Forty under 40

Age 35  | Owner, Gold Dome Strategies Inc. 

She always planned on a law career, but one course correction became necessary. “I started out as a patent lawyer, but I was too social,” Jill Altringer …

Age 35  |  Partner, Capital Ideas

Christina Amys accumulated experience as an account executive at Gazette Communications Inc. in Cedar Rapids and two Des Moines companies – WHO-TV and The Atomic Advertising Group Inc. – …

Age 31  |  President, Iowa Hospice

Three years after returning to his native Central Iowa, Rick Breuss holds not one but two important jobs. As president of Iowa Hospice, he draws a salary; as president …

Age 33  |  Partner, BrownWinick law firm

Elizabeth Coonan was recently named to the Iowa Commission on the Status of Women, adding another honor and another responsibility in a life that’s full of them. For …

Age 30  |  Director, Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs

Mary Cownie said she wasn’t seeking out a government job, but it’s not surprising that she was on Gov. Terry Branstad’s list of candidates. Her resume …

Age 37  |  Artistic director, Des Moines Metro Opera Inc.

When he arrived at Simpson College as a freshman, Michael Egel was interested in musical theater but had no intention of getting involved with the …

Age 29  |  Chief operating officer, Dwolla Corp.

Charise Flynn jumped into the business world at the age of 12 – a farm girl, she started her own small herd of cattle – and followed …

Age 30  |  Executive director, American Heart Association

The American Heart Association approached Brooke Foster about applying for the local chapter’s executive director position. Seven interviews later, she got it.

Less than a year later, …

Age 31 | Administrative law judge, Iowa Board of Parole

Syeta Glanton knows that she carries a big responsibility in upholding her prominent family name. Those who have worked with her say she’s exceeding all …