YOUNG PROFESSIONALS GROUPS::
P.O.L.O. - Professionals Organized for
Leadership and Opportunity - Lee County, FL::
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Local young professionals group that was copied
from a Naples group in 1989
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Started as a member in 1996
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Board of Directors in 1998
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Vice President in 1999-2000
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Left when group became static and too political
- the end was coming
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Group has since shrunk from 185 members at peak
to approximately 20
YOUNG PROFESSIONALS, INC::
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Founded Young Professionals of Southwest Florida
in February, 2002
First event was March 2, 2002
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Covered from Sarasota to Marco Island with
members in
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Chief cook and bottle washer - all events, all
promotion, etc., etc., etc.
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Split the group into smaller chapters in the
fall of 2003
Launched Naples on November 23, 2003 with Brandi
Hanson, Chad Phipps, Jayme Moore and three
others
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Lee County - August 2003 - Fort Myers, Bonita
Springs, Cape Coral, Lehigh, Sanibel & Captiva,
etc. web site:
www.YPFL.com or
www.FindYP.com
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Naples - November 21, 2003- Naples, Immokalee,
Golden Gate, Marco Island, Bonita Springs
web site:
www.YPNaplesFL.com
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Daytona, Sarasota, Venice, Charlotte - groups took on
their own lives and rolled into other groups
being formed under local chambers
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Helped over a half dozen other groups start up
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President of Young Professionals, Inc. for two
years following split = Young Professionals of
Lee County
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Organized a strong board of directors and
stepped down to Vice President
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Developed and plan the annual Membership
Kick-Off with the help of Kristy Kurzyniec which
is now over 1,000 attendees
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Grown this non-profit organization from zero to
over 1,100 paid members
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Since removing dues, the Lee County group has
grown to over 5,000 members
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Stepped back into role of President in the
Spring of 2012. Current President.
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Our Facebook pages are as follows:
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The future
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Now work on strategic relationships with other
YP groups, and within the community
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Developing a more robust organization
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