Three Members Named to ‘Forty Under 40′

Three Junior League of Cedar Rapids (JLCR) members have received Forty Under 40 awards.

Jennifer Higgins-Bleil, Kristin Roberts, and Laurie Wahlert were selected from a record number of nominations for the annual Corridor Business Journal award. The Corridor Business Journal Forty Under 40 awards recognize local men and women who have made a significant impact in their business or community early in their careers.

All three women dedicate their time to several organizations in the Corridor and all are graduates of Leadership for Five Seasons.

	Higgins-Bleil, of North Liberty, is a talent management specialist for Van Meter Industrial. She has been a member of JLCR for four years and currently serves as the Vice President of Membership. Higgins-Bleil has also been involved in several other organizations that make an impact throughout the Corridor, including the Arc of East Central Iowa, the Iowa Association of Community Providers, Vision in Motion, and Gateway.
	Roberts, of Cedar Rapids, is executive director at the Ronald McDonald House Charities of Eastern Iowa. Roberts is Vice President of Finance on the JLCR board, her third board term during her five-year membership. She has been involved in organizations throughout the community since moving to the Corridor six years ago, including the American Heart Association, Theatre Cedar Rapids, the Greater Cedar Rapids Community Foundation, and the Rebuild Iowa Long-Term Recovery Planning Task Force.
	Wahlert, of Cedar Rapids, is a private banker at Bankers Trust Co. She has made her mark in JLCR in the short two years she has served in League, most recently organizing more than 200 volunteers for the Ladies Titan Tire Challenge golf tournament this past June. Her other volunteer activities have included the Metro North Rotary Board, the Prairie Board Foundation, the Iowa Women’s Foundation, and the American Cancer Society.

Forty Under 40 honorees will be profiled in the Oct. 25 issue of the Corridor Business Journal and during the Forty Under 40 Awards dinner at the Riverside Casino & Golf Resort on Oct. 26.

2 Responses to “Three Members Named to ‘Forty Under 40′”

1. nancy emrich says:

   February 5, 2011 at 11:04 am

   Laurie Wahlert ‘s lovely face must be among the three, but we’re all missing her bio!

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2. Kati says:

   February 7, 2011 at 12:17 pm

   Nancy – Very good point! We have updated this to include her correct bio information. Thanks!

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