The Kentucky Chamber has announced the finalists for the 2026 Young Professional of the Year award, which recognizes young professionals for their leadership, innovation, and service in their careers and communities. A public voting contest is now open to determine the winner.
The finalists include Tyler Burke, Director of Government and Public Affairs for Columbia Gas of Kentucky; Kelsey Hargis, Community Enrichment Officer at Independence Bank; Maegan Mansfield, Chief Growth Officer for BFW/Marcum Engineering and Consulting; Aaron Marcus, Louisville Office Managing Partner at Dentons; and Karan Shah, Founding and Managing Partner of Physician Care Coordination Consultants (PC3 Health).
To learn more about the finalists, visit kychamber.com/ypaward.
The finalists will be featured in a public voting contest on the Kentucky Chamber’s social media channels. Each finalist will be featured on the Kentucky Chamber’s Facebook, X, LinkedIn, and Instagram pages starting on August 25. Votes will be counted by the combined number of shares, comments, and likes for each finalist on those platforms, and votes will only be counted from the Kentucky Chamber’s posts of each finalist. The voting period will close on September 4, 2026, at 11:59 PM ET.
The 2026 Kentucky Young Professional of the Year Award winner will be recognized at the Kentucky Chamber’s Young Professionals Summit on Monday, September 21, 2026, in Louisville.
For more information on the Kentucky Chamber’s Young Professionals Summit, visit kychamber.com.
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