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CEO, Academic Leadership Assoc.: Age 36 It’s difficult enough to start a new business or nonprofit at any time and under any circumstances. But to do so at the height […]
Director of Youth, Violence Prevention, and Court Support Programs, YWCA of Western Massachusetts: Age 38 Yhidda Ocasio knows struggle. So she knows how to connect with those who are struggling. […]
Chief of Staff and General Counsel, Town of West Springfield: Age 39 Kate O’Brien-Scott says she got into the legal profession “on a whim.” Indeed, she majored in sports management […]
CEO, Unstoppable Latina LLC: Age 37 Paulette Piñero remembers the hours before she slipped into a coma. It was March 2020, and she was one of the very first COVID […]
Executive Editor, Reminder Publishing: Age 28 Payton North didn’t remember aspiring to being a reporter and editor when she was growing up. But her mother found proof that this was, […]
Social Media Manager, Baystate Health: Age 34 Ally Montemagni sees herself as both a storyteller and an educator — and believes both roles are critical. “Storytelling is my favorite part […]
Director of Operations and Finance, Revitalize Community Development Corp.: Age 36 Chelsea McGrath knows what kind of impact home improvement can make. “I never saw the impact until I started […]
CEO, Sweetera & Co.: Age 37 Natalie Mercado always knew she wanted to work in the food space. After high school, she enrolled in New England Culinary Institute and earned […]
Director of Philanthropy and Community Engagement, MGM Springfield: Age 38 Jennifer McGrath is fond of saying there are … well, two sides to Jennifer McGrath. The first is the professional […]
Executive Director, Craig’s Doors: Age 35 When he was chosen as a member of the 40 Under Forty class of 2024, Tim McCarthy was hesitant to talk about himself, firmly […]
Founder, Analytics Labs: Age 39 Tiffany Cutting Madru says entrepreneurship runs in her family. Her uncle was a veterinarian, her grandfather an architect, and her parents have long owned and […]
Owner, Dewey’s Jazz Lounge and All American Bar, Grill & Patio: Age 28 Like most people, Kenny Lumpkin found the pandemic to be a time of reflection and figuring out […]
Senior Community Responsibility Consultant, MassMutual: Age 35 As a freshman at Longmeadow High School, Joe Lepper was not feeling very good about how things were going in his life. There […]
President, Lively Builders Inc.: Age 38 Tired of working in the weatherization industry, Joshua Lively took the class and test to attain his construction supervisor’s license, but it got sent […]
Principal Radio Frequency Engineer, Verizon: Age 38 Juan “Jay” Latorre is not an elected official. Yet. But he certainly knows his way around City Hall — or city halls, in […]
