Forty young professionals – all of them under the age of 40 – have been selected to be part of the Delaware Business Times’ 2019 DBT 40. Honorees will be profiled in the Oct. 15 issue of the Delaware Business Times and celebrated at a reception Oct. 23 at The Waterfall in Claymont.
“Each of these honorees are making contributions to our community through their professional and community achievement,” said Delaware Business Times Publisher Rob Martinelli. “They represent a great cross-section of the entire Delaware community and are making a difference with their intelligence, initiative, and innovation. I look forward to meeting them and thanking them for the impact they’re having.”
A panel that included local business leaders, past winners, and members of the DBT editorial team reviewed 90 finalists from 150 nominations.
The DBT 40 will be recognized Oct. 23, 2019, from 5:30-8:30 p.m. at The Waterfall, 3416 Philadelphia Pike in Claymont.
The 2019 DBT 40 are:
- Nick Adams, 37, Wilmington, Wilmington Trust
- Chloe Adkins, 20, Dover, Next Up
- Melanie Augustin, 29, Wilmington, Zip Code Wilmington
- Verlin Jay Alexander III, 37, Wilmington, Future Promises Foundation Inc.
- Laura Dugan Bogart, 34, New Castle, Discover
- Brinetta Bright, 30, New Castle, Linda’s Angels Childcare & Development Center
- Brian Carney, 39, Wilmington, Blue Rock RiversEdge
- Jonathan Contant, 32, Wilmington, Connections CSP, Inc.
- Louise Cummings-Lewis, 38, Hockessin, Endless Discoveries LLC
- Michael Durstein, 28, Newark, Diamond State Financial Group
- Bryce Fender, 23, Wilmington, Wilminvest LLC
- Aiste Foreman, 36, Millsboro, Trabeona Travels
- Kyle Gay, 33, Wilmington, Connolly Gallagher LLP
- Matt Georgov, 29, Newark, Choice MedWaste
- Rosetta Iskander Gillan, 33, Newark, Bloom Energy
- Brittany Hazzard, 33, Dover, IMPACT Delaware Inc.
- Christian Hudson, 38, Milton, Hudson Management
- Suzanne Heron, 32, Wilmington, Lovett Advisors LLC
- Natalie Hines, 26, Dover, Delaware Technical Community College
- Garry Johnson, 24, Newark, First Founder’s Accelerator
- Caitlyn Kuhn, 25, Magnolia, Pursuit for Peace
- Tyler Kuhn, 26, Dover, Dover Federal Credit Union
- Melanie Ross Levin, 39, Wilmington, Office of Women’s Advancement & Advocacy, DHR
- Leann Moore, 29, Newark, University of Delaware Institute for Public Administration
- Susan Morrison, 39, Wilmington, Delaware office of Fish & Richardson P.C.
- Nicole Mozee, 28, Newark, Delaware Volunteer Legal Services
- Milton Muldrow, 37, Wilmington, Wilmington University
- Jennifer Painter, 38, Newark, Christiana Care Health System
- Christine Rich, 32, Middletown, Blue Palm LLC
- Justin Rodriguez, 29, Wilmington, CSC
- Pete Santoro, 38, Wilmington, The Hernia Center at Christiana Care
- Anna Corrine Stayton, 36, Dover, Delaware Bankers Association
- Christina Summa, 29, Wilmington, WSFS Bank
- Dr. Andrew Swiatowicz, 35, Wilmington, Delaware Dental Sleep Medicine, Swiatowicz Dental Associates
- Murali Theivanayagam, 34, Newark, DuPont Electronics & Imaging
- Sandhya Thiyagarajan, 26, Newark, DuPont Electronics & Imaging
- Amy Walls, 39, New Castle, Discover
- Jai Wesley, 29, Wilmington, BPG|SPORTS – 76ers Fieldhouse
- Lea Williams, 27, Newark, DuPont Electronics & Imaging
- Alex Yoh, 30, Wilmington, Delaware Blue Coats
Delaware Business Times, a division of Today Media, publishes 26 issues per year with news, editorials, analysis and insights on the companies, people, events, topics and trends that are driving business in Delaware.
