Award Winners

Zach Kenyon

2025 Forty Under 40: Zach Kenyon

Zach Kenyon Vice President, Commercial Banker  |  CBI Bank & Trust  |  AGE: 36 Family: Wife, Nadja; daughter, Ava; son, Luka Residence: Ely Hometown: Davenport Education: B.A. from the University of Iowa Best advice you ever received? The best advice…

Brady Bradshaw

Age: 33 Occupation: Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist, Mercy Medical Center Who are your local mentors:…

Laura Bergus

Age: 34 Occupation: Attorney, Hayek, Brown, Moreland & Smith LLP to a situation rather than…

Richie Akers

Age: 38 Occupation: Owner and Chief Storyteller, Giving Tree Theater What would you consider your…

Emily Blomme

Age: 37 Occupation: Executive Director, Foundation 2 What do you consider your greatest professional accomplishments:…

Ghada Abusin

Age: 39 Occupation: Clinical Assistant Professor, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine What do…

Dara Schmidt

Age: 39 Occupation: Director, Cedar Rapids Public Library What do you consider your greatest professional…

2015 Financial Executives of the Year

The Corridor Business Journal’s inaugural Financial Executive of the Year awards were given to five…

Mick Slinger

CFO, Van Meter Private Large Company Nominated by Kevin Powell, Van Meter   Mick Slinger…

Jeff Quint

CFO, Involta Private Medium Company Nominated by Bruce Lehrman, Involta   Involta Chief Financial Officer…

Chris Hartman

CFO, Geonetric Private Small Company Nominated by Eric Engelmann, Geonetric   Shortly after becoming a…

Milton Aunan

Senior Vice President, CFO UnityPoint Health – St. Luke’s Healthcare Nonprofit Nominated by Ted Townsend,…

Dawn Jindrich

Budget Director, Linn County Government/Education Nominated by Linn County Board of Supervisors   As the…

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…