This award recognizes our community’s young leaders who are making a positive impact in their professional and civic endeavors. The program is hosted by the New Braunfels Jaycees, New Braunfels Herald-Zeitung and Greater New Braunfels Chamber of Commerce.
Previous Award Winners
2023 Award Winners
Dr. Trey Allen, 37, New Braunfels ER & Hospital
Justin Ball, 38, Heritage Society of New Braunfels
Mollie Dreibrodt, 31, FleishmanHillard
Haley Furlough, 27, The Chandelier of Gruene
Cooper Henk, 28, Skyline Landscaping
Emily Hoffmann, 34, Corridor Title
Tommy Larsen, 34, Prompt.io
Glenn Roblin, 34, Woolsey Construction
Rianne Sykes-Wenske, 35, Big Brothers Big Sisters
J. Boyd Vaughan, 30, Capital Ranch Sales
2022 Award Winners
Charles Armstrong, 36, Capital Ranch Sales
Rebecca Brown, 24, Edward Jones
Taylor Chafin, 32, Imperial PFS
Dustyn Cox, 39, SpawGlass
Canaan Dreibrodt, 32, Canyon Lake High School
Andrew Fisher, 33, Home Elevator of Texas
Amanda Fite, 39, Room Redux
Krystal Haas, 36, Pink Warrior Advocates
Madelyne Mann, 33, San Marcos Gentle Dental
Kristyn Mathewson, 32, Christus Trinity Clinic North New Braunfels
Aimee McCarty, 31, The Crown Boutique/Canyon High School
Tiffani McCorquodale, 32, Corridor Title
Becca Miears, 32, City of New Braunfels
Davis Miskell, 28, Hormones by Design
Chelsea Ormond, 36, Comal ISD
Audrey Raley, 31, Refined Eye Care & Eyewear Gallery
Justin Rogers, 33, New Braunfels Police Department
Jessica Schuemann, 33, Embark
Dr. Travis Simmons, 29, DirectMed DPC
Rhiannon Williams, 25, GVEC
2021 Award Winners
Cordell Bunch, 27, Frost Bank
Drew Cain, 34, SpawGlass Contractors, Inc.
Laurel Davies, 25, Natural Bridge Wildlife Ranch
Ryan Duffee, 38, Ultimate Athlete Foundation
Matthew Eckmann, 35, City of New Braunfels
Cody Hoffman, 33, Inovalon
Michelle House, 25, Prosperity Bank
Peter James, 30, Law Office of Roy Neal Linnartz, PLLC
Kristin Jeffers, 26, J&R Gymnastics
Sarah King, 37, Comal ISD
Meliss Loyola, 34, SJRC
Daniel Oldani, 30, Fuquay, Inc.
Jerry Purtle, 35, Southern Tapsters
Bennett Sieczkowski, 32, Valeo Chiropractic, PLLC
Inaky Strick, 30, Kuper Sothebys International Realty
Jenna Vinson, 36, City of New Braunfels
Katie Werner, 36, New Braunfels ISD
Jenny Wilson, 35, 1845 Creative LLC
Nicole Winningham, 34, Marriots of New Braunfels
Joshua Wood, 36, Wood & Son Log Homes and Contracting
2020 Award Winners
Marianne Brockman, 33, Comal ISD – Bill Brown Elementary
Patrick Carreon, 26, DOCUmation
Justin Friesenhahn, 38, T and F Construction Co.
Stephen Ganske, 38, Moore Ganske Murr PLLC
Jennifer Graham, 31, ADKF
Holly Hayes, 36, Bobcat Trucking, Inc.
