Vermont Business Magazine will present the Rising Stars, Class of 2018, at a special reception and dinner, Thursday evening, November 8, 2018, beginning at 5:30 pm. The ceremony will take place at the Trader Dukes Hotel on Williston Road in South Burlington. Over 200 were nominated for this award that seeks our future leaders and 40 Vermonters under the age of 40 were selected.
Of the 40 honorees, there are 10 men and 30 women. There are 14 from Chittenden County, 7 from Bennington County, 6 from Rutland County, 6 from Washington County, 2 from Lamoille County, 1 from Franklin County, 1 from Grand Isle County, 1 from Caledonia County, 1 from Windham County, and 1 from Orleans County. The average age of the winners is 32 years old. The oldest is 39 and the youngest is 24 years old.
The judging was done by an independent panel of six judges, Dustin Degree, Director of Workforce Expansion, Office of Governor Phil Scott, Matt Harrington, Executive Director of the Bennington Area Chamber of Commerce, Dr Elaine Young, Professor Digital and Social Media Marketing, Robert Stiller School of Business, Champlain College, Margi Swett, President, Vermont Trophy and Engraving, Bill Ackerman, owner, Green Mountain Marketing and Advertising and Kate Paine, owner, Standing Out Online.
Rising Stars Class of 2018
Name Company Town
Abigail Long Kingdom Trails East Burke
Alicia Browning Stone & Browning Property Management Barre
Anne Watson City of Montpelier Montpelier
Bailey Gokey Fab-Tech, Inc. Colchester
Caitlin Pascucci Sangha Studio Burlington
Chris Oldham Bennington County Coalition for the Homeless Bennington
Christian Hunt Vt. State Police Jeffersonville
Corey Parent Hickok & Boardman Insurance Group St Albans
Corrina Thurston Corrina A. Thurston Studios Barre
Dan Groberg Montpelier Alive Montpelier
Destenie Vital Burlington Electric Department Burlington
Dora Dernavich Coldwell Banker Hickok & Boardman Realty Essex Junction
Erin Anderson Rutland Economic Development Corporation Rutland
Erin Lorentz GWC Communications/Vermont Wood Works Council Rutland
Erin Sigrist Vermont Retail & Grocers Association Montpelier
Forest Weyen Bennington Rescue Squad Bennington
Heather Wright WrightJones PLC Bennington
Ian Davis Vermont Department of Economic Development Burlington
Jennifer Goldberg VT Wine Merchants Co Winooski
Julia Rogers EnRoute Consulting Stowe
Kate McCarthy VNRC Montpelier
Kate McInnis Marathon Health Burlington
Katherine Partington Mondo Mediaworks Guilford
Kayla Becker Catamount Connections Bennington
Kelly Walsh Vermont Adaptive Ski and Sports Burlington
Kim Anderson Community Health Centers of Burlington Grand Isle
Kristi Cross Southwestern Vermont Medical Center Bennington
Krysta Sadowski Gallagher Flynn and Co South Burlington
Maire Folan Green Mountain Farm-to-School Derby
Michael Delehanty Rutland City Fire Department Rutland
Michelle Marrocco The Lightning Jar Bennington
Mike Cutler CAT TV Bennington
Nicole Moran VNA & Hospice of the Southwest Region Rutland
Nikki Tetrault Dealer.com Colchester
Phura Sherpa Sherpa Foods LLC South Burlington
Rick Hildebrant Rutland Regional Medical Center Clarendon
Ryan Polly University of Vermont Medical Center Burlington
Sam Roach-Gerber Vermont Center for Emerging Technologies (VCET) Burlington
Sara DeLance Heritage Family Credit Union Rutland
Sarah DeGray REV Indoor Cycling Burlington