They are movers and shakers in our community. They are launching and scaling their own ventures. They are making an impact in our community.
6:30PM Cocktails and Hors d’oeuvres
7:15PM Ceremony Begins 7:17PM Dinner is Served
7:30PM Section I Honorees
Section II Honorees
Section III Honorees
Section IV Honorees
Section V Honorees Final Award
9:05PM Closing Remarks
President Jordan Rushton Dixie Tech
Mayor Kress Staheli Washington City
Mayor Nanette Billings Hurricane City
Councilwoman Danielle Larkin St. George City
Kyle Case
Huntsman Senior Games SGACC Board Chair
Shonie Christensen Shonie Insurance Group SGACC Board Vice Chair
Rebecca Box Sun American Mortgage SGACC Outgoing Chair
Brad Harker Harker Growth Partners SGACC Incoming Vice Chair
Terri Draper Intermountain St. George Regional Hospital
Brad Buhanan America First Credit Union
Shawn Christensen, President & CEO
Annie Simkins, Director of Member Services
Nate Martinez, Director of Operations & Policy Engagement
Katie Roark, Marketing and Communications Coordinator
Ric Lupiano, Administrative Assistant
Melissa and Joe Umali Umali Media
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Kyle Case
Huntsman Senior Games SGACC Board Chair
Shonie Christensen Shonie Insurance Group Vice Chair
Annie Howell Watts Construction Treasurer
Rebecca Box Dixie Sunrise Rotary Club Past Chair
Brad Harker Harker Growth Partners Incoming Chair
Brad Plathow Chief Growth Officer of Intergalatic
Brock Rasmussen Stele
Kurt Ivie Washington City
Macrae Heppler Eagle Gate Title
Nicholle Felshaw Washington County Tasha Toy Utah Tech University
Last year, only 2 days after I was made the Director of Nursing, our Administrator came down with Covid and a few weeks later, he passed away. I felt very inadequate to run the center on my own. But despite my insecurities, and with the help of others, I spent the next year learning his job and my new position in order to keep the center running smoothly. It taught me that I am capable of doing more than I thought I was.
The growth that I have experienced both personally and professionally since joining Summit Sotheby's International Realty has been life changing. Managing the office in St. George even more so. It has had it challenges, but I wake up grateful to do what I do, with the best people in the business, every day. I've had the opportunity to learn from some of the best in the industry and to help some of the best in the industry grow.
When I was little my grandparents volunteered at the Brigham City museum and old train depot. I would go with them on occasion and loved learning about the history but mostly playing dress up or playing with the old timey things that were there! Those early experiences are why I love working in a museum and why I love getting to create similar experiences for young students that volunteer with us.
Starting at the bottom taught me many valuable lessons that further helped me each time I was promoted. I see a lot of young employees who want to be CEO overnight. I can not stress enough how important it is to put in the time, and the work, to learn and master each of your roles on the way up.
Working closely with a variety of other skilled writers over the years has been the single greatest contributor to my own growth as an author. Reading and absorbing their material has allowed my work to be richer in turn.
The recent Global Pandemic with COVID-19 has stretched healthcare leaders in directions they never thought possible. This experience has shaped me by having so many uncharted trials and hurdles to navigate through it could have easily become overwhelming. But, that experience has really proven that no matter how big an obstacle, or difficult a situation, there is always a way through it. If you simply take it one step at a time.
I have had the fortune of having a few different leaders who have been excellent examples to me on how a successful leader should operate. The lessons I have learned from them have shaped who I am as a leader and how I approach interactions in the workplace. I have learned, sometimes the hard way, that listening and asking questions goes a long way to showing colleagues and customers that you care. Once respect is gained (and maintained), then the ability to be successful in your industry becomes almost automatic.
My patients have taught me how to become a doctor in the most rewarding ways. With each patient, comes new expereinces that teach everyone.
