Minutes of Young Professionals Meeting – June 23, 2006 4:30 p.m. Charleston Area Alliance Offices
The meeting of the Charleston Area Alliance Young Professionals was called to order by Matthew Ballard, Executive Vice President, Charleston Area Alliance. Matt introduced the caterers for the meeting, Meticulous, which is owned and operated by young professionals Ehren and Wendy Johnson of Charleston.
Matt introduced Sally Smith, Bowles, Rice, McDavid, Graff & Love, who chairs the Charleston Alliance Business Development Committee. Sally gave an overview of some of the activities and announcements that the business development committee has been working on over the past six months. Announcements such as New Finishing Line, Applied Computing and Engineering, Magnum Coal, Chesapeake Energy, and Esseco are good news for the region and translate to more jobs and opportunities for young professionals.
Meeting attendees then introduced themselves and told the group a little about where they worked and why they are interested in becoming involved in the young professionals group.
At the conclusion of the introductions, Matt passed out the Young Professionals Housing Report. The committee then appointed Charles Roskovensky, Attorney with the West Virginia Legislature, to be the young professional’s liaison with the West Virginia Housing Development Fund.
Matt Ballard then introduced Erin Molchany, the Executive Director of the Pittsburgh Urban Magnet Project (PUMP), a group supporting the interests of young professionals. Erin gave an overview of the PUMP organization and the Pittsburgh Sports League, a subsidiary of PUMP which acts as an enterprise center for PUMP. Erin gave an overview of how PUMP was started, how it has grown, future plans, its funding sources, staffing, and programs. The young professionals will meet soon to discuss how some of the PUMP programs might work in the Charleston region.
Following Erin’s presentation, Matt introduced Jessica Faulkenberry, BB&T, and co-chair of the Huntington Young Professionals group. Jessica gave a brief overview of what activities are happening with Huntington’s group and suggested that the Charleston and Huntington groups should work together on creating networking opportunities, joint events, and any other ways they might work together.
The meeting was adjourned and the committee encouraged to attend one of the many events occurring throughout the city including Blues, Brews and Barbeque, the Power baseball team and Live at the Levee. Members were also reminded of the weekend’s activities with FestivAll.
The meeting of the Charleston Area Alliance Young Professionals was called to order by Matthew Ballard, Executive Vice President, Charleston Area Alliance. Matt introduced the caterers for the meeting, Meticulous, which is owned and operated by young professionals Ehren and Wendy Johnson of Charleston.
Matt introduced Sally Smith, Bowles, Rice, McDavid, Graff & Love, who chairs the Charleston Alliance Business Development Committee. Sally gave an overview of some of the activities and announcements that the business development committee has been working on over the past six months. Announcements such as New Finishing Line, Applied Computing and Engineering, Magnum Coal, Chesapeake Energy, and Esseco are good news for the region and translate to more jobs and opportunities for young professionals.
Meeting attendees then introduced themselves and told the group a little about where they worked and why they are interested in becoming involved in the young professionals group.
At the conclusion of the introductions, Matt passed out the Young Professionals Housing Report. The committee then appointed Charles Roskovensky, Attorney with the West Virginia Legislature, to be the young professional’s liaison with the West Virginia Housing Development Fund.
Matt Ballard then introduced Erin Molchany, the Executive Director of the Pittsburgh Urban Magnet Project (PUMP), a group supporting the interests of young professionals. Erin gave an overview of the PUMP organization and the Pittsburgh Sports League, a subsidiary of PUMP which acts as an enterprise center for PUMP. Erin gave an overview of how PUMP was started, how it has grown, future plans, its funding sources, staffing, and programs. The young professionals will meet soon to discuss how some of the PUMP programs might work in the Charleston region.
Following Erin’s presentation, Matt introduced Jessica Faulkenberry, BB&T, and co-chair of the Huntington Young Professionals group. Jessica gave a brief overview of what activities are happening with Huntington’s group and suggested that the Charleston and Huntington groups should work together on creating networking opportunities, joint events, and any other ways they might work together.
The meeting was adjourned and the committee encouraged to attend one of the many events occurring throughout the city including Blues, Brews and Barbeque, the Power baseball team and Live at the Levee. Members were also reminded of the weekend’s activities with FestivAll.
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