The Young Professional of the Year Award is given to a young professional, who, during the last year, has demonstrated excellence in business and/or non-profit leadership, and is active in Washington County. 

Nominees are not required to own a business. 

Must be under the age of 40 as of 12/31/25.

*Please Note: 

1. If any of the information provided with this form is inaccurate or incomplete, the nomination will be invalid. 

2. The individual you are nominating will be contacted using the information provided with this form.

3. Honorees who received the Young Professional of the Year Award previously are not eligible to receive the award a second time. If your nominee has previously won, we will let you know and remove your nomination.

(Congrats to the winners of the past five years: Ashton Vattelana, Dr. Michael Hann, Dr. Aaron George, Stephen Schutte, Tim Luipersbeck) 

4. Finalists for the Young Professional of the Year Award from the past two years are not eligible to be considered for the 2026 Young Professional of the Year Award.

(Finalists included: Joan Balbuena Hernandez, Maureen Kolb, Bailey Kercheval, Ryan Smetzer)