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Forty Under 40 honorees chosen
Rochester Business Journal
September 26, 2005

Honorees have been selected for the 11th annual Rochester Business Journal Forty Under 40 awards, which spotlight professionals under 40 years of age for service in their jobs and in the community.

Nominated by the community and selected by a committee of business leaders, the Forty Under 40 award recognizes men and women, under the age of 40, who have achieved professional success and have also made significant civic contributions to our community. The award has become a prestigious honor—of the hundreds of nominations we receive, only the best of the best are recognized.
The ceremony will include a luncheon and presentation of awards on Friday, Nov. 18, at the Rochester Riverside Convention Center.

The 2005 honorees are:
• Mark Aesch, CEO, Rochester-Genesee Regional Transportation Authority
• Seema Ali, associate attorney, Gallo & Iacovangelo LLP
• Andrew Aligne M.D., co-director, Pediatric Links with the Community Program, director, Pediathink Consulting
• Mark Armbruster, chief investment officer, Alesco Advisors LLC
• Robert Attardo, attorney, Woods Oviatt Gilman LLP
• Bob Bailey, senior vice president, Partners + Napier Inc.
• Lisa Baker, senior manager, KPMG LLP
• William Bigham, vice president for advancement, Roberts Wesleyan College
• Peter Buckley, project director, the Pike Co. Inc.
• Daniel Buyer, executive director, South Wedge Planning Committee Inc.
• Jeffrey Calabrese, associate attorney, Harter, Secrest & Emery LLP
• David Clar, president, Express Press
• Tracy Crandall, vice president, Metrix Marketing Inc.
• John DiPasquale, partner, Cobblestone Capital Advisors LLC
• Jeffrey Fasoldt, vice president and chief financial officer, Toshiba Business Solutions - New York
• Heidi Grenek, Design for Lean Sigma program manager and Time to Market process manager, Xerox Corp./Xerox Engineering Center
• Patrick Guisto, vice president and co-founding partner, J.C. Jones & Associates LLC
• Jerry Helfer, assistant county executive, Monroe County Executive’s Office
• Richard Henry III, vice president, Clark Patterson Associates
• Paul Kaiser, senior vice president, manager of commercial banking, Genesee Regional Bank
• David Kolczynski, director of operations, QED Technologies Inc.
• Hoffman Moka Lantum M.D., safety assessment group leader, Eastman Kodak Co.
• Elizabeth Lattimore, administrative director for clinical services, Golisano Children’s Hospital at Strong, University of Rochester Medical Center
• David Mammano, publisher and founder, the Next Step Magazine Inc.
• Michael Meath, director, data engineering, PaeTec Corp.
• James Merkley, financial adviser, retirement planning specialist, Morgan Stanley
• Michael Messier, chief financial officer, Monroe Plan for Medical Care Inc.
• Gregory Miller, CPA and partner, Davie, Kaplan, Chapman & Braverman P.C.
• Brande Newsome, director, cultural competency and training, Catholic Family Center
• Ken Northrup, director of business operations, Frontier Communications Inc.
• Christina Paulus, director of human resources, Catholic Family Center
• Thomas Queri, executive vice president, AXA Advisors LLC
• John Richelson, senior account supervisor, Eric Mower and Associates Inc.
• Eric Rorapaugh, CEO and founder, Systems Management Planning Inc.
• Carolyn Schultz, vice president, Nik Entertainment Co.
• Patrick Solomon, attorney, Dolin, Thomas & Solomon LLP
• Stephanie Templeton, national accounts manager, Northeast, Paychex Inc.
• Gregory Vangellow, president and owner, R.W. Dake & Co. Inc.
• Keith Wilson, executive vice president and chief financial officer, PaeTec Corp.
• Christopher Wiest, vice president, human resource information, Rochester Business Alliance Inc.

A panel of judges, all previous honorees, chose this year’s group: Becky Cania, Paychex Inc.; Trudy Starr, Mercury Print Productions Inc.; Louis Germain, Lumarc Computer Corp.; and Philip Pecora, Genesee Regional Bank.

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