2017 Annual Report
When we convene, we awaken creative solutions.
PDD
BigWigs
6%
14%
21 TOTAL EVENTS 11 BASHes
60
3 Lunch & Learns whyYPN
BASHes
14%
52%
3 BigWigs 3 whyYPNs
LUNCH & LEARN
1 Professional Development Day
14%
280
OH THE PLACES
WE’VE GONE
BASH LOCATIONS TOTAL ACTIVE
CHARLES M. SCHULZ MUSEUM
MEMBERS
E.R. SAWYER JEWELERY
= 20 MEMBERS
EPICENTER WILLIBEES FOUNTAINGROVE GOLF & ATHLETIC CLUB ST. FRANCIS WINERY JOHN ASH/VINTNERS INN BIBI’S BURGER BAR
LUNCH & LEARN TOPICS SONOMA COUNTY ECONOMY AND MILLENNIAL TALENT
62
MAXIMIZING YOUR POTENTIAL REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT FOR YOUNG PROFESSIONALS
SPEAKER LINE UP Mike Cook, RLA, CLIA, Vice President, Planning & Landscape Architecture, Firma Design Group, Board Member, Rincon Valley School District Elaina Marie, Employee Engagement & Leadership Consultant, Author
GIFT CARD DRIVE
$2,332.15 RAISED
70 ATTENDEES AT OUR JOINT BASH WITH HYPE
SONOMA CIDER STOUT BROTHERS IRISH PUB & RESTAURANT MARTIN RAY WINERY
James Gore, Sonoma County Board of Supervisors, Fourth District Chris Rogers, Council Member, Santa Rosa City Council Jack Tibbets, Vice Mayor, Santa Rosa City Council
Sarah Scudder, Chief Growth Officer, The Sourcing Group
Susan Flannery Adams, SPHR, SHRM-SCP, Interim Director, Sonoma State School of Business and Economics Career Center
Senator Mike McGuire, 2nd Senate District North Coast / North Bay
Karissa Kruse, President, Sonoma County Winegrowers Kerry Rego, Kerry Rego Consulting
THANK YOU TO OUR 2017 SPONSORS PRESENTING
CORPORATE
SUPPORTING
CONTRIBUTING
PEOPLE REACHED
LUNCH & LEARN
THANK YOU TO OUR 2017 BOARD MEMBERS Stefanie Bagala Mia Bowler Sunny Chandi Chris Doudna Elizabeth Doudna Matt Ellis Aaron Friedman Jodi Given Cheriene Griffith Morgan Griswold Nicole Hatley Lana Jones Ben Lehr Michael Langhals Lillian Nickelson Melissa Ryan Mike Ryan Justin Weber
As we pause to take to a look back at 2017, YPN is very proud to have served young professionals in our community by offering expanded networking opportunities and professional development.
make professional and social connections while supporting local restaurants, bars and business. Thank you to all who hosted us this year!
In October our community faced one of the biggest challenges YPN’s goal as an organization is in many years; the wildfires to expose our young professionals deeply affected everyone in our to leaders in business and in community. During this time leadership roles throughout the YPN members stepped up. Many city and the county. The 2017 of our members volunteered, YPN Professional Development donated, and helped organize Day, held on May 12th at the relief efforts. We were very proud Santa Rosa Golf and Country to hold a Gift Card Drive with Club, did just that. Nearly 150 the Chamber, raising over two young professionals attended thousand dollars in gift cards that the half day conference that were donated to the Redwood featured panels of elected Credit Union North Relief Fund. officials and business leaders who spoke to doing business As a community going through on a local level in Sonoma the rebuilding process, there are County. The day was filled with many challenges that we will inspirational and leadership be faced with this coming year. presentations, and ended with We want all of our members to a rousing wrap-up by State know that YPN is an organization Senator Mike McGuire (2nd that they can turn to for Senate District - North Coast/ professional advice, business North Bay). The 2017 Professional help, professional development, Development Day was a bright and professional and personal spot in our year, and as an connections. organization we were proud to connect and develop the future YPN is focused on engaging leaders of our community. our members with more social media, special events and YPN is also proud of all the personal and professional great Lunch & Learn and Big growth. We’re looking to provide Wig events we were able to even more relevant content present in 2017. We covered a and giving members more lot of topics that are relevant opportunities to further grow their to our membership – from the network, enhance their skills and wine industry and real estate to promote their business. highlighting our area non-profits. It’s been a pleasure to have This year we also had some served as your 2017 YPN great BASHes where we Chair, and I look forward to convened and connected. One reconnecting with you at the of our most notable BASHes great YPN events and programs was a combined event with lined up for 2018. Healdsburg Young Professionals and Entrepreneurs (HYPE). We Sincerely, were excited for the opportunity to connect young professionals from both cities. It’s such a pleasure to provide our members Ben Lehr a fun casual environment to YPN Chair