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A Sneak Peek at People Newspapers’ 20 Under 40
We will celebrate these young difference makers at an awards ceremony on April 30
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Elizabeth Phillips Announced as Featured Speaker for 20 Under 40 Ceremony
The Park Cities native, activist, and former 20 Under 40 honoree will speak at the 2026 ceremony on April 30, 2026.
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Taryn McDonald
Taryn McDonald hopes to model community involvement for other young lawyers.
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Sienna Link – 20 Under 40
While working through the challenges of the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, Episcopal School of Dallas student Sienna Link with her mother, Maria, created a blog called yoooulife.com to share ideas and provide advice for other teens on everything from social/emotional wellness and physical wellness to nutrition and more.
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Nicole Paquette – 20 Under 40
Nicole Paquette is passionate about civic engagement and literacy.
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Megan Hughes – 20 Under 40
Megan Hughes, a senior vice president and personal trust team leader at Bank of Texas, is passionate about helping other women advance in finance and life.
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Laura McLaughlin – 20 Under 40
In 2016, Laura McLaughlin founded Headfirst Counseling, a child, teen, and family therapeutic service provider.
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Lauren Sands – 20 Under 40
Lauren Sands is continuing her grandmother Caroline Rose Hunt’s legacy of giving back to the Dallas community.
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Laura Harris – 20 Under 40
Laura Harris, NBC5 Today co-anchor, started her journalism career as a sports logger for CNN in Atlanta.
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Jennifer Vo – 20 Under 40
Jennifer Vo advances Alzheimer’s disease research and care as a senior clinical operations manager at Kerwin Medical Center and outside of work in her charitable endeavors.
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Noah Allen- 20 Under 40
Noah Allen, who joined the law firm Kirkland & Ellis in 2020 and made partner in 2022, is working to help other attorneys advance.
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Natalie Lesikar – 20 Under 40
Between helping grow Smocked Auctions, which offers smocked and monogrammed children’s clothing, and her nonprofit work, Natalie Lesikar stays busy.
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Gideon Powell – 20 Under 40
Gideon Powell is continuing and expanding his family’s business.
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Francois Reihani – 20 Under 40
Francois Reihani founded La La Land Kind Cafe in 2019 to hire and mentor youth in foster care. It has since grown to 10 locations in Texas and California, including locally in the Pavilion on Lovers Lane and NorthPark Center.
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Dane Block Jr. – 20 Under 40
When work brought him to Dallas in 2021, Dane Block wanted to use his lifelong love of sports to get involved with the community.
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Danielle Reynolds – 20 Under 40
In her work as a business development manager at accounting firm Whitley Penn and as a volunteer with local organizations, including Capital for Kids and Lemonade Day of Greater Dallas, Danielle Reynolds is passionate about connecting with people.
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Courtney Joyner – 20 Under 40
Courtney Joyner shares a passion for helping Tolleson Wealth Management clients live out their values through financial investment and philanthropy with her father.
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Catalina Gonzalez-Jorba – 20 Under 40
This Colombian-born clothing designer and founder of lifestyle brand Dondolo made giving back to her home country and new home of Dallas a centerpiece of her company.
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Brittani “Brit” Wold – 20 Under 40
Brit Wold went from a Division 1 college basketball player at Cornell to the founder of a fitness concept.