Through its 40 Under 40 awards program, the Greater Irvine Chamber recognizes next-generation business and community leaders making strides in their industries and the Orange County community.
Logan Altman, Chief Impact Officer, Doing Good Works
Jimmy Barnes, Managing Partner, True Path Financial
Lauren Becker, M.S., Director, Braille Institute
Vanessa Blauer, Associate Administrator, Regional Oncology Hematology, USC Care & Ambulatory Services
Gia Ching, President & Founder, GCC Consulting
Caroline Cho, Founder, KOI
Lana Clay, Ed.D, MBS, MSHS; HPE, CHE, Advocacy Director, USC
Laura Corona Marcum, Executive Director, Project Youth OC
Brianna Crawford, Founder & Editorial Director, Copy Cave LLC
Amir Damansouz, Sr. Engineering Manager, Spacecraft Systems Analysis, Terran Orbital
Ellie Dinh, Director of Programs & Services, Second Harvest Food Bank
Monica Garty Juice, PNP, PMHS, Intersection Rising, Sea View Pediatrics, UCLA School of Nursing Clinical Faculty
Keya Gupta, MHA, Organizational Consultant IV, Program and Performance Management Office, UCI Health
Matt Haghighi, Founder & CEO, Finovo
Steven Halligan, Regulatory & Legislative Manager, Orange County Power Authority
Paul Hansen, Vice President of Client Services, SouthWest Landscape
Scott Hohenstein, Director of Marketing & Catering, Gala Capital Partners
Jeremy Hsu, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Biology, Schmid College of Science and Technology - Chapman University
Dow-An "Annie" Kou, Esq., Founder & CEO, AK Luxury Properties
Komal Chaudhari Kumar, Assistant Airport Director, John Wayne Airport
Nathan Lammers, Director, Stakeholder Communication, City of Hope Orange County
Christien Lindblöm, PMP, MSME, Regional Director - Greater LA Region, Campos EPC, LLC
Jet Liu, Automation Engineering Manager, Terran Orbital
Mayra Martin, Corporate Engagement Manager, Girls Inc. of Orange County
Floridel Martinez, Marketing Director, South County Outreach
Courtney Melville, Lead Mission Operations Engineer, Terran Orbital
Muriel Moyo, DNP, MS, RN, CCRN, NE-BC, Nurse Manager, UCI Medical
Saman Namiranian, CEO & Founder, Sybtek
Matthew Olson, CFA, Senior Financial Analyst, Independence Realty Trust
Sydney Pokard, DVM, Veterinarian, Fauna Veterinary Collective
Tiffany Roberts, Vice President & FMB Foundation Director, F&M Bank
Kumkum Sarkar Patel M.D., MPH, Co-Founder, Equity and Levity, LLC
Daniela Schardinger, Founder & CEO, ELAFY Consulting LLC
Elmira Shojaei, LEED AP BD+C, WELL AP, Senior Associate, Little Diversified Architectual Consulting
Stephen Silver, Founder, SoCal Start-Up Day
Shane K.M. Wood, Executive Director, FentanylSolution.org
Zeshaan Younus, Vice President, Curt Pringle & Associates
Sherrie Yu, M.D., Clinical Assistant Professor, USC
Shawn Zardouz, M.D., Physician, Zmedlegal
Lindsay Zdilor-Stanley, Brand Experience Supervisor, Kawasaki
The honorees will be recognized during the Greater Irvine Chamber 40 Under 40 awards event on Thursday, Sept. 19, 5 - 8 p.m., at the Irvine Marriott, 1800 Von Karman Ave. Two well-respected Orange County business leaders and dynamic speakers, Charles Antis, founder & CEO of Antis Roofing & Waterproofing, and Carrie Freitas, founder & principal of Kitchen Table Marketing + PR, will present awards to this year’s impressive 40 next-generation professionals.
The 40 Under 40 event sponsors are Antis Roofing & Waterproofing, the Presenting Sponsor, and Vox DJs, the entertainment sponsor. Enjoy heavy hors d’oeuvres during the Champagne reception, sponsored by WeShare Health Care by UHSM, before hearing from Freitas on the power of storytelling to elevate your personal brand.
Individual 40 Under 40 early-bird tickets are $175 for Greater Irvine Chamber members and $250 for non-members through Aug. 23. Beginning Aug. 24, tickets are $200 and $325, respectively.
For more information about 40 Under 40 and table reservations and sponsorship opportunities, contact Courtney Nakagawa.
