Top 10 in 10 Young Professionals to Watch
in partnership with Augusta Magazine
Top 10 in 10 Young Professionals to Watch
The Top 10 in 10 Young Professionals to Watch was developed in 2009 by the Augusta Metro Chamber of Commerce, in partnership with Augusta Magazine, to annually highlight ten young professionals (age 25-35) in the Augusta Region. In recognizing these individuals, the Chamber aims to expand recognition for Augusta’s young professional talent throughout Georgia.
2024 Top 10 in 10 Application
A summary of questions and information required on the application can be viewed in advance of applying here.
Top 10 in 10 applications are due by March 22nd, 2024
The Top 10 in 10 Young Professionals to Watch receive the following:
- Biographical feature article in Augusta Magazine
- Submitted nomination for Georgia Trend Magazine’s Top 40 under 40
- Recognition and award presentation at Augusta Metro Chamber Member Economic Luncheon on Thursday, June 27th
2023 Top 10 in 10 Young Professionals to Watch
David Bash, Get Up Productions
Stephen Christopher Bradshaw, Queensborough National Bank & Trust
Emily Anderson Doumar, Doumar Rainsford
Patricia Galvan Fuentes, Taqueria El Rey
Garrett Green, Augusta University
Kelsey Holcomb, Savannah River Nuclear Solutions
Matt Kelly, Blanchard & Calhoun Real Estate Co.
Heather L. Smith, MAI Risk Advisors
Jacqueline G. Thomas, Turner Padget Graham & Laney, P.A.
Brandi K. Young, Young & Partners at Keller Williams Realty Augusta Partners
2022 Top 10 in 10 Young Professionals to Watch
Taylor Barbato, News Channel 6
Alicia Fitts, Peach State Federal Credit Union
Alex Griffin, MCG Foundation
Charles Jimenez, New American Funding
Stacie McBride, STACIE Social
Dalton Self, Jani-King of Augusta
Rebecca Van Loenen, Augusta Locally Grown, LLC
Kari Viola-Brooke, Child Enrichment
Briana Lanee’ Williams, Queensborough National Bank & Trust Co.
Aaliyah Lynn Wylie, Augusta Office Solutions
2021 Top 10 in 10 Young Professionals to Watch
Tianna Marie Bias, Hawk Law Group
Amber Antoinette Brantley, Solicitor General's Office
Kigwana Cherry, Pop-Up Augusta!
Becky Dearden, SME CPAs
Beth Bargeron James, Queensborough National Bank & Trust
April Henry King, April Henry King ART
Bradley King, 2KM Architects, Inc.
Eleanor Prater, Destination Augusta
Marissa L Smith, Bank of America
Patrick Wells, Piedmont Landscape Management
2020 Top 10 in 10 Young Professionals to Watch
Morgan Fordham Blanton, Pharmacist In-Charge/Co-Owner, Custom Pharmacy
Sabrina Dean, Director of Product Marketing, TaxSlayer
Shanteka S. Glover, Senior Security Computer Engineer, Savannah River Nuclear Solutions
Amanda Heath, Judge, Augusta Judicial Circuit Juvenile Court
Jane Marie Kinsey, Vice President, McKnight Construction Company
Luneta Louis, Quality Special Process Lead, John Deere
Sean Mooney, Partner/Director of Merchandise, Showpony
Jeffrey B. Pooser, Program Administrator, East Central Regional Hospital
Dr. Stephen J. Ramey, Radiation Oncologist/Assistant Professor, Augusta University
Jared T. Williams, Trial Attorney, The Hawk Firm
2019 Top 10 in 10 Young Professionals to Watch
Will Dyer, Senior Pastor, First Baptist Church of Augusta
Christen Engel, Senior Associate Vice President of Communications, Augusta University
Meredith Guedry, Financial Advisor, Bank of America | Merrill Lynch
Jordan Pierce, Augusta Market President, First Community Bank
Molly Richardson, Director of Strategic Communication, TaxSlayer
Morgan Schaffer, Marketing Director, Textron Specialized Vehicles
Mitchell Snyder, Attorney, Hull Barrett, PC
Alicia Sweat, Director of Operations, Burn Foundation of America
Vanessa C. White, Program Manager, Augusta University
