2022 Indy’s Best And Brightest Winners Announced

On Thursday, March 24th Junior Achievement of central Indiana recognized 100 of the city’s most outstanding young professionals, age 40 and under, at an awards event hosted at Hilbert Circle Theatre.  All 100 individuals were recognized for their professional success and philanthropic impact on our community. Of the 100 honorees, 10 received additional recognition and walked away as an Indy’s Best and Brightest winner from their respective category.

Junior Achievement was honored to have Rafael Sanchez, Morning News Anchor/Investigative Reporter, WRTV and JA Student Ambassador, Zahra, serve as the event emcees.  Marshawn Wolley, CDE, CFRE, President and CEO of Black Onyx Management, Inc., and Jennifer Burk, President and CEO of Junior Achievement, also shared remarks at the event.

2022 Indy’s Best and Brightest Winners:

ACCOUNTING

ZeNai Brooks, CPA – Cummins

BANKING & FINANCIAL SERVICES

Amanda Rubeck – STAR Financial Bank

EDUCATION & NONPROFIT

Matt Impink – EmployIndy

GOVERNMENT

Portia Bailey-Bernard – Indy Chamber

HEALTH & LIFE SCIENCES

Natraj Reddy Ammakkanavar MD – Community Hospitals Oncology Physicians and Community Health Network Precision Genomics Program

LAW

Barath S. Raman – Lewis Wagner Attorneys, LLP

MANUFACTURING, RETAIL & SERVICES

Megan Custodio – Dittoe Public Relations

MEDIA, SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT

Meaghan Banks – Pacers Sports & Entertainment

REAL ESTATE, DEVELOPMENT & CONSTRUCTION

Adrian Russell – Shiel Sexton Company

TECHNOLOGY

Lujia Zhang – Resultant

About Indy’s Best and Brightest

The Best and Brightest initiative was created by Junior Achievement of Central Indiana to recognize rising talent and the next generation of leaders in our community. Honorees in each category were evaluated on professional accomplishments, civic involvement, and leadership qualities. Please visit www.indysbestandbrightest.org to view the complete list of finalists.

About Junior Achievement of Central Indiana

Junior Achievement of Central Indiana, Inc. (JACI), in partnership with the business and education communities, empowers young people to own their future success. JA educates and inspires young people in the areas of career exploration, employability/life skills, entrepreneurship, financial literacy, and philanthropy through hands-on, experiential learning opportunities for children in kindergarten through high school.   www.jaindy.org