Archive for March 2012

Age 30 | Agent, Farm Bureau Financial Services 


Brad Phillips is proud of the fact that he was among the first entrepreneurial students to move into the University of Iowa’s student business incubator when it …

Age 35 | Media relations manager, MidAmerican Energy Co. 

Tina Potthoff was working as a spokesperson for the Iowa Lottery when the governor’s office asked her to join the Rebuild Iowa Office to assist in …

Age 31 | Vice president of operations, Censeo Solutions Inc.

Life has been busy for Erin Schneider.

Schneider is a third-year law student at Drake University, which includes helping clients and representing them in court. …

Age 39 | Home mortgage consultant, Wells Fargo Home Mortgage Inc.

At a time when it was pretty difficult to originate new mortgage loans, Steve SchraderBachar made it look easy. He generated more than $19 …

Age 39 | Chief financial officer, DART

Jamie Schug has always been attracted to working in public service.

Given her 10 years spent as a budget analyst and budget manager with the city of West …

Age 32 | Attorney, Nyemaster, Goode, West, Hansell & O’Brien P.C.

Attorney Kristina Stanger’s schedule for Monday, March 19, shows a couple of case deadlines and a hearing, so that will be a busy day. …

Age 36 | President, Perishable Distributors of Iowa


Before Nate Stewart was president of Perishable Distributors of Iowa (PDI), Hy-Vee Inc.’s largest subsidiary, he mowed the grounds at the company’s headquarters. He also worked in …

Age 38 | Senior shareholder, Davis Brown Law Firm

One of the things that Jason Stone likes about the Davis Brown Law Firm is that it gives attorneys the freedom to shape their careers the …

Age 39 | Vice president, Bankers Trust Co.

Melissa Stover has the perspective of someone who was raised in Greater Des Moines and moved away, but then chose to return.

“I knew this was such …

Age 39 | Vice president of patient and family care, HCI Care Services

Tray Wade does his best to help terminally ill Iowans and their families find comfort in their final days.

As vice president …