For the seventh year in a row, Avenue Edmonton has compiled our Top 40 Under 40 list. And, for the seventh year in a row, we were astounded by what some of our selected class has achieved.
Top 40 Under 40 Gayla Grinde takes a meta-moment to snap a photo with her profile
City Councillor Michael Walters - a 2009 Top 40 Under 40 - talks to Brookes Merritt
Kimberly Franchuk and Top 40 Under 40 Cameron Franchuk
Top 40 Under 40 Lorne Webber shares a laugh with 2014 alumnus Darwin Li
Top 40 Under 40 Vivian Abboud snaps a selfie with her daughter and Top 40 Under 40 Class of 2014's Zohreh Saher
Three generations of Top 40 Under 40: Ian O'Donnell (Class of 2013), Kris Andreychuk (Class of 2015) and David Jones (Class of 2014)
Top 40 Under 40 Sarah Chan proves to be a master at mingling
Guests take the opportunity to congratulate Top 40 Under 40 Dr. Tejas Sankar, second from right
Judges
Don Iveson
Don Iveson was elected mayor of Edmonton in October 2013, and was a member of the inaugural Top 40 Under 40 class in 2009 while he was a city councillor representing Ward 5.
Linda Huffman
Linda Huffman is the executive director of Arts Habitat Edmonton, a non-profit organization that manages and develops collaborative spaces for artists across the city.
Tina Thomas
Tina Thomas is the director of marketing and fund development for the Edmonton Public Library, and was named to the Top 40 Under 40 class in 2011 for her work in rebranding the EPL.
Brad Ferguson
Brad Ferguson is the president and chief executive officer of the Edmonton Economic Development Corporation, which works with business people in the city to help their companies grow and thrive.
Trudy Callaghan
Trudy Callaghan is the associate publisher of Avenue Edmonton, and has been a judge on every Top 40 Under 40 panel since the program was launched back in 2009.
Top 40 Under 40 Nominations
We all know that one person who is vital to the community.
This is a person who makes Edmonton a better place in which to live, who puts this city on the map.