24-04-2025
- Business
- Business Journals
NASHVILLE'S TOP 30 UNDER 30 PROFESSIONAL AND PHILANTHROPIC LEADERS NAMED FOR 2025
Young professionals play a significant role in making Nashville the bustling, innovative, problem-solving, and trend-setting city that it is. The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation works to recognize young professionals who are already making a name for themselves in their profession and helps them grow into community leaders and influencers who make an impact on those around them. Each year, the foundation selects thirty individuals to be part of Nashville's Top 30 Under 30 program. Nominated by their employers, co-workers, and peers, individuals selected are on strong career trajectories, active among their community, and have a desire to do even more. Honorees enjoyed a fantastic Kickoff event, graciously hosted at Bradley, embracing the opportunity to learn more about each other while being introduced to CF and our mission to find a cure. This year's Top 30 Under 30 class: 1. Alondra Rabelo, Nielsen IQ 2. Anay Richardson, Prescription Songs 3. Ann Marie Carlson, Sagemont 4. Benton Swann, EES Agency 5. Bryan Cahill, Lee & Associates Nashville 6. Carrie Deese, Vanderbilt Children's Hospital 7. Catherine Cronister, Community Health Systems 8. Christina Griffin, Interise: Griffin Coaching & Consulting Group 9. Clio Spada, A.O. Smith 10. Dorian (Dori) Carpenter, Solutions 21 11. Fernando Pineyro, KDP Real Estate 12. Haley Beard, Pepsi Co. 13. Haley Anderson, Thompson Lift Truck 14. Hannah Williamson, Lewis Communications 15. Kaiana Lewis, Earth Garden Flower Shop 16. Kathleen Jackson, Alliance Bernstein 17. Kaylee Seidel, Bridgestone Americas 18. Kenya Freeman, Loeb & Loeb 19. Kim Eacott, Amazon 20. Lucy Poore, Ojas Partners 21. Mason Borneman, Holland & Knight 22. Mollie Carroll, Cherry Bekaert 23. Morgan Stanley, Braintrust 24. Namon Pope, MP&F Strategic Communications 25. Patrick Bush, Strategic Financial Partners 26. Preston White, Bradley 27. Tanya Iacabone, W.E. O'Neil Construction 28. Taylor Brooks, Adams & Reese LLP 29. Trey Jones, Tennessee Department of Disability & Aging 30. Tucker Day, RJ Young Honorees will participate in a 16-week development program, challenging themselves and growing their skill sets through a philanthropic competition raising funds for the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. The class will be honored at the Nashville's Top 30 Under 30 celebration gala at the Loveless Barn on Saturday, August 2, at 6 p.m. The event, which is open to the public, will feature a cocktail hour, dinner, and awards program highlighting each honoree, along with their impact on the CFF's mission to cure cystic fibrosis. To find out more about the event, visit Nashville's Top 30 Under 30 ( About Nashville's Top 30 Under 30 Program Nashville's Top 30 Under 30 was started in 2009 by the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation's Tennessee Chapter to honor young professionals growing in their careers, engage them in community service, and train them to make the biggest impact possible for our community. Since 2009, Top 30 honorees have raised more than one million dollars to support the mission of the CF Foundation. For more information about Nashville's Top 30 Under 30, visit or follow @cfftennessee on Facebook or Instagram. About the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation is the world's leader in the search for a cure for cystic fibrosis. The Foundation funds more CF research than any other organization, and nearly every CF drug available today was made possible because of Foundation support. The CF Foundation is a donor-supported nonprofit organization. For more information, please go to Based in Bethesda, Md., the Foundation also supports and accredits a national care center network that has been recognized by the National Institutes of Health as a model of care for a chronic disease. *When viewing Nashville's Top 30 Under 30 Class Photo for 2025 - Back row left to right: Bryan Cahill, Mollie Caroll, Preston White, Tucker Day, Patrick Bush, Catie Cronister, Haley Beard, Taylor Brooks, Hannah Willamson, Fernando Pineyro, Mason Borneman, Carrie Deese, Namon Pope, Morgan Stanley, Tanya Iacabone, Trey Jones. Front row seated left to right: Kenya Freeman, Dorian Carpenter, Clio Spada, Anay Richardson, Kaiana Lewis, Christina Griffin, Kim Eacott, Kathleen Jackson, Lucy Poore, Anne Marie Carlson, Kaylee Seidel, Alondra Rabelo. *Not Pictured: Benton Swanson & Haley Anderson
