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Maryland Rising Star Awards

Meet the Recipients of the Rising Star Award

Presented annually, the Rising Star Award honors a motivated future leader or leaders, age 40 or under, inspiring today’s business community. These Rising Stars are doing amazing work to propel their business, employees or colleagues, and community to even greater success.

A headshot of 2024 Maryland Rising Star Award Winner Jonathan Arons

2024: Jonathan Arons

External Communications & Community Relations Manager at Giant Food

A headshot of 2024 Maryland Rising Star Award Winner Wayne Dorsey

2024: Wayne Dorsey

Founder & President of The Safe Ride Foundation

A headshot of 2024 Maryland Rising Star Award Winner Arion Long

2024: Arion Long

CEO of Femly

A headshot of 2024 Maryland Rising Star Award Winner Emily Tunis

2024: Emily Tunis

President and COO of Hardwire, LLC

A headshot of 2024 Maryland Rising Star Award Winner Emily Uhlman

2024: Emily Uhlman

Founder of ButterWorks Bakery USA

A headshot of 2023 Maryland Rising Star Award Winner RJ Batts

2023: Robert “RJ” Batts

Inventor & CEO at Picklehead LLC

A headshot of 2023 Maryland Rising Star Award Winner Courtney Delatorre

2023: Courtney DeLatorre

Analyst of Defense Affairs at Emergent BioSolutions

A headshot of 2023 Maryland Rising Star Award Winner Ali von Paris

2023: Ali von Paris

CEO & Founder of Route One Apparel

A headshot of 2023 Maryland Rising Star Award Winner David White

2023: David White

Founder & CEO of Tomorrow’s Bio Today

A headshot of 2022 Maryland Rising Star Award Winner Sriram Manivannan

2022: Sriram Manivannan

Vice President of Product Development at Vorbeck Materials