Leaders on Deck | Meet the 2020 Forty Under 40 class

By Business Record Staff

The Business Record is proud to announce the 21st annual list of Forty Under 40 honorees.

These 40 local business leaders, who were chosen by past award winners, are under the age of 40 and have demonstrated impressive career achievements and unparalleled community involvement.

Together, they join 800 past Business Record Forty Under 40 honorees to bring the total number of honorees to 840 since the Business Record began the awards in 2000.

Each of the honorees will be profiled in the March 20 edition of the Business Record and recognized at an event on July 23. Congratulations to all of this year's honorees!

2020 Forty Under 40 Class:

Clinton Akerberg - Managing Partner, Personal CFO | The Wealth Consulting Group
Johnny Alcivar - Workforce Program Director | Proteus
Nicole Barreca Prenger - Director of Communications and Events | The World Food Prize Foundation
Erik Bonstrom - Senior Partner | LWBJ
Tania Bowman - Business Development Associate | Dean Snyder Construction
Dan Corron - Sales & Leasing Associate | Denny Elwell Company
Brittany Freund - Vice President | R&R Real Estate Advisors
Adam Grubb - President | Jerry's Homes
Marji Guyler-Alaniz - President | FarmHer
Erin Hockman - Marketing and Communications Manager | Des Moines Area Regional Transit Authority
Heather Jones - Financial Education Coordinator  | Financial Empowerment Center
Laura Kessel - Studio Director, Planner / Landscape Architect | RDG Planning & Design
Jenna Kimberley - Vice President | Kimberley Development Corporation
Erin Kuhl - Chief Financial Officer | Kum & Go
Erin Lain - Associate Provost for Campus Equity and Inclusion, Associate Professor of Law | Drake University
Jonathan Lewton - Senior Project Manager | Ryan Companies
Amanda Martin - Assistant Director of Community Engaged Learning | Drake University
Claire Muselman -  Continental Western Group
Abhay Nadipuram - VP, Government Relations and Legal Counsel | Iowa Hospital Association
Eric Olmscheid - Director of Programming & Education | Des Moines Performing Arts
Stephanie Oppel - Director, Work Based Learning | Des Moines Area Community College
Kyle Oppenhuizen - Director of Communications | Greater Des Moines Partnership
Emily Osweiler - Executive Director | YMCA Supportive Housing Campus
Christa Phillips - Vice President, Tax Operations  | Wells Fargo 
Addie Rasmusson - Government Programs Outreach & Care Coordination Specialist | Delta Dental of Iowa
Nina  Richtman - Program Manager | NAMI Iowa
Anne Roth - Strategic Initiatives Specialist | Iowa Business Council
Paul Schut - Technology Advisor | Marco Technologies
Cory W. Sharp - Associate Principal | FEH Design
Travis Sheets - Vice President and General Counsel | BH Companies
Stephanie Sinovic - Senior Advancement Officer | Drake University
Jaclyn Strube - Advocacy Lead - Specialty Benefits Division  | Principal Financial Group
Madeline Sturms - Community Development Director | City of Pleasant Hill
Sailu Timbo - Director, Diversity and Recruiting  | Hy-Vee
Aaron Todd - Chief Executive Officer | Iowa Primary Care Association
Miriam Van Heukelem - Attorney/Shareholder | Ahlers & Cooney
Ashlee Vieregger - VP, Managing Wealth Advisor | Bankers Trust
Caleb Wheeler - Electrical Project Manager/Team Leader | Baker Group
Rachel Woodhouse - Program Manager, Global Giving | Principal Foundation
Shekinah Young - Program Officer at Principal Foundation  | Principal Foundation

Connect with us:

Twitter: @BusinessRecord
Facebook: Facebook.com/DMBusinessRecord
Event Hashtag: #BR40U40

Past Honorees:

2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | Complete Class History

Learn more:

Check out the video below for some tips and advice about the nomination process and how we select the class each year. If you still have more questions about the nomination process, please email BPC Vice President Jason Swanson at jasonswanson@bpcdm.com.

How honorees are picked: One of the questions we get asked the most is, "How do you pick the 40 honorees?" To help demystify the process, Business Record Publisher Chris Conetzkey asks BPC Vice President Jason Swanson to explain how the selection process works, who does the judging and what the judges are looking for. Watch video