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Albany Under 40 Awards
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“THE ALBANY AREA IS HOME TO YOUNG
leaders who are making their mark through excellence in their professions, through their innovation and through their commitment to building a stronger region,” said Barbara Rivera Holmes, president and CEO of the Albany Area Chamber. “We’re honored to recognize these diverse, outstanding professionals and proud they’ve chosen to live, work and invest in the Albany area.” Albany Area Chamber President & CEO Barbara Rivera Holmes, left, and Albany Area Chamber Chair Matt Reed, right, recognized the program's 2021 finalists and category winners during the December 2 awards reception at Pretoria Fields Brewery in downtown Albany.
Top left: Youth & Education Finalist Shakela Peak, Terrell County Board of Education
Top right: Civics, Defense, Government & Public Affairs Finalist Syntorria C. Fedd, Georgia Department of Human Services
Bottom left: Marketing category finalist Corey Holman of Grace Life Marketing, left, and marketing category winner Kori Phillips Foy of WALB News Channel 10.
Bottom right: From left, nonprofit category finalists Annie Moreschi Vanoteghem of the Albany Museum of Art and Deborah Holman of Educate the Nations; and nonprofit category winner Don R. Johnson of The Challenger League.
The Albany Area of Commerce recognized the finalists and announced the category winners of the 2021 Albany Under 40 Awards, a program that celebrated the Albany Area’s emerging leaders and professionals in a variety of business sectors, each representing a component of the area’s diversified talent pool and economy.
The 2021 Albany Under 40 category winners, selected from among the category finalists, are:
ARTS, ENTERTAINMENT, CULINARY ARTS, EVENTS, TOURISM & HOSPITALITY Kirstin Collins, American Peanut Shellers Association
CIVICS, DEFENSE, GOVERNMENT & PUBLIC AFFAIRS Ronnie Alvin Pettiford, Jr., City of Albany
FINANCIAL & INSURANCE SERVICES Allison Daniels, Marcus, Inman & Daniels Wealth Advisors
INNOVATION & START UPS Maria Carr, Body Perfection Studio
JOURNALISM, MARKETING & PUBLIC RELATIONS Kori Phillips Foy, WALB News Channel 10
MANUFACTURING, SERVICE INDUSTRIES, ENERGY & ARCHITECTURE Brandon Senn, Mosquito Source
MEDICINE & HEALTHCARE Cindreka Marshall, The LEGACY Case Management
NONPROFIT SERVICES Don R. Johnson, The Challenger League
YOUTH & EDUCATION: Dr. Koosh Desai, Medical College of Georgia Southwest Georgia campus Health care category finalist Dr. Martin Clark of Longleaf Dental, left, and health care category winner Cindreka Marshall, of The L.E.G.A.C.Y. Case Management.
Financial services category finalists Mark Johnson, left, and Laurie Senn, both of Colony Bank.
The 2021 Albany Under 40 program is sponsored by Albany Air Conditioning & Heating; Colony Bank; Southern AG Carriers; and Hughey & Newman.
The 2021 Albany Under 40 Young Professional of the Year, selected from among the category winners, will be announced at the Albany Area Chamber 112th annual meeting on April 21.