Le’Joi N. Williamson, Chief Assistant Solicitor General, Richmond County Solicitor General’s Office
2018 Top 10 in 10 Young Professionals to Watch
Seth Babb, Director of Consumer Products, TaxSlayer
Crystal Bass, Project Manager - Golf, Textron Specialized Vehicles
Brittany A. Bush, Richmond County Elementary Teacher, Richmond County Board of Education
Kayla Evette Cooper, Staff Attorney, Augusta, Georgia Consolidated Government
Crystal Jewel Crawford, Educator, Richmond County School System
Mary Anne Harasim, Director of Operations, Extended Enterprise, IntelliGenesis
Garon Muller, Litigation Associate, Burnside Law Firm
Prathik Reddy Padi, Manager IT SAP, Textron Specialized Vehicles
Robert Trinidad, Founder / Executive Director, Hope Today For A Better Tomorrow
Alicia Huff Vinyard, Breast Surgical Oncologist, Augusta University Medical Center-Georgia Cancer Center
2017 Top 10 in 10 Young Professionals to Watch
Bhagelu Ram Achyut, PhD, Assistant Professor, Augusta University, Medical College of Georgia
Aliegha Brigham, Project Manager, Richmond County Tax Commissioner’s Office
Curtis Briscoe, Commercial/Industrial Tax Appraiser III, Augusta-Richmond County Tax Assessor’s Office
Daniel Burroughs, Managing Member, Attorney, Burroughs Elijah, LLC
Karlton Clay, Founder, CEO, Victory Productions, LLC
Bianca Islam, PhD, Research Assistant, Augusta University, Georgia Cancer Center
Iryna Lebedyeva, PhD, Assistant Professor of Chemistry, Augusta University
Paige Miller, Development Director, Hope House, Inc.
James Scott Quarles III, Assistant Men’s Basketball Coach, Adjunct Professor, Augusta University
Lindsey Swartzbaugh, Marketing and Business Development, R. W. Allen Construction LLC
2016 Top 10 in 10 Young Professionals to Watch
Carlton Lewis Deese, Associate Director, Georgia War Veterans Nursing Home, AU
Austin Jackson, Owner/Attorney, Jackson Law Offices
Everett Davidson Harbeson, Landscape Architect/Project Manager, Johnson, Laschober & Assoc.
Nicholas Madden, MD, Radiation Oncology Resident, Augusta University
Whitney Lessem, Product Engineering & VA/VE Group Lead, Textron Specialized Vehicles
David Pope, PharmD, Co-Founder/Chief of Innovation, Creative Pharmacist
Cleveland Fann, Distribution Manager, Georgia Power, East Region
Nathan Vick, Architect, Christopher Booker & Assoc
Jonathon Davis, Existing Industry Coordinator, Augusta Economic Development Authority
Elizabeth McGee, Architect, Cheatham Fletcher Scott
2015 Top 10 in 10 Young Professionals to Watch
Charles Goodman, Senior Pastor / Teacher, Tabernacle Baptist Church
Stacey Snyder, Executive Vice President, Ocozzio
Serah Tyler, HR & Recruiting Manager, Rural Sourcing, Inc
Christopher Kenny, Labor Counselor / Attorney, Army Cyber Center of Excellence
Scott Poag, Project Manager, Augusta Economic Development Authority
Brandon Elijah, Managing Partner, Burroughs / Elijah, LLC
Priscilla Gary, HR & Benefits Manager, ADP & Enhanced Career Services
Kaden Jacobs, Director of Strategic Initiatives, Augusta Metro Chamber
Dr. LaShawnda Dennis, Associate Professor, Paine College Department of Education
Thomas Sherrouse, Financial Analyst, MAU Workforce Solutions
2014 Top 10 in 10 Young Professionals to Watch
Jason Blanchard, Attorney, Tucker Long, PC
Mark Reeves, Attorney, Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton, LLP
Steven Sanders, Associate Attorney, Fulcher Hagler, LLP
Fletcher Dickert, Project Manager, Allen+Batchelor Construction, Inc
Isaac Kelly, Recruiter / Staffing Specialist / Business Development, Augusta Staffing Associates
Chad Walters, Lean Consultant, Lean Blitz Consulting, LLC
Courtney Bodie, Attorney, Moses Law Group, LLC
Lauren Dallas, Marketing Coordinator, Augusta Sports Council
