2024 40 Under 40 Honorees
Chris Edwards
Ward and Smith, P.A.
Attorney
Katharine Barrack
PPD Development LLP
Senior Manager
Aubrey Parsley
City of Wilmington
Director of Rail Realignment
Matt Bork
Liberty Senior Living
CFO
Graham Elmore
Vantaca
Director of People + Culture
Graham Elmore is the Director of People + Culture at Vantaca. Vantaca is a fast-growing, Wilmington based, fintech company that provides a cloud-based software solution that supports over 20,000 homeowner associations and 2.5 million homeowners. As the Director of People + Culture, Graham supports and drives initiatives that provide a world-class employee experience.
Prior to working with Vantaca, Graham spent over a decade as an educator in the roles of Teacher, Coach, Assistant Principal, and Principal for New Hanover County Schools.
Graham is a two-time graduate of UNC Wilmington and holds a Masters of School Administration and an undergraduate degree in Middle Grades Education, with a concentration in Math and Science. Graham is also a North Carolina Principal Fellow and North Carolina Teaching Fellow.
Stephanie Key
Pender County Tourism
Rebekah Thurston
City of Wilmington
WFD Public Information Officer
Rebekah Thurston is the Public Information Officer for the Wilmington Fire Department. She manages the department’s internal and external communications, including content creation, advises senior leadership, and facilitates media relations and community programs. Rebekah took the reins at WFD after spending nearly five years serving as the Fire and Life Safety Educator/Public Information Officer for Greenville Fire/Rescue. Before her time in the fire service, she was a television news reporter in ENC and IL. Rebekah’s accolades include producing the award-winning “Close B4 U Doze” video, presenting at conferences in NC and NY, being named one of Greenville's 30 Under 30, and receiving a STARS Award for Service from the City. Aside from her work with WFD, Rebekah assists small businesses and nonprofits with marketing and communications.
Romondo McEachern
Excite Credit Union
Business Banking Manager
Lindsey Zurcher
MegaCorp Logistics LLC
Chief Human Resources Officer
Megan Youssefi
The Healing Place
Director of Development
Colleen Coons
Monteith Construction Corp.
Joy Sharp
Brad Sizemore Insurance
Operations Manager
Larry Salefsky
East Coast Volleyball Academy
President
Katie Tate
Lower Cape Fear LifeCare
Director of Foundation
Caleb Courtney
Ivester Jackson Coastal Christie's
Matt Schneider
Champion Valves Inc.
General Manager
Ashanti Gibbs
Cape Fear Public Transportation Authority - Wave Transit
HR Generalist
Stefanie Roback
Arise Counseling and Therapy
Owner + Founder
Ashanti Hines
Cape Fear Public Transportation Authority - Wave Transit
Roz Williams
nCino OpCo, Inc.
Senior Customer Marketing Manager
Emily Mitchell
Cape Fear Literacy Council
Development Director
Hannah Betancourt
Novant Health
Nurse Manager of Neuro ICU and Neuro ICCU
Hogan Hagy
Deloitte Tax LLP
Salesforce Executive
Hunter McIntyre
Wilmington Health
Director of Provider Recruitment
Keyona Williams
Communities In Schools
Student Support Specialist
Kimberly Clark
New Hanover County Schools
Trask Middle School Principal
Lambeth Chalk
NourishNC
Program Director
Linsey Hackett
Monteith Construction Corp.
People Department Director
Lysa Clifton
AutoXcel Corporation
Compliance Manager/Founder
Mayra Robles
UNCW Centro Hispano
Program Coordinator
Melvin Felipe
Cape Fear Latinos
Co-President
Michael Lee
City of Wilmington
Captain
Nicole Haverly
nCino OpCo, Inc.
Executive Director - Support Engineering
Olaf Parada
Helen Tarokic Law PLLC
Senior Paralegal and Community Liaison
Rebekah Garcia
Legal Aid of North Carolina - Wilmington Office
Project Director, Medicaid Appeals Technical Team
Rhykia Lloyd
New Hanover County Schools
EC Teacher
Mayra Romero
New Hanover County Sheriff's Office
Rachel Schuler
City of Wilmington
Director Of Housing and Neighborhood
