FRESNO – Community members and business-forward individuals from around the Central Valley are invited to a night of celebration, recognition and bridge building.
On Aug. 27, the Business Leaders with Lance Cardoza television program announced the return of the Central Valley’s “40 Under 40” Awards Ceremony. Taking place on Dec. 3 at, and hosted by the Fresno Grizzlies at Chukchansi Park, the ceremony will honor 40 standout Valley professionals under the age of 40 while providing attendees with a fun networking opportunity.
“Here’s to another year of exciting ‘40 Under 40’ honorees and leaders in our Central Valley,” said Lance Cardoza, the show’s host, in a press release. “My favorite part of the award ceremony is seeing the families, friends and colleagues who come to support their favorite honorees.”
The event is set to kickoff at 6:30 p.m., and tickets can be purchased through Eventbrite under the name “BusinessLeaders.TV presents the ’40 Under 40′ Ultimate Networking Event.”
This year’s 40 Under 40 class features professionals from across the Valley, with honorees working in the Fresno area including: Amber Secundino of the Fresno Economic Opportunities Commission; Angela Kutnerian of Wellpointe Inc.; Antonio Jimenez-Flores of JB Lawn Services, LLC; Carolina de la Torre of Moonracer Films; Dr. Hina Quasim of the Valley Sleep and Wellness Center; Edgar Bolanos Molina of JB Lawn Services, LLC; Emilio Rodriguez of Littler Mendelson; Harry Hamparian of Access Plus Capita; Johnna Johnson of HYPHEN; and Johnsen Del Rosario of the Youth Leadership Institute.
Also doing work around the Fresno Area include: Jordan Houseworth of Love on Tap; Joseph Perez of Finegan Real Estate; Joseph Vargas of Topdogs Flag Football League; Lara Agulian of the Downtown Fresno Partnership; Lucero Ayala of Magic Mirror Aesthetics; Madison Lindsey-Martinez of Piemonte’s Italian Delicatessen; Mederios Babb of CBS 47; Najda Kazarian of the Law Office of Najda Kazarian; Rickie Dhillon of the Kepler Neighborhood School; Sara Frauenheim of the Saint Agnes Medical Center; Savanna Ellison of Savvy Marketing Solutions; Stevey Pope-Allred of Secret Stork Ultrasound, Inc.; Tatevik Hovhannisyan of the Fresno Chamber of Commerce; and Taylor Kimber of the Office of California Governor Gavin Newsom.
Representing Clovis are Logan Howard of Lawvex, LLP and Sean-Michael Roberts of Miracle Realty, and working to the west of Fowler is honoree Kiah Ruvalcaba of Fowler Packing Company.
Other honorees leaving an impact throughout the Central Valley include: Braithan Stoltenberg of the Stoltenberg Group; Daniel Gligich of the San Joaquin Valley Sun; Dennis Dyck of Visalia Unified School District; Gabriella P De Alba of Jalisco Jewelers; Jillian Yelinek of the California Autism Center; Kelly Kucharski of the Sierra Resource Conservation District; Miguel and Mikayla Reyes of Quesadilla Gorilla; Molly Lao of Legal Aid at Work; Molly Muirhead of 4Creeks; Sarah Khalfan of African Braiding Hairstyles; and Sharieta Thomas of Restore 180.
