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THIR T Y UNDER 30
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JAMES MCDONALD
Vice President, McDonald Contracting
Arlington, Mass.
James McDonald works in management
for McDonald Contracting, owned by his
brother, Ed, a Th irty Under 30 alum from
the Class of 2017. James manages 10 employees
and subcontractors' schedules, ensuring
projects are on budget and on time;
visits job sites daily; and meets with new clients to develop and manage
budgets and help with design decisions. He's been VP at McDonald
since 2013 and has led nearly 200 K&B renovations over the past eight
years - often with budgets surpassing $150,000 per project. He holds a
Contractor's License and Home Improvement Contractor's License and
supports Arlington Eats, a food pantry in Arlington, Mass.
MADELAINE MILLHOLLAND
Social Media & Marketing
Case Design Remodeling, Bethesda, Md.
Baltimore/Washington Chapter
Maddie Millholland began working summers
at Case and joined its marketing department
after graduating from High Point
University with concentrations in business,
accounting and marketing. She focused on
social media, building a robust presence on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter
and Houzz, where Case now has more than 2,500 followers and is an 18time
Best of Houzz winner. Case was awarded a one million " ideabook
saves " badge in 2016, and since Jan. 1, 2020, Houzz-generated leads have
generated more than $2.7 million in sales. Maddie turned Case's monthly
newsletter into a weekly, tailored to comply with regulations of specifi c
jurisdictions and to communicate Case's safety protocols during the
pandemic. She is also responsible for community outreach eff orts and PR.
BASIA M'PINDA
Sales Executive, Kohler/Williams & Associates, Winnipeg, Manitoba
Basia M'Pinda's lifelong obsession with design led her to the architecture department at the University of Manitoba. She studied interior
environments, learning how design makes a space effi cient yet beautiful, and earned a bachelor's degree in environmental design.
She joined Kohler, achieved top honors in its Selling I class and has educated showrooms on the introduction of two new product
categories. During the pandemic, she was instrumental in growing the showroom business by 27% and continuing the growth with
Kallista sales at 127%, year-over-year. She now manages fi ve showroom locations, she's a CEU-certifi ed speaker from the Kohler/
Kallista/Robern Brands and is a training resource for interior designers, builders and showroom representatives across her brands.
ANTOINETTE NUNEZ, CKBD
Designer, F&J Builders, Wilmington, Del.
Mid-Atlantic Chapter
Antoinette Nunez, CKBD, began her
journey in kitchen design at Home Depot
in 2014, where she earned a Top 3 district
ranking. She moved to Lowe's in 2018
where she also earned top district rankings,
helped her teams charge past the $1 million
sales mark in multiple years and received a national top sales award from
Kraftmaid. She earned her CKBD certifi cation and today is the in-house
designer for F&J Builders in Wilmington, Del., where she brought in
more than $250,000 in her fi rst three months. She enjoys working with
clients to build their vision or give them a new perspective with her
detailed renderings and has her sights set on achieving her CMKBD.
HANNAH PREGONT
Head of Brand Marketing,
Superior Marketing, Brooklyn, N.Y.
Metro New York Chapter
Hannah Pregont graduated Magna Cum
Laude from the Boston Conservatory in
2018. She heads brand marketing for Superior
Marketing, a distributor of luxury residential
appliances, where she helped build
Italian range company ILVE's brand in the U.S. She has grown ILVE
USA's social media following, drawing the attention of celebrity designers
like Th e Property Brothers and Joanna Gaines, who have used these
ranges as centerpieces in their designs. Hannah's eff orts roughly tripled
sales of ILVE ranges beyond Superior Marketing's initial goal, and she's
now focused on Superior's newest brand, Forté, in the hopes of bringing
more luxury Italian appliances to the U.S.
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