Sarasota Young Professionals Group Announces New Board of Directors

The Sarasota Young Professionals Group (YPG), a program of The Greater Sarasota Chamber of Commerce, is proud to announce its 2015-2016 Board of Directors.

The YPG Board recently swung into their 2015-2016 year with an annual retreat on Saturday, September 26 at the Circus Arts Conservatory. They met as a group to establish their goals, but learned to take risks and establish trust both with each other and on the trapeze.

The board focused on several key areas, including increasing member engagement, strengthening partnerships and connecting young professionals to the arts and culture of Sarasota. Ultimately, the 2015-2016 Board hopes to serve as a catalyst in establishing Sarasota as a community that provides ideal quality life for young professionals.“I am excited to support a phenomenal group of people and an exemplary Board of Directors as we head into the 2015-16 year,” Chairperson Michael Calamaras, TriNet, explains. “We are focused on our mission to connect, retain and serve young professionals in the Greater Sarasota area through engagement, opportunity and advocacy, and to envision ‘a dynamic community with a high quality of life for young professionals.’”

The 2015-2016 Board of Directors includes:

Michael Calamaras Chairperson TriNet	Ashley Leon Chair-Elect Northwestern Mutual	Chris Laney Immediate Past Chair Active Screening
Adam Angstadt Volunteer Chair Flagship Fire	Sean Duade Leadership Chair American Cancer Society	Kayla Escobar CYD Representative Riverview High School
David Ford-Coates Partnership Chair BB&T	Anna Foster Member-at-Large Gulf Coast Community Foundation	Amelia Grantham March College Representative Ringling College of Art & Design
Avarie Hannah Small Business Owner Chair The Social Porpoise	Adam Hughes Member-at-Large	Andrea Knies Scholarship Chair New College of Florida
Samuel Lowry Arts & Culture Chair Sarasota Opera	Kelly Martella Finance Liaison Boar’s Head	Shantel Norman Events Chair Visit Sarasota
Travis Rossnagle Membership Chair Voalte	Raymmar Tirado Communications Chair Clear Idea Labs	Rob Young Government Issues Chair ICARD Merrill
	Mimi Fleck YPG Coordinator Greater Sarasota Chamber of Commerce