NJBIZ announces 2019’s 40 Under 40 winners

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The annual 40 Under 40 Awards honor the movers and shakers making their mark in New Jersey business. Representing a wide range of industries, these young notables prove age is nothing but a number through their determination, passion and a drive to achieve.

Following a nomination process, entries were evaluated by an independent panel of judges to determine 2019 honorees.

The 2019 40 Under 40 awards will be held September 18 at 6:00 pm at iPlay America in Freehold.

Join us to celebrate this year’s winners by registering on the event page.

Congratulations to the 2019 40 Under 40:

Brian Agnew, executive vice president, Bergen Community College
Age: 38

Danielle Alvarez Wolf, chief legal officer and chief strategy officer, CannTech/CannaPharmacy
Age: 32

Guillermo Artiles; partner, head of cannabis practice, co-head of government affairs practice; McCarter & English
Age: 34

Dr. Katherine Bentley, director chronic pain management program, Children’s Specialized Hospital/RWJBarnabas Health
Age: 39

Adam Binder, founder, Creative Click Media
Age: 37

Risa Boyer, chef/owner, Vanillamore
Age: 31

Denise Casagrande, president/chief operating officer, PCG Digital
Age: 31

Shitij Chabba; vice president, Marketing; DSM Nutritional Products
Age: 39

Christine Cox-West, president, West Capital Strategies LLC
Age: 29

Jason Cullari, managing partner, Cullari Carrico LLC
Age: 36

Christine Czapek, attorney, Borteck & Czapek PC
Age: 38

Sean DeDeyn, managing partner, The Axel Group LLC
Age: 31

Anthony DeGraw, director of partnerships, Domain Computer Services Inc.
Age: 30

Ryan Diaz, senior account manager, DelRen HVAC
Age: 33

Shereef Elnahal, president and chief executive officer, University Hospital
Age: 34

Kenneth Esser; vice president, chief of staff, Corporate Services, Governance and Government Relations; Hackensack Meridian Health
Age: 38

David Freylikhman, shareholder, Greenberg Traurig LLP
Age: 39

Lauren Goldfarb, senior vice president business development, Newport Capital Group
Age: 39

Robert Graham, partner, Friedman LLP
Age: 35

Vicki Guida; senior vice president, Global Sales; Atlas
Age: 39

Anne Huntington, vice president and board member, Huntington Learning Center
Age: 35

Clark Lagemann, managing partner, MedPro Wellness
Age: 39

Richard Levesque, senior vice president of public affairs, MWWPR
Age: 37

Evan Lide, shareholder, Stark & Stark
Age: 38

Adam Lipkin, member of the firm, SobelCo
Age: 37

Kieran Lynch, co-owner, Lynch Power
Age: 28

William Miller, chief executive officer, Kean University Foundation
Age: 38

Michael Mudalel, senior associate engineer, MFS Consulting Engineers and Surveyor DPC
Age: 38

Ryan Peene, senior vice president of corporate development & government banking, SB One Bank
Age: 36

Arlene Quiñones Perez; partner; DeCotiis, FitzPatrick, Cole & Giblin LLP
Age: 39

Melody Perry, corporate finance lead-global benefits, Amazon
Age: 38

Stanley Rajan, vice president, PGIM
Age: 37

Megan Redzia, executive vice president/partner, 3E Public Relations
Age: 33

Gregory Reid; counsel; Sills Cummis & Gross PC
Age: 37

Eliyohu Rennert, senior vice president, First Commerce Bank
Age: 38

Robert Saphow, president, New Jersey Association of Health Underwriters
Age: 36

Gillian Small, president/founder, Gillian Small Public Relations
Age: 32

Sviatlana Tsiaptseyeva, principal, Friedman LLP
Age: 36

Samantha Unglert, senior vice president and general manager, iPlay America
Age: 30

Corey Wescoe, vice president of acquisitions – Northeast Corridor Division, PulteGroup
Age: 38