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Center Coordinator, Department of Elder Affairs: Age 38 Ali Haqq has plenty on his plate when it comes to his role overseeing daily operations at the Hungry Hill Senior Center […]
Director of Survivor Advocacy & Outreach Programs, YWCA of Western Massachusetts: Age 31 Sara Landaverde has always had a passion for working with children. “Growing up, I always wanted to […]
Deposit Operations Officer, Monson Savings Bank: Age 36 Like many 40 Under Forty honorees over the past 20 years who hail from the world of banking, Kylie LaPlante didn’t originally […]
Business Partner, Riley Home Realty; Membership & Events Coordinator, Home Builders & Remodelers Assoc. of Western Massachusetts: Age 37 Heather Leclerc admits the pandemic was “the craziest time” to start […]
Owner, Lovelo Cycle & Strength: Age 25 Only a few months after Brooke Jones started taking spin classes, her instructor saw something in her, and started training her to lead […]
Assistant First Vice President, Financial Advisor, St. Germain Investment Management: Age 35 Siobhan Matty recalls her father’s commentary when Paul Marchese, director of Business Development for St. Germain Investment Management, […]
Principal, Westfield Middle School: Age 33 Jesse McMillan comes from a family of educators, and he counts himself lucky to have had teachers who made a big impact on his […]
Senior Environmental Scientist, Tighe & Bond: Age 34 When the federal workforce was decimated by personnel cuts early in 2025, Daniel Miller was one of the human faces represented by […]
Community Relations Coordinator, Springfield City Library: Age 35 Hers is a career built “at the intersection of public service, entrepreneurship, and community-centered storytelling.” That’s how Ellen Williams, director of Community […]
Facility Manager, The Good Dog Spot: Age 32 Shannon O’Connell has always had a heart for animals. “My mom told me the first time I belly laughed as a baby […]
Executive Director, Amherst Business Improvement District: Age 29 It’s called Amherst Restaurant Week. As that name suggests, it’s a week (in June) designed to promote, celebrate, and introduce people to […]
Owner, MorningBird Media: Age 37 Robyn Miller highly values being a mom — her daughter, Addy, is 8 — and is grateful she was able to launch a successful digital […]
Owner, RCollaborative: Age 36 Leanese and Gio Ramos had a decision to make. She was working in their church, in a marketing and communications role, while he was working for […]
Assistant Director of Student Engagement and Residence Life, Adjunct Professor, Bay Path University/Cambridge College: Age 29 Bianca Romero’s title is a long one, and indeed, it encompasses quite a few […]
Owner, CopyCat; President, Downtown Northampton Assoc.: Age 35 Amanda Shafii wasn’t thinking about entrepreneurship when she earned a psychology and neuroscience degree at UMass Amherst, but when a business ownership […]
