40 Under 40
Thank you to everyone who attended the 2026 In Business Madison 40 Under 40 Awards!
- The annual 40 Under 40 event honors 40 of the most successful and civic-minded young professionals under the age of 40 in Wisconsin’s Capital Region.
- Questions? Contact events@ibmadison.com.
- Do you want to become a partner sponsor for 2027? Contact Amy Hansen at amy.hansen@ibmadison.com.
Congratulations to the 2026 40 Under 40 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.
