PROVIDENCE – Providence Business News has chosen the 2009 class of its annual 40 Under Forty program, to be honored at a July 30 event at the International Tennis Hall of Fame in Newport.
The 40 Under Forty – which honors young professionals, as well as business and nonprofit leaders – recognizes recipients based on career success, community involvement and a commitment to making a difference.
This year’s list was drawn from more than 120 applicants. The winners will be profiled in the August 3-9 print edition of Providence Business News.
This year also is the fifth annual competition. To mark the occasion, PBN is creating a 40 Under Forty Hall of Fame, with the first class to be inducted at the Newport gathering, to which all previous winners have been invited.
2009 40 Under Forty (listed alphabetically):
• Damon Arpin – Sovereign Bank
• Eric Bush – Struever Bros. Eccles & Rouse
• David Caprio – Children’s Friend
• Michelle Carney – GTECH
• Joseph Casali – Casali D’Amico Engineering
• Alison Croke – R.I. Department of Health
• Darcy DaCosta – GTECH
• Bronwyn Dannenfelser – Waterfire Providence
• Julian Dash – R.I. Economic Development Corporation
• Kristen DiSanto – The Washington Trust Co.
• Mitchell Edwards – Hinckley Allen & Snyder LLP
• Thomas Fitzgerald – Citizens Financial Group
• Mark Gasbarro – Gasbarro’s Wines
• Jessica Geier – Board of Governors for Higher Education
• Megan Goguen – Hanson Curran LLP
• Dr. Sumita Gokhale – Roger Williams Medical Center
• Lynette Hodgden – Amgen
• Elizabeth Jackson – Sedna Marketing Partners
• Kevin Low – Secured Network Services
• Michael Lozano – Pawtucket Citizens Development Corporation
• Shanna Marzilli – Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island
• Christopher Maury – Shawmut Design & Construction
• Audrey McClelland – Mom Generations
• James Messier – Restivo Monacelli
• Jenny Miller – Senior Care Concepts
• Carrie Miranda – Looking Upwards
• Carlos Moreno – The MET
• Nicole Murphy – Amgen
• Linda Painter – Providence Planning Department
• James Patti – Brown University
• Jeffery Pettine – Citizens Financial Group
• Robert Price – CVS Caremark Corp.
• Amy Quinn – Cox Communications
• Ryker Richardson – FM Global
• Adam Short – Rhode Island International Film Festival
• Tarik Solomon – State Ultra Lounge
• Peter Stein – Temple Sinai
• Dulari Tahbildar – Providence Summerbridge
• Wendy Waller – Save The Bay
• Christine West – William Kite Architects
The event celebrating the 40 winners will take place Thursday, July 30, from 5:30 to 8 p.m., at the International Tennis Hall of Fame in Newport. A limited number of tickets is available; call (401) 273-2201, ext. 107, or e-mail Events@PBN.com for details. Sponsors for this year’s event are Cox Business, Plan USA and WPRV-AM (790).
To read profiles of last year’s 40 Under Forty winners, visit PBN.com/40_Under_Forty.
