Michigan Works! West Central is all about highlighting success, especially when it comes to the next generation of workforce.

Each year, we partner with Hearst Media to open nominations for young professionals in our region younger than age 30 succeeding in their respective careers. The public then votes on those nominations and the top 20 vote-getters are named to that year's "20 Under 30" list. The winners are compiled and printed in our annual publication. 

On Sept. 29, we hosted an awards luncheon to recognize this year's winners. Awardees received a certificate and placard from Michigan Works! West Central, as well as a certificate of special congressional recognition from U.S. Rep. John Moolenaar.

The 2023, "20 Under 30" winners are:

1. Autumn Deur
2. Drake Boomer
3. Jody Brewer
4. Grace Currie
5. Shelby Personette
6. Hannah Drouin
7. Mason MacDermaid
8. Zamorah DeLaPaz
9. Chris Barton
10. Thomas Miller
11. Haley McConnell
12. Jacob Riggs
13. Arya Rao
14. Brendan Cook
15. Breann Nelson
16. Jenny Herrygers
17. LeAnne Ablin
18. Miranda Battle
19. Rebecca Stead-Choponis
20. Makennha Squires

To view the full "20 Under 30" publication for this year, as well as previous years, click here. To view a video highlighting this year's "20 Under 30" winners, click the link below.