The Business Record is proud to announce the 23rd 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 880 past Business Record Forty Under 40 honorees to bring the total number of honorees to 920 since the Business Record began the awards in 2000.
Each of the honorees was profiled in the March 25 edition of the Business Record and recognized at the event on March 30. Congratulations to all of this year's honorees!
Nominations for the 2023 Forty Under 40 awards will open in December of 2022.
2022 Honorees:
Kristyn Arnold - Managing Director, Anawim Housing
Sarah Barthole - Sr. Delivery Manager, Principal Financial Group
Leslie Berckes - Director of Programs, Trees Forever
Brandon Bingham - President/CEO, Bing Bang
Meghan Blum - Founder and Owner, Meghan Blum Interiors
Devin Boyer - Vice President, Commercial Banking, Community State Bank
Gracie Brandsgard - Director of Government Affairs, PolicyWorks
Joe Butler - CEO, Downing Construction
Matthew Callanan - Partner, Belin McCormick
Maria Corona - Executive Director, Iowa Coalition Against Domestic Violence
Torey Cuellar - Asst. County Attorney, Marshall County
Dustyn Curran - Real Estate Development Manager, Ryan Companies
Sarah DeKock - Associate Partner/Senior Vice President of Accounts, Flynn Wright
Abby Delaney - Assistant Vice President, Corporate Communications Officer, Bankers Trust
Veronica Guevara - Director of Equity and Inclusion, Iowa Coalition Against Domestic Violence
Majda Hadzic - Executive Market Director, JPMorgan Chase
Brodey Hanson - Executive Director, The Bridges at Ankeny
Steve Havemann - Executive Director, St. Vincent de Paul of Des Moines
Christine Her - Executive Director, ArtForce Iowa
Jordan Juhl - Director of Public Relations, ChildServe
Micah Kiel - Iowa Philanthropy Director, Wells Fargo
Kayla Kovarna - Communications, Marketing, and Air Service Development Deputy Director, Des Moines Airport Authority
Luke Lynch - OpportUNITY Director, United Way of Central Iowa
Meghan Malloy - General Counsel and Lobbyist, Heartland Strategies
John Marshall - Senior Manager, McGowen Hurst Clark & Smith
Tiara Mays - Manager, Contract Negotiation, Aetna
Maggie McClelland - Director, ICON Water Trails
Luis Montoya - Chief Planning Officer, DART
Sarah Mowery - Director of Development, ChildServe
Eden Pearson - Sr. Director State Government Relations, Nationwide Insurance
Alex Sandvig - Client Executive, EB/Shareholder, Holmes Murphy
Jen Schulte - Assistant City Manager, City of Des Moines
Karter Smith - Consultant, Baton Global
Patty Sneddon-Kisting - Executive Director, Urbandale Food Pantry
Ashley Thompson - Director of Government & External Affairs, UnityPoint Health Systems
Kelli Todd - Director of Government Programs, UnityPoint Health Systems
Armel Traore dit Nignan - Head of Real Estate Data & Analytics, Principal Financial Group
Jay Wang - Owner, Wasabi Group
Billy Weathers - Artist & Curator, B. Well Foundation
Lindsey White - Control Management Senior Manager, Wells Fargo
Alumnus of the Year: Joseph Jones
Past Honorees:
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