Award Winners

2025 Forty Under 40: Scott Cooley
Scott Cooley Senior Wealth Advisor | Basepoint Wealth | AGE: 39 Residence: North Liberty Hometown: Washington Education: University of Iowa What was your first job? Paper route Who do you consider your local mentors? • Josh Oswald, financial advisor at…
Joe Strathman
Age: 38 Occupation: Director, eBusiness Platform Strategy, Transamerica; President, Board of Directors, Cedar Valley Habitat…

Raj Patel
Age: 23 Occupation: Chief Executive Officer – Patel Construction Inc. What is your greatest professional…

Stacie Osako
Age: 37 Occupation: Human Resources Manager – Van Meter Inc. What is your greatest professional…

Wendy Nielsen
Age: 35 Occupation: AVP, Marketing and Public Relations – Cedar Rapids Bank & Trust What…

Cally Murray
Age: 31 Occupation: Director of Development – YMCA of the Cedar Rapids Metropolitan Area What…

Brian McConnell
Age: 37 Occupation: Producer – AW Welt Ambrisco Insurance Inc. What is your greatest professional…

David Little
Age: 36 Occupation: Principal – CliftonLarsonAllen What are your greatest professional achievements: Passing the CPA…

Shea Kelly
Age: 33 Occupation: President and CEO – Circle Computer Resources Inc. What are your greatest…

Jeff Kellbach
Age: 38 Occupation: Executive Director – Pathways Adult Day Care Center/Pentacrest Inc. What are your…

Nate Kaeding
Age: 32 Occupation: Entrepreneur, MBA Student – The University of Iowa Tippie College of Business…

Donald Johnson
Age: 36 Occupation: Attorney and Vice President – Shuttleworth & Ingersoll PLC What is your…

Katie Imborek, M.D.
Age: 34 Occupation: Clinical Assistant Professor – University of Iowa Health Care What is your…

Brent Hinson
Age: 36 Occupation: City Administrator – City of Washington What is your greatest professional achievement:…

Brad Haverback
Age: 34 Occupation: Investment Advisor Representative – World Trend Financial What is your greatest professional…

Sara Going
Age: 34 Occupation: Program Director, Pediatric Integrated Health – Four Oaks What are your greatest…






