2019 Accomplished Under 40 Winners | Idaho Business Review

Rebecca Palmer//April 12, 2019//

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Several of the 2019 honorees attending the magazine photo shoots at JUMP. Photo by Pete Grady.

The Idaho Business Review is delighted to announce our Accomplished Under 40 Honorees for 2019 — the program’s 20th year.

These young professionals represent the next generation of leaders in business, health care, nonprofit work, government and academia. They contribute to their communities both on and off the clock, and they show great promise for the future.

The Accomplished Under 40 program was launched in 2000, and the 2019 list of honorees is among the most impressive, and the most diverse to date. It includes influential individuals from a variety of industries and walks of life, and from locales throughout Idaho.

Our selection committee is comprised of both past winners and internal staff, and the team combed through dozens and dozens of nominations before finalizing this year’s list. The judges considered applicants based on leadership, professional accomplishments, community support and vision/meeting goals.

“Idaho is lucky to have men and women with the innate desire to do good not only for themselves but for their community and beyond,” said Chantayn Winner, an AVP Business Banking Officer at D.L. Evans Bank and previous honoree who served as a 2019 judge.

Jacqueline Hickman, vice president and executive banking relationship manager at Zions Bank, echoed those sentiments.

“I was really impressed with the caliber of candidates that we had this year,” she said. “I was really touched by the family connections this year — a lot of people talked about parents and grandparents who had inspired them. I think that’s a wonderful tribute to those family members and says a lot about the community and the kind of people who live here.”

Winners will be celebrated on June 20 at 5:30 p.m. at the Galaxy Events Center, and in a special annual publication. Event tickets are available for purchase.

IBR’s 2019 Accomplished Under 40 honorees

Adam Velasquez, vice president and executive banking relationship manager at Zions Bank, Pocatello
Adrian San Miguel, education director of postsecondary education at Idaho Career & Technical, Boise
Alexis Townsend, president of Lombard Conrad Architects, Boise
Amber Beierle, historic sites administrator at Idaho State Historical Society, Boise
Ben Davis, Kellogg office manager of the civil engineering division at Alta Science and Engineering, Kellog
Bhaskar Chittoori, associate professor of civil engineering at Boise State University, Boise
Bryant Searle, senior vice president and retail lending manager at Zions Bank, Idaho Falls
Caitlin Copple Masingill, president and founder of Full Swing Public Relations, Garden City
Colette Chester, key work relationship manager at KeyBank, Boise
Connie Stopher, executive director of Southern Idaho Economic Development, Twin Falls
Dennis Mikelonis, vice president of private banking and wealth management at Idaho Trust Bank, Boise
Finia Dinh, computer science program manager at Idaho STEM Action Center, Boise
Heidi Scott, performance management lead at Idaho National Laboratory, Firth
Isaac Belden, president and founder of 12B Capital and The Veteran Entrepreneur Alliance, Meridian
Jaclyn St. John, health and wellness manager at Dairy West, Meridian
Jacquie Watson, maternal and child health section manager at Idaho Department of Health and Welfare — Division of Public Health, Boise
Jesse Reese McKinney, CEO and cofounder of Red Aspen, Boise
John Carr, COO and partner at Mark Guho Construction Company, Boise
Jonathan Gillen, CFO at West Ada School District, Eagle
Josh Bartlome, CEO at Southern Idaho Solid Waste, Twin Falls
Katherine Macfarlane, associate professor at University of Idaho College of Law, Boise
Kathleen Palmer, sexual violence prevention program manager at Idaho Department of Health and Welfare, Boise
Kathy Griesmyer, policy director at ACLU of Idaho, Boise
Kerri Bryant, director of the project management office at Scentsy, Inc., Boise
Kevin King, vice president, co-founder and co-owner of EvenGreen Technology, Meridian
Krissy LaMont, leadership development and member service director at Idaho School Boards Association, Boise
Meghan Cardoza, inpatient oncology nurse manager at St. Luke’s Medical Center, Boise
Meredith Stead, marketing & events manager at Boise Valley Economic Partnership, Boise
Michael Spiedel, financial services director and branch manager at UBS Idaho Offices, Boise
Molly Sedlacek, director of business development at Materials Testing & Inspection, An Atlas Company, Boise
Petya Stoyanova Johnson, project director at Boise State Center for Multicultural Educational Opportunities, Boise
Quinn Perry, policy and government affairs director at Idaho School Boards Association, Boise
Rhiana Menen, general and breast cancer surgeon at St. Luke’s Hospital, Boise
Robert Squire, corporate counsel at D.L. Evans Bank, Burley
Sara Spiedel, director of finance at Saint Alphonsus Medical Group, Boise
Sari Byerly, executive director at Idaho State University, Pocatello
Sheri Schmidt, store manager at The Home Depot, Nampa
Sonya Lovejoy, director of curriculum, assessment, and professional development at Gem Innovation Schools, Meridian
Stephanie Young, business relationship officer at Idaho Central Credit Union, Boise
Surine Greenway, Owyhee County family and consumer sciences extension educator at University of Idaho Extension, Caldwell