Forty under 40

Age 34 | Project architect, StruXture Architects LLC

One thing about Naura Heiman Godar is for certain: If she were a baker, she wouldn’t put all of her cookies in one basket.

She has managed …

Age 33 | Project architect, OPN Architects Inc.

It’s difficult to miss Danielle Hermann’s handiwork.

An architect with OPN Architects Inc. and, before that, Herbert Lewis Kruse Blunck (HLKB) Architecture Ltd., Hermann has participated in …

Age 30 | Guided learning manager, the Science Center of Iowa

A self-proclaimed nerd, Sara Kobilka has turned her love of science into a rewarding career.

Kobilka, who earned her bachelor’s degree in atmospheric and …

Age 26 | Manager of art and philanthropy, Kum & Go LC

Liz Lidgett describes herself as the quintessential boomerang kid. She grew up here in Des Moines before moving away to attend the University …

Age 35 | Senior partner, Weinhardt & Logan P.C.

Holly Logan left one of Greater Des Moines’ most storied full-service law firms last year to form a boutique practice that specializes in defending white-collar crime …

Age 39 | Vice president/financial adviser, Morgan Stanley Smith Barney

Matt Marckmann was always an entrepreneurial sort of guy, and he knew that he liked numbers. It was his first job out of college with …

Age 39 | real estate manager, Pioneer Hi-Bred International Inc.

Bryan Michael wanted to be a construction supervisor, the no-nonsense type of guy who’s out in the field handling day-to-day project details. As a young …

Age 28 | CEO, Dwolla Corp.

Ben Milne doesn’t like to buy into his company’s hype.

The founder of cash-based payment system provider Dwolla Corp., Milne has seen the company written about in the local …

Age 38 | president and CEO, Mid-Iowa Health Foundation

Fund raising has always been a part of Suzanne Mineck’s professional life, and her skills in that area have benefited several nonprofit organizations.

As the senior …

Age 38 | Shareholder and attorney, Davis Brown Law Firm

As she was growing up, Nikki Miras Mordini’s destiny was clear – to her father, anyway.

“My father told me repeatedly that I was destined …