Some of the best and brightest young professionals who live or work in Oakland County came together last week to receive their Oakland Together 40 Under 40 Program awards. These individuals exemplify Oakland County Executive Dave Coulter’s vision for a community working together to leverage its strengths, address its challenges, and find value in working with regional partners.
The remarkable professionals in the 2023 class range from a cancer researcher, a reading specialist, a city finance director and firefighter, a lawyer and young leader in the Jewish community.
It was a challenge picking just 40 people for this Oakland Together 40 Under 40 Class of 2023. But this group of impressive individuals offers a glimpse of the leaders of today and the future,” said Oakland County Executive Dave Coulter. “From medical researchers to teachers and lawyers, elected officials, public servants and non-profit leaders, these remarkable people are helping to keep us healthy and safe, working with the most vulnerable among us and providing valuable public service to their communities.
-Oakland County Executive David Coulter
The class can help the county steer a steady course with their input, suggestions, and expertise as we embark on transformational change in the County, Coulter said.
Approximately 175 candidates, born after Dec. 31, 1982, applied to join the class. A panel of independent judges made the selections. Below is a / list of the members of the 40 Under 40 Class of 2023.
- Shadi Alawneh, 37, Lake Orion, Assistant Professor, Oakland University
- Brandon Barlog, 30, Auburn Hills, Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, Oakland County Prosecutor’s Office
- Jeremy Bowie, 34, Pontiac, Attorney and 50th District Court Judge
- Jeffrey Bozell, 36, Birmingham, Tax ESG Manager, KPMG US
- Anthony Henry Buffa, 32, Wixom, Director of Government Affairs, Oakland County Sheriff’s Office
- Lilian Crum, 37, Bloomfield Hills, Associate Dean of the College of Architecture and Design and Associate Professor, Lawrence Technological University
- Josh Curie, 36, Hazel Park, Owner, Clinical Director and Lead Therapist, Josh Curie & Associates Therapy
- Danielle DePriest, 32, West Bloomfield, Shareholder, Zausmer PC
- Qamar Lina Enayah, 33, Grand Blanc, Senior Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, Oakland County
- Stephanie Fakih, 35, Bloomfield Hills, Founder & Principal Attorney, Rights First Law PC
- Hernando C. Flowers, 35, Belleville, Workforce Development Manager, Barton Malow Company
- Jillian Geyman, 35, Fenton, Director, Oakland County Michigan Works! Waterford/Gesher Human Services
- Keenan Gottschall, 34, Wixom, Realtor, Real Estate One
- Christopher J. Hagan, 34, Lake Orion, Captain / Paramedic, Orion Township Fire Department
- Shaun Hayes, 32, Clarkston, Executive Director, Paint Creek Center for the Arts
- Vincent C. Kirkwood, 37, West Bloomfield, Executive Director, Playworks
- Sarah Knipper, 36, Royal Oak, Senior Physical Therapist, Beaumont Health Rehabilitation Services
- Commissioner Brandon Kolo, 37, Royal Oak, President & Director of Projects, Main Street Service Group
- Kat Lewitzke, PsyD LP, 36, West Bloomfield Township, Owner and Clinic Director, Bright Pine Behavioral Health
- Ayush Mathur, 32, Novi, Principal Consultant, Elevance Health
- Tammy McCrory MA LLP, BCBA, 37, Farmington HIlls, CEO, McCrory Center
- Mike McGuinness, 38, Pontiac, Executive Director, Berkley Downtown Development Authority, Pontiac City Councilman
- Allie Mercer, 25, Rochester Hills, Human Trafficking Victim Advocate, Common Ground
- Sean R. Miller, 36, Davisburg, Township Clerk, Springfield Charter Township
- Anthony Moggio, 37, Rochester Hills, Finance Director / Treasurer, City of Rochester
- Sarah Moreau, 31, Oakland Township, Communications Supervisor – Oakland County Board of Commissioners
- Julio M. Pimentel, 31, Oak Park, PhD Candidate in Cancer Biology, Wayne State University
- Erika Riggs, 36, Troy, Partner, Disability Law Group
- Jennifer Roccanti, 38, Rochester, Executive Director, On My Own of Michigan
- Kristin Rossi, 39, Rochester Hills, Chief Executive Officer, Michigan Parkinson Foundation
- Audrey Ryskamp, 32, Commerce Township, Grassroots Marketing Manager, LaFontaine Automotive Group
- Amy Schroder, 39, Madison Heights, Reading Specialist, Lamphere School District
- David Sheaffer, Esq., 34, Southfield, Senior Law Clerk to Justice Elizabeth M. Welch, Michigan Supreme Court
- Matt Shell, 39, Lake Orion, US Tax Counsel, Magna International
- Scott Stewart, 29, Pontiac, Vice President of Programs, Pontiac Community Foundation
- Johnnie Turnage, 29, Farmington Hills, CEO/Founder, EvenScore
- Angel Turner, 37, Southfield, Manager – Industrial Engineering, Consumers Energy
- Amber Cheri Williams, 36, West Bloomfield, Registered Dietitian Nutritionist / Health and Wellness Educator, Detroit Area Agency on Aging (DAAA – 1A)
- Kara Woodliff, 37, Rochester Hills, Healthcare Data Analyst, Oakland Community Health Network Kristen N. Zdankiewicz, 32, Shelby Township, Sergeant – Emergency Response and Preparedness Unit – Recruiter, Oakland County Sheriff’s Office
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