosen field and in service to the community. Recently, a panel of three judges identified the three finalists for the 2022 award — Amanda Garcia, Anthony Gleason II, and Amy Royal. The winner for this year will be unveiled by Alumni Achievement Award presenting sponsor Health New England at the 40 Under Forty Gala on June 16 at the Log Cabin in Holyoke. As the profiles that begin on page 7 reveal, these three finalists embody the spirit of this award. Their stories convey true leadership and are, in a word, inspiring.
Amanda Garcia
Associate Professor of Accounting and Finances, Director of the MBA Program, Elms College
Anthony Gleason II
President and Co-founder of the Gleason Johndrow
Amy Royal
Founder/CEO, the Royal Law Firm