SBJ announces the 2026 40 Under 40 honorees

Posted online February 6, 2026 | 12:00 pm

Springfield Business Journal’s 2026 class of 40 Under 40 represents 40 accomplished and still-rising professionals in southwest Missouri.

Since its 1999 debut, the awards program judged by an independent panel of community members has honored individuals under the age of 40 for their professional and civic work.

The honorees are: Ryan Allison, Ollis/Akers/Arney; Meredith Bosso, KPM CPAs & Advisors; Izzy Callison, Storm Restorations Corp.; Klay Camden, Emery Sapp & Sons Inc.; Matt Carra, The Child Advocacy Center Inc.; Riana Clark, Discovery Center of Springfield Inc.; Will Darter, Everton R-III School District; Chelsey Dollarhide, The Whitlock Co.; Alexandria Dool, Springfield Area Chamber of Commerce; Nathan Doss, Barnabas Foundation Inc.; Jody Dow, Springfield Dream Center; Derrick J. Estell, Toth and Associates Inc.; Elizabeth Fax, Greene County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office; Vania Hager, Pregnancy Care Center; Andrea Harp, Care to Learn; Brock Hughes, Mercy Springfield Communities; Katie Jackson, NewStream Enterprises LLC; Alex B. Johnson, Missouri State University; Camber Jones, Spencer Fane LLP; Lauren Joslyn, Centerstone; Gordon Lane, Nixon & Lindstrom Insurance Inc.; Anna Larriu, Forvis Mazars LLP; Christian Lewis, Simmons Bank; Ren Luebbering, Springfield-Branson National Airport; Ryan Mahn, Nixa Public Schools; Mindy McDonald, Victory Mission & Ministry; Mallory Moore, CoxHealth; Megan Neyer, Maxon Fine Jewelry; Racheal Dami Odunewu, Purpose Connect Inc.; Zack Pemberton, Springfield Cardinals LLC; David Pere, FMTM LLC; Cristian Rath, Abacus; Jason Ray, Southwest Missouri Council of Governments; Zion Riffe-Stevens, Drew Lewis Foundation Inc.; Nacy Tai Ryerson, EnCompass Academy; Andrea Sitzes, Arvest Bank; Seth Swafford, Palen Music Center Inc.; Ethan Sykes, Drury University; Robert L. Temple, Kembell Woods & Martinsen LLP; and Rachel Tripp, Community Foundation of the Ozarks Inc.