Award Winners
2025 Forty Under 40: Emily Patel
Emily Patel President and Founder | Hopeful Mama Foundation | AGE: 38 Residence: Cedar Rapids Hometown: Dubuque Education: BSN, RN Who do you consider your local mentors? Shannon Wilson, LMHC, PMH-C, MWR Counseling; Jennifer Hamdorf, director of contracts and legal…
Chris Loftus
Member | Simmons Perrine Moyer Bergman PLC AGE: 39 What do you consider your biggest…
Luke Leyden
Director of Project Management/Chief Architect University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics AGE: 39 Best advice…
Desirée Kilburg
Attorney, Vice President | Shuttleworth & Ingersoll AGE: 36 Best advice you ever received? Before…
Felisha Junge
Mortgage Loan Officer | GreenState Credit Union AGE: 38 Best advice you ever received? “The…
Nalo Johnson
Community Health Division Manager Johnson County Public Health AGE: 39 Best advice you ever received?…
Megan Isenberg
Director | Jane Boyd Community House AGE: 34 What do you consider your biggest break…
Jessalyn Holdcraft
Director of Marketing New Bohemian Innovation Collaborative AGE: 26 Best advice you ever received? “Always…
Ashley Hinson
Iowa State House Representative | 67th District AGE: 36 What do you consider your biggest…
Clint Hinderaker
Senior Managing Director | Principal Financial Group AGE: 39 Best advice you ever received? Successful…
Katie Hallman
Executive Director | Theatre Cedar Rapids AGE: 33 What would most people be surprised to…
Nate Etten
Operations Manager | Van Meter Inc. AGE: 36 Best advice you ever received? If you’re…
Laura Ebinger
Senior Staff Attorney | Kids First Law Center Age: 37 Best advice you ever received?…
Jennifer Donovan
Director of Residency Wellness Cedar Rapids Medical Education Foundation and Eastern Iowa Health Center AGE: 35…
Autumn Craft
Chief Development & Marketing Officer | Waypoint AGE: 39 Best advice you ever received? My…
Michael Colburn
Adolescent Medicine Specialist University of Iowa Stead Family Children’s Hospital Age: 38 Best advice you…
