Meet Our 2012 40 Under Forty Honorees

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By Rick Saia

It's our annual celebration of up-and-comers in the Central Massachusetts business world. The members of the Worcester Business Journal's annual 40 Under Forty Class of 2012 grace 22 pages of our current issue.

They all have unique stories to tell: from how they discovered their respective callings, to who inspired them most, to the unique hobbies they engage in outside of work. For example, the class includes:

• A former public school teacher who started her own business;

• A certified race car driver;

• Young parents who struggle to maintain a healthy work-life balance and see that as their major challenge;

• A self-described "wealth of useless information" (a quality some editors share) who assists people with housing issues; and

• A woman who started her current business fresh out of college.

This year's honorees were selected after a months-long call for nominations. We received about 75 nominations, then turned to our panel of judges — Bonnie Biocchi of the MetroWest Chamber of Commerce, Meghan Liddy of Fidelity Bank (and a 40 Under Forty honoree, Class of 2010), Chris Mehne of Bowditch & Dewey and Ron Hadorn of the Boys & Girls Club of Worcester — for their feedback (see their profiles here). Each nomination was evaluated based on the individual's career trajectory, as well as his or her commitment to the local community.

Thirty of the 40 work at for-profit companies, while the other 10 work for nonprofits.

We'd also like to thank Tammy Woodard, who took the portraits of the honorees that appear in this edition.

Click here to see the full 40 Under Forty special section or follow the links below to see individual profiles of honorees.

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Meet The 2012 40 Under Forty Judges

2012 40 Under Forty: Daniel Wright

2012 40 Under Forty: Alicia Williams

2012 40 Under Forty: Nina Walsh

2012 40 Under Forty: Luke M. Vaillancourt

2012 40 Under Forty: Bryan Trainor

2012 40 Under Forty: Elizabeth Tatro

2012 40 Under Forty: John T. Peculis

2012 40 Under Forty: Lynette Paczkowski

2012 40 Under Forty: Michael P. Murphy

2012 40 Under Forty: Jill Motyka