List of 40 under 40 Winners
The following winners in DCI’s 40 under 40 Rising Stars in Economic Development award were selected by a five-member selection committee from a pool of more than 150 candidates. They are listed alphabetical order.
- Jon Baggett, Director, Dorchester County (SC) Economic Development
- Clay Banks, Southwest Tennessee Regional Director, State of Tennessee, Department of Economic and Community Development
- Charles Beasley, President & CEO, Mississippi Enterprise for Technology
- Jerry Bologna, Executive Director, Jefferson Parish Economic Development Commission
- Kendra Borgen, Marketing & Communications Specialist, Economic Development Alliance of Southeast Alberta (EDA)
- Jennifer Bosser, Assistant Executive Director, Wake County Economic Development
- Dan Bowman, Assistant Director, Allen Economic Development Corporation
- Lisa Bradley, Business & Economic Development, City of Gulfport, MS
- Ed Calvesbert, Former Deputy Secretary Department of Economic Development and Commerce, Government of Puerto Rico
- Chris Camacho, Executive Vice President, Business Development, Greater Phoenix Economic Council
- Steven Ceulemans, Vice President for Innovation & Technology, Birmingham Business Alliance
- Cathy Chambers, Senior Vice President, Strategy & Business Development, JAX USA Partnership
- Chris Chung, Chief Executive Officer, Missouri Partnership
- Dusty Duistermars, Manager, Site Location Services, Michigan Economic Development Corporation
- Amber Egnor Martin, Senior Business Development Manager, Greater Oklahoma City Chamber
- Kelly Flenniken, Executive Director, Grand Junction Economic Partnership
- Kristin Fletcher, Executive Vice President, Cleveland County Economic Development Partnership
- Matt Forshee, President & CEO, Fayette County Development Authority
- Steve Fritsch, Director, Regional Business Development Team NEO
- Chris Gahl, Vice President of Marketing & Communications, Visit Indy
- Ken Harris, President & CEO, Michigan Black Chamber of Commerce, Inc.
- Victoria Hirschberg, Business Development Consultant, Tennessee Department of Economic & Community Development
- Kevin Hughes, Economic Development Director, City of Suffolk, VA
- Mohammed Khudhier, Executive Director, Anbar Economic Development Council
- Cameron McCoy, Executive Director for the Corporate Engagement Office, University of Oklahoma
- Rodrick Miller, President & CEO, New Orleans Business Alliance
- Kim Moore, Marketing Manager, City of Dallas, Office of Economic Development
- Jennifer Owens, Vice President, Southwest Michigan First
- Trevor Pawl, Program Director, PURE Michigan Business Connect
- Jonas Peterson, President & CEO, Santa Clarita Valley Economic Development Corporation
- Harold Pettigrew, Director, DC Department of Small & Local Business Development
- Scott Resnick, City Councilman, City of Madison
- Joel Richardson, Executive Director, Trade, Strategic Policy and Marketing, Department of Economic Development, Government of New Brunswick, Canada
- Sarah Roberts, Senior Vice President, Economic Development, Greater Waco Chamber
- Gilberto Salinas, Executive Vice President, Brownsville Economic Development Council
- Shelby Schneider, Director of Marketing & Economic Development Specialist, Saratoga Economic Development Corporation
- Jay Schwedler, President & CEO, Sumter Economic Development
- Joshua Smith, City Manager, City of Hamilton
- Kadie Ward, Director of Marketing & Communication, The London Economic Development Corporation
- Claudia Zimmermann, Director of Economic Development, Mobile Area Chamber of Commerce
