Maryland Rising Star Awards
Meet the Recipients of the Rising Star Award
Presented annually, the Rising Star Award honors a motivated future leader or leaders, age 40 or under, inspiring today’s business community. These Rising Stars are doing amazing work to propel their business, employees or colleagues, and community to even greater success.
![Award-Rising-Star-Jonathan-Arons-2024 A headshot of 2024 Maryland Rising Star Award Winner Jonathan Arons](https://www.mdchamber.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/47/bb-plugin/cache/JonathanArons-300x300-circle.jpg)
2024: Jonathan Arons
External Communications & Community Relations Manager at Giant Food
![Award-Rising-Star-Wayne-Dorsey-2024 A headshot of 2024 Maryland Rising Star Award Winner Wayne Dorsey](https://www.mdchamber.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/47/bb-plugin/cache/Wayne-Dorsey-Headshot-300x300-circle.jpg)
2024: Wayne Dorsey
Founder & President of The Safe Ride Foundation
![Award-Rising-Star-Arion-Long-2024 A headshot of 2024 Maryland Rising Star Award Winner Arion Long](https://www.mdchamber.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/47/bb-plugin/cache/1660609695560-300x300-circle.jpg)
2024: Arion Long
CEO of Femly
![Award-Rising-Star-Emily-Tunis-2024 A headshot of 2024 Maryland Rising Star Award Winner Emily Tunis](https://www.mdchamber.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/47/bb-plugin/cache/Emily-Tunis-300x300-circle.jpg)
2024: Emily Tunis
President and COO of Hardwire, LLC
![Award-Rising-Star-Emily-Uhlman-2024 A headshot of 2024 Maryland Rising Star Award Winner Emily Uhlman](https://www.mdchamber.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/47/bb-plugin/cache/091A2138-300x300-circle.jpg)
2024: Emily Uhlman
Founder of ButterWorks Bakery USA
![Award-Rising-Star-RJ-Batts-2023 A headshot of 2023 Maryland Rising Star Award Winner RJ Batts](https://www.mdchamber.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/47/bb-plugin/cache/RisingStar-RJ-Batts-2023-300x200-circle.jpg)
2023: Robert “RJ” Batts
Inventor & CEO at Picklehead LLC
![Award-Rising-Star-Courtney-Delatorre-2023 A headshot of 2023 Maryland Rising Star Award Winner Courtney Delatorre](https://www.mdchamber.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/47/bb-plugin/cache/RisingStar-Courtney-Delatorre-2023-300x200-circle.jpg)
2023: Courtney DeLatorre
Analyst of Defense Affairs at Emergent BioSolutions
![Award-Rising-Star-Ali-von-Paris-2023 A headshot of 2023 Maryland Rising Star Award Winner Ali von Paris](https://www.mdchamber.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/47/bb-plugin/cache/RisingStar-Ali-von-Paris-2023-300x200-circle.jpg)
2023: Ali von Paris
CEO & Founder of Route One Apparel
![Award-Rising-Star-David-White-2023 A headshot of 2023 Maryland Rising Star Award Winner David White](https://www.mdchamber.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/47/bb-plugin/cache/RisingStar-David-White-2023-300x200-circle.jpg)
2023: David White
Founder & CEO of Tomorrow’s Bio Today
![Award-Rising-Star-Sriram-Manivannan-2022 A headshot of 2022 Maryland Rising Star Award Winner Sriram Manivannan](https://www.mdchamber.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/47/bb-plugin/cache/RisingStar-Sriram-Manivannan-2022-300x200-circle.jpg)
2022: Sriram Manivannan
Vice President of Product Development at Vorbeck Materials