Congratulations to the Pittsburgh 40 Under 40 Class of 2026:

 

Deborah Akanya, MD, 34

MD, Director of Cardiac Catheterization Lab, UPMC

 

Chauncey T. Alexander, 34

Founder & CEO, Ascension Commission Center

Founder & Principal, Ascension Commission LLC

 

Kenise Batts, 39

Realtor, Berkshire Hathaway Home Services The Preferred Realty

 

Matthew Berwick, 39

Sr. Program Manager, Disability Accommodations and Civil Rights Compliance, UPMC

 

Jenny Bourne, 36

Sr. IT Manager, S&T IT, PPG

 

Donminika Brown, 38

Chief Financial Officer, Pittsburgh Regional Transit

 

David M. Carroll, 38

Vice President, Commercialization, Motional

 

Janelle A. Crisp, 39

Owner & Program Director, Crisp Forensic Counseling

 

Will Dzombak, 38

Co- Founder, The William Gerard Group LLC

Co-Founder, Taylor Gang Entertainment LLC

 

Fei Fang, 37

Associate Professor, Carnegie Mellon University

 

Kayla Frattini, 38

Director, Brand Marketing, Eat’n Park Hospitality Group

 

Christopher A. Galarza, 36

Founder & CEO, Forward Dining Solutions

Founder, EcoChef

 

Caily Grube, 36

Executive Director, Allegheny CleanWays

 

Christopher N. Hansen, 39

Division General Manager, Sanofi

 

Patrick Joyal, 35

Director of External Affairs, Pittsburgh Pirates

 

Matt Katase, 36

Owner & CEO, Brew Gentlemen / Braddock Public House

 

Demi Kolke, 39

Director of Community Investments, Neighborhood Allies

 

Jaime Martinez, 24

Founder & Executive Director, Frontline DIGNITY

 

Chris Maury, 39

President, Pittsburgh City Paper

Executive Director, Informup.org

 

Natalie McGuier, 38

Associate Teaching Professor, Carnegie Mellon University

 

Amanda D. McQuillan, 36

Regional Pharmacogenomic Program Manager, Veteran Affairs Healthcare System

 

Tasha Miller, 37

Director Technology Programs, The ARM Institute

 

Alisa Omelchenko, 31

Graduate Researcher, University of Pittsburgh

 

Molly Onufer, 38

Press Secretary, City of Pittsburgh, Office of Mayor Corey O’Connor

 

Danielle Oriola, 32

Owner, Rooted Hair Studio

 

Moises Padilla, 39

Executive Director, CMU Rales Fellows Program, Carnegie Mellon University

 

Martin Piazza, MD, 38

Pediatric Neurosurgeon, UPMC

Assistant Professor of Neurological Surgery, University of Pittsburgh

 

Kate Rosenzweig, 33

Founder, Knit Pit Yarn Club
Sr. Creative Project Manager, Thermo Fisher Scientific

 

Zena Ruiz, 39

STEAM Program Director, YMCA of Greater Pittsburgh

 

Aaron Siegel, 38

Operations Manager, Science and Research Development, Magee-Womens Research Institute

 

James Snow, 35

Vice President & Chief Administrative Officer, Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy

 

Kate Stoy, 39

Associate Corporate Secretary & Senior Associate Counsel, UPMC

 

Alexander Sundermann, 35

Assistant Professor of Epidemiology, University of Pittsburgh, School of Public Health

 

Alicia Tavani, 39

Owner, No Limits Martial Arts

 

Robyn Tedder, 39

Founder & CEO, Candor & Co Consulting

Project Director, Early Childhood Funders Alliance of SW PA

 

Tierra Thorne, 36

Founder, Blanket & Board

Clinical & Wellness Manager, Allegheny County

 

Sony Ton-Aime, 35

Executive Director, Pittsburgh Arts & Lectures

 

Riccardy Volcy, 39

QA/QC Engineer, Turner Construction Company

 

Alaina Webber, 34

Owner & COO, Brew Gentlemen / Braddock Public House

 

Jehosha A. Wright, 35

Magisterial District Judge, Pennsylvania Judiciary

Save the date for the 40 Under 40 Awards Celebration on Friday, November 6 at Rivers Casino.

Tickets go on sale Sept. 10

For congratulatory ads and table sponsorship, contact Advertising Director Trish Boerio.

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