Second Round of Top 20 Under 40 Recipients Named

VERNON – KPMG and The Greater Vernon Chamber of Commerce are proud to present the second group of five recipients of the Top 20 under 40.The annual Top 20 Under 40, brought to you by the Greater Vernon Chamber of Commerce, KPMG, Community Futures and City of Vernon-Economic Development, recognizes the next generation of leaders in the North Okanagan, those under the age of 40 years of age who are making their mark through business success and community involvement.  
The recipients were selected among more than 60 nominations, and include:
 

• Dudley Coulter – Events and promotions coordinator of the Downtown Vernon Association and owner of Peak Public Relations. Community is extremely important to Dudley and he has helped broaden the reach of the DVA through special events and marketing, while social responsibility is a core value of Peak. Dudley has also been involved with Special Olympics, Citizens on Patrol and the North Okanagan Cycling Society.
• Emily Buisine- Owner of 9Rounds. Emily helps people every day to reach their fitness goal, and “to feel better in their body and their mind too. I’m there for them at the gym, but also outside of the gym.” Emily has also been a role model for her children, while she is community minded, supporting the Vernon Jubilee Hospital Foundation, the United Way, Together for Christmas and the Upper Room Mission.
• Stephanie Mundle – Owner of Woven Birth Services. As a doula, Stephanie is passionate about ensuring families have the support they need during pregnancy, birth and parenthood. She has also co-founded the Okanagan Birth Collective, which brings birth professionals together to provide information to the community. Stephanie has also been a foster parent, foster parent support worker.
• Brynna Hambly – Associate lawyer at Davidson Pringle. Called to the bar in 2015, Brynna has extensive experience in employment law, personal injury and insurance law, and she has appeared before provinicial and supreme courts in B.C. and Alberta. Brynna volunteered extensively in Calgary, and in Vernon, she is involved with JCI Vernon, the Canadian Bar Association and Turning Points Collaborative.
• Erin Sullivan- Physician and owner at Sanders Medical Skin Vein Laser. Erin’s lifelong goal was to become a physician, so “the realization of this and the opportunity to practice medicine is the achievement I am most proud of.” Erin participates in the Doc on the Mountain program at Silver Star, while she provides education sessions for local doctors and is a clinical instructor for UBC.