We’re excited to introduce you to an important and select group of Charlotte residents — the nominees of the Charlotte Ledger’s 2024 40 Over 40 Awards, Presented by U.S. Bank!
These 102 people, all ages 40 and up, are bringing a host of backgrounds, skills and passions to communities all across Charlotte. They were nominated last month by their friends or peers as people who are making a difference and deserve to be recognized.
Our panel of 10 under-40 judges, who were chosen for their wisdom and thoughtfulness, are now undertaking the weighty task of identifying 40 winners from this impressive group. Once the winners are selected, we will announce them in a special edition of the Ledger in late March, and we will honor them at a festive celebration on April 30 at Griffith Hall, located in Lenny Boy Brewing Co.
The Ledger’s 40 Over 40 Awards is in its fifth year, and it has become one of Charlotte’s most anticipated annual awards programs. We believe in celebrating those who are using the wisdom, strength and experience they’ve gained in their 20s and 30s and beyond to change their communities for the better. Age, after all, is a superpower!
We could not put on the 40 Over 40 Awards without the incredible support of our roster of first-class sponsors: U.S. Bank, Ducie Stark of Dickens Mitchener Residential Real Estate and Apparo — Business and Tech Solutions for Nonprofits. Thank you to them! (If you or your company would like to be a sponsor of 40 Over 40, there’s still time! Click here and drop us a line.)
👏And now, without further ado, here are our nominees:
Jose AlvarezKelly BarnhardtMichal BayJoanna BeckBrian BernhardtGreg BrannonKim BrattainMichelle BukutsGreg BuschKristy BusijaTracie CampbellJohnelle CauswellLiz Clasen-KellyLisa ClineCourtnie CobleBrian CollierSherri CommanderDeborah CrawfordChrista CsokaNathan CurrieDr Lopamudra Das RoyLisa DervishianTim EmryAngelica FigueroaDread FiyahJoe (Joseph) ForquerJen ForsythMelisa GalassoSil GanzoAmy GeorgeJoe GiordanoKaren GipsonJoan GoodeCindy GreerPaul GreinerMelody GrossPhil GussmanTally HairAshir Haji-MohamedBill HammelmanRoberta (Bert) HarperTeresa HernandezAmy HillisBill HillisLina JamesKevin JohnsonWill JonesDr. Carlos JorgeKevin KennedyDanny KetolaHelen Hope KimbroughElizabeth KiserDanny KnaubAleks KopecJeff KornegayTrudi LaceyKim LanphearSharai LavoieJonathan LeakeCamille MaaraDoug MadarMyla MaloneyRachel MartinKerri MasseyKate MaynardCarrie McCamentAmanda McGoughRay McKinnonNiketa MittalJane MyersBart NoonanSarah OlinKimberly PereiraMark PeresMarcus RabunMatt RaymondKris ReidBrad RitterZorana RoldanLibby SafritErin Santos-PrimisRebecca SchultzChris ScorsoneSusan SearsJohn SequeriaImana SherrillJohn ShortKelly SteeleStephanie StengleinGlen StephensTrish StukbauerMelissa SutherlandKaren SuttonPatty Trepp DrummondAngela Vogel DaleyJameka WhittenDr Lisa WickerDoug WilsonCynthia WoodLaura Yates ClarkMary Lee YoungLihong Yu
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