40 Under 40

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40 Under 40

For more than 25 years, 40 Under 40 has recognized young professionals who are making a difference in the Greater Madison business community. The event celebrates the accomplishments of each year’s honorees and brings together business leaders, colleagues, friends, and family for an evening of recognition and networking.

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Event Information

Thank you to everyone who attended the 2026 In Business Madison 40 Under 40 Awards!

Sponsorship Information: sales@ibmadison.com

General Event Information: events@ibmadison.com

2026 Honorees

  • Ian Andrews, Vice-President, Labor Relations and Large Contractors, National Electrical Contractors Association (NECA)
  • Jazmynn Appleton, Chief Director of Entrepreneurial Growth & Innovation, Public Speaker, Certified Life Coach and Author, Progress Center for Black Women
  • Anastasia Callaghan, Shareholder + Project Manager, Potter Lawson
  • Jennifer Campbell, Chief Legal Officer, Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation
  • Lisa Caras, Marketing Director, Jones Dairy Farm
  • Erika Cleaver, Senior Project Manager, Tri-North Builders
  • Laura Cullen, Director of Talent Development, JP Cullen
  • Carli Freidel, Vice President, Resource Development, United Way of Dane County
  • Adam Griep, Senior Project Manager, Vogel Bros. Building Co.
  • Andrea Hayes, Principal, SVA Consulting
  • Joe Higgins, Partner, Foley & Lardner LLP
  • Amanda Jabs, CFO, Food Fight
  • Marlee Jorgensen, VP Treasury Management, First Business Bank
  • Audra Lange, Director of Marketing & Strategic Initiatives, Wisconsin Chamber Orchestra, Madison, WI
  • Leah Linscheid, Community Relations Manager, Findorff
  • Deja Mason, Administrative Manager (Project Manager), Wisconsin Center for Education Research
  • Erica Mullins, President, Chief Executive Officer, Strang, Inc.
  • Keegan Nesvacil, President and Co-Founder, Woodland Tools
  • Gabriel Neves, Senior Project Manager, Pepper Construction Group; Former Senior Project Manager, CG Schmidt
  • John Oliver, Principal, Director of Client Services – Risk Management, Hausmann Group
  • Mark Papko, Executive Director, Dane County Regional Airport
  • Nicole Pecku, Founder & CEO, Pecku Anchored AFH | Anchored Agency LLC
  • David Porto, Partner/General Manager, Blue Plate Catering
  • Julia Potter, Partner, Boardman Clark
  • Kelly Powell, Assistant Vice President, Market Manager, Park Bank Cross Plains
  • Rhett Reuter, Principal, SVA Certified Public Accountants
  • Visar Salihu, Vice President – Commercial Relationship Manager, BMO Bank
  • Stacey Schenone, Controller, Investors Associated, LLP
  • Matt Stadelman, Project Executive, Findorff
  • Peter Stafford, GM APAC, TAE Life Sciences
  • Crystal Stonewall, Associate University Legal Counsel, University of Wisconsin, Office of Legal Affairs
  • Jessica Subach, Client Solutions Manager, The Employer Group
  • Rosa Thompson, Founding Executive Director, Black Girl Magic Educational Services Inc., Madison Metropolitan School District
  • Clementine Uwabera, Partner, Stafford Rosenbaum LLP
  • Sara Vant Hoff, Vice President of Mission and Strategy, Goodman Community Center
  • Megan Walela, VP of Development, Wisconsin Housing Preservation Corp. (WHPC)
  • Amanda Weibel, Communications Officer, Wisconsin Department of Tourism (Travel Wisconsin), Madison
  • Roxanne Wienkes, Deputy Director, Dane County Waste & Renewables
  • Diamond D. Williams, Associate Dean for Health Equity and Community Engagement, UW-Madison School of Nursing
  • Joia Wodarczyk, Shareholder, Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren s.c.
  • Eugene Woehrle, Captain of Police, City of Madison
  • Daphne Xu, City Planner/Zoning Administrator, City of Middleton
  • Jonathan Yancy, CEO & Principal Organizational Change Management Consultant, Yancy Business Consulting LLC, Ridgeway Wisconsin
  • Dr. Jasmine Zapata, CEO/Founder, Speaker, Author, Motivational M.D. Enterprises, LLC
  • Greg Zelek, Principal Organist and Elaine and Nicholas Mischler Curator of the Overture Concert Organ, Madison Symphony Orchestra

Alum of the Year

  • Jason Ilstrup, President, Downtown Madison, Inc.

Partners

Major Partner
Madison Club

Supporting Partner

Borakove Osman LLC

Supporting Partner

Cullen
Supporting Partner
Reinhart

Supporting Partner

Stafford Rosenbaum

Supporting Partner

Summit Credit Union