Photo gallery: Young Professionals event 2024
Young Professional winners, from left, Josh Lozano, Jaylicia-Jinei "Kanani" Patricio-Young, Raul Contreras, Melissa McCoy, Nicholas Mercer, Kristy Leitze, Ryan Nell.
Not pictured are Austin Regimbal, Melissa Torres, Sonee Kulaga Wilson who were traveling and could not attend.
Welcome sign for the 2024 Young Professionals event at Fiction @ J. Bookwalter in Richland.
Young Professionals event program.
Journal of Business team, from left: Paul Read, Rachel Visick, Chad Utecht, Tiffany Lundstrom, Sara Schilling, Vanessa Guzman and Kristina Lord.
Chad Utecht, from left, Paul Read, Tiffany Lundstrom and Kristina Lord of the Tri-Cities Area Journal of Business team.
Executive Editor Kristina Lord speaking.
Publisher Paul Read speaking.
Presenter Martin Valadez, from left, Young Professional Raul Contreras of the Tri-Cities Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, and Kristina Lord.
Presenter Carlee White, from left, Young Professional Kristy Leitze of Trios Health and Kristina Lord.
Presenter Andrea McMakin, from left, Young Professional Josh Lozano of Energy Northwest and Kristina Lord.
Presenter Salem Snowdy Thompson, from left, Young Professional Melissa C. McCoy of CKJT Architects and Kristina Lord.
Editor Kristina Lord, from left, Young Professional Nicholas Mercer of Piton Wealth and presenter Michelle Clary, who was a 2008 Young Professional winner.
Presenter Joan Blainey, from left, Young Professional Ryan Nell of INTERA Inc. and Kristina Lord.
Presenter Brennan Young, from left, Jaylicia-Jinei "Kanani" Patricio-Young of Washington River Protection Solutions and Kristina Lord.
Presenter Lori Matton accepted Austin Regimbal's award from Kristina Lord. Austin is the marketing and communications director for the Tri-City Regional Chamber of Commerce.
Presenter Amy Basche, left, accepted Melissa Torres' award from Kristina Lord. Melissa is the director of fire systems maintenance at Hanford Mission Integration Solutions.
Sonee Kulaga Wilson's parents, Nang and Frank, accepted her award. Sonee is a mission services opportunity specialist with Goodwill Industries of the Columbia.
Attendees at the Young Professionals event.
Attendees at the Young Professionals event.
Attendees at the Young Professionals event.
Attendees at the Young Professionals event.
Young Professionals event program.
This is the 17th year the Tri-Cities Area Journal of Business has recognized our community’s Young Professionals.
This year’s honorees were recognized in an event Wednesday, May 15 at Fiction @ J. Bookwalter Winery in Richland.
The honorees also are featured in a special supplement in the Journal’s May edition. Read more about them here.
