The Forty Under 40 awards recognize Lehigh Valley’s leaders who are under the age of 40 based on their professional accomplishments, community service and commitment to inspiring change. They are selected by an outside panel of judges that includes previous winners.
Nomination Deadline: June 23, 2023
September 14, 2023
Event agenda details coming soon.
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How can I be considered for a Forty Under 40 award?
Nominations can be made by anyone, including yourself. An application is automatically emailed to all nominees and must be completed in order to be considered for this award. A letter of recommendation is not required, but is strongly encouraged to assist the judges in making their decision.
To be eligible, applicants must live in or work in either Berks, Carbon, Lehigh, lower Monroe, Montgomery, Northampton, upper Bucks, Schuylkill or Warren County.
How often can I be considered?
Forty Under 40 honorees can only win one time. Second year nominations and applications will not be considered.
Who are the judges and what are they looking for when selecting the Forty Under 40 winners?
Winners are selected by an outside panel of judges that includes previous winners. Judges look at an individual’s professional accomplishments, community service and commitment to inspiring change. It is helpful to have at least one letter of recommendation from someone that can speak to all three of these achievements.
Where do I have to live to qualify for this award?
You must live or work in one of the following counties: Berks, Carbon, Lehigh, lower Monroe, Montgomery, Northampton, upper Bucks, Schuylkill.
Should I have a letter of recommendation sent?
Past judges have told us that the letter(s) of recommendation is helpful particularly when they are not familiar with the candidate. Up to 3 letters of recommendations can be emailed to [email protected]. Please save all letters of recommendation as PDFs labeled with your name (or organization) led by the category or event you are being nominated for. The letter will be paired to your application when it is received.
Do the honorees have to say something?
Honorees do not speak live during the event, but will be profiled in a multi-media video that will be aired during the event.
I’m a Forty Under 40 award honoree, what now?
Sit tight, a member of our team will contact you soon with any additional details.
If I’m a honoree, do I need to purchase a ticket?
You do not need to purchase a ticket for yourself as an honoree. All other attendees must purchase a ticket. Sponsorship packages are available to purchase for those wanting large groups of tickets and additional benefits.
Can I buy an ad in the publication?
The Forty Under 40 program is supported through sponsorships. The ads you see in the magazine are part of the sponsorship packages. Please email [email protected].
I purchased a ticket but have not received it?
Your ticket into a live event will be your name badge at the registration table. You should receive an email with event information a day or two before the event, but this will not be a ticket.
Contact [email protected] if you have any questions issues.
Sharon L. Alexander, CFRE
Carbon County Community Foundation
Stephanie Atkins
Herbein + Company, Inc.
Dominick Baker
J.G. Petrucci Co. Inc.
Megan Briggs
Lehigh Valley Community Foundation
Sarah Hart Charette
Gross McGinley LLP
Kendal Conrad
Singer-songwriter
Ashley Dallas, M.Ed.
Valley Youth House
Trevor Dombach
Kleinfelder Inc.
Emily M. Doster
Lehigh Valley Health Network
Abe Elias
Brown & Brown of Lehigh Valley
Keegan Hackman Emerick, LCSW
New Vitae Inc.
Thad M. Gelsinger
Barley Snyder
Veronica Gonzalez
Valley Health Partners Community Health Center
David Hannah
Tyber Medical LLC
Stephen Jiwanmall
Bradbury-Sullivan LGBT Community Center
Jeffrey Johns
Herbein + Company, Inc.
Angela Kilburg
Alloy5 Architecture
Timothy Kraft
RKL LLP
Julie A. Kunkel
BSI Corporate Benefits LLC
David Lucabeche
Members 1st Federal Credit Union
Erin Ludwig
Lehigh Valley Health Network
Matthew McDonald
NAI Summit
Jill Meyers
City Center Investment Corp.
Maddy Miller
Morton Brown Family Wealth
Chase Mory
Gateway Ticketing Systems Inc.
Tracy Oscavich
Lehigh Valley Planning Commission
Katie Pintabone – Brown
New Vitae Wellness & Recovery
Michael Planer
Soltech Solutions
Michael Ramos
The GIANT Company
Michael T. Raymond
Communities In Schools of Eastern Pennsylvania Inc.
Jeff Richter
DeSales University
Manuel Rodriguez III
Batch Microcreamery
Peter Rowley
Tompkins Community Bank
Raymond Santiago
United Way of the Greater Lehigh Valley
Ashley Santiago, SHRM-CP
Valley National Financial Advisors
Savanna Saul
City Experiences, Hornblower
Olga Sklyarova
Fannie Mae
Brielle Weida
Lehigh Valley Health Network
Claire Wildermuth Sadler
Delaware & Lehigh National Heritage Corridor
Charles Wolf
Barry Isett & Associates Inc.
