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YPN Activities

YPN offers various social, political and cultural events for members and the community throughout the year. For a quick glance, click on the agenda link within the Google Calendar to the right.

Committees 

YPN members are encouraged to join any committee - click here for committee descriptions.

YPN Operation Committees include:
Membership and Welcoming
Marketing/Public Relations
Events, Historian
Fundraising Liaison

YPN Program Committees include:
Education and Youth Empowerment (EYE) - click here to see photo gallery.

"A Day in the Life" is a signature EYE program that provides a workplace shadowing experience for motivated students. The students visit various workplace locations on early release days. Click here to see a past "Day in the Life" program.

Economic Empowerment – click here to see photo gallery. 

The Economic Empowerment committee has two signature programs, "Know Your Money" and "National Day of Service".

Health and Quality of Life Empowerment - click here to see photo gallery. 

The Health and Quality of Life Empowerment Committee supports the Urban League's Back to School rally and promotes health and well-being amongst young professionals.  Click here to see pics of the 2008 event.

HIV/AIDS Awareness. 

Volunteer support for the annual NUL/Walgreens Take Health Tour and Remarkable: “That’s You” program.

Civic Engagement and Leadership Empowerment – click here to see photo gallery of the 2008 Juneteenth Event! 

The Juneteenth Program is the signature program of the Civic Engagement and Leadership Empowerment Committee. During election years, YPN hosts a series of political forums and creates opportunities to meet elected officials. This committee has also recognized Foster Care Awareness month as part of its civic engagement focus.

2008 YPN 19th Hole Golf Clinic - Photo Gallery 

2008/2009 YPN Executive Board

Click here to see photo gallery of the 2007/2008 Executive Board Retreat. 

I would like to take this time to introduce all of you to the new 2008-2009 Young Professionals Network Executive Board Members.  Please welcome:

Andrea Owes – President

Norvel Bethel – Senior Vice President

Melanie Stevenson – Secretary

Ralph Colimon – Treasurer

Tracy Mitchell – Vice President of Policy & Procedures

Julia Goodwin – Vice President of Programs

Grace Kewl – Vice President of Professional Development

Neshawn Jefferson – Vice President of Operations

Robyn Hankerson – PR & Marketing Chair

Nikkia Rogers – Membership & Welcoming Chair

Please be advised that these individuals may contact you for program or operation purposes.  We are in the process of planning our 2008-2009 calendar, so if there are Urban League events we should know of to provide assistance or partner with, please let me know ASAP.  Again, thank you for your attention to this matter.  YPN looks forward to serving the Urban League another year.

Andrea