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2025 Forty Under 40: Emily Zimmon
Emily Zimmon Founder and CEO | An Enduring Legacy | AGE: 35 Residence and Hometown: Mount Vernon Education: Cornell College What was your first job? YMCA front desk staff member, Clinton, Iowa Best advice you ever received? Simple but powerful:…
2025 Forty Under 40: Megan Thole
Megan Thole Senior Director – Institutional Planning | Kirkwood Community College Founder | Hello Mindful…

2025 Forty Under 40: Rebecca Sullens Buchanan
Rebecca Sullens Buchanan Programs Manager/Leadership for Five Seasons Director | Cedar Rapids Metro Economic Alliance …

2025 Forty Under 40: Kylee Stock
Kylee Stock Director of Sports Marketing and Events, Think Iowa City and the Iowa City…

2025 Forty Under 40: Justin Schultes
Justin Schultes Partner, Wealth Advisor | Carson Wealth | AGE: 37 Family: Wife, Katie; children,…

2025 Forty Under 40: Megan Schulte
Megan Schulte VP of Human Resources | Frontier Co-op | AGE: 39 Residence: Amana Hometown:…

2025 Forty Under 40: Whitney Schreder
Whitney Schreder VP Finance | Junior Achievement of Eastern Iowa | AGE: 39 Family: Partner…

2025 Forty Under 40: Zach Schladetzky
Zach Schladetzky Digital Marketing Manager | UFG Insurance | AGE: 37 Family: Wife, Gina; daughters,…

2025 Forty Under 40: Brandon Schickling
Brandon Schickling Assistant Professor | University of Iowa | AGE: 37 Family: Wife, Kourtney; son,…

2025 Forty Under 40: Rachel Rigdon
Rachel Rigdon Senior Talent Relations Consultant | TrueNorth Companies | AGE: 35 Family: Spouse, Alex;…

2025 Forty Under 40: Emily Patel
Emily Patel President and Founder | Hopeful Mama Foundation | AGE: 38 Residence: Cedar Rapids…

2025 Forty Under 40: Ryals Parker
Ryals Parker Chief of Schools, Behavior Supports, and Special Services | Cedar Rapids Community School…

2025 Forty Under 40: Gage Miskimen
Gage Miskimen Communications Manager | Four Oaks City Council Member | Marion | AGE: 28…

2025 Forty Under 40: Cari McCoy
Cari McCoy Vice President of Strategic Operations | Van Meter | AGE: 39 Family: Husband,…

2025 Forty Under 40: Zach Kenyon
Zach Kenyon Vice President, Commercial Banker | CBI Bank & Trust | AGE: 36 Family:…

2025 Forty Under 40: Haley Kacena
Haley Kacena Nursing Manager | University of Iowa Health Care, North Liberty | AGE: 35…






