Top 40 Under 40

The 10th annual 40 Under 40 Leadership Awards ceremony is one of the most eagerly anticipated events of the year within the Triangle's business community.

Today’s young leaders & CEOs on the move.

Please join us in celebrating the accomplishments and the promise of these young executives. They have:

  • attained significant leadership roles in their organizations
  • achieved a significant career milestone in 2009
  • had substantial involvement in community service

Winners Announced:

  1. Laura Aiken, Advocates for Health in Action
  2. Emily Almasy, Sinclair & Co.
  3. Jessica Aylor, Triangle Community Foundation
  4. Neil Bagchi, Bagchi Law, PLLC
  5. Brian Baker, Plus One Partners
  6. Jeffrey Bandini, Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP
  7. Valerie Barlow, WakeMed Health & Hospitals
  8. Dwane Brinson, Lee County Government
  9. Heidi Burkett, Skanska USA Building, Inc.
  10. Michael Chorba, DocuSource of North Carolina, LLC
  11. Diane Dennis, International Financial Group
  12. Mike Dixon, Genesis Marketing Partners
  13. Dr. Brian Forrest, Access Healthcare
  14. Phillip Frye, North State Bank
  15. Jennings Glenn, Kane Realty Corporation
  16. Jessica Marie Grimes, Fidelity Investments
  17. Jeffrey Hart, Robinson Bradshaw & Hinson
  18. Richard Henderson, Audubon Environmental, Inc.
  19. Julie Hepner, SciQuest, Inc.
  20. Kristen Hess, HH Architecture
  21. Canaan Huie, North Carolina General Assembly
  22. Sandi Kronick, Eastern Carolina Organics
  23. Stephanie Martin, USfalcon, Inc.
  24. Billy McClatchey, Church Street Partners
  25. Shelley McPhatter, BridgePoint Construction Services
  26. Madhusudan Modugu, Spectraforce Technologies, Inc.
  27. Meredith Morgan, Coldwell Banker Howard Perry & Walston
  28. Jonathan Munsell, Restaurant Success System, Inc.
  29. Thomas O’Connor IV, Branch Banking & Trust
  30. Steve Pearson, IBM
  31. Vincent Petrarca, Tonic Design and Construction
  32. Joseph Philipose, PricewaterhouseCoopers
  33. Corey Richardson, Medfusion
  34. Lukas Miller Roush, TransEnterix
  35. Queron Smith, Mechanics and Farmers Bank
  36. Dr. Nannette Stangle-Castor, Fuentek, LLC
  37. Jay Taylor, Sperry Van Ness
  38. Victor Velazquez, American Institute of CPAs
  39. Bryan Young, Business Empire Group, Inc.
  40. Damon Yudichak, Damon K. Yudichak, CPA, P.C.

The awards luncheon will be held at:

  • North Ridge Country Club, Raleigh
  • Registration — 11:30 AM
  • Lunch — 12:00 noon
  • Awards Ceremony — 12:30 PM

Registration and payment deadline is April 30, 2010.

Tickets will not be sent in advance. Refunds will not be processed if cancelled after April 30.

Winners will also be profiled in Triangle Business Journal’s special section on May 21.

Read more: Triangle Business Journal: 40 Under 40 Leadership Awards