June 30, 2025

The Young Professionals Network of the Greater Sioux Falls Chamber of Commerce has announced the nominees for its 4 Under 40 award.

The award honors young professionals who are change-makers in their business, industry and community.

Twenty-six nominations were received for the award, with individuals representing a wide range of industries, including health care, finance, retail and more.

A panel of YPN members will review the nominations and select four individuals to be honored.

The award recipients will be announced at YPN’s Crossroads Summit on Aug. 21. The event is a professional development conference that encourages people from all industries around the region to network, learn and build relationships.

The nominees are:

• Conrad Adam, Elgethun Capital Management
• Dr. Jed Assam, VRA Vision
• Matt Barthel, Experience Sioux Falls
• Sydney Bartunek, The Compass Center
• Bridget Bennett, MarketBeat
• Ashton Ekdom, Call to Freedom
• Olivia Essig, Sanford Health
• Jessica Ferrie, APX Construction Group
• Rachel Flagstad, Augustana University
• Turner Gaines, Special Olympics South Dakota
• James Gaspar, Interstate Office Products
• Madison Godschalk, Sioux Falls Area Humane Society
• Kate Kotzea, Click Rain Inc.
• Luke Lindberg, South Dakota Trade
• Emily Linehan, The Schemmer Associates Inc.
• Brittni McGee, Plains Commerce Bank
• Danielle McGrath, First Premier Bank
• Janean Michalov, Furniture Mission of South Dakota
• Hanah Molloy, Trillion Health & Hormone
• Daniel Morrison, Merrill Lynch
• Kelly Nyberg, Nyberg’s Ace
• Kirk Oldre, Stride Bank
• Rika Peterson, Maximizing Excellence
• Jordan Rieffenberger, Lloyd Cos.
• Mandy Sutton, Eide Bailly
• Kyle Swiden, Plains Commerce Bank