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Sheboygan County Chamber announces Next Wave Young Professionals Awards nominees

For USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin
An overall at the Coastal Chamber Next Wave awards Tuesday May 9, 2017 held at The Berkshire Event Venue in Sheboygan.

SHEBOYGAN - The Sheboygan County Chamber of Commerce’s Coastal Young Professionals Network has announced the nominees for the 2018 Next Wave Young Professionals Awards, which will be held on Friday, April 20, at Acuity Insurance in Sheboygan.

The Next Wave Awards recognize Sheboygan County’s best and brightest next wave of talent. These nominees represent young professionals’ business success, collaboration with community partners and personal achievement, according to a news release.

“This event is an opportunity for Sheboygan County’s young professionals to shine,” Chamber Executive Director Deidre Martinez said in a news release. “Their contributions and passion for business and community engagement help make Sheboygan ‘Someplace Better.’”

Event registration is now open at sheboygan.org/nextwave.

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Nominees - Community Volunteer of the Year Award

  • Mark Andrade – Lakeshore Technical College
  • Dawn Grohskopf – UnitedOne Credit Union
  • Amber Lamers – Wisconsin Bank & Trust
  • James Owen – 3 Sheeps Brewing Company
  • Markus Savaglio – A Great Tour/Village Realty & Development
  • Rebekah Smiltneek – Curt G. Joa, Inc.
  • Lauren Smith – Sheboygan County Food Bank
  • Jenny Zalewski – Sheboygan Area School District
  • Olivia Zeman – UnitedOne Credit Union

Nominees – Entrepreneur of the Year Award

  • Lindsay Harrison – Eirich – Engaged Marketing Co.
  • Brent Neevel – Sheboygan Fit Body Boot Camp
  • Dane Schaefer – Legend Larry’s

Nominees – Top YP of the Year Award

  • Kayla Clinton – Rocky Knoll Health Care Center
  • Janine Dickens – Fresh Meals on Wheels of Sheboygan County Inc.
  • Corrissa Frank – United Way of Sheboygan County
  • Lindsay Harrison – Eirich – Engaged Marketing Co.
  • Courtney Hawver – Fresh Meals on Wheels of Sheboygan County Inc.
  • Christine Heinen – Lakeshore Technical College
  • Ariana Herbst – Habitat for Humanity – Lakeside
  • Grecia Hernandez – Rockline Industries
  • Shannon Kerrigan – Kohler Co.
  • Jake Konrath – Sheboygan Area School District
  • Stephen McCardell – Wisconsin Bank & Trust
  • Marissa Murphy – Acuity Insurance
  • Emily Rendall-Araujo – Above & Beyond Children’s Museum
  • Max Scheuer – Bank First National
  • Ryan Sorenson – Safe Harbor of Sheboygan County
  • Terry Stevenson – Lake 98.1
  • Jenny Wensink - Lakeshore Community Health Care
  • Christa Wilson – Lakeshore Community Health Care
  • Mai See Xiong – Lakeshore Community Health Care

For more information regarding reservations for the 2018 Next Wave Young Professional Awards, please visit sheboygan.org/nextwave or call the Sheboygan County Chamber at 920-457-9491.