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CANTON, OH (March 24, 2009) – ystark!, a department of the Canton Regional Chamber of Commerce, will recognize 20 incredible leaders at the MONUMENTal second annual Twenty under 40! Event, held Wednesday, June 10, atop the McKinley Monument from 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. |
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This year’s Twenty under 40! are:
Michael Abbott, 37, Abbott Electric
Eric Belden, 32, Canton Regional Chamber of Commerce
LaShonda Card, 35, Time Warner Cable
Matt Ellis, 33, GrassMaster
Joseph French, 40, Early Childhood Education Alliance
Daniel Griffith, 32, Black McCuskey Souers & Arbaugh
Alan Harold, 32, Huntington National Bank
Lisa Capocci Hicklin, 34, Canton City Schools
Jeff Joliat, 34, The SEAL Group
Michael Lemon, 40, AultCare
Corey Minor Smith, 35, City of Canton
Monique Moore, 35, Stark County Board of Elections
Kendra Preer, 38, Stark State College of Technology
Todd Pugh, 37, Enviroscapes
Joseph Schauer, 27, Schauer Insurance Representative
Todd Snitchler, 38, Snitchler Law Firm, LLC and Ohio House of Representatives
Lori Stokes, 36, City of Canton
Lydia Strauss, 38, Goodwill Industries and VOCA
Mark Wright, 38, Aultman Health Foundation
Scott Zurakowski, 37, Krugliak, Wilkins, Griffiths & Dougherty
“We were excited that the response to these awards was even stronger the second year,” said Mark Butterworth, chairman of this year’s event and inaugural year award-recipient. “We received more than 100 nominations – our selection committee had a difficult time choosing only 20!”
Nominees were selected based on career acumen, community service and trusteeship and personal and professional achievements. The Twenty under 40! selection committee is comprised of diverse business and community leaders representing a range of industry sectors from around Stark County.
The recognition of these deserving young professionals is made possible through ystark! and The Repository, in conjunction with Aultman Health Foundation, Black McCuskey Souers & Arbaugh, LPA, Diebold, Inc., Huntington National Bank and The Timken Company.
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