Forty young professionals under the age of 40 have been selected by a special committee of the Greater Shreveport and Bossier Chamber of Commerce to be honored with the 40 Under 40 award at the sixth annual Northwest Louisiana Young Professionals Gala presented by CityLife magazine Dec. 13 at Horseshoe Casino’s Riverdome.

From the list of 40 Under 40 honorees, one will be named the 2013 Young Professional of the Year. This special announcement will be made at the gala.

The 2013 40 Under 40 class includes:

Jennifer Adams, Council on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse; Brad Barre, Shreveport Bossier Realty; Stephanie Beauvais, Heard, McElroy and Vestal; Kristen Bernard, Caddo Parish Public Defender Office; Danielle Brown, Caddo Public Defender Office; Ashley Busada, Bossier Chamber of Commerce; Afiya Code, Bossier Parish School Board; Greg Doyal, Home Federal Bank; Sarah Ezell, A. C. Steere Elementary School; Joanna Folse, Sunrise Hospitality; Kevin Flood, LSU Health Sciences Foundation; Michael Fulco, Tricia Grayson, United Healthcare; Jessica Lowe Hall, United Way Northwest Louisiana; Meredith Hamrick, Meredith Hamrick Events, LLC; Karen Hannigan, Stirling Properties; Tanya Shelton-Harville, Tanya Harville Events, LLC; LaToya Hemphill, Centenary College; Amy Heron, CHRISTUS Health Shreveport- Bossier; Chauncy Horton, Horton Construction Company; Jeremy Johnson, Centenary College; Stacey Martino, LSUS; Julie Mook, Breast Care Specialists; Wesley Pepitone, Heritage Manor Stratmore Nursing and Rehabilitation; Joslin Pickens, Southern University Shreveport; Kezia Pigford, Caddo Parish Schools (J.S. Clark Elementary); Nikki Porter, LSU Health Shreveport; Andrew Pringle, Red River Bank; Melissa Rainbolt, Vintage Realty Company, LLC; Danielle Richard, Richard Creative; Karmen Rubin, Goodwill Industries; Michael Sievers, Leblanc and Young Architects; Deanna Smith, Goodwill Industries of North Louisiana; Stacey A. Smith, Hayter and Peatross, LLC; Stacy J. Smith, LSU Health Shreveport; Greg Sonnenfeld, WK Health System; Shane Waites, Red River Pump Specialists; Kourtney Washington, Sci- Port: Louisiana’s Science Center; Jared Watson, Stage Center; and Christianne Wojcik, LSUS.

The gala will kick off with at cocktail reception at 6:30 p.m. with dinner starting at 7:30 p.m.

General seating tickets are $50 per person, and sponsorships are available. Tickets and sponsorships are available through Nov. 16.

For more information, contact the Greater Shreveport Chamber of Commerce at 677-2505 or email andy@ shreveportchamber.org.