IBR announces 2024 Excellence in Finance, Leaders in Law winners

Another year has passed and a new selection of the best and brightest for the finance and legal industries have been selected from around the state.

The 2024 winners of the Idaho Business Review Excellence in Finance and Leaders in Law awards have been picked, highlighting exceptional careers and those with plenty of promise. The annual recognition focuses on professionals who demonstrate outstanding performance in leadership, mentorship, community service and other areas.

As it always has, Excellence in Finance covers banking, corporate investment, education and professional sectors, while Leaders in Law covers associates, educators, in-house counsel, partners, sole practitioners, an unsung hero and up-and-coming individuals. A committee carefully considers all candidates who are nominated, and one honoree earned a lifetime achievement award.

Twenty individuals have been selected as 2024 Excellence in Finance recipients and 25 have been selected as Leaders in Law. Awardees hail from all over Idaho and are selected based on their successes and raising standards for their companies and the state.

An awards ceremony celebrating the winners from both Leaders in Law and Excellence in Finance will be held on Nov. 21 at 4:30 p.m. at Boise Centre East, allowing professionals from each industry a chance to network during a reception.

Tickets are now available by clicking here.

Special publications highlighting the honorees will be included with the Nov. 22 issue of Idaho Business Review. Attendees of the award ceremony on Nov. 21 will receive advanced copies of the publications.

2024 Excellence in Finance Honorees

• Brad Brockbank, Zions Bank
• Colette Chester-Lentsch, Hillcrest Bank
• Conor Clifford, KeyBank National Association
• Ron Coate, Wealth Management Associates
• Alicia Estey, Boise State University
• Jeff Huhn, First Interstate Bank
• Elizabeth Langley, Echelon Group
• Shannon Madsen, U.S. Small Business Administration
• Elizabeth Mahn, Ada County
• Byron Miles, College of Eastern Idaho
• Ann Munroe, Capital Matrix, Inc.
• Brian Randolph, BR Wealth Management
• Bill Reil, Adler Industrial
• Mike Ridley, Petra, Inc.
• Laura Rizzo, Girl Scouts of Silver Sage Council, Inc.
• David Roberts, D.L. Evans Bank
• Seth Ruhter, College of Idaho and Arthur Berry and Company
• Anthony (Tony) Vahsholtz, First Federal Bank
• Aaron Williamson, Idaho Central Credit Union
• Jim Woolley, CFP, Mammoth Financial, LLC

2024 Leaders in Law Honorees

Associate

• Benjamin Cramer, Idaho Employment Lawyers
• Craig Dammeier, Holland & Hart LLP
• Alexandra Hodson, Parsons Behle & Latimer
• Amy Knight, Hawley Troxell
• Kimberly Smith, Smith + Malek
• Stacey Strong, Perkins Coie
• Jeremy Vaughn, Stephan, Kvanvig, Stone & Trainor

Educator

• Stacy Etheredge, University of Idaho College of Law
• Geoff Heeren, University of Idaho College of Law

In-House Counsel

• Will Fletcher, Zasio

Partner

• Katherine Coyle, Coyle & Eyman Elder Law
• Justin Cranney, Hawley Troxell
• Stephen Hardesty, Dorsey & Whitney
• Marta Horton, Fisher Hudson Brown Horton
• David Jensen, Parson Behle & Latimer
• Rhett Miller, Parsons, Loveland, Shirley & Lindstrom LLP
• Joshua Nelson, Perkins Coie
• David Taylor, Twin Falls Estate Planning PLLC
• Mary York, Holland & Hart LLP

Sole Practitioner

• Brandy Perez, Perez Law PLLC

Unsung Hero

• Brenda Veloz, Parsons Behle & Latimer

Up & Coming 

• Landon Brown, Hawley Troxell
• Garrett Kitamura, Parson Behle & Latimer
• Philip Maier, Perkins Coie
• Lauren Smyser, Smith + Malek

Lifetime Achievement

Jim Jones, Retired Justice