The Greater Arlington Chamber of Commerce, in partnership with Arlington Today, is thrilled to announce the 40 Under 40 Class of 2026.
“To ensure Arlington’s bright future, it’s our responsibility to cultivate the next generation of business and community leaders,” Michael Jacobson, President & CEO of the Greater Arlington Chamber, said. “This program enables us to showcase these up-and-comers with everyone in greater Arlington.”
With the support of our volunteer judges, the impressive list of nominees was carefully narrowed down to 40. We are proud to recognize and congratulate the 2026 40 Under 40 recipients:
David Abercia, The University of Texas at Arlington
Annalise Anise, Medical City Arlington
Chris Arend, Kinley Construction
Alicia Butler, Greater Arlington Chamber of Commerce
Ben Cooper, Arlington, Texas Fire Department
Alisa Dodenhoff, Blue Mint Thai & Asian Cuisine
Juan Estrada, Reddy Ice
Junior Ezeonu, TX Representative HD101
Jennifer Flynn, Meals On Wheels Inc., of Tarrant County
Deanna Frisby, SFC LLP
Ashley Galica, DFW’s Finest Real Estate Group
Rachel Glasser, Rachel Glasser CPA
Cheyenne Haddad, Curnutt & Hafer LLP
Paige Higgins, Alliance For Children
Fatimah Jawad, Sweet Charriot Driving School & The Reel Coffee House
Lee Jeffrey, City of Arlington
Xin Liu, The University of Texas at Arlington
Michael McAndrew, Central Alps / McAndrew Motors
Thomas McCarty, Metroplex Women’s Clinic
Dara McCluskey, UTA College of Business
Maya McRaven, Arlington Sports Commission
Stefanie Metcalf, Visit Arlington, Texas
Sven Nickerson, 7ART Mobile Paint Parties and Rise Juice Bar
Taina Northington, Arlington ISD
Matthew Pryde, PrydeTech
Janie Rios, McDowell Hetherington LLP
Leonel Solorzano, Lifted Gym
Roberto Stephenson, Texas Health Arlington Memorial Hospital
Whitney Terry, Arlington Urban Ministries
Jeremy Thomas, City of Arlington
Trey Thrush, LBL Architects
Sydney Toledo, Inspirations Fork and Table
Christopher Trinh, Dallas Wings, United Football League
Tyler Tschoerner, PSK LLP
Kate Van Dellen, Thinkatorium
Blake Wade, Wade Funeral Home and Crematory
Kaleb Wade, mma, Inc.
Joseph Williams, Arlington-Mansfield Area YMCA
Ariel Wurster, City of Arlington, TX
Eva Zepeda-Johnson, Loews Arlington Hotel & Convention Center
All the recipients will be honored at our 40 Under 40 Celebration, presented by First Rate, on the evening of Tuesday, Nov. 17. Event details will be announced soon. The November issue of Arlington Today will showcase the 40 Under 40 Class of 2026.
For questions about the program, please contact Britton Merritt, VP of Marketing and Communications.