Top 7 Under 40

Highlighting the incredible young professionals here in our community, Top 7 Under 40 is an annual celebration hosted by The Bellingham Regional Chamber of Commerce and Whatcom Young Professionals.

Our Top 7 ceremony will be held Thursday, October 19th at 5:30pm at the Hotel Leo.

Title Sponsor for the 2023 Top 7 Under 40 Awards is Barron Heating AC Electrical & Plumbing.

Watch as we reveal the number one winner of the Top 7 Under 40 Whatcom Young Professional 2022 Award! Celebrate with them and the final Top 7. Enjoy food, music, beer, wine, and networking while supporting the best and brightest young professionals in our community.

Doors open at 5:30 pm and the program will begin at 6:00 pm. Cocktail attire is encouraged.

RSVP is required by October 12. Tickets are limited, please get yours today!

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Your 2023 Top 7 Under 40 Whatcom Young Professionals are:

Leo Cohen

Kelsey Chance

Rhys-Thorvald Hansen 

Michael Harpool

Ashley Neville

Dr Will Nichols

Schantell Porter 

* BOLD names indicate recipient of Young Professional of the Year

  • 2022

    • Abby Smith
    • Abby Yates
    • Josh Burdick
    • Lorin Lindell
    • Matt Paxton
    • Sam Beardslee
    • Sy Hashimi

  • 2021

    • Abby Whatley
    • Bridget Reeves
    • Keaton Wersen
    • Liz Purdy
    • Matt Lesinski
    • Patricia Boteler
    • Sydney Sutterfield

  • 2020

    • Aaron Nelson
    • Aline Prata
    • Brad Barron
    • Claire Cumming Bogle
    • Elke Stevens
    • Heather Flaherty
    • Paulina Antczak

  • 2019

    • Ariana Lee | BIJA Chocolates
    • Bethany Hoglund | Bellingham Public Library
    • Gurpreet Dhillon | PeaceHealth
    • Ian McCurdy | Adelstein, Sharpe & Serka
    • Shu-Ling Hergenhahn Zhao | Sylvia Center for the Arts
    • Suzanne Baker | Western Washington University
    • Terell Weg | MSNW Group LLC

  • 2018

    • Alivia Jelinski | NW Washington Fair
    • Althea Harris | Whatcom Museum
    • Alycia Hawkins | WECU
    • Eleanor Margulies | Flex Movement Lab
    • Ryan Greigg | Keller Williams Realty
    • Sara Southerland | Sustainable Connections
    • Tim Schermetzler | Chmelik Sitkin & Davis

  • 2017

    • Allyson Farrar | Scotty Browns Restaurant Group
    • Brian Hulsey | Whatcom County Library System
    • Courtney Rambo | Intellitonic
    • David Vitt | Kulshan Brewing
    • Natalie Ransom | Pozie By Natalie
    • Ray Deck III | Skookum Kids
    • Shultzie Willows | Lydia Place

  • 2016

    • Amelia Mendenhall | Rice Insurance
    • Bradley Lockhart | Faithlife
    • Emily O’Connor | Lydia Place
    • Jack Lamb | Aslan Brewing
    • Mandy Richards | Cascade Radio
    • Nicole Burdick | Waddell & Reed
    • Riannon Bardsley | Northwest Youth Services

  • 2013-2015

    • 2015 – Emily Rose Mowrey | Limitless Law
    • 2014 – Travis Rhone | Whatcom Land Title
    • 2013 – Matt DeSpain-Tonjes | SERVPRO

Watch the 2021 Virtual Celebration

Watch the 2020 Virtual Celebration