Business Ledger honors suburban young professionals
It was an evening for rising stars Thursday as 17 suburban businesspeople younger than 35 were honored at annual Suburban Young Professionals program, hosted by Daily Herald Business Ledger and its sponsoring partners.
About 100 people attended the event at the Weber Grill in Oak Brook, where the honorees were feted for their individual contributions to the suburban business community. The program recognizes young business professionals for outstanding work and influence through their business and community service efforts.
The honorees were nominated by their peers and selected through a screening process overseen by the Business Ledger editorial staff.
The 2016 honorees are Taylor Anians, Drake Hotel, Oak Brook; Stacy Bales, Bales Metal Surface & Solutions, Downers Grove; Emily Bartlett, Corbett, Duncan & Hubly P.C., Itasca; Ira Coleman, Transnational Bankcard LLC, Rosemont; Tim Coleman, Webb Financial Group, Lake Forest; Matthew Grana, Grand Frame Inc., Arlington Heights; Kristen Halland, Balance Chiropractic & Wellness, Hoffman Estates; Meaghan Johnson, Lakeshore Recycling Systems, Morton Grove; Adam Kamuda, MFC Sports Performance, Darien; Brett Mathieson, Mathieson, Moyski, Austin & Co. LLP, Wheaton; Jennifer Matthews, Hilton Lisle/Naperville; Ashley Mayer, JJR Marketing, Naperville; Jordan Rovito, Cushman & Wakefield, Rosemont; Diana Taylor, DeSanto, Morgan & Taylor, Libertyville; Jenna Tranel, The Tranel Financial Group, Libertyville; Chris Van Eck, Proven Business Systems, Tinley Park; and Elyse Wagner, My Kitchen Shrink, Lake Zurich.
Detailed profiles will be featured in the Feb. 22 of the Daily Herald Business Ledger. Sponsors for the program are Northern Illinois University School of Business, B. Gunther & Co., Avquote.com and Weber Grill.