40 young professionals under the age of 40 will be honored on December 5 at the Northwest Louisiana Young Professionals Initiative Gala.

The Northwest Louisiana Young Professionals Initiative will be honoring 40 young professionals in Shreveport-Bossier at this year's gala. The gala will be held at the Horseshoe.

According to the Shreveport Times, these professionals have been nominated and will be celebrated at the eighth annual event. These individuals are entrepreneurs, executives, managers, and professionals. They work for public, private, and non-profit sectors. The winners are chosen based on achievement, experience, innovation, vision, leadership and involvement in the community.

Here is this year's list:

  1. Adam Walsh, Centenary College of Louisiana
  2. Alex Person, Gingerbread Child Advocacy Center
  3. Anna Gleason, Hardward Resources and Chords
  4. Ashlie Daigle, Centenary College of Louisiana
  5. Aubre Bauer Clark, Chemistry Salon
  6. Bryan Roppolo, Roppolo's Insulation
  7. Carlos D. Prudhomme, Prudhomme Law Firm
  8. Casey Jones, Shreveport Regional Arts Council and Casey Jones Photography
  9. Christina Barrow Washington, Overton Brooks VA Medical Center
  10. Dr. Christina Notarianni, LSU Health Sciences Center, Shreveport
  11. Christopher S. Lee, LPL Financial
  12. Dr. Draper S. Wright, Wright LLp & University Health Co.
  13. Dr. Kimberly Woods, All the Way Health
  14. Melva Williams, Southern University at Shreveport
  15. Dr. Ellie O'Brien Hudnall, The Family Doctors
  16. Felice Williams, LSU Shreveport
  17. Georgette Price, Military Child Education Coalition
  18. Jake Wood, SMG-CenturyLink Center
  19. Jamie Davis, Horshoe Casino and Hotel
  20. Jason Gelois, MLK Health Center
  21. Jazmin Jernigan, Aesthetic Innovations LLC
  22. Julie McEachern, Suddenlink
  23. Kasie Mainiero, Caddo Parish School Board
  24. Kassi Robinson, Pay it Forward Networking
  25. Katie Bickham, Bossier Parish Community College
  26. Kendra Wheeler, Red River Bank
  27. Kevin R. Alexander, Creative Control Firms
  28. Layna Bernard, Community Trust Bank
  29. Lecie Israel, Volunteers of America
  30. Lindsey Beckham, Louisiana Association for the Blind
  31. Marc Price, Porter's International
  32. Dr. Marlon Henderson, Henderson Dentistry
  33. Melissa Flores, Blanchard, Walker, O'Quin & Roberts
  34. Meredith McGovern, Bossier Parish School Board
  35. Nicholas Courville, Heard, McElroy & Vestal
  36. Patrina Johnson, Centenary College of Louisiana
  37. Ragan T. Dickens, Louisiana Oil & Gas Association
  38. Shane Morgan, Silver Plate Cakery
  39. Shondale Coleman, Magnolia Manor Nursing and Rehabilitation Center
  40. Tiffany DeBlieux, Commmunity Trust Bank

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