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