Vanessa Hayes, 36, The Blake New Braunfels
Kristen Hoyt, 32, Comal County Tax Office
Manijeh Huereca, 37, Manijeh Huereca with Vista Realty
Kathryn Lacy, 29, Deborah Linnartz Wigington & Associates, PLLC / Lovorn & Ogle
Ashley Landerman, 35, 2tarts Bakery
Gina Littrell, 38, New Braunfels Regional Rehabilitation Hospital
Nathan Page, 34, Smokey Mos BBQ
Clark Pantel, 29, Edward Jones Investments
Katharina Eileen Perez, 33, Hair by Eileen
Colton Read, 32, Gruene Shredding
April Rodgers, 39, CBRE
Sandra Stolte, 37, Farmers Insurance, JP Kesselring Agency
Lauren Strack, 35, Headwaters at the Comal/New Braunfels Utilities
Reyes Villarreal, 29, New Braunfels Professional Firefighters Association
2019
David Brawner, 39, New Braunfels ISD
Stephen Brockman, 39, Greater New Braunfels Chamber of Commerce
Justin Castillo, 31, NB Hoop Masters
Erica Clarke, 24, Gtr. New Braunfels Chamber of Commerce
John Coker, 27, USAA
Sarah Doeppenschmidt, 37, True North Counseling
Francesca Edwards-Hays, 39, Christus Santa Rosa New Braunfels Emergency Department
Matt Gandrud, 29, State Farm Insurance
Michelle Haag, 38, Reliance Residential Realty
Lindsay Haas, 36, Hoffmann Financial Services
Heather Harrison, 39, Hope Hospice
Graham Hauptman, 39, GVEC
Ryan Kelso, 30, NBU
Emily Lane, 32, ASA Properties
Heather Orsak, 29, The Perfect Day
Tiffany Quiring, 33, River City Advocacy & Counseling Center
Alex Sieczkowski, 27, Valeo Chiropractic
Rylan (Ky) Slone, 28, GVEC
Kathryn Walters, 35, New Braunfels Presbyterian Church
Christopher Werk, 36, Faust Brewing Company
2018
Stephanie Brockman, Riverkids Pediatric Home Health
Wes Clark,Rocky Hill Equipment Rentals, Inc.
Vanessa Dean, Miller & Miller Insurance Agency
Kristen Harder, Catto & Catto LLP
Meiling Hernandez, RE/MAX River Cities
Mallory Hines, San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo
Shane Hines, Flowco Production Solutions
Matthew Hoyt, The Hoyt Agency, Inc
Allison Humphries, Rodgers Commercial Realty, LLC
Catherine Land, Third Crossing Productions & Circuit of The Americas
Brandon Mund, The Mund Group, LTD
Andrew Noonan, Gruene Road Pharmacy
Reagan Parks, NBISD Education Foundation
Evan Partee, Big Brothers Big Sisters
Jennifer Reynolds, Pink Warrior Angels
Jerry Sauceda, New York Life Insurance Company
Kaprice Shullanberger, Believing for Bryleigh Foundation
Nick Sisoian, Law Office of Nick Sisoian
Matt Smith, First Commercial Bank
Jared Werner, City of New Braunfels
2017
Amanda Anding, HMT
Lori Archer, Alamo Hy-Tech
Rashmi Bhat, Bonjour Texas
Chris Brockman, NBISD
Shelley Bujnoch, Paychex INC
Jennifer Cain, City of New Braunfels
Lizbeth Chapa, NB Regional Rehab
Darren Classen, Classen Construction
Jen Crownover, Comal County
Ashley Scott Davison, iniosante inc.
Christa De La Garza, CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Hospital
Dani Fuselier, Broadway Bank
Russel Gribble, Broadway Bank
David Hubbard, NBU
Alice Jewell, McKenna Foundation
Jeffery Jewell, National Development Council
Travis Krug, South Texas Woodworks
Lilia Marek, Rougeux & Associates
Shannon Marek, Texas Digestive Disease Consultants/Papa's Car Wash
Justin Meadows, State Farm
Douglas Miller, Miller & Miller
Kendra Miller, HMT
Justin Morley, Langley & Banack, Inc.
Brett Mosher, Oakwood Church
Amy Niles, City of New Braunfels
Tracey Norris, Property Professionals
Mark Parmerlee, On The Grind
Ian Perez, Raba Kistner Consultants
Gisselle Price, Bluebonnet Marketing
Amber Riedel, Family Birth Center
Randy Rogers, Randy Rogers Band
Tillman Roots, Comal County
Dustin Seidel, Seidel Construction
Jennifer Tharp, Comal County
Thor Thornhill, HMT
Rebecca Villarreal, NBISD
April Weilbacher, 2tarts Bakery
Brooklynn Willy, Texas Financial Advisory
Ashley Woodward, Resolute Health Hospital
Corbee Wunderlich, Comal ISD