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Nearly 200 people gathered April 23 at the Herberger Theater Center to honor the Phoenix Business Journal???s 2009 Class of Forty Under 40.
The event marked the ninth year the Business Journal has honored the best of the Valley???s up-and-coming leaders in various industries. Honorees were on hand with family, friends, colleagues and alumni from past years to celebrate the occasion.
For more information about each of this year's honorees, pick up a copy of the April 24 Phoenix Business Journal. Subscribers also can access the information on our Web site atphoenix.bizjournals.com.
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This year???s class of Forty Under 40 includes:
??? Bob Adlhoch, Phoenix Suns
??? Chris Alejandro, Apollo Group
??? Jodi Amendola, Amendola Communications
??? Tim Bidwill, cbdiversified
??? Teniqua Broughton, Free Arts of Arizona
??? Bryant W. Colman, Incentives Advisors
??? Jose Antonio Colon, Maricopa County
??? Adam Draizin, American Traffic Solutions Inc.
??? Gregory Ensell, Cox Communications
??? Sarah Fisher, CB Richard Ellis
??? Ernesto Fonseca, ASU Stardust Center for Affordable Homes and the Family
??? Roxann Gallagher, law firm of Ballard Spahr Andrews & Ingersoll LLP
??? Tom Garfinkel, San Diego Padres and formerly with the Arizona Diamondbacks
??? Pamela S. Gates, Bryan Cave LLP
??? LaTricia Harper Woods, City of Scottsdale
??? Marisel Herrera-Anderson, Arizona State University
??? Jenny Holsman, ASU Alumni Association and Jones, Skelton & Hochuli PLC
??? Danielle Jantich, Osborn Maledon
??? William Scott Jenkins Jr., Ryley Carlock & Applewhite
??? Kristy Kevitt, SmithGroup
??? Denise McClain, Lowry Hill
??? Michael John Medoro, Project C.U.R.E.
??? Brent R. Mekosh, Mekosh Financial Services
??? Bo Mills, Cushman & Wakefield
??? Jeff Morhet, InNexus Biotechnology Inc.
??? Nancy Newton, Cramer-Krasselt Public Relations
??? Darcy A. Olsen, The Goldwater Institute
??? Kerry Patterson, Fennemore Craig PC
??? Dave Richins, Sonoran Institute
??? William T. Rogers, Homeowners Financial Group USA LLC
??? Bahar A. Schippel, Snell & Wilmer LLP
??? Dr. Kimberly Scott, Arizona State University
??? Laurie Sliva, BRIDGES Camp for Girls
??? Rissy Sutherland, Honest-1 Auto Care
??? Charlene Tarver, Phoenix Children???s Hospital Foundation
??? Suzanne Taylor, Arizona Chamber of Commerce & Industry
??? Daniel C. Thompson, First Western Trust Bank | Scottsdale
??? Keely Varvel Hartsell, Arizona State House of Representatives
??? Lanette Veres, Gray Matters Foundation Inc.
??? Rhett Wilson, W.P. Carey School of Business, Arizona State University
To learn more about the Forty Under 40 program and its list of distinguished alumni, go to www.fortyunder40.org. The Web site features a diverse collection of business, community, government and nonprofit leaders who have achieved impressive milestones in their businesses and careers and have made significant contributions to the Valley???s quality of life.
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