September 1, 2026
Sioux Falls Young Professionals Network Announces 2026 Four Under 40 Award Nominees
The Sioux Falls Young Professionals Network (YPN) of the Greater Sioux Falls Chamber of Commerce has announced 55 nominees for the inaugural Four Under 40 Awards. These awards, presented by The Bancorp, celebrate young professionals who make significant contributions in their business, industry, and community.
The diverse group of nominees spans various sectors within the Sioux Falls metro area. A panel of YPN members will review the submissions and choose four recipients for the awards. The winners will be revealed at the Greater Sioux Falls Chamber of Commerce annual meeting on October 13 at the Sioux Falls Convention Center. Additionally, the honorees will be recognized at the upcoming Sioux Falls YPN Crossroads Summit.
Nominees for the 2026 Four Under 40 Awards:
- Matthew Abel – BTC Trust Co. of South Dakota
- Samuel Adams – Keller Williams Realty Sioux Falls
- Megan Barkley – L.G. Everist
- Peter Bates – TSP Inc.
- Katelynn Beldin – Children’s Home Society of South Dakota
- Brett Bentele – Capital Services
- Blake Berke – Wellspent Consulting
- Cora Brant – Union Gospel Mission
- Bailey Brooker – Girl Scouts – Dakota Horizons
- Jeni Brooks – Brooks Construction Services Inc.
- Kendra Cersosimo – Two54 Creative
- Shelby Christopherson – POET
- Dajana Cicvara – Silverstar Car Wash
- Austin Claeys – Advanced Engineering and Environmental Services Inc.
- Tessa Donovan – 9 Clouds
- Allison Dvorak – Avera McKennan Hospital & University Health Center
- Doria Esche – City of Sioux Falls
- Cale Feller – Avera Health
- Marisa Foster – Lloyd Cos.
- Vanessa Gomez – City of Sioux Falls
- Parker Hanson – Merrill Lynch First Financial Center
- Jamie Hegge – Lawrence & Schiller Inc.
- Courtney Heitkamp – Office of U.S. Rep. Dusty Johnson
- Dr. Mara Hermiston – Avera Health
- KC Herman – Avera Health Foundation
- Jerome Hunt – Axiom Construction Group
- Alexa Jerstad – Great Bear Ski Valley
- Broderick Kunzmann – New York Life Insurance Co. Great Plains General Office
- Jordan Lardy – Gil Haugan Construction
- Maren Larson – Wellspent Consulting
- Parker Lawley – EAPC Architects Engineers
- Dr. Travis Lehr – Pearle Vision
- Zoe Lewis – First Premier Bank
- Nichelle Lund – Classic Customer Service
- Clara MacIlravie Cañas-Uttecht – Avera Health
- Brandon May – Silencer Central
- Danielle McGrath – First Premier Bank
- Jonna Meehan – Eide Bailly
- Dr. Benjamin Meyerink – South Dakota State Medical Association
- Nick Moen – Special Olympics South Dakota
- Rachel Pritchett – Canopy by Hilton
- Megan Raposa – Sioux Falls Simplified
- Susan Rasmussen – Woods, Fuller, Shultz and Smith PC
- Eric Schmid – Aerostar
- Matthew Sheehan – Canopy by Hilton
- Taryn Siemonsa-Garry – Children’s Home Society of South Dakota
- Kyle Simons – University of Sioux Falls
- Ashley Sorenson – Ashley Lane LLC
- Elizabeth “Betsy” Sprenkle – 9 Clouds
- Dylan Urias – Sanford Health
- Jayne Vanderberg – Great Bear Ski Valley
- Kyle Vanderberg – Great Bear Ski Valley
- Hailie Warren – Wellspent Consulting
- Kadyn Wittman – Sioux Falls YMCA
- Matt Zobel – ISG
