40 Under Forty Awards 2025

Group of 40 Under Forty Winners

About 40 Under Forty

40 Under Forty is an annual celebration of talented people in the Berkshires, under the age of 40, who have a deep dedication to improving the quality of life for those living and working in our community.

40 Under Forty awards honor people from all areas of Berkshire County who are making a difference. Nominees are eligible for this award through:

Their professional work and how it makes a difference; or
Their personal commitment to their community; or
Other efforts to improve the quality of life for those living and working in the Berkshires.

1Berkshire, BCC's strategic partner, has identified recruiting and retaining young people as an economic imperative for Berkshire County. By celebrating this younger generation of people in the Berkshires, we underscore the importance of their contributions to our community and to its future prosperity.

To promote and engender the spirit of philanthropy, Mill Town Foundation and BCC are thrilled to announce that again this year, each 40 Under Forty Award winner will have the opportunity to re-grant $1,000 to an eligible Berkshire-based nonprofit organization. This empowerment will hopefully lead to a lifetime of philanthropic engagement for the next generations of community leaders.

All proceeds from this year's 40 Under Forty event support Workforce programs at BCC, addressing immediate needs and helping to build a lasting endowment.

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2025 Winners

The winners, along with their non-profit of choice to receive the $1,000 funding, are:

Winner	Donation Recipient
Melissa Agosto, Austen Riggs Center	Berkshire Children's Chorus
Abigail Allard, Gladys Allen Brigham Community Center	Gladys Allen Brigham Community Center
Christian Bianchi, Berkshire Family YMCA	Community Access to the Arts (CATA)
Dr. Ashley Clancy-Gagnon, Berkshire Medical Center	Berkshire Humane Society
Kate DeWolf, Berkshire OB/GYN and Associates	Berkshire Nursing Families
Marina Dominguez, Downtown Pittsfield/Katunemo Art and Healing/Maru Art and Studio	Berkshire Immigrant Center
Grace Enchill, Heller and Robbins PC	18 Degrees
Samantha Farella, Pittsfield Public Schools	The Love of T Foundation
Luke Fitzgerald, Massachusetts Department of Mental Health/The Love of T Foundation	The Love of T Foundation
Mystie Ford, Greylock Federal Credit Union	No Paws Left Behind
Kelly Galvin, Community Access to the Arts (CATA)	BRIDGE
Christopher Hantman, BART Charter Public School	PopCares
Darci Hess, General Dynamics Mission Systems	Berkshire Music School
Dan Hudson, Images Cinema	Images Cinema
Michael Jefferson, Community Health Programs	Roots Rising
Kevin Kelly, After Hours Hospitality, LLC	Berkshire Bounty
Matthew Kosiorek, College Internship Program	Wildcat Sports Group
Hayden Kuhn, Berkshire Community Pharmacy	Roots Rising
Gabriela Leon, Berkshire Health Systems (Berkshire Connections)	Berkshire Humane Society's Safe Pet Program
Cheryl Martin, Lee Bank	Berkshire Humane Society
Michael Massery, The Infield	Baseball in the Berkshires
Brandy McKie, Lee Bank	18 Degrees
Cailin McMahon, Branches School of the Berkshires	Road Runners Club of America
Christina Meucci, The Recovery Room	Girls, Inc. at the Gladys Brigham Center
Tiffany Moreno, Berkshire Community College	Latinas413
Mary Morrison, Pittsfield Public Schools (Pittsfield High School)	Berkshire United Way
LaTonia Morton, Pittsfield Public Schools	R.O.P.E.
Bethany Prince-Malloy, Child Care of the Berkshires Inc.	Child Care of the Berkshires, Inc.
Adam Rice, Killeen Arace and Quinn PC	No Paws Left Behind
Megan Rose, Hilgers Graben	Strong Little Souls
Heather Roy, Department of Transitional Assistance	Elizabeth Freeman Center, Inc.
Allen Scaccia, Thermo Expert	Gladys Brigham Center
Ryan Sears, Commonwealth Collaborative	Berkshire Pride
Taylor Staubach, Berkshire Natural Resources Council and Berkshire Family Hikes	Berkshire Natural Resources Council
Mary Summers, Tommy's Compost Service	Berkshire Agricultural Ventures
Jeanna Tinney, Romans 828, LLC	Berkshire REIGN Youth Sports
Lyndsey Wadsworth, General Dynamics Mission Systems	Elizabeth Freeman Center, Inc.
Jen Weber, Lanesborough Ambulance	Western Mass Critical Incident Stress Management
Rebecca Wehry, Berkshire Community College	Berkshire Community College Foundation
Andy Wrba, Mill Town Foundation	Focus Is Our Children

Past Winners

40 Under Forty Awardees 2024

Congratulations! This year’s winners have more to celebrate than their impressive impact in the Berkshires. For the first time, Mill Town Foundation provided funding for each 40 Under Forty recipient to re-grant $1,000 to an eligible Berkshire-based nonprofit organization.

