Business First unveils Forty Under 40 class of ’10 - Business First of Columbus:

Business First unveils Forty Under 40 class of ’10 - Business First of Columbus:

Columbus Business First is honoring another batch of young Central Ohio business professionals who also make a difference in their communities.

The winners of Business First’s annual Forty Under 40 awards, unveiled Friday, will be honored at a dinner and awards ceremony May 27 at the Hyatt on Capitol Square. A special supplement tied to the awards will appear in the May 28 issue.

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This year’s winners were selected among submitted nominations by a panel of six judges. Honorees were scored based on professional development, awards and recognition, and community involvement:

• Oduwole “Wally” Bakare, Time Warner Cable Mid-Ohio Division
• Bill Balderaz, Webbed Marketing
• Stacy Benander, Athena Study Abroad
• Kimberly Blackwell, PMM Agency
• Andrew Boy, Columbus Collegiate Academy
• Jeffrey Brock, Loth Inc.
• Chad Caldwell, Centric Consulting
• Kendra Carpenter, Campbell Hornbeck Chilcoat & Veatch LLC
• Sarah Irvin Clark, Irvin Public Relations
• Joshua Corna, Corna Kokosing Construction Co.
• Emily Douglas, Battelle for Kids
• Scott Friedman, Friedman & Mirman Co. LPA
• Aaron Gilbert, Gilbert Group Inc.
• Alma “Michelle” Gonzalez, Rascal Veterinary Hospital
• Jordan Gray, Quick Square Consulting LLC
• Paul Groves, Safelite Group
• Stacy James, Walking Victorious
• Brett Kim, McConnell Heart Health Center
• Meredith Knueve, Bricker & Eckler LLP
• Steve Kolwicz, POD Design
• Mark Kovacevich, Sophic Group Inc.
• Laura Kunze, Ohio State University Medical Center
• Ian MacConnell, Ohio Supercomputing Center/University Area Commission
• Andrew Manzer, Riverside Methodist Hospital, OhioHealth Corp.
• Stephanie McCloud, CompManagement Partner Cos.
• Amanda McGlone, Amethyst Inc.
• Laxmi Mehta, OSU Medical Center
• Michelle Merkel, Merkel Financial Services Inc.
• Clarence Mingo II, Franklin County
• Mark Moseley, OSU Medical Center
• Michele Noble, Thompson Hine LLP
• Maria “Victoria” Nunes, Fifth Third Bank
• Angie Palmer, Skye Public Relations
• Stephanie Rucinski, JoeMetric Inc.
• Julie Russo, Fahlgren Mortine Public Relations
• Melissa Thomas, OhioHealth Research & Innovation Institute
• Kenneth Westerheide, Cardinal Orthopaedic Institute
• Julie Wilkes, Accenture
• Dorian Wingard, Columbus City Schools/Board of Education
• Bridget Wolf, Firstlink Inc

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