The Chamber of Manitowoc County has announced the 2025 Future 15 awardees.
Every year, the Chamber’s Young Professionals committee selects fifteen nominees who are making a big impact on their community.
This year’s list includes three people involved in local schools, namely Lakeshore College’s Dental Program Coordinator and Instructor Christina McGinnis, the Manitowoc Public School District Social Worker Claudia Fischer, and 5th and 6th Grade Math Teacher at Roncalli Catholic Schools, Tanya Kakuk.
Two Rivers is well represented this year, with School Resource Officers Briana Propson and Amanda La Tour, and Lieutenant Matthew Lutze representing the Police Department, AJ Lorrigan representing the Parks and Recreation Department, UScellular and Two Rivers Business Association’s Colt Peterson, and Carron Net Vice President Kellyn Kiel all making the list.
Also on the Future 15 list is Felician Village Membership Supervisor Lauren Daun, Steven Haensgen of Shoreline Hometown Credit Union, Kali Hentges of the Manitowoc-Two Rivers YMCA, Eck Industries’ VP of Finance Samantha Reed, Ascend Services Employment Services Coordinator Logan Rooney, and Frank Simac of Lakeshore Community Health Care.
The winners will be honored at the Young Professionals’ Future 15 Awards Dinner on November 13th at Knox’s Silver Valley Bar & Banquet Hall.
