Award Winners
2025 Forty Under 40: Gage Miskimen
Gage Miskimen Communications Manager | Four Oaks City Council Member | Marion | AGE: 28 Residence and Hometown: Marion Education: University of Iowa Who do you consider your local mentors? Marion Mayor Nick AbouAssaly: He was the first to tell…
Ryan Delaney
Age: 28 Occupation: Relationship Manager, Commercial Banking, U.S. Bank What’s the best advice you ever…
Amanda D’Amico Erickson
Age: 35 Occupation: Partner, Simmons Perrine Moyer Bergman PLC What do you consider your greatest…
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…
