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Timothy Allen

April 23rd, 2013
Principal, South End Middle School, age 34 Tim Allen says he has a very basic approach to education and the students he serves. “I feel that all students need to be valued,” said the man given the reins at Springfield’s new South...


Jason Barroso

April 23rd, 2013
Project Environmental Scientist, Tighe & Bond, age 36 Jason Barroso went to UMass Amherst to study political science, but decided around his...

Adrian Bailey Dion

April 23rd, 2013
Chief Operating Officer, Harold Grinspoon Foundation, age 31 ‘Business savvy’ and ‘entrepreneurial skills’ are phrases that...

Meaghan Arena

April 23rd, 2013
Associate Dean, Division of Graduate and Continuing Education, Westfield State University, age 33 Meaghan Arena’s career has gone to the...




Elizabeth Beaudry

April 23rd, 2013
Senior Commercial Credit Analyst and Information Technology Administrator, NUVO Bank & Trust Co., age 30 Liz Beaudry has no fear of starting something new, and she’s been on the ground floor of quite a few new endeavors, in both the...




Tommy Cosenzi

April 23rd, 2013
Co-owner, TommyCar Auto Group, age 28 Tommy Cosenzi always knew he would follow in his father’s footsteps. But when Tom E. Cosenzi died from brain cancer in 2009 at age 52, Tommy and his sister found themselves at the helm of their...




Jeremy Casey

April 23rd, 2013
Assistant Vice President and Commercial Service Officer, Westfield Bank, age 28 Those who nominated Jeremy Casey for the 40 Under Forty Class of 2013 used a number of descriptive words and phrases to chronicle his career accomplishments and work...








Kam Capoccia

April 23rd, 2013
Associate Professor of Pharmacy Practice, Western New England University College of Pharmacy, age 39 Kam Capoccia says she has two passions, teaching and patient care — activities that one what might not associate with someone who is a...




Melyssa Brown

April 23rd, 2013
Manager, Audit and Accounting Division, Meyers Brothers Kalicka, P.C., age 31 Growing up, Melyssa Brown spent a portion of many summers attending a camp operated by Girls Inc. in Pittsfield. There, she said she learned to swim and eventually...




Erin Couture

April 23rd, 2013
Vice President and Commercial Loan Officer, Florence Savings Bank, age 34 Erin Couture has many accomplishments and examples of civic leadership on her résumé — everything from her large and diverse commercial-loan portfolio at...




Geoffrey Croteau

April 23rd, 2013
Financial Advisor and Managing Associate Sales Manager, MassMutual Charter Oak Insurance and Financial Services, age 33 Like many 40 Under Forty honorees, Geoff Croteau found success in a far different field than he studied in college — in...




Shaun Dwyer

April 23rd, 2013
First Vice President, PeoplesBank, age 38 Shaun Dwyer has carved out a successful, 17-year career in commercial lending, but he’s never lost sight of the people behind the numbers. He entered the field as a financial analyst and later...




Ralph DiVito Jr.

April 23rd, 2013
Director of Sales, Yankee Candle Co., age 33 Ralph DiVito Jr. says the city of Springfield played a major role in his development. “Where I grew up in Boston helped make me into who I am, but Western Mass. helped mold me into a productive...




William Davila

April 23rd, 2013
Division Director, Outpatient Services Division, Gandara Center, age 39 William Davila is passionate about providing families in Springfield’s North End with the support and services they need. “I tell my staff that it’s really...




Erin Fontaine Brunelle

April 23rd, 2013
Realtor, Century 21 Hometown Associates; Founder and Co-chair, Buy Holyoke Now, age 31 As a real-estate agent, Erin Brunelle was quick to share her favorite part of her job. “It’s handing someone their first set of keys. Everyone dreams...







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