Nominations are closed – stay tuned for the announcement of this year’s winners!

Young professionals are vital to our region, and it is important to acknowledge those making great strides in shaping our community’s future.

What makes a good nomination?
Please share in detail why the 40 under Forty candidate you are nominating should be recognized for their accomplishments in business and in our community. What makes this candidate stand out and why? Don’t forget to include supporting documents with your nomination.

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2023 Honorees:

Billy Barlow • City of Oswego
Victoria Bracco • Encore Media Agency, LLC
James Burt • Landscapes East of CNY
Jeffrey Carpenter • Cliff’s Local Market
Sarah Carroll, PE, PTOE • Creighton Manning Engineering
Vincent Cioci • Luck Grove Telecom, Inc
Timothy Crosby • SIDEARM Sports
Brittany DeAngelis • Mark Antony Homes
Cristina Distefano • Turning Stone Enterprises
William Finch, PE • Barton & Loguidice
Patrick Fiorenza • Research & Marketing Strategies, Inc.
Andrew Flamik • Usherwood Office Technology
Zach Forward • Barclay Damon LLP
James Hunter • Robineau Media
Mike Lane • Reagan Companies
Merissa Lynch • COR Development Company LLC
Juliet Maloff • CNY Community Foundation
David Esteban Mariano • YMCA of Central New York
Stacy Miller • Merit Apprenticeship Alliance, Inc.
Jennifer Moore • M3 Placement and Partnership
Jonathan Parry • Griffiss Institute
Larkin Podsiedlik • Cornell Cooperative Extension-Madison County
Mickel Pompeii CPA, CDA • Dannible & McKee, LLP
John Reade • Quanterion Solutions Incorporated
Corey Riley • Westhill High School
Christian Samara, CPA • Dermody, Burke & Brown, CPAs, LLC
Benjamin Sio • CenterState CEO
Tanner Stewart • Stewart Financial-Northwestern Mutual
Eden Strachan • Black Girls Don’t Get Love
Jennifer Telesky • NBT Bank
Megan Thomas, Esq. • OCWA
Michael Thompson, PE • CHA Consulting, Inc.
Joseph Verardo • Binghamton University
Casey White • Chimera Integrations, LLC
Ashley Whitt • SidneyFCU
Robert Wimler • Nascentia Health
Leah Witmer, ALJ • City of Syracuse
Stephanie Worden • Syracuse University Maxwell School of Citizenship & Public Affairs
Emily Zaengle • Stone Quarry Art Park
John Zell • Luck Grove Telecom, Inc