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Hannah McClelland Ruder says she used to view her age as a weakness, but today it’s worn as a badge of honor.

In his dozen years of work at Springfield Public Schools, Tom Masterson has steadily ascended the leadership ladder in the district.

Colby Keeth became a partner at Spectrum Accounting at age 30 and has continued to carve a niche as a transformative leader in the industry.

When Brandon Keene, 34, arrived in Springfield as a young adult, he had $600 and a pickup truck, and the city quickly became a place of personal and professional fulfillment, through his work at the Springfield Police Department.

Brandon Jenson has made quick work of his young career.

As the CEO of Eustasis Psychiatric & Addiction Health, A. Breanna Jain, 39, has helped pioneer accessible mental health care with a same-day walk-in model across offices in Missouri and Arkansas.

Acting on a passion to help people in her community, Alexandra Henson is building her legal career in the Queen City.

Nine years into his career with the city of Springfield, Colten Harris was tapped to run the same division he interned with as a student.

Jessica Harmison-Olson says taking over ownership of Maxon Fine Jewelry is her proudest professional accomplishment.

Ricky Haase became general civil team leader at 29 and vice president at 31 at Olsson Inc.

In a five-year span, Whitney Grieshaber went from a part-time, entry-level employee at Ozarks Technical Community College’s Center of Excellence for Medical Simulation to its director.

Jana Greig, 38, bases her leadership on a James Keller quote: “A candle loses nothing by lighting another candle.”

To Victoria Gorham, leading is not about directing but guiding a group to the best outcome.

Abby Glenn, 35, brought her passion for the nonprofit industry with her to Central Bank in Springfield, for which she’s served as assistant vice president and business development officer since mid-2021.

When Thomas Ganaden last year joined State Bank of Southwest Missouri, he didn’t bring a lot of banking experience with him. But leaders in his new company saw his potential and quickly gave him a big task him: to develop from scratch processes and tools to analyze commercial borrowers.

In 2022, Rachel Fortenberry, 36, launched Fortified Elder Law. After working in the offices of the Christian County prosecutor and Missouri attorney general, Fortenberry built her own client-centric firm focused on serving the middle class.

Heather Finnell’s director of finance position at Citizens Memorial Hospital exists at her suggestion.

Drew Douglas has a vision for local government. That vision is playing out in his role as director of communications for the city of Nixa.

Engineer Jared Davis says his industry tends to save its respect for those with gray hair. What separates him from other young professionals, he says, is confidence in what he can do.

Lisa Cillessen is dedicated to making pharmacy practice and education more rewarding and accessible.

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