Throughout the Capital Region, men and women under 40 years old are achieving success and influencing decisions. Who are these rising business stars?
They are doctors and lawyers, educators and entrepreneurs, community leaders and government leaders, architects and accountants, environmentalists and engineers.
And they have one thing in common. In recognition of their many personal and professional achievements, they are 2008 recipients of Business Report’s Forty Under 40 award.
More than 180 people were nominated, and prominent members of the business community were involved in selecting this year’s honorees.
For a list of previous winners, click here.
BY THE NUMBERS
37.4 Average age of this year’s honorees
28 Honorees who are men
12 Honorees who are women
7 Honorees who work in education
6 Honorees who work in health care
5 Honorees who work in communications
4 Honorees who work in the legal profession
Click here to download the entire cover package (PDF). To read each individual profile, click on the names below.
Amy Benton, Vice president, Communications, Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center
Jonathan Booth, Audit senior associate, KPMG
Kristine Calongne, Director of media relations, LSU
Ruark Chick, Chief information officer, Jones Walker
Matt Cohn, Owner, Home Instead Senior Care
Kathy Davison, Head of school,Trinity Episcopal Day School
Kellee Hennessy Dickerson, Anchor, WAFB-TV; Owner, The Glass Slipper
Allison El Koubi, Principal, Jackson Middle School
Vicki Ellis, Executive director, Heritage Ranch
Mark Emonet, Vice president/chief financial officer, Lipsey’s
Craig Freeman, Associate professor, LSU Manship School of Mass Communication
Tracy Gieger, Chief of medical and radiation oncology, LSU School of Veterinary Medicine
Craig Castleman Greene, Orthopedic surgeon, Baton Rouge Orthopaedic Clinic
Trippe Hawthorne, Partner, Kean Miller
Paul Judge, Co-founder/CEO, re:fresh boutique
Dan Kahn Social studies and math teacher, Belaire High School
Steven E. Kelley Chief of cardiology, Baton Rouge General Medical Center
Jeff Koonce, Partner, Phelps Dunbar
Brian LaFleur, Program manager/architect, CSRS Inc.
Laurence Lambert, Principal, ABMB Engineers
Michael Lutgring, Corporate counsel, Albemarle
Meg Mahoney, Senior vice president of product development, Baton Rouge Area Chamber
Beverly Brooks Major, Director, Forever LSU
Valerie Lege Mayhall, Senior environmental scientist, Shaw Environmental & Infrastructure
Jeffrey McLean, Director of engineering, Mezzo Technologies
Eric Monday, Interim vice chancellor for student life, LSU
Marlon Moore, Orthotist and prosthetist, Redstick Orthotics and Prosthetics
Trey Ourso, Managing partner, Ourso Beychok Johnson
Michael Pitts, Vice president of tax, Amedisys
Molly McGehee Quinn, Commercial real estate developer, McGehee Properties
Jason Roland, Executive chef, Heirloom Cuisine
Carlos Roldan, Head professional/wheelchair tennis coach, Paula G. Manship YMCA
Brent Sims, Principal/vice president of marketing, Rockit Science Agency
Stephen Waguespack, Deputy chief of staff, Jindal administration
Mitch Wasden, CEO, Ochsner Medical Center Baton Rouge
Geordy Waters, Co-owner, Waters & Pettit Commercial Real Estate
Todd Zirkle, Vice president, business services, Campus Federal Credit Union
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