Accomplished Under Forty recipients honored by IBR

More than 300 people turned out June 22 to honor Idaho’s young movers and shakers during the Idaho Business Review‘s 2010 Idaho Accomplished Under Forty awards dinner, held at the Boise Centre in downtown Boise.

The event, emceed this year by KTRV Fox 12 anchor Stacey Skrysak, is an annual recognition of the state’s top young leaders. More than 150 people were nominated for the 2010 program, co-sponsored by University of Idaho, Sterling Savings Bank, Thornton Oliver Keller and Boise Young Professionals.

The 40 honorees this year were a diverse group that included attorneys, educators, health care workers, musicians, bankers, real estate agents and journalists. All are profiled in the 2010 Idaho Accomplished Under Forty magazine, published June 21 by the Idaho Business Review.

Accomplished Under 40 applicants are judged in the areas of professional accomplishments, leadership, community involvement and long-term goals. The Idaho Business Review launched the program in 2000.

Here is the list of this year’s honorees:

Evanson Baiya, chief technology officer, Unity Media Group/Unity Medical, Eagle

Thomas Barry, director of public works, City of Meridian, Meridian

Brian Benjamin, lead deputy attorney general, Idaho Attorney General’s Office, Boise

Eric Bjorkman, attorney, Perkins Coie, Boise

Karena Boesel, director of sales, Boise Metro Chamber of Commerce, Boise

Paul Carew, president/creative director, Carew Co., Boise

Heather Carlson, promotions coordinator, Boise State University, campus recreation, Boise

Lauren Carlson, donor relations officer, Idaho Community Foundation, Boise

Adrean Casper, director, government relations, American Heart Association/American Stroke Association, Meridian

Justin Coleman, associate attorney, Clements, Brown and McNichols, Lewiston

Andrea Dearden, public information officer, Ada County Sheriff’s Office, Boise

Michael DiPalma, vice president, Idaho Sports Properties dba Idaho Steelheads and Qwest Arena, Boise

Dawn Douthit, concertmaster, Boise Baroque Orchestra, Meridian

Branden Durst, state representative/adjunct faculty, Idaho State Legislature/College of Western Idaho, Boise

Mat Erpelding, co-owner/coordinator/instructor/apprentice mentor, Experiential Adventures/Boise State University Outdoor Program/Wilderness Medicine Training Center, Boise

Jared Everett, executive director of finance, planning and safety, Boise State University, Boise

Christina Fout, financial planner, Key Private Bank, Boise

Brooke Green, project director of AmeriCorps Accessible Transportation Network, State Independent Living Council, Boise

Alisha Havens, executive director of foundation, Mercy Medical Center, Nampa

David Hensley, legal counsel and deputy chief of staff to the governor, Office of Gov. C.L. “Butch” Otter, Boise

Edenn Jablonski, associate broker/Realtor, Coldwell Banker Tomlinson Group, Boise

David Jenson, managing director, Oliver Russell, Boise

Debbie Ketchum, manager of the family maternity center, Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center, Boise

Melissa McGrath, communications director, Idaho State Department of Education, Boise

Benjamin Merrill, superintendent & 7th to 12th grade principal/online principal, Notus Junior High School/Idaho Digital Learning Academy, Boise

Sheila Moore, mortgage loan officer, Idaho First Bank, Boise

Terri Pickens, attorney at law, Pickens Law P.A., Boise

Jeremy Pisca, attorney/partner, Risch Pisca PLLC Law and Policy, Boise

Scott Plumley, longtime banker, most recently with Zions Bank, Boise

Jason Prince, attorney, Stoel Rives, Boise

Christine Quintana, worldwide product manager, Hewlett-Packard, Boise

Dr. Sherawn Reberry, elementary school principal, Caldwell School District #132/Washington Elementary School, Caldwell

Michelle Ross, manager of patient access service, St. Luke’s Health System – Treasure Valley, Boise

Jeff Schaus, Laserjet category business development manager, Hewlett-Packard, Boise

Jason Schultz, director of programs and small business, Boise Metro Chamber of Commerce, Boise

Julie Sundquist, Realtor/associate broker, Coldwell Banker Tomlinson Group, Nampa

Thanh Tan, producer/reporter/host, Idaho Public Television, Boise

Matt Thornton, owner/president, Parks Royal Body Works, Boise

Nicole Walker, physical therapist/senior partner/rehab director, RehabAuthority Physical Therapy, Boise

Christopher Wyatt, wealth management officer, Harmonic Investment Advisors, Boise