ENR Midwest Announces Top Young Pros for 2026 | Columbus Ohio Dump Trucks

The 2026 Class of ENR Midwest Top Young Professionals has been chosen. The recognition program, held annually by all of ENR's Regional Editions, recognizes young industry professionals, all under 40, who are achieving excellence in their professional lives by exhibiting qualities of leadership, career progress, rapid experience and dump trucks columbus oh community involvement.

The judges for this year’s contest were each former Top Young Pros. They are: Emily Hyland of HDR, Inc.; Abbas Kachwalla of AECOM; Megan McPhilimy of HNTB; Cavin Berube of Moore Engineering and Nicole Franklin of Bechtel.

Judges were not allowed to judge applications from their own companies. 

Congratulations to this year’s awardees who will each be profiled in detail in the January 2026 edition of ENR Midwest. 

Sharod Alford
Bechtel
New Albany, Ohio

Amisha Daniels
McCownGordon Construction
Wichita, Kansas  

Anthony Guzman
Cullen Construction Management, WBE
Chicago 

Melanie Jeffries
Milhouse Engineering and Construction, Inc.
Chicago

Justin Mitten
Findorff
Madison, Wis.  

Alex Motl
GRAEF
Milwaukee, Wis. 

Temple Overman
HNTB Corporation
Kansas City, Mo. 

Jake Panter
Kimley-Horn
Chicago  

Tim Prince
AECOM Hunt
Indianapolis, Ind. 

Caitlyn Russell
Russell
Davenport, Iowa 

Vladimir Abou Sejaan
Terracon
Indianapolis, Ind. 

Jason Sevener
7er Construction
Omaha, Neb.  

Sarah Simpson
Burns & McDonnell
Bloomington, Minn. 

Griffin Smith
Garver
Overland Park, Ks.

Tony Stahlschmidt
Kienlen Constructors, Inc.
St. Louis, Mo. 

Jacob ‘Jake’ Weiss
HDR
Omaha, Neb.

Nicholas 'Nick' Viviano
Black & Veatch Special Projects Corp.
Overland Park, Kans. 

Aaron Walsh
Alberici Constructors, Inc.
Southfield, Mich. 

Jane Wilberding
HNTB Corp.
Chicago 

Shannon Zlab
Hoefer Welker
Kansas City, Mo. 

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