Tara Anthony
City Center Residential
Ashley Bubbenmoyer, MBA
Lehigh Valley Hospital and Roots Catering LLC
Ralph A. Capristo, MBA, CFP, RICP
Forthright Wealth Planning
Tom Chiarella
Gateway Ticketing Systems
Hannah Clark
Michael Baker International
Chloe Cole
Valley Youth House / Basement Poetry
Ikhlas Darkhalil, Ph.D., NRCC, MBA
Senior Healthcare Executive in Lehigh Valley
Andrea Lee DeJesus
A-List Salon Spa
Michael J. Dinan, CFP®
Domani Wealth
Dominick Disalvo, LPC
KidsPeace
Patrick Dugan
Brown & Brown Insurance Lehigh Valley
Elizabeth Faust, CRNP
Tower Health System
R.J. Fisher
CryoConcepts LP
Leslie Frisbie
Northwestern Lehigh School District
Steven A. Goffredo
Muschlitz Excavating Inc.
Josh Hinkle
Stifel Nicolaus and Co.
Stacee Hogan
Lehigh Valley Health Network
Louis Holzman
Altitude Marketing LLC
Jonathan M. Huerta, Esq.
KingSpry
Jessica Kamber, M.Ed.
Roberto Clemente Charter School
Kayla Nicole Karan
DesignPoint Inc.
Amy B. Klatt
Herbein + Company Inc.
Fred Koons III
KSA&D Inc.
Adam McMahon
Corporate Environments: A One Point Company
Ryan Miquel
Populytics Inc./LVHN
Ryan Mulhearn
Valley National Financial Advisors
Jessica O’Donnell
Greater Lehigh Valley Chamber
Gretchen L. Petersen
Fitzpatrick Lentz & Bubba PC
Kenny Rampolla
Lost Tavern Brewing
Thomas D. Reardon, CFP®
RKL Wealth Management
Greg J. Rentschler
Rentschler Chrysler Jeep Dodge Chevrolet
Matthew L. Riddick
IQVIA
Stayce E. Rowlands
Schlouch Inc.
Nicholas Sandercock
Gross McGinley
Jessie Shappell
ITNLehighValley
Jeff Tyber
Tyber Medical LLC
Daniel Villanti
DeSales University
Melissa Weinstein
Sunburst Property Management
Eric A. Wiegand, CFP®
River Wealth Advisors
Chris Williams, PE, LEED AP
Barry Isett & Associates Inc.
Makala A. Ashmar
Lehigh Northampton Airport Authority
Kristin Behler, MPH, MCHES®
Populytics, Inc.
Travis Bieber
RKL, LLP
Brett Biggs
The Biggs Group at Janney Montgomery Scott, LLC
Ashley N. Blessing
Herbein + Company, Inc.
John T. Campomizzi
The Seltzer Group
Kenneth R. Charette
Fitzpatrick Lentz & Bubba, P.C.
Nicole L Chinnici
East Stroudsburg University
Megan Conrad
FMI (Fragrance Manufacturing, Inc.)
Kate Curcio
Norris McLaughlin, P.A.; ABE Settlement Services, LLC
Cady Darago
ESQuisite Marketing, LLC
Veronne Demesyeux, LMSW
New Bethany Ministries
Jeffrey Drobins
Peoples Security Bank and Trust Company
Edward Easterly
Hoffman Hlavac & Easterly
Sarah Finney Miller
NAI Summit
Joseph Franco
Phoebe Ministries
Aaron C. Gantz
Greater Reading Chamber Alliance
Margaret A. Hadinger
Lehigh Valley Health Network
Thomas Harper
Zator Law
Eric C. Hinkle
Buckno Lisicky & Company
Issac A. Hof
Hof & Reid LLC
Al Jacobsen
Allentown Symphony Association
Matthew B. Kawczenski, PE, SE, FSEI
McLaren Engineering Group
Theresa Krohn
Center for Humanistic Change
Kyle McLemore
BSI Corporate Benefits
Veronica H. Moore
Alma & Eva
Katherine Moyer
Concannon Miller
R. Nicholas Nanovic
Gross McGinley, LLP
Kathryn Lucy Paretti
Barry Isett & Associates, Inc.
Vishvesh Patel
Pentemo Group Inc
Kelly McLean Rindock
Raymond James
John L Scott
Community First Fund
Karley Biggs Sebia
King, Spry, Herman, Freund & Faul, LLC
Amanda Sellers, Psy.D.
Amanda Sellers, Psy.D., LLC
Luvleen Sidhu
BankMobile
Michael Tierney
Stuffed Puffs LLC
Christopher Valente, MD
Reading Hospital – Tower Health
Tiffany Vrabel
Brown & Brown Insurance of the Lehigh Valley
Doug Warfel
Lehigh Valley Economic Development Corporation
Lindsay Watson
FIA NYC Employment Services
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