Business Report's 2008 Top Forty Under 40

Business Report's 2008 Top Forty Under 40

Tuesday, November 18, 2008

Throughout the Capital Region, men and women under 40 years old are achieving success and influencing decisions. Who are these rising business stars?

They are doctors and lawyers, educators and entrepreneurs, community leaders and government leaders, architects and accountants, environmentalists and engineers.

And they have one thing in common. In recognition of their many personal and professional achievements, they are 2008 recipients of Business Report’s Forty Under 40 award.

More than 180 people were nominated, and prominent members of the business community were involved in selecting this year’s honorees.

For a list of previous winners, click here.

BY THE NUMBERS

37.4 Average age of this year’s honorees

28 Honorees who are men

12 Honorees who are women

7 Honorees who work in education

6 Honorees who work in health care

5 Honorees who work in communications

4 Honorees who work in the legal profession

Click here to download the entire cover package (PDF). To read each individual profile, click on the names below.

Amy Benton, Vice president, Communications, Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center

Jonathan Booth, Audit senior associate, KPMG

Kristine Calongne, Director of media relations, LSU

Ruark Chick, Chief information officer, Jones Walker

Matt Cohn, Owner, Home Instead Senior Care

Kathy Davison, Head of school,Trinity Episcopal Day School

Kellee Hennessy Dickerson, Anchor, WAFB-TV; Owner, The Glass Slipper

Allison El Koubi, Principal, Jackson Middle School

Vicki Ellis, Executive director, Heritage Ranch

Mark Emonet, Vice president/chief financial officer, Lipsey’s

Craig Freeman, Associate professor, LSU Manship School of Mass Communication

Tracy Gieger, Chief of medical and radiation oncology, LSU School of Veterinary Medicine

Craig Castleman Greene, Orthopedic surgeon, Baton Rouge Orthopaedic Clinic

Trippe Hawthorne, Partner, Kean Miller

Paul Judge, Co-founder/CEO, re:fresh boutique

Dan Kahn Social studies and math teacher, Belaire High School

Steven E. Kelley Chief of cardiology, Baton Rouge General Medical Center

Jeff Koonce, Partner, Phelps Dunbar

Brian LaFleur, Program manager/architect, CSRS Inc.

Laurence Lambert, Principal, ABMB Engineers

Michael Lutgring, Corporate counsel, Albemarle

Meg Mahoney, Senior vice president of product development, Baton Rouge Area Chamber

Beverly Brooks Major, Director, Forever LSU

Valerie Lege Mayhall, Senior environmental scientist, Shaw Environmental & Infrastructure

Jeffrey McLean, Director of engineering, Mezzo Technologies

Eric Monday, Interim vice chancellor for student life, LSU

Marlon Moore, Orthotist and prosthetist, Redstick Orthotics and Prosthetics

Trey Ourso, Managing partner, Ourso Beychok Johnson

Cherie Arceneaux Pinac, Vice president and general counsel, Louisiana Workers’ Compensation Corporation

Michael Pitts, Vice president of tax, Amedisys

Molly McGehee Quinn, Commercial real estate developer, McGehee Properties

Hettie Richardson, Associate professor/co-chair, Rucks Department of Management, LSU E.J. Ourso College of Business

Jason Roland, Executive chef, Heirloom Cuisine

Carlos Roldan, Head professional/wheelchair tennis coach, Paula G. Manship YMCA

Brent Sims, Principal/vice president of marketing, Rockit Science Agency

Brygg Ullmer, Assistant professor, LSU Center for Computation & Technology/LSU Department of Computer Science

Stephen Waguespack, Deputy chief of staff, Jindal administration

Mitch Wasden, CEO, Ochsner Medical Center Baton Rouge

Geordy Waters, Co-owner, Waters & Pettit Commercial Real Estate

Todd Zirkle, Vice president, business services, Campus Federal Credit Union


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