Meet the 2024 Forty Under 40 class
The Business Record is proud to recognize the 2024 Forty Under 40 honorees.
These 40 local leaders, who were chosen by past award winners, are under the age of 40 and have demonstrated impressive career achievements and unparalleled community involvement.
This year’s class is the 25th to receive the award. Together, they join 960 past Business Record Forty Under 40 honorees to bring the total number of honorees to 1,000 since the Business Record began the awards in 2000.
We celebrated these honorees on Thursday, March 28 at Prairie Meadows from 4 to 7 p.m.
2024 Class:
Cole Amstutz, Vice president of commercial business development, ServiceMaster by Rice
Jaime Blue, Owner/managing broker, JLN Realty Co.
Nick Blyth, Senior vice president, Holmes Murphy/Innovative Captive Strategies
Maria Brownell, Attorney/shareholder, Ahlers & Cooney PC
Nick Callison, Vice president of development, Forvis
Nana Coleman, Chief product officer, RainyDayPal
Liz Cooney, Manager, performance and capability management, F&G
Kacey Davis, Director of employee health and wellness, Dotdash Meredith
Shannon Draayer, Director of health and well-being, WesleyLife
Wesley Franklin, Community impact director, American Heart Association
Siriaco Garcia, Artist (Siricasso)
Olesya Holker, Co-founder, executive director, HHD Production LLC
Jon Hummel, Vice president, commercial banking, West Bank
Kourtney Kirkpatrick, Director of advancement, Anawim Housing
Erin Knupp, Director of business development, Boyd Jones
Lauren Kollauf, Executive director, Avenues of Ingersoll & Grand
Kiersten Maertens, Managing director, account strategy, Flynn Wright
Vanessa Carolina Marcano-Kelly, Owner and lead linguist, Caracas Language Solutions LLC | Strategist, content, Principal Financial Group
Jerrica Marshall, Executive director, Directors Council
Kristina Marshall, Regional vice president, BH Management
Jessi McQuerrey, Director of programs, Iowa Association of Business and Industry Foundation
Emily Mendez, Director of development, Proteus
Andrew Mertens, Executive director, Iowa Association for Justice
Sammy Mila, Owner, Crème
Morgan Miller, Political director, Iowa State Education Association
Karoline Myers, Director of education, Des Moines Performing Arts
Sharon Ndikurugamba, Executive director, African Immigrants and Refugees Transition Services
Dannie Patrick, Senior director of community impact, Community Foundation of Greater Des Moines
Leann Pederson, Senior partner, health care studio manager, registered interior designer, RDG Planning & Design
Nick Peterson, Strategic partnerships manager, Alliant Energy
Mollie Ross, Vice president of operations, Technology Association of Iowa
Jenae Sikkink, Senior vice president of talent development and inclusive strategies, Greater Des Moines Partnership
Zach Sims, Client executive, Holmes Murphy
Anna Stoermer, Executive vice president, chief marketing officer, Hy-Vee Inc.
Jordan Stokes, Self-perform work leader, Midwest region, Ryan Cos.
Ryan Tousley, Senior business development manager, Weitz Co.
Bridgette Uhlemann, Senior vice president and general counsel, LCS
Rachel Wacker, Executive director, Greater Dallas County Development Alliance
Danielle West, Regional vice president, LifeServe Blood Center
Alec Wilcox, Associate, Cushman & Wakefield Iowa Commercial Advisors
2024 Alum of the Year: Mary Sellers, president, United Way of Central Iowa