Winner	Place of Employment
Princewill E.P. Abanulo, BCC Alumni	Quality Manager, Premium Waters
Ciana Barnaba	Community Relations and Resource Development, Berkshire Agricultural Ventures
Scott Barschdorf	Director of Brain Injury Services, Berkshire County Arc
Jessica Bartle	Co-Founder, President, Investment Adviser, EvoQue Investments
Christine Bile	Licensed Certified Social Worker (Clincian), Boston Neurobehavioral Associates
Meaghan J. Bresnahan, BCC Alumni	Positive Options Program Coordinator, Lee Public Schools
Josh M. Brilliant, BCC Alumni	Engineer, General Dynamics – Mission Systems
Andy B. Cambi, BCC Alumni	Health Director, City of Pittsfield
Kalee Nicole Carmel	Treasury Management Manager, Adams Community Bank
Zorelly Cristina Cepeda Derieux	Assistant Director of Alumni Engagement for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, Williams College
Jacob R. Dabrowski, BCC Alumni	AVP Mortgage Originations, Adams Community Bank
Olivia Daly, BCC Alumni	Patrol Officer, Pittsfield Police Department
Izinna B. Degraffenried	Pittsfield Police Officer, City of Pittsfield
Emily Dominik	Corporate Controller, Mill Town
Meghan Donnelly	School Counselor, Pittsfield Public Schools
Paul Farella	Partner, Moneco Advisors, LLC
Cameron Hadley	Financial Advisor, Northwestern Mutual
Dr. Sonja Haecker	Executive Vice President, Berkshire County Arc
Sidney Hamilton, BCC Alumni	School Adjustment Counselor, Pittsfield Public Schools
Dr. Claire Horth	Physician, Community Health Progams
Samantha Lee Kendall, BCC Alumni	Prevention Supervisor and Harm Reduction Trainer, Berkshire Harm Reduction
Christy Lemoine	Volunteer Coordinator/911 Dispatcher, Berkshire and Franklin Medical Reserve Corps/Williamstown Police
Lenny Light, BCC Alumni	Executive Vice President, Lenco Armored Vehicles
Sara Luciani	Principal, Pittsfield Public School
Caitlin McKinnon, BCC Alumni	Site Supervisor, Intensive Outpatient Program and Recovery Coach Services, The Brien Center for Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services
Andre M.P. Lynch	Executive, A. Lynch Culture and Impact Consulting
Jay Meczywor	Physical Therapist, Berkshire Sports and Physical Therapy
Brent Osborne	Director of Berkshire Lake Camp and Director of Special Projects, CampGroup
Shawn Mille	Program Associate, Community Access to the Arts (CATA)
Khalil Kyle Paul	Police Officer, City of North Adams Police Department
Julia B. Sabourin	Director of Community Engagement and Communications, Berkshire District Attorney’s Office	Jordan E. Romeo, BCC Alumni	Teacher of Deportment, Pittsfield Public Schools	Allison Schmitt, BCC Alumni	Executive Director, Entrepreneurship for All, Berkshire County	Brian Seminara	Technical Manager, General Dynamics Mission Systems; Director of Racing, Bousquet; Director of Coaching and Development, Lenox Youth Soccer; Head Coach, Lenox Girls Soccer, Lenox Memorial High School; Monument Alpine Ski Team, Monument Mountain High School
Alicia Starsja, BCC Alumni	TRIO Academic Counselor, Berkshire Community College
Colin D. Sykes, BCC Alumni	Environmental Health Inspector, Berkshire Regional Planning Commission
Kristen Tool, BCC Alumni	Managing Director, Heart and Soil Collective; Owner, Olsen Farm
Dr. Mark Taylor II	General Surgeon, Berkshire Health Systems
Crystal Wojcik	Finance Director/Town Accountant, Town of Adams
Julie L. Zdon, BCC Alumni	AVP, Branch Officer, Adams Community Bank

40 Under Forty Awardees 2022

Thank you to our sponsors, volunteers, and the 2022 40 Under Forty Awardees for making this special evening a success!

