28 · SBJ.NET MARCH 6-12, 2023 40 UNDER 40 GREAT Places To Work 2023 spring edition Reserve your space by: MARCH 24, 2023 Publish date: April 17, 2023 For more information email VPister@SBJ.net WHY ! ATTRACTING EXCEPTIONAL TALENT IS MORE CRUCIAL THAN EVER BEFORE. 2021 Tyree Davis IV Then: Community diversity and equity director, Community Partnership of the Ozarks Inc. Now: Adviser to the city manager for diversity, equity and inclusion, city of Rockville, Maryland Tyree Davis IV now lives around 1,000 miles from Springfield, where he formerly was employed by Community Partnership of the Ozarks. Last year, he took a job as adviser to the city manager for diversity, equity and inclusion in the Maryland city of Rockville, located near Washington, D.C. There, he says he’s building Rockville’s DEI division from the ground up. “The position was created after the murder of George Floyd,” Davis, 29, says, noting he’s working on “taking it from the diversity piece and moving in into the equity, the justice component.” Shortly after his 40 Under 40 recognition, Davis realized his time in the Queen City had come to an end. “I was just ready to leave,” he says, noting he cast a wide net looking for jobs elsewhere. “I feel like I had accomplished all I could in Springfield and Missouri.” Best advice to young professionals? Take up the space. It is hard to feel seen, heard and valued, but we are the future so try to take up the space! People do want to hear from you. —Geoff Pickle, Digital Editor Christie Love Molly Miller Maurice Moss Tiffany (Martin) Nichols Kari Norris Austin O’Reilly Tyler Overstreet Andy Peebles Timothy Potthoff Allison Robertson Shelly Rosenfelder Ashanti Tate Jamie Thomas Joel Thomas Adam Toth Andy Trussell Allyson Tuckness Sarah Walters Elizabeth Wente 2021 Dana Ausburn Cindy Beecher Brittany Bilyeu Megan Buchbinder Brandy Buckler Wendy Buttacy Callie Carroll Tyree Davis IV Halley Fleming Jarad Giddens Spencer Graham Cara Griffin Dana Haase Katie Hansen John Hedgpeth Lauren Holder Nicole Holt Addison Jones Corey Kilburn Julia King Eric Lampe Natosha Lancaster Dr. Curtis Mattson Nathan McCartney Austin Miller Marie Moore James Mulvenon Alex Neville-Verdugo Daniel Ogunyemi Brandi O’Reilly Justin Orf Bethany Parsons Natalie Precise Royce Reding Lindsay Reichert Maggie Rollwagen Grant Sloan Imari Stout Kaijuanda Sutton Bryant Young 2022 Chad Astle Brandi Bailey Ericka Baxter Chelsey Bode Nicole Bonnarens Ashley Clair Emily Denniston Joe Driscoll Rachel Elsberry Carl Fauth Robert T. Gibson Jami Glenn Amanda Hall Brad Hashagen John Helms III Amy Henson Philip Herzog Jeremy Hill Michelle Houghton Christy Howell Izze Hughes Jessie Hughey Josh Inmon Amby Lewis Kristen Milam Courtney Parsel Blake Richter Elyse Riley Jessica Saad Laine Scholz Benjamin Shantz Heath Silvey Melanie Stinnett Cris Swaters Brina Thomas Lindsay Tobin Matt Turer Christopher Upton Derek White Danielle Wise 2022 Melanie Stinnett Then: Owner, TheraCare Outpatient Services LLC Now: Representative, District 133, Missouri House of Representatives, and vice president of therapy services, The Arc of the Ozarks Some might say Melanie Stinnett, 39, is living an entrepreneur’s dream. She started TheraCare Outpatient Services, built it to a $1 million organization in eight years, then sold it. But it wasn’t that scripted. “I didn’t plan for TheraCare to grow like it did. I didn’t plan for the buyout,” she says, noting she was just meeting a community need. “I’ve approached life with open hands.” Now, a Missouri House of Representatives seat is in her hands. The mid-2022 sale of TheraCare to fellow nonprofit The Arc of the Ozarks followed Sinnett’s announcement to run for House District 133, which she won in November 2022. Similar to the way Stinnett jumped in to meet a need for children’s outpatient therapy services with TheraCare, the freshman representative already has sponsored five bills in her first session. Best advice to young professionals? You may manage policies and processes within a business or organization, but you lead people. Keeping those separate helps me focus on nurturing and helping people grow. —Eric Olson, Editorial Vice President Past Honorees
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