40 Under 40

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

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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