Twenty Under 40!
Nominate the most-talented, driven young professionals in Stark County for the 16th annual Twenty Under 40! awards
CLICK HERE to nominate an outstanding young professional. The nominee must be under the age of forty on May 31, 2023 and must live or work in Stark County. Deadline: March 10, 2023 by 5:00pm. Nominees do not need to be ystark! members.
Community leaders score the nominees using the following criteria:
- Commitment to the Community
- Leadership Attributes
- Professional Achievements
- Personal Accomplishments
- Volunteerism
We will notify award winners of their selection the week of March 27, 2023. We do not notify nominees unless they are selected as an award recipient. Winners will be recognized in The Repository’s ABOUT magazine and will be honored at a celebration- details TBD.
Twenty! under 40 is presented by ystark!, Canton Regional Chamber of Commerce, and The Canton Repository.
If you have any questions about the awards or nomination process, please contact Kelly Piero 330-458-2094.
The 2022 Twenty under 40! Class:
- Julie Abiecunas
JRC
Chief Executive Officer - Daniel Anschutz
Compassion Delivered and Meals by Chef Daniel
Executive Chef & Co-Founder - Cyrus Ausar
Greatness Cafe
Owner - Megan Chastek
Stark County Family Court
Probation Case Manager and PreTrial Services Officer - Lauren Davis
Walsh University
Marketing Communications Manager - Serena Draper Hendershot
Canton City Public Health
Community Health Equity Coordinator - Kyle Quinn Dreger
Patriot Software
Chief Product Officer - Matthew Gooch
Internal Medicine Physicians
Nurse Practitioner - Rachel Hagemeier
Canton Symphony Orchestra
Manager of Education and Community Engagement - Kent Hamilton
Plain Local Schools
Physical Education Teacher - Ashley Johnson
Innis Maggiore
Senior Project Manager - Amelia Kocher, MPA
Alliance Family Health Center, Inc.
Executive Director - Jason Mogus
Center for Renewed Minds, LLC
Owner and Clinical Director - Ashley Moore
Cleveland Clinic Mercy Hospital
Coordinator of Community Outreach - Daniel Riggs
Legacy of Honor
Founder and President - Sarah Schmidt
Kent State University at Stark
Assistant Director for Global Education Initiatives - Meagan Shaheen
YMCA of Central Stark County - Meyers Lake and Eric Snow Family YMCA
District Executive Director - Kyle L. Stone
Stark County Prosecutor
Stark County Prosecuting Attorney - James L. Warnken
Apex Communications Network
Chief Technology Officer - Stacie M Weimer
YWCA Alliance
Executive Director