
Generation NOW Awards
(FORMERLY TOP 10 LIST)
In Cincinnati, many young professionals believe they are not receiving the recognition they need and find it difficult to further develop their personal and professional brands. This has led to a growing epidemic of people moving to other cities to pursue their careers and seek acknowledgement elsewhere. We believe we can show young professionals that they can in fact make a name for themselves here at Generation NOW by providing a platform to honor their achievements, celebrate their success, and further their growth. Nominations for our lists are made by leaders from various Fortune 500 companies and non-profit organizations.
Special thanks to our past “Top 10 List” sponsors P&G, First Financial Bank, and RDI
Award Recipients

RODNEY WILLIAMS
Co-Founder of LISNR

JACLYN KROLL
Nielson Associate Client Director - P&G Retail Team

TESSA XUAN
Former Executive Director of Chinese Chamber of Commerce

BJORN K. SIMMONS
Co-Founder of Wyzzer

BAO NGUYEN
Sr. Software Engineer at Modulus

KONRAD BILLETZ
Co-Founder of Frameri

PARIS JACKSON
Senior Scientist at P&G

ALLYN N. KAUFMANN PH.D.
North American Healthcare R&D and Corporate Native American Affinity Recruiting Leader

MARIA ESPINOZA
HR - Manager of onboarding at Kroger

SHANA HARRIS
HR Generalist at Western Southern Financial Group

ALEX YURCHAK
Compliance Officer at Fifth Third Bank

JOHN P. SCOTT
Program Manager - Community Relations at Cincinnati Children's Hospital

MEANS CAMERON
Founder & CEO of BlaCk OWned

MORGAN OWENS
Founder & CEO of Curvy Cardio

MATT TOMAMICHEL
Co-Founder of Bigger Than Sneakers

MS. EBONY J
Radio One

DJ BANDCAMP
DJ

KELLY O'BRIEN
HR Business Partner at Fifth Third Bank

GREGORY PIZARRO JR.
Founder & CEO of Glenhouse Strategies

EVAN JOHNSON AKA MAMANAMEDMEEVAN
Founder and Owner of Timeless Recordings

ASHLEE YOUNG
Evaluation Officer, Innovation and Learning Team at Interact for Health

MATT MILLER
First Vice President - Enterprise Risk Management

BYRON NEAL JR.
Diversity Equity and Inclusion at Target

KELSEY GRASSMAN
Director of Corp Communications at RDI

CHARLIE KEY
Co-Founder & CEO of Losant

LAUREN CHRISTINE GONZALEZ
Counsel at P&G

LIEM PHAN
Senior Cost Analyst at P&G

ALLISON SMITH
Senior Finance Manager at Johnson & Johnson

BECKY COLE
HR Manager and Talent Acquisition at P&G

JAMES MARABLE
Social Media Strategies at Macy's

TONY BLANKEMEYER
Partnership Lead 84.51

EVANGELINA FIGUEROA
Academic Advisor at The Christ College of Nursing and Health Sciences

JESSICA MARKS
Program Director at UC College of Medicine

KEVIN LEUNG
Strategies & Upstream Financial Manager at P&G

KASHIF SMILEY
Senior Manager at P&G

KEITH SCHNEIDER
Founder of Square1 Inc.

CHRIS LINGNER
Dancer at Cincinnati Ballet

JESSICA WILSON
Business Development Manager at Gaslight

ROBERT BARTZ
Lead System Engineer at G&E

WARREN WILLIAMS
Program Manager at LISNR

DWIGHT PARRY
Principal Oboe at Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra

DANIEL RAJAIAH
Communication and Policy Manager at City of Cincinnati

SIMONE COCKS-CHARLES
Owner & Creative Director at The Confetti Room

SEAN HERRON
Founder & CEO of Self Diploma

JOAQUIN PASQUEL
Senior Forest and Activation Analyst at Nielson

BEN SAVAGE
Chief Innovation Officer at Apex Supply Chain Technologies LLC

KARIM ELLIS
CEO of Empowered 2 Win

CHENNEY CHEN
Creative Director at Plum Street Productions