GRAND FORKS — Prairie Business has announced its 2023 40 Under 40 recipients.

The annual awards honor young professionals in the Dakotas and western Minnesota, each under the age of 40.

The inspiring and dedicated professionals listed every year come from a wide range of industries and have made significant impacts in their chosen professions and communities. They are entrepreneurs, industry experts, executives and nonprofit leaders; they are business owners, patent holders, government officers and community trendsetters.

“We are excited to announce the winners of this year’s 40 Under 40 contest,” said Prairie Business Editor Carrie McDermott. “We received 95 nominations for 72 exceptional professionals this year for the magazine’s 40 Under 40 list. We are thrilled to honor these standout business leaders from our region.”

This year’s 40 Under 40 award winners are:

1. Gabby Abouassaly, Sanford Health, DE&I consultant, Bismarck, North Dakota
2. Riley Akervik, Central Valley Health District, finance director, Jamestown, North Dakota
3. Ryan Anderson, JE Dunn Construction Co., senior project manager, Williston, North Dakota
4. Emily Bivens, Jamestown Tourism & Jamestown Chamber, executive director, Jamestown, North Dakota
5. Tiffany Boespflug, Grand Forks Public Health, team leader, Grand Forks, North Dakota
6. Marcus Boykin, Gate City Bank, VP retail manager, Williston, North Dakota
7. Zachary Braaten, L2 Contracting, COO, West Fargo, North Dakota
8. Jake Braunagel, KLJ Engineering, group leader aviation, Bismarck, North Dakota
9. Andrew Budke, JLG Architects, project architect, Grand Forks, North Dakota
10. Brittany Caillier, Altru Health Foundation, director of philanthropy, Grand Forks, North Dakota
11. Michael P. Carlson, Sterling Management, general counsel, Fargo, North Dakota
12. Michael Casper, Great States Construction, president, Fargo, North Dakota
13. Jordan Cook, Border Bank, market president, Fargo, North Dakota
14. Dustin Dale, AE2S, client development director, Rapid City, South Dakota
15. Christa (DeVries) Timmer, Banner Associates, project engineer, Sioux Falls, South Dakota
16. Alexa Ducioame, Moore Engineering, project manager, West Fargo, North Dakota
17. Ashlee Erickson, Noridian Healthcare Solutions, operations supervisor, ND Medicaid Contact Center, Fargo, North Dakota
18. Brian Halverson, Heartland Trust Co., president/CEO, Fargo, North Dakota
19. Brandi Hedin, Marsh McLennan Agency, business insurance adviser, Fargo, North Dakota
20. Diana Hermes, Daily News and News Monitor, general manager, Wahpeton, North Dakota
21. Spencer Hilde, McGough Construction, general manager, Fargo, North Dakota
22. Andrew Honeyman, CMTA, senior project manager, business development, Fargo, North Dakota
23. Jared Huibregtse, Bartlett & West, business manager, Bismarck, North Dakota
24. Bobbie Larson, Bravera Holdings Corp., chief risk officer, Mandan, North Dakota
25. Jan Larson, Dakota Wesleyan University, director of marketing and communications, Mitchell, South Dakota
26. Kevin Leier, Heartland Bison Ranch/Little Flower Elementary/NCEC, rancher/principal/director, Rugby, North Dakota
27. Jared Mack, Eide Bailly, senior audit manager, Bismarck, North Dakota
28. Tina Morey, Legacy Financial Partners, financial advisor, Minot, North Dakota
29. Miranda Myers, Alerus, director of Retail Banking, Fargo, North Dakota
30. Madison Quamme, Flint Group, director of PR and social media, Fargo, North Dakota
31. Neil Roesler, Sanford Health, executive director/legal, Fargo, North Dakota

32. Steven Sauter, Interstate Bearing Systems, executive vice president, Bismarck, North Dakota

33. Tahralee Sauvageau, Cornerstone Bank, vice president of operations, Fargo, North Dakota
34. Wade Senger, Interstate Engineering, principal engineer, Jamestown, North Dakota
35. Justin Sonnenberg, Arvig, Systems and Arch. IT manager, Perham, Minnesota
36. Jarrod Steffan, Bravera Bank, Dickinson regional president, Dickinson, North Dakota
37. Luke Tatge, Epicosity, creative director, Sioux Falls, South Dakota
38. Bennett Uhler, Houston Engineering, civil engineer, Fargo, North Dakota
39. Dan Walter, Kraus-Anderson Construction Co., senior project manager, Bismarck, North Dakota
40. Andrew D. Williams, UND School of Medicine and Health Sciences, assistant professor, Grand Forks, North Dakota