Over Half of Forty Under 40 Winners, Ones to Watch are Members

Congratulations to the 2015 Forty Under 40 Award Winners and Ones to Watch as named by the North Bay Business Journal. A total of 18 of the 40 winners and 17 of the 22 Forty Under 40 Ones to Watch are Young Professionals Network (YPN) and/or Chamber members.

These individuals were chosen on the basis of their leadership in companies and organizations as well as their participation in their communities. The Chamber and YPN are committed to developing and supporting community and business leaders in Sonoma County through a variety of programs like YPN’s upcoming Professional Development Day (tomorrow, April 30th) and Leadership Santa Rosa (currently accepting applications until May 6th).

Forty Under 40 - YPN / Chamber members

David Buerger, CUneXus Solutions

Daniel Byrne, Hogan Land Services

Sonu Chandi, Stout Brothers Irish Pub & Restaurant

Julia Cooper, La Tortilla Factory

Jon Cromwell, Sonic

Matthew Davis, Merrill Lynch

Sheila Elo, Pisenti & Brinker

Bryan Fikes, Zenergy Works and Zenergy Ventures

Emily Harrington, Summit State Bank

Bahaneh Hobel, Dickenson, Peatman & Fogarty

Courtney Hurwitz, St. Joseph Health (Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital)

Sam Lee, Kaiser Permanente

Molly Locke, Clover-Stornetta Farms

Jeff Okrepkie, George Petersen Insurance

Rae Paulson, Moss Adams

Steve Shira, Exchange Bank

Craig Worthen, Interiors Incorporated

Katie Fonsen Young, Sonoma County Event Center at the Fairgrounds

(view the full list of winners)

Forty Under 40 Ones to Watch - YPN / Chamber members

Brian Ambrosini, Pacific Gas & Electric Co.

Terry Beyak, The Engine is Red

Bianca Breschini, Jackson Family Wines-Kendall Jackson Winery

Caitlin Childs, Social Advocates for Youth

Guadalupe Martinez Cruz, Kaiser Permanente

Corey Eames, Umpqua Bank

Kirk Faris, Moss Adams

Nathan Friar, Santa Rosa Chamber of Commerce

Dustin Groff, OptiRev

Brandon Jewell, Sonoma County BEST

Lana Jones, P2P Global

Michael McNeil, Chateau St. Jean Winery, Treasury Wine Estates

Matt McPherson, United Way of the Wine Country

Colby Ritch, George Petersen Insurance

Janelle Santos, Sonic

Tara Sharp, Sonic

Matt Spence, Indoor Environmental Services