Farmington Residents Named Among 40 Under Forty

Hartford, Conn. (July 28, 2016) – Join the Hartford Business Journal, Sept. 14 as it recognizes 40 outstanding young Hartford professionals at the 20th annual 40 Under Forty Awards at the Connecticut Convention Center.

The event will recognize 20 years of spectacular leaders who got their start in the Greater Hartford area, and honor 20 years of winners.

“Since the Hartford Business Journal introduced the 40 Under Forty awards twenty years ago, hundreds of individuals have been recognized for making a genuine difference in the Greater Hartford business community,” said Joe Zwiebel, President and Publisher, Hartford Business Journal. “We are absolutely delighted to be celebrating two decades of extraordinary young professionals who are excelling in their industries through their exemplary leadership, and we applaud our honorees both past and present.”

The 2016 winners were determined by an independent panel of judges (all 40 Under Forty alum).

The 2016 40 Under Forty winners include:

• Elizabeth Ahlstrand, Seiger Gfeller Laurie LLP
• David Ambrose, Hartford City Mission
• Brian American, Team Link Martial Arts
• Mehmet Bakkaloglu, OFI
• Charles Botts, IV CareerTeam, LLC
• Justin Carbonella, City of Middletown
• Isabel Ceballos, Horizons at The Ethel Walker School
• Kimberly Chamberlain, Wells Fargo & Co.
• Thomas Clarke II, City of Hartford
• Matthew Conway, CareCentrix, RiseUP
• Rebecca Corbin Loree, Corbin Perception
• Keith Corneau, United Steel, Inc.
• David Daye, CREC
• Laura Dinan Haber, MetroHartford Alliance
• Michael Fitzpatrick, Connecticut Rivers Council, Boy Scouts of America
• Derrick Gibbs Jr., Change Inc
• Jonathan Gineo, Nutmeg Property Group
• Kathryn Gonnerman, Jewish Community Foundation of Greater Hartford, Inc.
• Tyron Harris, ADP
• Kate Hayden, Connecticut Institute for Clinical and Translational Science
• Matthew Hoffman, Hoffman Auto Group
• Aaron Isaacs, Goodwin College
• Mitchell Jackson, Optum Technology
• David Jorgensen, Morgan Stanley
• Joel Kalinowski, CT Lottery Corporation
• Scott Kluger, Hartford Baking Company
• Karrie Kratz, Gilbane Building Company
• Trudi Lebron, ScriptFlip!
• Art Linares, Greenskies Renewable Energy
• Ryan Matthews, Nutmeg Big Brothers Big Sisters
• Matthew Necci, Halloran & Sage LLP
• Ryan O'Halloran, KNOX, Inc.
• Manny Rivera, MD Tech Team
• Andre Santiago, Leadership Greater Hartford
• Liz Schmitt, Miss Porter's School
• Ashley Stone, Beauty Entourage
• Adam von Gootkin, Onyx Spirits Company
• Devaughn Ward, City of Hartford
• Liz White Notarangelo, Record-Journal
• Amanda Young, Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art

The 20th annual 40 Under Forty Awards Gala will feature networking with hundreds of Greater Hartford’s movers and shakers followed by dinner. Admission to the event is $115/person and $1,000 for a table of 10. For more information, contact Amy Orsini at 860.236.9998, ext. 134 or register online at www.hartfordbusiness.com.

For more information about the winners, visit www.hartfordbusiness.com.

The 2016 40 Under Forty Awards are brought to you by Comcast Business, Webster Bank (presenting sponsors); Cox Business, The Pita Group, Lux Bond & Green, UConn School of Business (event sponsors) in association with Hartford Young Professionals and Entrepreneurs (HYPE) and Leadership Greater Hartford. Event partners include: J. Fiereck Photography, Merritt Graphics, Rider Productions, CT Convention Center, The Perfect Promotion and Co-Communications, Marketing & Public Relations.

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