Charleston Area Alliance Young Professionals Gather for St. Patrick's Day.

The Charleston Area Alliance is focused on the retention and attraction of young professionals as a way to build intellectual capital in the Valley. The group is focused in the areas of housing, promotion of community service, involvement and participation at the board level of non-profit groups, maintain and good social/business networking environment for young professionals who are already here and newcomers to the area, acknowledgement of the achievements of young professionals in the Valley, the advancement of outdoor and sporting activities for the community and other related areas.

The below photo's are from a recent gathering on St. Patrick's Day. Please note the next two meetings of the Alliance Young Professionals will feature an April speaker on the topic of Business Etiquette and in May, "The Executive Role in Community Service."

Dates and locations for these meetings will be announced soon.

Photo #1, Matthew Ballard, President/CEO of the Alliance sopts by to welcome the Young Professionals. Ballard (middle) is pictured with YP's co-chair Brad Rowe of General Corporation and Danielle Waltz of Flaherty, Sensabaugh & Bonasso.

Photo #2 - Young Professionals gather at the event.

Photo #3 - Danielle Waltz of Flaherty, Sensabaugh & Bonasso and Brooke Pauley of BB&T organized this specific event and did a great job.