RECOGNITION—Jill Haney, left, board chair for the Greater Conejo Valley Chamber of Commerce, with 40 Under Forty Award recipient David Lopez of the Acorn Newspapers during an honoree reception July 15 at the Hyatt Regency Westlake.

Angelina Leonos, a 40 Under Forty recipient and Ventura County Youth Poet Laureate, performs a poem written for the occasion. Photos by MICHAEL COONS/Acorn Newspapers