40 Under Forty Winners

View the 2022 40 Under Forty Supplement (PDF)

Congratulations to the 2022 40 Under Forty Awardees

Winner	Place of Employment
Leslie Appleget	North Adams Public Schools
Erica Chaves Barreto	Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts
Ashley Benson	Optimal Healing, LLC
Meg Bossong	Williams College
Laila G. Boucher	Adams Community Bank
Timothy James Butterworth	Berkshire Innovation Center
Marcus Coleman	Raymond James
Noah Cook-Dubin	KANOA Consulting
Michelle C. Decepida	General Dynamics Mission Systems
Mike Dell'Aquila	Hot Plate Brewing Co.
Lindsay M. DiCicco	MA Department of Children and Families
Ian Joseph Patrick Downey	Motorhead Media Inc.
Auric Kwesi Enchill	Elegant Stitches
Emily Gabriel	Mill Town
Carly Gaherty, M. Ed	William Stickney Pittsfield Adult Learning Center
Caroline Holland	Mill Town
Aaron Johnson/Boxxa Vine	Berkshire District Attorney's Office
Patrick T. Kavey	Barnbrook Realty, The City of Pittsfield
Lee Kohlenberger Jr.	Berkshire Comfort Dog, Berkshire Dogs Unleashed
Michelle Lopez	Berkshire Immigrant Center
Justin P. McKennon	Electro Magnetic Applications (EMA)
Joshua Meczywor	McCann Technical School
Erin M. Milne	Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts
Michael C. Mongeon	KJ Nosh Catering
Stephen P. Murray, MPH, NRP	Boston Medical Center
Kelan O'Brien	Williams College
Ben O'Shaughnessy	Sunshine Group Property Management
Kevin M. Pink	1Berkshire
Dan Sadlowski	Author, Pittsfield Public Schools
Justin R. Scaduto	General Dynamics Mission Systems
Corey Stall	Schellman and Company
Kathleen M. Toomey	MassHire Berkshire Workforce Board
Stephanie VanBramer	Pittsfield Public Schools
Jennifer Vrabel	Berkshire Health Systems
Candace Morey Wall	413 Theraworks
Christopher J. Watford	Community Access to the Arts, Inc.
Niko White	Purple Dragon Games
Maryrose Williams	Berkshire Community College
Kristin M. Winsett	Berkshire Community College
Leonid Yantovsky	Berkshire Bank

40 Under Forty Awardees 2020

Winner	Place of Employment
Melissa Aitken	Country Club of Pittsfield
Michelle Cuevas	Children's Book Author
Marissa Kirchner	Greylock Federal Credit Union
Karen Ruiz León	Berkshire Community College
Erika Allison	Willow - Investments for Loving Change
Paul Dalton	General Dynamics Mission Systems
Melissa Letalien	Guardian Life Insurance Company
Lia Russell-Self	WAM Theatre
Ashley Alter	Martino Glass Company, Inc.
Michael DiCicco	Lenco Armored Vehicles
Jeremy Levesque	Hillcrest Educational Centers - Highpoint Campus
Clemente Sajquiy-Ramirez	Green River Property Care
Shannon Ashcroft	Ashcroft Workplace Wellness and Radiance Yoga
Lorena Dus	Berkshire Immigrant Center
Jeff Lowenstein	Berkshire Community Action Council, Inc.
Jamie Samowitz	Roots Rising
Anthony Beverly	North Adams Police Department
Jeff Gagnon	Community Access to the Arts (CATA)
Rachel Melendez Mabee	PGA of America
Dana Schildkraut	Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts
Alison Brigham	Lee Bank
Aidan Gilligan	Salisbury Bank and Trust Company
Ricardo Morales	City of Pittsfield
Brendan Sheran	Pittsfield High School - Pittsfield Public Schools
Toni Buckley	Berkshire Community College
Bennjamin Griffin	BART Charter Public School
Matthew Muller	Berkshire Community College
Amy Sosne	Williams College
Timothy Burke	Mill Town Capital
Kayla Hollins	Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts
Jacob Phillips	MountainOne Bank
Tammy St. John	Pilates Fit
Catheryn Chacon Ortega	Ernst and Young
Allyson Holmes	Smith Green and Gold, LLP
Abby Powers	1Berkshire
Justin Tenczar	Berkshire Eye Center
Lindsay Codwise	Berkshire Bank
Branden Huldeen	Barrington Stage Co
Daniel Proskin	BBE Office Interiors
Thaddeus Welch	October Mountain Financial Advisors

