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Amber Mathias started her career as an event planner and Realtor before joining fast-growing Bonacio Development in 2020. She has become the company's go-to resource for the planning, implementation and tracking of all its complex projects.
Chris Ramsey was 16 when he made his first real estate investment. He now has a portfolio of 200 apartments throughout the region, a software company and is always on the lookout for deals as COO of Liedkie Moving & Storage.
And Timmy Oh founded a tech company that develops a safer way to store firearms – an idea he got when he was 17 years old. After overcoming a supply chain crunch, Vara Safety is back on a growth trajectory, reaching profitability last year and continuing to attract investors.
These are three more names that make up the 40 Under 40 Class of 2024.
Honorees were selected by a committee from a pool of about 250 nominations. The first group of 2024 40 Under 40 honorees was announced Monday. Here is the second half:
LaQuetta Alexander-Ellis, founder and CEO, Practice 2 Perfect Training Center.
- LaQuetta Alexander-Ellis, founder and CEO, Practice 2 Perfect Training Center
- Kim Bubeck, director of organic strategy, Elevation Ten Thousand
- Angelo Caruso, founder and president, Caruso Electrical Contracting
- Katherine Hart Crain, partner, trusts and estates, Couch White
- Michael Hipp, head of asset management and operations, Jankow Cos.
- Nick Kraft, chief growth officer, CDPHP
- Eric Magnano, vice president, commercial banking officer, Community Bank
- Amber Mathias, director of project development, Bonacio Development
- Margaret MulCahy, principal, Hyman Hayes Associates
- Michael Murnane, president, Murnane Building Contractors
- Timmy Oh, founder, Vara Safety
- Ross Pancoe, senior vice president, market manager, Pursuit
- Brianna Pearce, general counsel and chief compliance officer, Prime Group Holdings
- Siara Ramos, founder and CEO, A & S Life and Career Coaching
- Chris Ramsey, chief operating officer, Liedkie Moving and Storage; co-owner of A-Metro Self Storage; co-founder of Virtual Moving Technologies
- Adam Ross, vice president of manufacturing, Ross Valve Manufacturing
- Khalil Shabib, owner, Mosu
- Kimberly Venter, CEO, Ronald McDonald House Charities of the Capital Region
- Mark Wagner, partner, The Wagoner Firm
- Hongwei Zhang, senior vice president of operations, Consumer Directed Choices
The 40 Under 40 Class of 2024 will be celebrated at a luncheon at the Albany Capital Center and in the weekly edition of the Business Review on May 17.