It has never bothered Jennifer Ballantyne that she was the oldest student in her graduating class at Gonzaga University School of Law. For this elder law attorney who eventually founded Estates & Elders Law PLLC, age is something to be honored, not

What started as just a job after college has transformed into a personal mission for Guillermo Espinosa to provide students at Spokane Community College a path through their college education and into a career. Espinosa, 30, who was appointed director of

Since joining the Associated Industries two years ago, Allison Cubberley, 34, has completely revamped the employer-support organization's training program, her colleagues say. 'Everything she does is really high quality,” Stephanie Howe, director

John Lemus says he's always been outspoken about advocating for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. His passion and candor launched his career in advocacy almost by accident. Lemus himself has a developmental disability; he says his

With her father being a physician, it's probably not a stretch to think that Dr. Jessica Lundgren, of Providence Health Care, ultimately would go on to the same profession. But the 35-year-old internal medicine physician says she sometimes still finds

Deanna Willman, who grew up in Cheney and has been practicing law for four years as of this month, says she knew at a young age that she wanted to be an attorney. 'It started as a family joke. You're chatty and like to argue and you're stubborn

Intrinium Inc. founder and CEO Nolan Garrett says he always wanted to be an entrepreneur. Born and raised in Spokane, Garrett earned a bachelor's degree in computer science from Eastern Washington University and started his career doing information

While Jamie Rand isn't averse to taking praise, one of his defining qualities is to want to celebrate everyone's wins, says Meg Winchester, CEO of Visit Spokane. 'It's not a singular 'I,'” she says. 'It's a 'we.'” Rand, 38,

Tenacious is the first word that comes to mind when describing Kara Hensley, says Jan Quintrall. Hensley, formerly Heatherly, 31, currently works as a project manager for Avista Corp. Quintrall and Hensley met in 2012 when Hensley started working for