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Style Stalker: Haithem Elkadiki

Local menswear designer Haithem Elkadiki at Studio 122 Presents: Muse, opening night party.
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Finding furniture and decor accessories that impress with their form, function and finish, or at the very least serve as great conversation starters.

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Our insider takes readers behind the scenes and into the wings of the Calgary theatre scene as he rededicates his life to the art he loves.

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Big Idea 2012: Get Engaged in Your City

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Top 40 Under 40

Calgarians excelling in their career, passionate about contributing to the communityand helping to raise the profile of our city.
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The Avenue Top 40 Under 40 celebrates individuals Calgarians under the age of 40 who are excelling in their careers and raising the profile of the city.
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The nominations for the class of 2012 are now open.
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Take a look at the 2011 class of Top 40 winners and learn a bit about them.
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Take a look at the 2010 class of Top 40 winners and learn a bit about them.
2009 Alumni
Take a look at the 2009 class of Top 40 winners and learn a bit about them.
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About Top 40 Under 40

Avenue Calgary‘s Top 40 Under 40 celebrates Calgarians under the age of 40 who excel in their respective fields, give back to their community and raise the profile of the city. Nominations for the Class of 2012 will be accepted until April 30. Know someone who fits the bill? Nominate them today!

Alykhan Velji

Alykhan Velji

Interior Decorator

Alykhan Velji Design

“Everybody wants to have their own business; everybody wants to excel at what they do,” Velji says. “When I started my business, I didn’t have a client for two and half years, but I still kept on going. I started giving my card out to everybody I met and reminding myself that I couldn’t give up.”

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Alyx Nanji

Alyx Nanji

Founder

Stop the Beef

"A lot of this type of education-awareness stuff is written up by some 60-year-old in a room. What we did was youth talking to youth in a language they understand — slang."

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Ayaz Gulamhussein

Ayaz Gulamhussein

Petroleum Geologist

NuVista Energy Ltd.

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Blaine Penny

Blaine Penny

Manager of Projects, Worley Parsons

Founder and CEO, MitoCanada

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Brad Bostock

Brad Bostock

Executive Director

Child Find Alberta

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Carmen Coccimiglio

Carmen Coccimiglio

Founder and Managing Partner

Superior Sports Management

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Chad Saunders

Chad Saunders

Station Manager

CJSW Radio

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Colby Delorme

Colby Delorme

President

The Imagination Group of Companies

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Evelyn Ackah

Evelyn Ackah

Founder, Business Immigration Lawyer

Ackah Business Immigration Law

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Jeff St. John

Jeff St. John

Vice-president, Innovation and Strategy

Aspen Family and Community Network Society

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Jeremy Podlog

Jeremy Podlog

Co-founder

RabbitView.com

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Jocelyn Flanagan

Jocelyn Flanagan

CEO and President

e=mc2 event management inc.

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Jocelyn Grozic

Jocelyn Grozic

Associate Professor

Department of Civil Engineering, University of Calgary

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John Lewis

John Lewis

President and Founder

Intelligent Futures

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Jonathan Denis

Jonathan Denis

MLA, Calgary-Egmont, Deputy Government House Leader and Minister of Housing and Urban Affairs

Government of Alberta

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Karen MacNeill

Karen MacNeill

Pyschological and Performance Consultant

MacNeill Performance Consulting

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Kevin McNichol

Kevin McNichol

Executive Director

HomeFront

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Kim O'Brien

Kim O'Brien

Executive Director

Horizon Housing Society

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Kristen Brown

Kristen Brown

Development Coordinator

Calgary Inter-Faith Food Bank

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Lara Quarterman

Lara Quarterman

Calgary Coordinator, Action Coalition on Human Trafficking Alberta

Regulatory Analyst, Nexen Inc.

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Lawna Hurl

Lawna Hurl

Legal Counsel

Chevron Canada Resources

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2010 Alumni

Leslie Biles

Leslie Biles

General Manager

Lunchbox Theatre

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Mark Petovello

Mark Petovello

Associate Professor, Department of Geomatics Engineering

University of Calgary

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Michael Bates

Michael Bates

Criminal Defence Lawyer, Partner

Ruttan Bates Barristers and Solicitors

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Michael Sikorsky

Michael Sikorsky

CEO

Robots and Pencils Inc.

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Miriam Berchuk

Miriam Berchuk

Anesthesiologist

Alberta Health Services

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Nathalie Jetté

Nathalie Jetté

Neurologist, Assistant Professor

University of Calgary Faculty of Medicine

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Nina Rahal-Kharey

Nina Rahal-Kharey

Engineer, Cortex Business Solutions

Head Designer, House of Nonie

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Paul Fedak

Paul Fedak

Assistant Professor,University of Calgary

Director, Surgical Approaches to Heart Failure Programme; Libin Cardiovascular Institute of Alberta; Surgeon, Alberta Health Services

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Pete Emes and Mike Grimes

Pete Emes and Mike Grimes

Smalltown DJs

Owners and Operators, HiFi Club

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Philip Bandura, Tim Belliveau & Ryan Marsh Fairweather

Philip Bandura, Tim Belliveau & Ryan Marsh Fairweather

Glass-blowers

The Bee Kingdom

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Reed Ferber

Reed Ferber

Director, Running Injury Clinic

Assistant Professor, Faculty of Kinesiology & Nursing, University of Calgary

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Salimah Walji-Shivji

Salimah Walji-Shivji

Associate General Counsel, Clinical

Alberta Health Services

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Sean Halliday

Sean Halliday

CEO

NeoStream Technologies

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Sheenah Rogers

Sheenah Rogers

Principal

Anstice Communications

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Stephanie Raynor-Hohol

Stephanie Raynor-Hohol

Sponsorship and Corporate Social Responsibility Specialist

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Trevor Smith

Trevor Smith

Director of Programming, Calgary International Film Festival

Independent Filmmaker

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Tyler Shandro

Tyler Shandro

Lawyer

Walsh Wilkins Creighton

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Wael Badawy

Wael Badawy

President

IntelliView Technologies Inc.

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Lindsay Hamilton

Lindsay Hamilton

Director, Clients and Markets

McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Over the past six years, Hamilton helped grow McCarthy Tétrault‘s involvement in the community to the point that it now supports more than 60 local charitable organizations and events every year.

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