Class of 2009

 

Fresno, CA (Feb. 24, 2010) – The honorees have been announced for the third annual “40 Under 40” reception, presented by BusinessStreetOnline.com and the Fresno Grizzlies, and to be held Thursday, April 1 at the 600 Club at Chukchansi Park in downtown Fresno.


The reception recognizes some of the top young business professionals in the public and private sectors in central California who are leaders in the community and have experienced great success before the age of 40.  They represent the future of the Central Valley, and were nominated by their peers on 40u40.com.


“It is always our pleasure to honor young, remarkable professionals in central California who have already made an impact in our communities, and will no doubt continue to do so in the future,” said Lance Cardoza, president and publisher of Business Street Online.


And the “40 Under 40” Class of 2009 are…

The ’40 Under 40’ Class of 2009 is Announced

•  K.C. Choi – Wassabi restaurants


•  Kim Fletcher - MightyOak


•  Laneesha Senegal – Central California Adolescent Development Corporation


•  Matt Otstot – KSEE 24


•  Mai Der Vang – The Know Youth Media


•  Nicole McGrath – Community Regional Medical Center


•  Oliver Baines – Fresno Police Department


•  Peter Chang – Cricket stores


•  Phillip Mendrin - Businessman


•  Rex Wilcox – C-Fit Community Wellness Program


•  Ryan Lansdowne – J.C. Lansdowne, Inc.


•  Samantha Avakian – Avakian Insurance Services


•  Sean Clinton – GB3


•  Steven Knudsen – International Agri-Center


•  Tammy Sears – On-Site Computer Training


•  Tate Hill, Jr. – Fresno Metropolitan Black Chamber of Commerce


•  Tiffany Nielsen – Premier Etiquette Training and Consulting


•  Tim Larson – Dowling, Aaron & Keeler


•  Tommy Heng – T-Mobile stores


•  Tu Her – Cage 5 Designs

Business Street’s “40 Under 40” reception honors and is attended by some of the top business professionals in the private and public sectors in central California who are under the age of 40.  The third annual“40 Under 40” reception will be held at the 600 Club at Chukchansi Park in downtown Fresno on Thursday, April 1 from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Anyone may purchase tickets for the “40 Under 40” reception by visiting www.BusinessStreetOnline.com, clicking on BST Events and then clicking on the “40 Under 40” logo.

• Alex Ott – The Apple Commission


•  Anthony Heng – T-Mobile stores


•  Barry Falke – Rotary Storyland/Playland


•  Bill Avakian – Avakian Insurance Services


•  Candice Hill – Hill’s Document Assistant


•  Charity Brown – Fresno Pacific University


•  Chance Alberta – MightyOak, Chukchansi Tribe


•  Darrell Dahlberg – Peak Broadcasting


•  David Childers – ACEL Charter High School


•  Dawn Steele – City of Fresno


•  Eiji Yamashita – Hanford Sentinel


•  Esther Cuevas – Economic Development Corporation serving Fresno County


•  Dr. Esmeralda Arreola – Community Medical Providers


•  Gary Carter – G&G Realty Solutions, Inc.


•  Geoff Hinds – Tulare County Fair


•  Helen Ochoa – Recording artist


  1. • James Collier – Paprika Studios


  3. • Jay Virk – Virk Investments


• John Hernandez – Central California Hispanic Chamber of Commerce


•  Josh Phanco – Fresno Grizzlies