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    WAlumni Achievement Award Judging to Commence
hen BusinessWest launched its 40 Under Forty program in 2007, it did so Gulluni, Hampden County district attorney (class of 2015); 2020: Carla Cosenzi,
to identify rising stars across our region — individuals who were excelling president, TommyCar Auto Group (class of 2012), and Peter DePergola, director of in business and through involvement within the community — and celebrate Clinical Ethics, Baystate Health (class of 2015); 2019: Cinda Jones, president, W.D.
their accomplishments.
In 2015, BusinessWest announced a new award, one that builds on the founda-
tion upon which 40 Under Forty was created. It’s called the Alumni Achievement Award. As the name suggests, it is presented to the 40 Under Forty honoree who, in the eyes of an independent panel of judges, has most impressively continued and built upon his or her track record of accomplishment.
Past winners include: 2022: Anthony Gleason II, president and co-founder of the Gleason Johndrow Companies (40 Under Forty class of 2010); 2021: Anthony
Cowls Inc. (class of 2007); 2018: Samalid Hogan, regional director, Massachusetts Small Business Development Center (class of 2013); 2017: Scott Foster, attorney, Bulkley Richardson (class of 2011), and Nicole Griffin, owner, ManeHire (class of 2014); 2016: Dr. Jonathan Bayuk, president, Allergy & Immunology Associates of New England (class of 2008); and 2015: Delcie Bean, president, Paragus Strategic IT (class of 2008).
This year’s program is presented by Health New England; nominees will be weighed by three independent judges, including last year’s honorees. They are:
Anthony Gleason II is
the president and co-
founder of the Gleason
Johndrow Companies,
which provides commer-
cial landscape and snow-
removal services, property
management, real-estate
development, and leasing,
as well as self-storage.
Under Gleason’s leader-
ship, the company has
grown into one of the larg-
est snow-removal contractors in the country. It now boasts a number of large contracts, including the city of Springfield (250 locations), UMass Amherst and its 157 parking lots, Western New England University, and many others. Gleason was part of the 40 under Forty class of 2010, and the 2022 recipient of the Alumni Achievement Award. Gleason and his company are strong supporters of Spirit of Springfield and many other local community organizations.
Ashley Bogle is assistant general counsel and direc- tor of Legal Services for Health New England. In these roles, she manages the day-to-day operations of HNE’s Legal Depart- ment which includes a wide range of duties,
from reviewing contracts
to providing regulatory
guidance and maintaining
licenses and accreditation.
A 40 Under Forty honoree in 2021, she is a founding member of HNE’s Diversity, Inclusion, and Belong-
ing (DEIB) Committee, which guides the organization toward its goals of embedding DEIB and health equity into its strategic plan, mission, operations, commu- nity outreach, and member community. She currently serves as president of Art For The Soul Gallery’s board of directors in addition to working on other community projects. A proud UConn Husky, she received both her juris doctor and her bachelor of Arts degrees from the University of Connecticut.
Payton Shubrick is a
Springfield native and
graduate of Springfield
Central High School, Col-
lege of the Holy Cross,
and Bay Path University. A
member of the 40 Under
40 Class of 2019, she’s an
entrepreneur, and started
6 Brick’s, a cannabis dis-
pensary, with the help of
her parents and sister. 6
Brick’s opened in Septem-
ber of 2022, and has already garnered ‘Best Massachu- setts Recreational Dispensary’ honors at the New Eng- land Cannabis Community Awards. Shubrick she is an adjunct professor at American International College, teaching graduate cannabis courses, a coach in the CT Social Equity Accelerator Program, and was recently named Young Entrepreneur of the Year for her leader- ship and success in her industry.
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