Meet our 2023 class of 40 Greater Omaha, Lincoln, and Council Bluffs entrepreneurs, executives and professionals under the age of 40.

Presenting sponsor:

Ellie Barko
Blair Freeman

Rodney Bennett
North End Teleservices 

Ryne Bessmer
Strada Healthcare

Megan Bettenhausen
FNTS

Trevon Brooks
Nebraska Dept. of Economic Development 

Brandon Brown
ServiceNow

Cara Cool-Trede
Avenue Scholars Southwest Iowa

Megan Falke
Nebraska Medicine 

Kiley Freeman
Loup Logistics/Union Pacific

Aaron Derell Gregory
Omaha Performing Arts

Joshua Hample
Certified Cell

Mark Hanwright
Heartland Properties, Inc. 

Jordan Hasan
Scoular

Cyrus Jaffery
Jaffery Insurance & Financial Services

Ashley Jankowski
BAT Logistics 

Nicka Johnson
Budget to Success

Dorothy Johnson
Gener8tor

Molly Junge
Children’s Hospital & Medical Center

Laura Larson
Skutt Catholic High School

Kristin Lowrey
Access Period

Samantha Maxfield
Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Midlands

Jordan Morse
Thriving Families Alliance

Dan Pauley
Smith Pauley LLP

Michelle Pernicek
Kutak Rock LLP

Brandon Peterson
Geokey, Inc. 

Davielle Phillips
Holland Basham Architects

Christopher Pomerleau
LeavenWealth 

Lulu Rangel
Completely KIDS

Geetanjali Rathore
UNMC

Spencer Robinson
Appsky

Eric Rose
Cresa Global, Inc. 

Mynesha Spencer
All of Us Together Co.

Amber Strohbehn
Strohbehn Veterinary Clinic

Kelsey Stupfell
TS Banking Group

Juliet Summers
Voices for Children in Nebraska

Christopher Sund
Uniti Med

Lauren Micek Vargas
Education Rights Counsel 

Bridgette Watson
Council Bluffs Schools Foundation 

Kathryn Welsh
Women’s Center for Advancement

Jenna Whitaker
Catholic Charities of Omaha

Save the Date!

Join us for the 40 Under 40 Awards Celebration
Wednesday, November 1st, 2023
Omaha Design Center