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Proud to Present our 2021 20 Under 40
After a year defined by neighbors helping neighbors while remaining apart, we're proud to say this year’s nominees can be counted among those who made a difference in their workplaces, chosen career fields, and communities during a challenging and uncertain time.
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Zachary and Joanna Dreyfuss – 20 Under 40
Zachary and Joanna are high school sweethearts who fell in love with Dallas while doing their medical residency training at Parkland/UT Southwestern.
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Kyle Marmillion – 20 Under 40
Kyle Marmillion is a busy guy. His day job is as an adviser with the insurance brokerage Marsh & McLennan Agency, specializing in property and casualty, employee benefits, and personal insurance.
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Vince Manna – 20 Under 40
Wealth adviser Vince Manna, who’s worked with BOK Financial since graduating from college eight years ago, lives by his industry phrase, “doing well by doing good.”
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Nora Clark – 20 Under 40
Nora Clark took an unusual path to her career in real estate. She taught for a decade before joining Allie Beth Allman & Associates about five years ago.
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Nick Silva – 20 Under 40
Many young boys dream of taking to the skies as pilots, but Nick Silva turned that dream into a reality.
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Liz Silva – 20 Under 40
Liz Silva worked in SMU in alumni relations while attending graduate school at Vanderbilt and often found herself connecting other SMU alumni with people interested in internships or jobs.
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Sara Fredericks – 20 Under 40
Babysitting taught Sara Fredericks essential skills that she uses now in her career in commercial real estate.
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Fabio Leonardi – 20 Under 40
As a first-generation immigrant, college student, and now lawyer, introducing himself in court “on behalf of the United States” has special significance for Fabio Leonardi.
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OJ DeSouza – 20 Under 40
OJ Desouza, continuing a family tradition that started in 1909, joined the family business, Signature Baking Company, right after college.
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Will Coleman – 20 Under 40
Will Coleman has been an entrepreneur since he was 12. As a preteen, he started Coleman Computer Consulting to help clients in his neighborhood set up home networks, install printers, and remove viruses from their computers
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Dr. Tiffany Moon – 20 Under 40
The associate professor of anesthesiology and pain management at UT Southwestern Medical Center serves on the board of the Family Place, lets off steam on TikTok, and belongs to this season’s cast of Bravo’s Real Housewives of Dallas
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Amy McEvoy – 20 Under 40
Amy McEvoy dived into fundraising and nonprofit work shortly after graduating from SMU by joining the interior architectural design firm Wilson Associates and Trisha Wilson’s nonprofit, the Wilson Foundation.
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Advaith Subramanian – 20 Under 40
Highland Park High School junior Advaith Subramanian and his team started their nonprofit after teaching Hyer Elementary robotics program pupils to code using Wonder Bots and iPads.
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