I had the opportunity to work for a large Fortune 500 company after graduating from college. It was a challenging job but was one that I enjoyed. About a year into the job I made a mistake that came with some large financial implications for the company. Instead of notifying my boss about the situation, I dug deep and worked to resolve the issue by myself.
After a couple of weeks’ worth full of work and stress I was able to rectify my mistake and went to notify my boss of the situation. I was taught the importance of two great traits that day, communication and teamwork. Since that experience, I have tried to make communication and teamwork a key part of each project I work on
A major product recall that occurred after a small product change and shaped me professionally. The circumstance teaches how to adapt quickly to suit the needs of the consumer, as well as teaches you how to learn quickly how keep moving forward.
Jackelyn is the CFO of Family Healthcare. She manages all financial aspects of the organization along with all of the information technology. Jackelyn also serves our community as a board member of Valley Academy and is active in her religious group and other various clubs.
Jackelyn is an integral member of the team at Family Healthcare and is continually developing new accounting and billing procedures that have improved bottom line growth year over year
As one of the few females in a very male driven career field, Alyson has had to overcome may obstacles. In doing so, Alyson has mentored other female entrepreneurs by providing them with knowledge and wisdom that she has gained while owning and operating a business. Through this mentorship, Alyson has created an all female moving crew affectionately called the "Packing Queens". It is a passion of Alyson's to help members of our community by sharing her experiences and lessons learned over the past 14 years in entrepreneurship.
As unfortunate and devastating the pandemic was, it allowed me to see the holes we have in traditional healthcare systems. This created a burning desire that I couldn’t ignore until I came up with a resolution or a way to get into our community and make a change. The start up of Level Up IV has helped hundreds of people and continues to be my reason why.
I worked at a tech startup in St. George that required each new employee to complete "Power Training". If you've lived in Southern Utah long enough, you might have heard of the 2-day workshop. I broke boards with my hand and walked on fire. I remember them telling us, "it's ok to move quickly," and that has stuck with me. This shaped me by helping to direct me to take action. Planning and thought are not discounted, but it is still ok to get the job done.
Learning how to compete professionally. In my first real leadership position I was the youngest person in the company at that role and our position was graded by a scorecard comprising of the 16 most important metrics for the company. It was during this time that I learned how to compete in the arena of business. I was driven everyday to be the best in these 16 categories and that drive and focus lead me to win the award as the top performing leader in the company in back to back years. I was under educated and had little experience but through my competitive instincts, I found a way to be recognized as a top leader in the company. I've kept that competitive spirit throughout my career.
It is not a single experience that has shaped me, rather several. I am shaped by the hard times, by the failures, and by the mistakes I have made or seen others make. I have learned the most from the times when things did not go my way and I had to adapt. Those times when I have stretched out of my comfort zone have been the most impactful.
Tyson has served the local theater community in many different local venues, most notably the St George Musical Theater, Kayenta Center for the Arts, and the Stage Door. Tyson leads by example on and off the stage by creating the sets, choreography and acting. Tyson was awarded an ARP grant through Utah Humanities for a locally created and produced musical called MARA, written by his talented mother. Tyson has contributed to the success of the Kayenta Center for the Arts by opening "Shakespeare in the Park" in Santa Clara along with "Simonfest".
Working in the halls of congress taught me to treat everyone genuinely as if theyre your best friend. Someone you might view as your enemy on a policy issue today might be the supporter you need on a different issue tomorrow. Burning bridges is not worth it.
Over time I’ve had a similar experience on multiple occasions that has helped shape how I practice. I love being able to sit down with a patient and just talk, Not only about their eyes but life as well. By the end of the exam, having explained all the findings and addressing the patients needs, I usually get a comment about how much they appreciate me, the doctor, taking the time to talk to them, answer questions, and not rush the exam. When I hear that I know I have accomplished my goal as a doctor.
