The Daily Record Announces 2026 Leading Women Under 40 Honorees
The Daily Record selected Susanna (Sue) Chon, Audit Partner, GRF CPA’s & Advisors to receive one of the 2026 Leading Women Under 40 Awards.
The Daily Record’s Leading Women Under 40 Awards honor women who are 40 years of age and younger for the accomplishments they have made so far in their careers. Winners were selected for the honor based on their professional experience, community involvement and commitment to inspiring change. The honorees were chosen by previous Leading Women Under 40 honorees and a representative of The Daily Record.
“The 2026 Leading Women Under 40 honorees are exceptional leaders who don’t miss a beat. They juggle demanding careers, families, personal health and well-being plus community service,” said Suzanne Fischer-Huettner, managing director of BridgeTower Media/The Daily Record. “Their relentless commitment to inspiring change is admirable, and they are redefining leadership on their terms. We at The Daily Record are pleased to honor these stellar young women.”
This year’s Leading Women Under 40 will be honored at a reception and awards celebration on Aug. 19 at 5 p.m. at Gertrude’s Restaurant at the Baltimore Museum of Art, 10 Art Museum Drive. A networking reception begins at 5 p.m. with the awards celebration starting at 6 p.m. Networking continues after the program. The event hashtag is #TDRevents.
Attendance is limited. This event will sell out. Winners and sponsors receive priority. Sponsorship includes tickets to the celebration, logo usage, multimedia marketing, an ad in the awards publication and more. To secure a sponsorship, contact Suzanne Fischer-Huettner at shuettner@bridgetowermedia.com.
Honorees will be profiled in a special magazine that will be inserted into the Aug. 20 issue of The Daily Record and will be available online at TheDailyRecord.com.
For more information about the 2026 Leading Women Under 40 Awards and an updated listing of sponsors, visit https://thedailyrecord.com/event/leading-women/.
About The Daily Record
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2026 Leading Women Honorees
McKenzie Allen, Maryland Alliance of Public Charter Schools
Sarah Amyot, Philip Morris International U.S.
Jami Barney, Ashley Addiction Treatment
Andrea Beall, Allegany College of Maryland
Marecya Burton, Maya Angelou Public Charter School
Susanna Chon, GRF CPAs and Advisors
Alyse Cohen, Long Shot’s LLC/Cohenterprises, Inc.
Rebecca Corona, Morgan Stanley
Tyler DeBella, Baltimore Convention Center
Samantha Dos Santos, Plaxen Adler Muncy, P.A.
Heather Dotson, Susquehanna Workforce Network
Tyler Duckett-Oliver, Miles & Stockbridge P.C.
Brittany Dunklow, Office of the Maryland State Prosecutor
Niki Falzone, Platoon 22
Celina Figueroa, ALPFA Association of Latino Professionals for America
Megan Gatto, Art with a Heart
Emily Greene, Kramon & Graham, P.A.
Ricquel Griffin, Chesapeake Employers’ Insurance Company
Kendra Rose Hernandez, Global Refuge
Breanna Hill, APG Federal Credit Union
Swanisha Hinton, The Arc Baltimore
Jennifer Hobbs, Penn-Mar Human Services
Jessica Holman, The League for People with Disabilities
Jean Jauregui, University of Maryland Baltimore Washington Medical Center
Dalencia Jenkins, WBAL-TV11 News
Monica Johnson, Black Girls Vote
Veronica Kamara, KLNB
Stephanie Klapper, Maryland Health Care for All
Michele Lambert, Maryland Comptroller’s Office
Dr. Lili Leonard, Black Dog Philanthropic Consulting
Anna Levendusky, Maryland Motor Vehicle Administration
April Lugo, McCormick
Jaime McKay, Transit Services of Frederick County
Rhiannon Miller, RK&K, LLP
Renée Myrie, LCSW-C, LPN, Circuit Court for Baltimore City
Priscilla Ottley, Truist
Courtney Pearson, MedStar Health
Jasmine Pope, Turnbull, Nicholson & Sanders, P.A.
Stephanie Purnell, Gynemed Surgical Center
Athina Ramphal, The Genealogy Club Inc.
Alexis Redmond, American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
Krystle Sanders, Esq., United States Department of Justice
Brandy Stephens, Fello
Dr. Nicole Telfer, Notre Dame of Maryland University
Lilly Wedekind, The Baltimore Station
Rose Whitney, SECU MD
Amber Scott Woodruff, Greater Baltimore Committee
Delegate Teresa Woorman, Maryland House of Delegates
Lashonda Wright, Downtown Partnership of Baltimore
Brigid Zuknick, Arts for Learning Maryland