The young ladies on the following pages are exemplars in most every field of endeavor: authors, athletes, artists, actors. And that’s just the A’s. The impact of their  projects—from plays to social programs to businesses large and small—will change life as we know it in Western North Carolina.  Who ever said Gen Y was apathetic? Interviewing these women, we found no shortage of diligence or zeal. On the whole, this crew of WNC’s best and brightest seems to have every reason to bound after their dreams. We picked (in no particular order) the cream of the Millennial crop, and these 30 under 30 are as VERVE-acious as they come.