Forty Under 40
2025 Forty Under 40: Ryals Parker
Ryals Parker Chief of Schools, Behavior Supports, and Special Services | Cedar Rapids Community School District | AGE: 37 Residence: Cedar Rapids Hometown: Keokuk Education: B.A. from the University of Iowa, master’s degree and Education Specialist from Drake Best advice…
Samuel Jones
Age: 35 Occupation: Vice President, Shuttleworth & Ingersoll PLC What was your first job? Pipefitter.…
Nick Kaeding
Age: 37 Occupation: VP of Finance and Operations, Iowa City/Coralville Area Convention and Visitors Bureau What do…
Ashlynd Kohli
Age: 36 Occupation: Owner/Director, National Dance Company What was your first job? My first job was cleaning…
Sarah Madsen
Age: 38 Occupation: Corporate Counsel, TrueNorth Companies What’s the best advice you ever received? Just because you…
Melissa McCarville
Age: 35 Occupation: Communications Manager, Cedar Rapids Metro Economic Alliance What was your first job? A corn…
Jillian Miller
Age: 29 Occupation: Community Engagement Coordinator, City of North Liberty What’s the best advice you ever received?…
Jillian Miller
Age: 29 Occupation: Community Engagement Coordinator, City of North Liberty What’s the best advice you ever received?…
Susan Moore
Age: 38 Occupation: Senior Vice President, Director of Risk Management, Hills Bank & Trust What was your…
Jen Moreland
Age: 34 Occupation: Director, Human Resources, Raining Rose What’s the best advice you ever received? I…
Anne Morman
Age: 37 Occupation: Lead Business Systems Analyst, Transamerica What’s the best advice you ever received? Don’t wait…
Benjamin O’Connor
Age: 31 Occupation: Co-founder and Chief Financial Officer, Higher Learning Technologies What was your first job? Delivering…
Whitney Pino
Age: 35 Occupation: National Accounts Specialist, Van Meter Inc. What’s the best advice you ever…
Betsy Potter
Age: 31 Occupation: Director of Operations, Iowa City Downtown District What was your first job? I was…
Aaron Robertson
Age: 37 Occupation: Managing Partner, Hawkins Wealth Management What was your first job? I worked for my…
Gerald Seals
Age: 38 Occupation: CEO, Harold’s Chicken Iowa What was your first job? Working at KB Toys. What’s…
