“
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 honored Vermont's most accomplished young leaders at the
Rising Stars dinner on
November 6. The dinner was held at the DoubleTree
Hotel &
Conference Center on
Williston Rd in
South Burlington. The honorees were 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
- published: 14 Nov 2014
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