Alpharetta Resident Named To Georgia Trend's 40 Under 40 List

ALPHARETTA, GA -- An Alpharetta resident has been named to Georgia Trend's prestigious 2017 40 Under 40 List. Bethany Usry is among a wide variety of Georgians who are represented in the magazine's 21st installment of its list.

Many around Alpharetta know Usry from her work as vice president of economic and talent development at the Greater North Fulton Chamber of Commerce. The magazine notes Usry has been "successful" in what she does, adding she had a hand in bringing Mercedes Benz-USA to Sandy Springs and Avalon to Alpharetta.

Along with working for the chamber, she also sits on the Atlanta Regional Commission's steering committee, which is tasked with developing the organization's upcoming steering plan.

The honorees named to the 40 Under 40 list not only excel in their 9-to-5 professions "but also have a commitment to community involvement that goes well beyond what they are paid to do," Georgia Trend states.

This year’s group represents a broad range of sectors, including business, government, healthcare, science, education and the arts. The youngest of this year’s honorees is 22 while the oldest is 39 (SIGN UP: Get Patch's Daily Newsletter and Real Time News Alerts. Or, if you have an iPhone, download the free Patch app).

This year’s group joins two decades of honorees, many of whom have gone on to great success and have had a tremendous impact on the lives of Georgians across the state. Previous honorees include chef and TV personality Hugh Acheson, Ron Clark Academy founder and New York Times bestseller Ron Clark, former U.S. Poet Laureate Natasha Trethewey, and actor, producer, director and screenwriter Tyler Perry.

Nominations were open to the public and submitted via georgiatrend.com. Anyone who lives in the state of Georgia could be nominated for this recognition, as long as the person was under the age of 40 on Oct. 1, 2017. This year, Georgia Trend received more than 300 nominations. Final selections were made by the editorial staff.

You can view the complete list of 2017 40 Under 40 honorees on Georgia Trend's website.

Photo: Bethany Usry. Credit: Georgia Trend