Algonquin College Alumni Among Ottawa’s Forty Under 40 Awardees

Posted on Wednesday, May 7th, 2025

OTTAWA (Wed., May 7, 2025) – Algonquin College is pleased to announce that three of its alumni are among the recipients of this year’s prestigious Forty Under 40 awards:

Jenniffer Alvarenga
Broker Owner, GoodStory (with RE/MAX Hallmark)
Small and Medium Enterprise Management (now known as Business – Management and Entrepreneurship), 2012
Business – Marketing, 2018

Dedrick Sterling
Construction Project Manager, Merakey Construction and Management
Construction Engineering Technician, 2016
Civil Engineering Technology, 2017

Joel Kowalski
VP River Operations, Wilderness Tours
Graphic Design, 2012

Presented each year by the Ottawa Business Journal and the Ottawa Board of Trade, the Forty Under 40 awards recognize young businesspeople in the National Capital Region for their exceptional business accomplishments, professional experience, and community involvement.

Mark Savenkoff, Vice President, Advancement and Strategy, has commended this year’s featured alumni. “It’s amazing to see how many of our alumni have received Forty Under 40 awards over the years. It means the College is attracting highly driven individuals like Jenniffer, Dedrick and Joel and equipping them with the skills and knowledge they need to thrive.”

Algonquin College congratulates all recipients and wishes them much success.

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For further information:

Megan Fraser
Communications Officer
613-302-0138
fraserm2@algonquincollege.com

About Algonquin College

The mission of Algonquin College of Applied Arts and Technology is to transform hopes and dreams into lifelong success. Algonquin College, an Ontario public sector community college, does this by offering hands-on, digitally connected, experiential learning in more than 250 programs. Algonquin College is the largest polytechnic institute in Eastern Ontario, with campuses in Ottawa, Perth, Pembroke and AC Online.


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