Archive for March 2012

Age 34 | attorney, Faegre Baker Daniels LLP

When Michael and Katie Abbott got married, they had a big decision to make. Should Michael accept offers to practice law in Chicago or stay in Greater …

Age 35 | Portfolio manager, IBM Corp.

Sondra Ashmore grew up in Des Moines winning national championships in track and field and competing for state championships at Drake Stadium.

Now, she finds herself back in …

Age 38 | vice president of operations, J.E. Dunn Construction Group Inc.

In January 2011, Shannon and Dean Baird and twins Karson and Kennedy moved to Greater Des Moines. A move in the middle of …

Age 38 | Attorney and shareholder, Ahlers & Cooney P.C.

Golf has teed up a lifetime of memories for Eric Boehlert, so it’s little surprise that he brings his love for the game to his …

Age 27  |  Client service executive, Holmes Murphy and Associates Inc.

When Nataliya Boychenko was 17 years old, she came to Iowa from Ukraine in search of the American dream.

Needless to say, she found …

Age 36 | Attorney, Brown Winick law firm

Rebecca Brommel is an attorney specializing in civil litigation at the BrownWinick law firm in Des Moines, where she first went to work as a clerk in …

Age 36 | Attorney, Brown Winick law firm


Catherine Cownie is an attorney who has developed an expertise in complex corporate securities law. She knows her way around the biofuels industry, too, but it is …

Age 37 | President and CEO of Vending Services Inc.

Spencer Cox left a cushy job as a financial consultant at Smith Barney to pursue his entrepreneurial dreams during the worst financial crisis in decades. …