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Mark sonnenberg Most salesmen aren’t known for mentoring, but Mark Sonnenberg isn’t your typical salesman. The 33-year-old senior vice president and director of industrial sales and leasing for Kansas City’s Colliers Turley Martin Tucker’s local office enjoys mentoring and training upcoming talent. “Over the past four years, I have recruited and assembled a team of associates to form a full-time brokerage team that operate as a mini company within Colliers,” Sonnenberg says. His method might be uncommon, but it works: Last year, his team completed more than $93 million in transactions. Colliers named Sonnenberg Broker of the Year and recognized him as a top three producer in its Kansas City office. Real Estate Forum magazine also recognized Sonnenberg in its list of top 35 real estate professionals younger than 35. Sonnenberg is a leader in his community as well as his profession. The busy father of two finds time to serve on the board of directors for Kansas City SmartPort and Northeast Industrial Association. He is a member of the Pioneer Trails fundraising committee for the Boy Scouts’ Heart of America Council and a member of the United Way Young Leaders Society. |
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jason stahl, MD Jason Stahl helps the world see more clearly. The 39-year-old ophthalmologist serves as the director of Durrie Vision’s refractive lens center and co-director of the company’s research department, where he participates in cutting-edge ophthalmic research and plays the investigator role for numerous FDA vision trials. Stahl’s work keeps him busy. In addition to holding a position as an assistant clinical professor of ophthalmology at KU Medical Center, Stahl lectures, teaches and performs refractive surgery throughout the United States as well as in Mexico, Argentina, England, Spain, Germany and Italy. He is the associate editor of the Journal of Refractive Surgery and has published articles there as well as in journals such as the Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery and Cornea. Stahl is a refractive surgeon with Focus on Independence, an organization that provides no-cost vision correction surgery for people in the Unites States who have suffered spinal cord injuries and have limited capabilities in handling eye glasses or contact lenses. Stahl also makes time to keep his own eyes on the ball, as a T-ball, soccer and basketball coach for his two sons. |
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stacy stotts Balance is key for Stacy Stotts. The 39-year-old partner at Stinson Morrison Hecker spends her days working in the firm’s energy and environmental group, helping clients work through complicated and often difficult environmental regulatory prob-lems. In the evening, the mom of two is focused on family. “I love the ying and yang of playing with my kids at home and working with my clients at work,” says Stotts. “I have the luxury of enjoying the work I do.” Stotts is a spirited member of Stinson’s energy and environmental practice group, and her professional activities reflect her enthusiasm. She served as the vice chair of the hazardous waste committee and as the publications coordinator for the Year in Review for ABA Section on Environment. She is involved with the Environmental Committee of the Kansas City Chamber of the Commerce and is a former adjunct professor of environmental law at UMKC. Stotts is also a member of the Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association and on the board of directors for Phoenix Montessori School. “My focus is always on family and on ways to make our environment better for our communities,” Stotts says. |
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