An experience that has shaped me is when one of my friends said that I couldn't run the marathon without training. My friend and I made a little bet and I decided to give it a shot, it was one of the toughest things mentally that I have done. With that challenge, I was able to complete the marathon without training. This challenge helped me realize that we are the ones that put limitations on ourselves. All we have to do is break down those limitations and believe in ourselves and we can accomplish amazing things.
In the first year of my career, a co-worker brought me several components which they believed had been assembled incorrectly. They asked if I could provide instructions and authorization to destructively disassemble the components and start the assembly process over with new parts. I did what they asked without much thought. The parts had been assembled correctly, meaning good parts had gone to waste. While the cost of the parts was minimal, this experience taught me to always seek out as much information as possible in order to make informed decisions. This lesson has benefitted me countless times since, and has helped me avoid costly errors on every project I have been assigned at RAM.
Early in my career, I saw how quickly and dramatically lives could be changed for the better by equipping people with technical skills. shortly after witnessing this, I changed my career path to “tech Ed.” I’ve never looked back and I’m so grateful to play a role in the life changing education taking place at Dixie Technical College!
Early on in my career, I experienced situations where clients could not afford care for their pets. Because of these heartbreaking circumstances, I decided to work in non-profit veterinary medicine to offer affordable care with the goal that all clients and their pets be able to access basic veterinary services.
Marathon running and training has shaped me professionally. When I moved to St. George in 2008, I was inspired to run the St. George Marathon because of how much our community embraced and loved this event. For me, I always look at opportunities to be as successful as I can and I not only wanted to run my first marathon at the St. George Marathon but I wanted to win the entire race. With this goal in mind I strive to find the knowledge of what it took to win a marathon from the best runners in the community and I set up my training plan to do the work required to compete at this level. I ended up winning that first St. George Marathon I ran and this mentality has not only shaped me as an athlete but professionally as well. In my work I always go in with the mentality of looking at exactly what I need to do to be the best and successful then I go after it like no other!
I’ve been shaped professionally by the experience I’ve had opening a new business in my area. I have been able to learn a lot about all aspects of business and how to make your company successful. Through this experience I’ve been able to help many kids in our community build a positive relationship with math.
Dayton is the first ever Hurricane City attorney. In his short six months in position, Dayton has fixed many outdated ordinances that bless the citizens needs within the city and protect the city from litigation. Dayton is a farmer, rancher, good citizen, and attorney. He understands farmers', and citizens' needs and how ordinances impact the citizens of Hurricane City.
At one of my past jobs, I had to be creative in how I did my work. There wasn’t enough work to keep me busy all day. I learned that I needed to read and teach myself to improve in my job so that A) I could create a need and B) I could better myself and be paid to do it. Because of this, when I left, my job was split into three jobs and, to this day, is something that could never be replicated by another person. It taught me to be unique and approach each job with my own style.
Becoming self-employed has shaped me as a person more than any other experience in my life. The amount of discipline, creativity, and drive needed to run a company is transformational.
Kallie grew up in Farmington, Utah until she was 16, then moved to St. George, Utah and now lives in beautiful Santa Clara, where she gets to see all of the amazing landscapes of Southern Utah every day. In January of 2017, she started working for Root for Kids (then The Learning Center for Families). Kallie is currently working as a Family Support Specialist for the Early Head Start program, and she does not regret coming to work for Root for Kids for a single moment. It has been an amazing company to work for, with amazing coworkers and community members!
Tyler was a disciple of Jesus Christ. The best of men. He dedicated his life to serving God and his neighbor. He fought a brave battle with lung cancer for nearly 3 years. He was born on March 22, 1987, to Brent and Gina Hall of St George. Tyler is the third of six children.Tyler loved helping his grandpas on their farm and ranch. Tyler and Jamie were blessed with their first baby and over the coming years added three more children to the mix. Tyler was an incredible father. He was a hero to his children. He was ever patient and kind and loved spending time with them.
You made a difference with your knowledge and kindness. Thank you Tyler.
They are movers and shakers in our community. They are launching and scaling their own ventures. They are making an impact in our community.