SPRINGFIELD BUSINESS JOURNAL · 11 MARCH 6-12, 2023 40 UNDER 40 Read through these profiles and you might come away astonished and inspired – and maybe feeling like you have some catching up to do. This class of 40 Under 40 has packed accomplishments, awards and passion into the first parts of their careers and have aspirations for much more. But reading through the profiles and the questionnaires they filled out for the judging panel, the honorees are not looking to fill their walls with awards for the winning alone. They are using their platforms to champion the causes they care about and devoting time to mentoring and encouraging their co-workers and teams. The honorees are pursuing meaningful work aligned with their goals. Springfield Business Journal’s celebration of young professionals is a testament to the talent we have in the Springfield region. These stories show our future is bright. Special thanks to the judging panel who selected this year’s class. And a round of applause to the 2023 40 Under 40 honorees. Springfield Business Journal Executive Editor Christine Temple can be reached at ctemple@sbj.net. COMMUNITY WINS AS HONOREES PURSUE MEANINGFUL WORK Christine Temple Rikki Barton.............................................12 Paden Chambers..................................12 Colin Shea Denniston.........................12 Whitney Distler......................................12 Megan Eli.................................................13 Ashley Evans..........................................13 Joe Everest.............................................14 Christina Ford.........................................14 Candice Frazier.....................................14 Caitlin Golike..........................................14 Dr. Randi Green.....................................15 Sarah Hanak...........................................15 Kenny Kabak..........................................16 Hailey Kolstad........................................16 Dani Lacio...............................................16 Holly Madden.........................................16 Chase Marable......................................17 Dr. Ashley Meyer...................................17 Lauren Mustoe.......................................18 Genevieve Nelson...............................18 Daniel Ortega.........................................18 Brittany Perry..........................................18 Kristie Pierce..........................................19 Erin E. Plisco...........................................19 Melissa Rea............................................20 Jessica Reed.........................................20 David J. Schaumburg.........................20 Aaron Schekorra..................................20 Sabrena Shipley....................................21 Micheala Steinmetz-Benton..............21 Kelsea Suarez.......................................22 Matthew B. Suarez..............................22 Carly Taft.................................................22 Kayla Thomas........................................22 Syd Tippie..............................................23 Kathryn Wall...........................................23 Sheri Walsh............................................24 Samantha Williams..............................24 Whitney Williams..................................25 Madison Yohn.......................................25 Alumni Spotlight...................................26 TABLE OF CONTENTS Spouses/significant others 34 Children 51 Pets (dogs, cats, tarantula, chickens, turtle) 82 Businesses owned 20 Nonprofit board seats 51 Birthplace Theme Song GET TO KNOW THE 40 This year’s honorees were selected by an independent panel of judges: Jared Giddens, mayor pro tem for the city of Nixa, director of business development for Meridian Title Co. and a 2021 40 Under 40 honoree; Courtney Parsel, vice president of State Bank of Southwest Missouri and a 2022 40 Under 40; Ashanti Tate, regional director for the Heartland Center for Behavioral Change and a 2020 40 Under 40; Lindsay Tobin, institutional relationship manager for Ascensus LLC and a 2022 40 Under 40; and Bryant Young, director of business development for Insurors of the Ozarks and a 2021 40 Under 40. Here’s the 40 Under 40 selection process from start to finish: 1. Nominations are submitted from across the community. 2. Nominees are notified and given questionnaires to fill out for judges’ consideration. 3. SBJ selects an independent panel of judges to evaluate each submitted questionnaire, along with a resume and letter of recommendation. 4. Judges individually score each applicant based on their professional accomplishments, leadership/influence and civic engagement. 5. Judges are asked to recuse themselves from scoring any nominee who would be considered a conflict of interest. 6. SBJ tallies all judges’ scores to determine the top 40 under 40 years old at the time of the event, with no two honorees from the same organization at the time of selection. 7. SBJ announces the honorees and reveals the year’s judges. Tobin Tate Young Parsel Giddens MEET THE JUDGES Editor’s Note Premium Sponsor: Supporting Sponsors: Presenting Sponsor: Charity Partner:
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