Triangle Business Journal is pleased to announce the winners of the 2012 40 Under 40 Awards.  The Triangle’s most influential and highly accomplished young leaders will be recognized at Triangle Business Journal’s 40 Under 40 Awards luncheon on Thursday, May 17, at Prestonwood Country Club, from 11:00 AM to 2:00 PM.

“The 40 Under 40 winners are the region’s up-and-coming thought leaders,” says Bryan Hamilton, publisher of Triangle Business Journal. “Fresh ideas, progressive initiatives and persistent hard work make up the creed of this group. Look for them to shape the Triangle’s vision of tomorrow.”

The following individuals will be presented with a 40 Under 40 Award for their contributions to their organizations and to the community.

Arik Abel of French/West/Vaughan

Ginny Allen of Cranfill Sumner & Hartzog

Chris Ayers of Poyner Spruill LLP

Jeffrey Bane of The Chef’s Academy

Tucker Bartlett of Self-Help Credit Union

Tracy Bissette of WeejeeLearning LLC

Ashley Britton of Johnson Lambert & Co. LLP

Preston Brown of Bronto Software

Zach Clayton of Three Ships Media

Angela Connor of Capstrat

Matthew Coppedge of Downtown Durham, Incorporated

Matthew Cunningham of Smith Moore Leatherwood LLP

Keith Donahue of Overture Networks

Brian Whitaker duMont of Yard-Nique, Inc.

Jake Fehling of USA Baseball

Sarah Ford of Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP

Kyle Greer of NAI Carolantic Realty, Inc.

Mac Hammer of Synergy Commercial Advisors LLC

Mark Holmes of NC Rural Health Research Center

Tracy Wood Kimbrell of North Carolina General Assembly

Katie Kross of North Carolina Sustainability Center

Meredith Lawhon of Bayer CropScience

Bekah Mahan of Bayer CropScience

Sherida McMullan of Intel Corporation

Mike Munn of The John R. McAdams Company, Inc.

Raymond Petrino of Hemera Financial Solutions

Mike Putnam of Sequence, Inc.

Traynor Reitmeier of CAPTRUST Financial Advisors

Laura Robinette of PricewaterhouseCoopers

Chandler Rose of ProVantage Corporate Solutions

Brian Sanders of Environmental Holdings Group

Trevor Schmidt of Moore & Van Allen

Dana Simpson of Smith Anderson

Crystal Suazo of Vaco Raleigh LLC

Sumit Vohra of Lonerider Brewing Co.

Alisha Whiteway of TelllUrVision

Joshua Whiton of TransLoc

Lesley Wilson of PNC Bank

Virginia Yopp of Strategic Development Resources LLC

Triangle Business Journal’s upcoming May 18 edition will include an in-depth 40 Under 40 special section with profiles of the honorees.

The 2012 40 Under 40 Awards program is a Triangle Business Journal event, sponsored by Meredith College, Eye Care Associates, OD PA, and Reception sponsor, Grinnell Leadership