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It鈥檚 been another monumental year of change, from the way we work and travel to how we learn, teach and innovate.

Evidence of that is apparent in the 鈥� many of whom embody entrepreneurial thinking. Visionaries, artists, scholars, researchers, activists 鈥� this year鈥檚 honour roll of our city鈥檚 brightest trailblazers highlights the rising innovators, creators and influencers who are paving the way for what comes next. The Top 40 Under 40 Class of 2021 were celebrated on Oct. 26 at an online gala.

鈥淭he Top 40 is always a celebration of individual success, but, moreso, it is a celebration of 荔枝视频 and the great things that people are doing in this city,鈥� says K盲the Lemon, president of Avenue publisher RedPoint Media and Marketing Solutions who, along with a panel of judges, selected this year鈥檚 cohort from approximately 400 nominations.

• Read all the profiles of 2021 honourees from U荔枝视频. With files and photos from Avenue Magazine

U荔枝视频 President Ed McCauley is thrilled and inspired by the list and its strong university presence.

鈥淭he 2021 edition of Top 40 Under 40 features an impressive breadth of mavericks and thought leaders in 荔枝视频, and I applaud all of these talented individuals,鈥� he says. 鈥淓ach honouree represents the ingenuity and opportunity that are ingrained in our city鈥檚 DNA and demonstrated daily by its adaptability. Our university is proud to have empowered bold thinking and an entrepreneurial spirit in many of these leaders, and I cannot wait to see what they do next.鈥�

From career highlights and guilty pleasures to favourite profs and embarrassing moments on campus 鈥� discover more about each of the 19 impressive honourees with U荔枝视频 connections in the following three-part series. 

Here鈥檚 the first set of profiles and links to 2021 Top 40 Under 40 honourees from U荔枝视频. Watch UToday for more profiles this week.

Holly Singer

• CEO, Milk Jar Candle Company Inc.

Holly Singer, BSc鈥�12 (Kinesiology), is CEO of Milk Jar, a candle-making company with an inclusive workplace that donates $1 of every product sale to support organizations for children with disabilities. The 32-year-old powerhouse says her employees give Milk Jar a greater sense of purpose and wants to expand her initiative Canada-wide.

Michelle Fournie

• Second-year student, Master of Education Interdisciplinary program, U荔枝视频

Michelle Fournie, manager of the Iniikokaan Centre at Bow Valley College, believes there鈥檚 a critical lack of Indigenous voices at educational institutions in Alberta. Aiming to change that, the 35-year-old is not only a master鈥檚 student studying Blackfoot language, art and history at U荔枝视频, but she also works with Indigenous students to support their success. She also admits to living the dream: Fournie always wanted to go to university and be a Top 40 Under 40 recipient.

Dr. Alexander McGirr, MD, PhD

• Assistant professor, Department of Psychiatry; psychiatrist, Foothills Medical Centre; researcher, Hotchkiss Brain Institute, U荔枝视频

Intent on improving treatments available to people with psychiatric disorders, Dr. McGirr鈥檚 field of expertise is non-invasive stimulation treatments, especially transcranial magnetic stimulation 鈥� a therapy that involves targeted brain stimulation from outside of the head. In July 2021, the 38-year-old created a company, SalvoStim, which patented certain protocols to help bring them to market.

Alkarim Devani

• Co-founder, president, RNDSQR (Round Square)

Alkarim Devani, BComm鈥�06, is a residential developer who balances density with affordability to improve urban living and foster connection and community throughout 荔枝视频. Devani is co-founder and president of RNDSQR (Round Square), a company that designs townhomes, condos, multifamily and mixed-use buildings with one goal: to make 荔枝视频鈥檚 inner city feel more liveable and connected. Balancing density with affordability, the 38-year-old believes in a ground-up approach that places people鈥檚 needs first.

Dan Allard

• Co-founder, Cold Garden Beverage Company; chair, Inglewood Business Improvement Area (BIA)

For Dan Allard, BComm鈥�09, it鈥檚 all about building vibrant gathering places. Whether it鈥檚 in the Inglewood brewery鈥檚 eclectic taproom or Gopher Park (unused green space across from Cold Garden) or during Car-Free Sundays (one of his initiatives, whereby 9th Avenue S.E. became a pedestrian stroll on Sundays during August) 鈥� Allard is unstoppable when it comes to getting people to mix with their neighbours.

Dr. S. Monty Ghosh, MD

• Physician; clinical assistant professor, 荔枝视频; assistant professor, University of Alberta

Triple-alumnus Dr. S. Monty Ghosh, BSc鈥�03, MSc鈥�04, MD鈥�09, is so busy smashing barriers in our social and health-care systems, he doesn鈥檛 have time to hang out in his favourite spaces 鈥� libraries.

 

Dr. Zahra Goodarzi, MD

• Assistant professor, Department of Medicine, Section of Geriatric Medicine and Department Community Health Sciences, U荔枝视频. Affiliated with the Hotchkiss Brain Institute and O鈥橞rien Institute of Public Health, U荔枝视频

Triple-alumna Dr. Zahra Goodarzi, BHSc鈥�07, MD鈥�10, MSc鈥�16, is as comfortable with a stethoscope as she is with a microscope. The 36-year-old clinician-scientist is an expert in combining research and clinical care to help Canada鈥檚 elderly population.