January 30, 2020 Leadership Kitsap will host the popular 20 Under 40 Awards Program that has celebrated Kitsap Peninsula exceptional young business leaders under the age of 40 since 2005. The program originated under the Kitsap Peninsula Business Journal (KPBJ) with Dee and Lary Copolla as 40 Under 40. The Kitsap Sun inherited the program when the paper acquired KPBJ in 2014 and it became known as 20 Under 40. The program took a break in 2018 and 2019. Partnering with KPBJ and Editor David Nelson, Leadership Kitsap is excited to renew this important program recognizing of our community’s leaders.

We received 90 nominations. 68 applications were submitted. Our independent panel of judges narrowed the field down to 20. Please congratulation our honorees:

MATTHEW AUGSPURGER Nepsis, Inc. – Puget Sound
MICHELLE BERGER PSNS & IMF
RYAN DENNY Trash Transporter
CARRIE EASTMAN Sanchez, Mitchell, Eastman & Cure
JOSHUA GOSS TheCoffeeOasis|South Kitsap Fire & Rescue
JESSICA GUIDRY Kitsap Public Health District
ALANNA IMBACH Vibe Coworks
NICK JOHNSON  Libro.fm Audiobooks
JENNIFER KIRCHNER Naval Base Kitsap – Fleet & Family Support
MARTY McKAY Art Anderson
MAYNARD JOHN MELAND JR. Maynard’s Restaurant
MEGAN MORRIS Kitsap Physical Therapy
CRYSTAL NIXON West Sound Workforce
GISELE PODHRADSKY The Coffee Oasis
GRACE RAIFORD Central Stage Theater
KODY RUSSELL Kitsap Strong
JEREMY STITT Sound West Group
STACIE WAGES Harrison Medical Center
ANDREA WILLIAMS Bainbridge Island Museum of Art
TITUS WOODSON PSNS & IMF

CELEBRATE WITH US!
January 30, 2020 | Kitsap Conference Center Bremerton Harborside
No-host bar, heavy hors d’oeuvres, music by Ranger & the “Re-Arrangers,” socializing 5:30-6:15pm
Program begins at 6:15pm
Click HERE to purchase tickets!

THANK YOU TO OUR PROGRAM SPONSORS:
Kitsap Peninsula Business Journal, Kitsap Sun, & Kitsap Conference Center Bremerton Harborside
VIP Honoree Event Sponsors: Crane’s Castle Brewing and Cary & Kerri Bozeman
Chambers of Commerce: Bainbridge Island, Bremerton, Gig Harbor, Kingston, North Mason, Port Orchard, Poulsbo, and Silverdale

THANK YOU TO OUR PANEL OF JUDGES:
Sanjay Bhatt, Marketing & Public Information Director, Kitsap Transit; Dee Coppola, Founding Editorial Director, West Sound Home & Garden; Kevin Hoult, Director (Retired), Kitsap County Small Business Development Center; David Nelson, Editor, Kitsap Sun: Lisa Stirrett, Artist & Small Business Owner, Lisa Stirrett Glass Art Studio