Steve Hollis
Manager of Community Services, City of Columbia – Age: 35 For Steve Hollis, manager of community services for local government, the City of Columbia is not only a community but also a career. In 1995, after graduating from the University of Missouri with a bachelor’s degree in sociology, Hollis worked briefly at the Voluntary Action […]
Elizabeth Holden
Owner/CEO, PrimePoint, LLC – Age: 36 A native of Lexington, Ken., Elizabeth Holden came to Missouri in 1998 to work for the Missouri Department of Economic Development’s Division of Community Development, where she served as coordinator of community development programs until 2003. Upon moving to Columbia, Holden also started up her business, PrimePoint organizational development […]
Kate Essing
Senior General Manger, General Growth Properties – Age: 33 Working as an intern at Famous Barr Department Stores in St. Louis during the summer of 1995, Kate Essing started climbing the corporate ladder to success. In 1996, upon graduating cum laude from the University of Missouri with a degree in marketing, Essing took a job […]
Shelly DeVore
Administrative Supervisor, Columbia Insurance Group – Age: 32 After attending Palomar College and Central Texas College in Camp Pendleton, Ca., and Strayer University in Arlington, Va., Columbia native Shelly DeVore returned to make the community her home. She briefly served as an underwriting service assistant for State Farm Insurance in 1998 and then joined Columbia […]
Scott Christianson
Owner, Kaleidoscope Videoconferencing – Age: 38 Upon graduating from Rock Bridge High School in 1987, Scott Christianson kept his learning experiences local and attended the University of Missouri-Columbia to obtain a degree in biology and become a research specialist. After graduating, he began employment with Central Methodist College and the MITE Education network. Christianson attended […]
Annette Bealmear
Real Estate Sales Manager/AVP, First National Bank – Age: 34 After Annette Bealmear graduated from the University of Missouri with a bachelor’s degree in psychology in 1995, sticking around town was not on the agenda. Over the next seven years, she worked in Jefferson City as an auditor for Ford Motor Credit Company; in Overland […]
Michelle Baumstark
School/Community Programs and Communications Coordinator, Columbia Public Schools – Age: 31 When it comes to serving schools in Columbia, Michelle Baumstark is certainly no stranger. Her educational experience in the community blossomed in 1998, when she graduated from the University of Missouri School of Journalism. In 2005, after five years of working as the assistant […]
Shawn Barnes
Director of Business Development, Williams-Keepers LLC – Age: 38 In 1989, after attending Mineral Area College in Park Hills, Mo., Shawn Barnes left the small town of Desloge, Mo., where he was raised, to attend the University of Missouri School of Journalism. He fell in love with the city and obtained his master’s degree in […]
Larry Atterberry Jr.
Owner, Atterberry Auction & Realty – Age: 39 Living the life in Columbia is nothing new to Larry Atterberry Jr. A 1986 Rock Bridge High School graduate, he became employed with Atterberry Auction & Realty Co. in 1987 and started attending Columbia College. In the years that followed, Atterberry attended and graduated from the Certified […]