Fox Cities Future 15 Young Professional Awards
This Years Recipients
This year’s recipients are:
- Shelah Dillon, Senior Community Relations Specialist, Capital Credit Union
- Chelsea Drusch, VP, Marketing & Sales Growth Solutions, Weidert Group
- Justine Eron, Communications Coordinator, Miron Construction Co., Inc.
- Casie Holdcroft, VP of Design & Communications, Building for Kids Children’s Museum
- Denise Houshour, Client Services Specialist & Community Outreach, Hinnendael, Greene & Associates
- Mandy Krug, Manager of School Collaborations, SOAR Fox Cities
- Raquel Lamal, Senior Earned Media Strategist, Red Shoes Inc.
- Jessie Marceau, Owner, CarePatrol
- Abby McDaniel, Sports Marketing Manager, Fox Cities Convention & Visitors Bureau
- Emily Ponkratz, Senior Manager of Development, Fox Cities Performing Arts Center
- Alex Quintana, Public Education Specialist & Fire Inspector, Appleton Fire Department
- Emma Snyder, Managing Director of the Business and Entrepreneurship Center, Lawrence University
- Megan Spranger, Regional Development Director, ThedaCare Family of Foundations
- Hayley Tenpas, Host of Focus Fox Valley, WHBY – Woodward Community Media
- Erich Trepanier, Sales Executive, Fireline Sprinkler LLC
2026 Young Entrepreneur of the Year – Michael Dreyer, Dreyer Wealth Management.
About Future 15
The Future 15 Awards continues to shine a spotlight on the Fox Cities’ most dynamic young professionals. Since 2011, this annual recognition has honored individuals aged 40 and under who live and work in the Fox Cities, which is defined as Outagamie County, Calumet County, and Northern Winnebago County.
Nominations are solicited in the spring, and applications are reviewed by a committee comprised of past Future 15 honorees and Fox Cities community leaders.
A Young Entrepreneur of the Year will also be honored! This honor highlights an innovator who organizes and operates a business or businesses, taking on greater than normal financial risks in order to do so.
These professionals shine new light on their diverse fields and positively influence our quality of life in the Fox Cities, an influence that plays an integral role in attracting and retaining talent in the area. Future 15 recipients are selected based on their professional dedication, strong sense of vision for the future of the Fox Cities and personal commitment to philanthropy in the community they call home and beyond.