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Future 15 and Young Professional Awards recipients and finalists announced

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BROWN COUNTY – Surprises were in store last week for the recipients of this year’s Future 15 awards and finalists for the Young Entrepreneur of the Year and Next Generation Best Place to Work awards, presented by the Greater Green Bay Chamber as a way to honor young professionals making a real impact through leadership and innovation as well as workplaces where the next generation thrives.

These award recipients and finalists will be recognized in March at the Future 15 and Young Professional Awards and will also be featured in stories in the Press Times leading up to the event.

Future 15

Future 15 awards are presented to 15 individuals each year who demonstrate a commitment to the greater Green Bay area through civic and business involvement, possessing values consistent with those of Chamber Young Professionals — values such as an unwavering responsibility to the community through involvement with local organizations that elevate the overall quality of life in the greater Green Bay area and the Greater Green Bay Chamber’s ability to engage and retain young talent.

2026 Recipients

Jason Mathwig | New North Inc.

Rachael Trimble-VandenHogen | Greater Green Bay YMCA

Brian Figueroa | KBX Logistics

Sarah Klapper | Bay Area Workforce Development Board

Daniel Lindstrom | City of De Pere

Amanda Aubry | House of Hope Green Bay

Kayleigh Mapes | University of Wisconsin-Green Bay

Meghan Walsh | St. Norbert College

Meghan Finger | Green Bay Water Utility

Bryan Cayabyab | AK Pizza Crust

Michelle Cheney | Wisconsin Humane Society

Kaylee Prebelski | Greater Green Bay Habitat for Humanity

Emily Heling | Aging and Disability Resource Center of Brown County

Brittany Helf | AbbyBank

Harrison Thiry | Brown County United Way

Young Entrepreneur of the Year

The Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award is presented to a local business owner who exemplifies and holds true a commitment to the greater Green Bay area through their demonstrated business entrepreneurial accomplishments. Consideration includes, but goes beyond, financial success by evaluating the individual’s positive impact on the community as an entrepreneur.

2026 Finalists

Amanda Miceli | The BOLD Marketing Agency

McKayla Dietzen | McKayla Marie Sweets

Next Generation Best Place to Work

The Next Generation Best Place to Work Award, presented by Festival Foods, is presented to a business that demonstrates a commitment to the development of young professionals, adapts work-life-friendly policies, values generational differences and institutes attraction and retention initiatives for young talent.

2026 Finalists

Packer Fastener and Supply Inc.

Greater Green Bay Habitat for Humanity

Future 15 awards, finalists, Young Entrepreneur of the Year, Next Generation Best Place to Work, leadership, innovation, Greater Green Bay Chamber of Commerce, Mathwig, Trimble-VandenHogen, Figueroa, Klapper, Lindstrom, Aubry, Mapes, Walsh, Finger, Cayabyab, Cheney, Prebelski, Heling, Helf, Thiry, Miceli, Dietzen, Packer Fastener and Supply Inc., Greater Green Bay Habitat for Humanity

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