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Here's The 2019 40Under40

By Luke Haase | Aug. 30, 2019

Every September, the Traverse City Business News spotlights 40 local professionals under age 40 who excel professionally and in the community. This year marks the 13th anniversary of the annual 40Under40 list of influencers, and the fourth year Hagerty has been the signature sponsor. The winners were celebrated at a reception last night at Hagerty’s downtown Traverse City headquarters.

The 2019 class is comprised of 22 women, as well as 25 individuals who have never been recipients before. The class includes entrepreneurs, engineers, doctors, MBAs, CPAs, tech gurus and chefs. 

After receiving 100-plus nominations from the community, a panel of judges reviewed the submissions and chose the 40 influencers whose professional and community efforts during this past year had the most impact. The panel included K.K. Trucco, vice president of recruiting for Hagerty; Warren Call, CEO of Traverse CONNECT; Luke Haase, publisher of the TCBN; Lynda Wheatley, executive editor of the Northern Express; and Gayle Neu, contributing editor of the TCBN.

At last night's reception, winners were celebrated and received complimentary "swag bags" containing donated gifts from Chateau Chantal, Cherry Republic, Crystal Mountain Resort, Cultured Ferment, Fustini’s, Grand Traverse Resort & Casinos, Hagerty, Higher Grounds Coffee, Jimmy Johns, Mammoth Distilling, NoMi Sparkling Water, and Oryana.

The 2019 40Under40 winners are:
 
Max Anderson
Tyler Bevier
Elizabeth Calcutt
Ryan Clulo
Tommy Corbett
Kenneth Davies
Andrea Deibler
Lindsey Dickinson
Christie Dompierre
Eric Engel
Andrew Gorecki
Ashley Halladay-Schmandt
Brandon Hunt
Jenny Jenness
Nicholus Kopacki
Courtney Lorenz
Nick Loud
Chris Loud
Jody Lundquist
Adam Maas
Jillian Manning
Benjamin Marentette
Ming Mays
Katy McCain
Fernando Meza
Maureen Oleson
Connor Miller
Julie Moore
Rochelle Nevedal
Colleen Powers
Christopher Radu
Lindsay Raymond
Tina Schuett
Amy Shamroe
Jon Sluis
Heather Smith
Sakura Takano
Nicole VanNess
Kelly Yauk
Alex Zelinski

To read more about this year's winners, what they've done to make the list and what they have planned next, pickup a copy of the September TCBN on newsstands or online here

The nomination process for the 2020 40Under40 opens next May.

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