Tiffany Mallory, Assistant United States Attorney, Civil Division, United States Attorney’s Office, Southern District of Georgia
Maria Lynn Fuller, Director of Operations for Human Capital Management, Automatic Data Processing (ADP)
2013 Top 10 in 10 Young Professionals to Watch
Wesley Turner, Attorney, Fleming & Nelson, LLP
Drew Weigl, Architect, Dickinson Architects
Catherine Stewart, Development Coordinator, Children’s Hospital of Georgia
Dr. Adam Goldberg, Dentist, Goldberg Dental Group
Adam King, Associate Attorney, Nicholson Revell, LLP
Wesley Zamzow, Development Director, Georgia Regents University
Adam Williams, Accountant, The Cleveland Group CPAs
Jennifer Gagnon, District Sales Manager, Automatic Data Processing (ADP)
Chris Cosby, COO, Doctors Hospital
Carrie Hodge, Vice President, Georgia Bank and Trust Company
2012 Top 10 in 10 Young Professionals to Watch
Robert F. Bennett, Economic Developer, Augusta Economic Development Authority
Jenna Blackwell Matson, Associate Attorney, Shepherd, Plunkett, Hamilton, and Boudreaux, LLC
Brian S. Coursey, Attorney, Hull Barrett, PC
Elizabeth Finch, Audit Senior Manager, Elliott Davis, LLC
Summer Finley Bell, Senior Accountant, Serotta, Maddocks, Evans & Company CPAs
Jason Herrera, Entrepreneur, Herrera Systems, LLC
Liz Hill, Morning News Anchor, NBC 26 News
Jamia Jennings, Architect / Project Manager, United States Army
Lynthia Ross Owens, District Director for Congressman John Barrow, United States House of Representatives
John Paul Stout, Sustainable Development Manager, City of Augusta, Georgia
2011 Top 10 in 10 Young Professionals to Watch
Christopher A. Cosper, Attorney, Hull Barrett, PC
Matt Driskell, Director of Managed Care & Reimbursement, MCGHealth, Inc.
Brooke Hixon, Human Resources Benefit Specialist, MAU Workforce Solutions
Katrina Hollmann, Director of Marketing Communications, Augusta Convention & Visitors Bureau
Chavone R. Hollimon, Health Awareness / Communications Manager, Augusta Partnership for Children, Inc
Shizuo Z. Kuwahara, Orchestra Conductor, Symphony Orchestra Augusta
Kyle Masters, Assistant Project Manager, R J Griffin & Company
Erin Moseley, Project Architect, Dickinson Architects, PC
Chris Newsome, Owner, Newsome Electrical Construction, LLC
Lindsay S. Thetford, Marketing Community Relations Manager, The Augusta Chronicle
2010 Top 10 in 10 Young Professionals to Watch
Caroline Ashe, Realtor, Blanchard & Calhoun Real Estate
Kristina Baggott, Director of Marketing, Comcast Cable
Rebecca Best, Director of Marketing, SME & Company CPAs
Helen Trotter Caldwell, Deposit Development Office, Georgia Bank & Trust Company
Al Dallas, Client Relations Manager, RBW Logistics
Davis Dunaway, Partner, Hull Barrett, PC
Audra Ford, MD, Staff Family Physician, Dwight D. Eisenhower Army Medical
Melissa Furman, Assistant Dean of Outcomes, ASU Hull College of Business
Lynnsey Gardner, Morning Anchor, WRDW TV
Rebekah Henry, Executive Director, Gertrude Herbert Institute of Art
2009 Top 10 in 10 Young Professionals to Watch
Christine Ball, English and Reading Instructor, Augusta Technical College
Rhonda Banks, President and Broker in Charge, Keystone Home Realty, LLC
John Collins, Director of Strategic Sourcing and Materials, E-Z-Go
Dino Dakuras, Restaurant Owner and Franchisor, Dino’s Chicago Express / Papa-N-Son’s
Chris Etterlee, Senior Certified Public Accountant, Fuller, Frost and Associates
Carl Henson, Director of Marketing and Business Development , MAU Workforce Solutions
Alana Kyriakakis, Attorney, Hull, Towill, Norman, Barrett and Salley
Michael Lind, Commander, United States Army
Connie Melear, Chief Financial Officer, R W Allen, LLC
Mark Thompson, Associate Professor of Economics, Augusta State University