2020 40 Under 40 Honoree: Adriel Hilton
“I’m proud to be still standing and still persisting. I’m blessed to be in spaces where I can impact change.”
2020 40 Under 40 Honoree: Albert Ciuksza
“The fun part for me is to build the processes and work directly with the leaders."
2020 40 Under 40 Honoree: Jasmine Cho
“It’s a slow and meditative process. Baking really is love."
2020 40 Under 40 Honoree: Jeff Mallory
“It’s a calling. I’m in love with serving students.”
2020 40 Under 40 Honoree: Ash Andrews
“Something in the human spirit needs art and creativity.”
2020 40 Under 40 Honoree: Jessica Ruffin
“You can’t make decisions about what’s best for people without them at the table.”
2020 40 Under 40 Honoree: Audie Chapman
“Always tell them at an early age that new ideas and innovation will be important."
2020 40 Under 40 Honoree: Jesús Origel
“I try to meet people where they are and to help them be healthy connectors."
2020 40 Under 40 Honoree: Bhavini Patel
“This gives people a voice, but it also gives us an opportunity to make sustainable, systemic policy change."
2020 40 Under 40 Honoree: Brittany Houser
“I love watching people’s faces light up when they try something I’ve made.”
2020 40 Under 40 Honoree: Casey Monroe
“I want to help create a world we want our kids to be a part of.”
2020 40 Under 40 Honoree: Ciora Thomas
“We need to thrive in our communities. We deserve that."
2020 40 Under 40 Honoree: Dave Breingan
“It’s so important we have strong connections with our neighbors."
2020 40 Under 40 Honoree: Devon L. Taliaferro
“I did what I did for the kids. It’s an opportunity to listen to them and to hear their voices.”
2020 40 Under 40 Honoree: Elysia Newman
“Fashion affects and touches our lifestyles more than we know.”
2020 40 Under 40 Honoree: Emily Marburger
“The vibrancy of the community is really showing."
2020 40 Under 40 Honoree: Emrullah Korkmaz
“The secret sauce of Pittsburgh is that people here default to yes instead of no."
2020 40 Under 40 Honoree: Gina Winstead
“Companies that have more diversity have higher revenues.”
2020 40 Under 40 Honoree: J. Thomas Agnew
“I want to get Pittsburgh to recognize the talent it already has.”
2020 40 Under 40 Honoree: Jamillia Kamara
“The smallest, Black and brown providers are often the least funded and the most needed."
2020 40 Under 40 Honoree: Ronald Coursey Jr.
“Our experiences shape who we are, and if you haven’t lived it, it’s hard to relate to."
2020 40 Under 40 Honoree: Sarah Boal
“I get to see them become the people who are going to change the world.”
2020 40 Under 40 Honoree: Sharise Nance
“It’s not the load that breaks you but the way you carry it.”
2020 40 Under 40 Honoree: Stephanie Chernay
“Traditional revitalization doesn’t necessarily benefit people who live there."
2020 40 Under 40 Honoree: José A. Diaz
“There is not a food scarcity issue, there is a food access issue."
2020 40 Under 40 Honoree: Victoria Humphrey
“I've always firmly belived that your ZIP code should not determine the type of education you achieve."
2020 40 Under 40 Honoree: Julie Mallis
“Art for the sake of art isn’t interesting or important to me. Art that brings people together is.”
2020 40 Under 40 Honoree: Katie Le
“I have a lot of empathy for and awareness of people who are disenfranchised.”
2020 40 Under 40 Honoree: Kelley Baumgartel
“Nurses are at the table now."
2020 40 Under 40 Honoree: Kelsie Mozzoni LaBarbera
“I want all the nooks and crannies of Pittsburgh to be exposed."
2020 40 Under 40 Honoree: Khamil Scantling
“We need to redesign the systems that have racism built into them.”
2020 40 Under 40 Honoree: Laura Poskin
“We have a long way to go in helping folks navigate to resources.”
2020 40 Under 40 Honoree: Luz E Blandon
“It’s so amazing when a community welcomes you and you’re able to contribute."
2020 40 Under 40 Honoree: Megan Krider
“Affordable housing is needed everywhere."
2020 40 Under 40 Honoree: Melissa J. Stein
“It’s really about having a personal relationship with your clients.”
2020 40 Under 40 Honoree: Natalie Bencivenga
“What message do I want to put in front of people that they’re not going to get anywhere else?
2020 40 Under 40 Honoree: Robert Tuñón
“Part of what we do is understand and address those needs. It’s transformative and impactful."
2020 40 Under 40 Honoree: Allyce Pinchback-Johnson
“We started a trend of having the most diverse class of 40 Under 40."
