YPN announces nominees for 2026 Four Under 40 Awards
The Young Professionals Network (YPN) of the Greater Sioux Falls Chamber of Commerce has announced the nominees for its 2026 Four Under 40 Awards, presented by The Bancorp. The awards recognize young professionals who are changemakers in their business, industry and community.
Fifty-five qualified nominees are being considered for this year’s awards, representing a wide range of industries and organizations throughout greater Sioux Falls.
For the first time, the Four under 40 Awards will be presented annually. The awards were previously presented every other year in conjunction with the Sioux Falls YPN Crossroads Summit.
A panel of YPN members will review the nominations and select four individuals to receive a Four under 40 Award. The 2026 recipients will be announced at the Greater Sioux Falls Chamber of Commerce Annual Meeting on October 13 at the Sioux Falls Convention Center. The honorees will also be recognized at the next Sioux Falls YPN Crossroads Summit.
A list of the 2026 Four under 40 Award qualified nominees can be viewed below. For more information about the Young Professionals Network, visit siouxfallsypn.com.
2026 Nominees
Matthew Abel, JD, MPA, BTC Trust Company of South Dakota
Samuel Adams, Keller Williams
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 Companies
Vanessa Gomez, City of Sioux Falls
Parker Hanson, Merrill Lynch First Financial Center
Jamie Hegge, Lawrence & Schiller, Inc.
Courtney Heitkamp, The Office of Congressman 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 Company 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 Sioux Falls Downtown
Megan Raposa, Sioux Falls Simplified
Susan T. Rasmussen, Woods, Fuller, Shultz and Smith, PC
Eric Schmid, Aerostar
Matthew Sheehan, Canopy by Hilton Sioux Falls
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, PE, ISG