Young Profe ionals Lunch

The Crestview Chamber’s Young Professionals (YPs) met at Hideaway Pizza in Crestview on July 20. With the YPs representing everything from real estate to local government, conversations rehashing sales and discussing permits and regulations could be overheard.

At a recent chamber breakfast, the new board was installed and with the YPs having a new chair, the lunch included a discussion regarding the direction the YP meetings should take over the next year. “Today is going to be interesting because we normally have a set program, however, m going to shake things up a little bit,” said the new YP Chair, Chance Leavins, Public Information Manager, City of Crestview. “What I would like to do is have more lunches like this where we talk about the things that we are dealing with and learn from each other s experiencies.” With that, the Ps went around the table and introduced themselves. Chamber President/CEO, Sandra Wilson announced a chamber scholarship for Leadership Okaloosa. “Leadership Okaloosa is a 9-month course providing leadership classes at the college while gaining insight into each of the county s communities,” said Sandra.

The lunch meeting also included a hotseat &A with the former P Chair, John Emsing, Assistant Director, Florida Small usiness Development Center. A er learning about John s experiences, the &A was opened to the table.