40 Under Forty Awardees 2019

Winner	Place of Employment
Daniel Alderman	General Dynamics Mission Systems
Alison Basdekis	Miss Hall's School - and - Shaker Creek Farm
Rebecca Beron	Greylock Federal Credit Union
Jamie Boehm	Guardian Life Insurance Co
Stephanie Bosley	1Berkshire
Kimberlee Chappell	North Adams Public Schools
Andre Charbonneau	Adams Community Bank
Christopher Clark	Southern Berkshire Regional School District
Marnie Clough	Donovan O'Connor and Dodig, LLP
Becky Cushing	Mass Audubon's Berkshire Wildlife Sanctuaries
Michelle Daly	Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts
Shannon Davis	Haddad Auto Group
Sarah DeJesus	Tapestry
Natalia DeRuzzio	Volunteers in Medicine/BCC
Joe Durwin	Albany Berkshire Ballet
Alfred (A.J.) Enchill	State Senator Adam G. Hinds
Marianne Fresia	Lee Bank and October Mountain Financial Advisors
Sarah Gaffey	Greylock Federal Credit Union
Chrissy Garner	Community Health Programs (CHP)
Thasia Giles	Jacob's Pillow
Dina Guiel	Berkshire County District Attorney's Office
Joshua David Hall	Lee Middle and High School
Noel Henebury	Blue Q
Billy Keane	Jan Perry Realty and Associates
Jenna Knauss	College Internship Program
Kaitlin Levesque	Berkshire Medical Center
Julia Marko	Berkshire Arts and Technology Charter Public School
Becky Miner	Miner Combat
Michael Obasohan	Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts
Katherine (Katie) O'Neil	Stockbridge Library Association
Bethany Pelletier	Berkshire Children and Families
Sunhwa Reiner	Monument Valley Regional Middle School
Molly Rivest	CHP Barrington OB/GYN
Sharif Rosen	Williams College
Charles Stephens	Berkshire Community College
Aurelien Telle	Alta Restaurant and Wine Bar
Catherine VanBramer	City of Pittsfield
David Weiner	Knesset Israel
The Reverend Timothy Weisman	Zion Lutheran Church of Pittsfield
Megan Wroldson	The Brien Center

40 Under Forty Awardees 2018

Winner	Place of Employment
Joseph Bergeron	Self-Employed
Elizabeth M. Bocchino	General Dynamics Mission Systems
Jennifer M. Breen	Breen Law Office and Mediation
Ryan T. Cowdrey	Clayson Creative
Joshua M. Cutler	The Pittsfield Cooperative Bank
Hannah E. DeLisle Stall	Crane Currency
Jerome T. Edgerton Jr.	BerkshireWorks
Brad J. Felix	Greylock Federal Credit Union
Zachary Feury	Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts
Ethan S. Klepetar	Hellman Shearn and Arienti, LLP
Daniel Robert Larrow, CSCS	Department of the Navy/USS Carl Vinson CVN 70; Raw Sports Performance
Kari Giordano	Sundae Graphic Design and Photography; Southern Berkshire Regional School District
Jennibeth Gomez	College Internship Program
Michael Heck	Townsquare Media Berkshire - Live 95.9 FM
Shela M. Hidalgo	Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation
Ashley Kellogg, LICSW	Hillcrest Educational Centers; Highpoint Program
Brent F. Filson	Lever, Inc.
Rev. Mark Longhurst	First Congregational Church
Keifer Gammell	MASS MoCA
Melissa Lydon	Arista Advisory Group, LLC
Luke Marion	Chef and Owner, Otto's
Jared J. Martin	Amenitek
John S. Masten	Greylock Federal Credit Union
Alison A. McGee, Ed.S.	Pittsfield Public Schools
Kate Hanley Merrigan	BART Charter Public School
Helen Moon	Fairview Hospital
Timothy S. O'Donnell	Guardian Life Insurance Company
Colin M. Ovitsky	Williams College
Andres M. Ramirez	The Funk Box Dance Studio
Leah W. Reed	Department of Developmental Services
David Alan Rice	Park Square Financial Advisors of Raymond James
Samuel J. Russo	General Dynamics Mission Systems
Emily Schiavoni	North Adams Public Schools
Lauren M. Sottile	Berkshire Museum
Edmund R. St. John, IV	The St. John Law Office
Jillian M. St. John	Williams College
Ilana B. Steinhauer, FNP	Volunteers in Medicine
Michael J. Taylor	City of Pittsfield
Brett Westbrook	Berkshire Children and Families
Joseph Zlatnik, Esq.	Hochberg Law Offices