
Richmond loves wondering what's wrong with itself, and how to make it right. Even more so, we like talking about it, often paying heavily for it, and binding our thoughts into pretty, hard-bound reports. That is, until we get the urge -- or a grant -- to talk some more. Naturally, a lot of the talking is by a lot of the same people.
Too bad those people don't turn more often to the people whose actions speak louder than words. The people who are perhaps too young for country club backrooms, too busy for closed-door powerfests, too interested in the trees to wonder how to amass bigger forests.
These are the people we look for every year to fill the new class of Style Weekly's Top 40 Under 40. They are the voices to which Richmond should listen more carefully. They're paying attention to the changes truly needed in the community. And we hope you're paying attention to them. — Jason Roop
Click on the pictures below for more info about each Top 40 recipient.
On the Air
Click here to see Ryan Nobles interview Chris Barras and Osita Iroegbu on NBC12.
Click here to watch Sam Brock interview recipient Lori Pasternak on CBS 6.
PR and Marketing Manager
Richmond Redevelopment and Housing Authority
Publisher
Henrico Citizen
Executive Director
Blue Sky Fund
Account Supervisor
CRT/tanaka
Principal
The Monument Group
Executive Director
Richmond Peace Education Center
Partner
LeClairRyan
Actor, Director, Publications Manager
Theatre IV
Manager
New Visions New Ventures
Poet, Teacher
Richmond Public Schools
Founder
Camp Diva
Founder and Principal
Cityspace Construction and Urban Grid Solar
Co-Owner
Echelon Event Management
Lead Pastor
Area 10 Faith Community
Artistic Director
Henley Street Theatre Company
Chief Executive Officer
HCA-John Randolph Medical Center
Program Development Specialist
VCU's Literacy Institute
Communications and Training Manager
AECom
Associate Pastor, Third Presbyterian
Co-Pastor, East End Fellowship
President
Richmond Tea Party
Veterinary Surgeon
Helping Hands Veterinary Surgical
and Dental Care
Deputy Director Richmond Health District
Virginia Department of Health
Disability Policy Specialist
Partnership for People with Disabilities, VCU
Author, Columnist, Speaker
Claywork Enterprises LLC
PR and Marketing Coordinator
Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden
Founding Member
Recast Energy LLC
President
OFD Consulting
Activist, Founder
The Links
Business Development Specialist
National Counseling Group
Director
Alliance Biosciences
Mental Health Therapist
The Daily Planet
Founder
Commonwealth Institute for Fiscal Analysis
Executive Director
New Life For Youth
Founder and Editor
GayRVA.com
Trauma Response Program Manager
ChildSavers
Benefits Specialist
Richmond Department of Social Services
Chief Executive
Daystar Desserts
Coordinator, Henrico Country Public Schools
Founder, Spark of Life
Teacher
Armstrong High School
Men's Basketball Coach
University of Richmond