Posted July 25th, 2025

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Long Island Business News has selected has chosen the winners of this year’s 40 Under Forty recipient.

The 40 Under Forty awards recognize Long Island professionals under the age of 40 who are distinguishing themselves in business, government, education and the nonprofit sector. They have a proven track record of career success, are actively engaged in mentoring and promoting their professions, and find time to give back to their communities. The honorees were selected by a committee of previous recipients and the leadership team of Long Island Business News.

A list of winners is below:

2025 40 Under Forty Honorees

Julie Allegretti, Social Media Association

Claudia B. Batarseh, Batarseh Pammer PLLC

Albert Borghese, CPA, Cerini & Associates, LLP

Kevin Brady, Long Island Board of Realtors (LIBOR)

Stephen Cerruto, CBIZ Inc.

Danielle Collins Groner, Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University

Cara M. D’Agostino, Esq., Touro Law Center

Nicholas DiPietro, Family & Children’s Association (FCA)

Gina Farese, Marcor Construction, Inc.

Rasheed Frazier, SCO Family of Services

Andre Garvin, Nassau County Office of Minority Affairs/The Tarmac Group

Eric Gillman, CBRE Long Island

Catherine Gonzalez, Cradle of Aviation Museum

Katie Hamel, Aurora Contractors, LLC

Joe Hatzelman, Grassi

Marissa Hiruma-Markgraf, Health and Welfare Council of Long Island

Robert J. Huether, CPA, MBA, The Estee Lauder Companies Inc.

Kelly Kotliar, Berkman Bottger Newman & Schein LLP

Alexandra C. McCormack, Ruskin Moscou Faltischek P.C.

Justin Merk, FourLeaf Federal Credit Union

Andrew Mulvey, National Grid

Micaela Nota, Starts Align

Constantina Papageorgiou, Vishnick McGovern Milizio LLP

Gaby Paulino-Pena, Gema’s Childcare

Eric Ribachonek, UHY LLP

Peter M. Schembri Jr., P.E., Suffolk County Water Authority

Katherine A. Serrano Sosa, Rooted Architecture Studio PLLC

Robert Sheppard, Designs for Vision, Inc.

Melanie Sinesi, New York Transco

Nandadevi Singh, Catholic Health Physician Partners

William Sklar, VHB

Erik W. Snipas, Esq., Greenberg Traurig, LLP

Ryan Soebke, Cullen and Dykman LLP

Tiffany Tzeng, I Am Generation, Premier Consultants International

Gozde Ustuner, Brookhaven National Laboratory/Farmingdale State College

Michael Vanunu, Rivkin Radler LLP

John Vicedomini, ConnectOne Bank

Sean Walsh, Arrow Security

Yichen Zhang, KPMG LLP

Anna Zinko, Adelphi University

“The 2025 40 Under Forty honorees are high-achieving young professionals who give back to the community in exceptional ways. They have demonstrated significant career success, but also know that making a difference in the lives of others is essential,” said Suzanne Fischer-Huettner, managing director of BridgeTower Media/Long Island Business News. “They are the next generation of leaders on Long Island, and Long Island Business News is pleased to recognize their accomplishments.”

The winners will be recognized at a celebration on Tuesday, Sept. 30, at Crest Hollow Country Club, 8325 Jericho Turnpike in Woodbury. Networking, food stations and drinks begin in the Coral Beach area (outdoors, weather permitting) at 4:30 p.m., with the awards celebration at 5:30 p.m. followed by continued networking, dessert and drinks. The event hashtag is #LIBNevents.

There are various sponsorship levels available, which include the right to use the event logo, multimedia marketing, a table to share with co-workers and guests at the event, and much more. If seats are available after the sponsorship deadline, a limited number of individual tickets will go on sale. Tables are only available with sponsorship. To secure a sponsorship to ensure you and your guests can celebrate together, contact Suzanne Fischer-Huettner at shuettner@bridgetowermedia.com.

Honorees will be profiled in a special section of the Sept. 26 issue of Long Island Business News and will be available online at LIBN.com.

For more information and the most updated listing of sponsors, visit libn.com/event/40-under-40-awards/.