Vermont Business Magazine is proud to announce the winners of its Rising Stars recognition award. The list is comprised of 40 winners under the age of 40. Award recipients were selected by a panel of judges for their commitment to business growth, professional excellence and involvement in their communities.
“We are thrilled by the response to this initiative to recognize these up-and-coming leaders,” said VBM Publisher John Boutin. “We received over 150 outstanding nominations, the most nominations since the program started in 2010. The judges had a difficult time picking the top 40. These young professionals have chosen to make Vermont home. For these young professionals it’s not just about business. It’s about them making a difference in their communities,” Boutin said.
Vermont Business Magazine will honor Vermont's most accomplished young leaders at the Rising Stars dinner on November 6. The dinner will be held at the DoubleTree Hotel & Conference Center on Williston Rd in South Burlington. The honorees will also be featured in the November issue of Vermont Business Magazine.
FAST FACTS: Of the 40 honorees, there were 17 men and 23 women. There are 21 from Chittenden County, 7 from Washington County, 3 from Franklin County, 2 from Windsor County, 2 from Windham County, 1 from Rutland County, 1 from Bennington County, 1 from Addison County, 1 from Orleans County and 1 from Caledonia County. The largest county increase was Chittenden County, up 3 from 2013. The average age of the winners is 33 years old. The oldest is 39 and the youngest is 23 years old.
Judges: Governor Jim Douglas, Anson Tebbetts, News Director, WCAX, Margi Swett, President, Vermont Trophy and Engraving, Linda Rossi, State Director VtSBDC, Joe Doud, Assistant General Manager, Vermont Lake Monsters, Kristin Carlson, Director of Media, Green Mountain Power, Kathleen Murphy-Moriarty, Associate Vice President of Marketing and Communications, Norwich University.
Rising Stars
Class of 2014
Marc Aquila-RSG - Resource Systems Group, Inc.-White River Junction
Heidi Auclair-Morways Moving-Williston
Richard Berkfield-Food Connects-Putney
Lara Bonn-VEIC-Burlington
Hillary Boone-Benchmarks for a Better Vermont-Burlington
Nicola Boutin-Fusion 802-South Burlington
Ted Brady-USDA Rural Development-Montpelier
Nancy (Driscoll) Brooks-State of Vermont-St. Albans
Sean Buchanan-Black River Produce-North Springfield
Scott Buckley-Enpro-South Burlington
Ela Chapin-Vermont Housing and Conservation Board-Montpelier
Chase Cota-Townline Auto-Swanton
Annie Crawford-Vermont Works for Women-Winooski
Renee Dall-Cocktails Curing Cancer-Essex Jct
Paul Dame-Shepherd Financial Services-Essex Jct
Rachel Feldman-State of Vermont-Montpelier
Steve Gagner-14th Star Brewing-St Albans
Sara Gilbert-NeighborWorks of Western Vermont-Rutland
William Graham-Graham Farms Maple-Williamstown
Rebecca Grenier-Eating Well-South Burlington
Stephanie Hainley-White + Burke Real Estate Investment Advisors, Inc.-Burlington
Meghan Haley-Champlain College-Burlington
Emir Heco-Heco Engineering-Essex Junction
Rich Hornby-Mack Molding-Arlington
Fauna Hurley-Revitalizing Waterbury-Waterbury
Kyle Lewis-Ski Vermont - Vermont Ski Areas Association-Montpelier
Keith McGilvery-WCAX-TV-South Burlington
William McNeil-Hen of the Wood-Colchester
Sarah Morris-Basin Harbor Club-Vergennes
Dan Osman- The Vermont Association for Mental Health and Addiction Recovery -Milton
Doug Paine-Hotel Vermont-Burlington
Mary Parent-Downs Rachlin Martin PLLC-St. Johnsbury
Colleen Parker-CMP Health Services-Shelburne
Gwen Pokalo-Mercy Connections-Burlington
Peter Pomerantz-Pomerantz Woodworking L.L.C.-Waitsfield
Daniel Riley-Blu-Bin Inc.-Burlington
Katherine Sims-Green Mountain Farm-to-School-Newport
Elizabeth Stillwell-DEW Construction Corp.-Williston
Lindsey Sullivan-IBM-Williston
Elizabeth Wohl-Downs Rachlin Martin PLLC-Brattleboro
www.vermontbiz.com September 2014