LEAD Brevard

ypB E-News
January 2008

In this month's issue...
♦ TOP STORY - Reserve your seat for the 4th annual 4 Under 40 - February 15
♦ A New Year's message from ypB Chairman Dawn Hamilton
♦ January networking event at The Getaway in Suntree
♦ Help us welcome our new ypB Program Manager, Erin Puzel!
♦ Connect with your community - Leadership After Hours January 22 at BCC Planetarium
♦ Members-Only event at Galaxy Skateway January 20
♦ ypB welcomes its newest members - Plus, who's renewed? We let you know!
♦ ypB Membership up for renewal? Stick around for a great 2008 - renew now!
♦ Go, Do, See! What's happening around Brevard

Make your reservations now for LEAD Brevard's 4th Annual 4 Under 40 - Seats are going fast!
Individual seating and reserved table reservations are available for LEAD Brevard’s fourth annual 4 Under 40 – Celebrating Brevard's Next Generation of Leaders recognition gala, to be held on Friday, February 15, 2008 at 6:00 pm, at the Hilton Melbourne Rialto Place.

The event showcases the many young adults who are working to make a positive impact in Brevard County through their leadership and commitment to community service. Over 40 nominations were received for the 4 Under 40 recognition and twelve finalists were chosen by a group of independent community leaders. All nominees will be recognized at the event.

Individual seating reservations to the gala and dinner are $50.00 per person and reserved tables for eight are $700.00. Reservations and pre-payment are required by Friday, February 8.

CLICK HERE to make your individual or multiple seating reservations and pre-payment online or call LEAD Brevard at 321-632-8222. To reserve a corporate table, please call.

Presenting sponsors of the event include FLORIDA TODAY, Harris Corporation, Parrish Medical Center, and a consortium of higher education institutions including Brevard Community College, Florida Institute of Technology, and the University of Central Florida. The event reception, beginning at 6:00 pm, is sponsored by United Space Alliance.

For more information, please contact Erica Lemp at LEAD Brevard at 321-632-8222 or email Erica@LEADBrevard.org.
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A Message from our Chairman, Dawn Hamilton
On behalf of the ypB Oversight Committee and LEAD Brevard, I would like to wish each of you a very happy, prosperous New Year!

In the last six months ypB has hosted and/or partnered with community organizations and businesses to offer you over 20 opportunities to engage in social networking, recreational, leadership and development, and community service opportunities.

Here are the highlights:
Monthly social networking at Chili Peppers; Conch Key Grill & Tiki Bar; Melbourne Beach Crowne Plaza; King Center for the Performing Arts; Port Canaveral; The Cocoa Beach Pier; and quarterly Leadership Brevard Alumni Socials.

Community Service projects with Habitat for Humanity; Hubbs-Sea World Research Institute (HSWRI); Brevard Public Schools; Keep Brevard Beautiful; the Brevard Sharing Center; and WA1A’s Toyz for Kidz.

Recreational events including HSWRI Turtle Walk and the 1st annual Holiday Bowl.

Cultural arts and entertainment experiences through ypB's Cultural Arts Scavenger Hunt; Great Tastes of Suntree; Mama Mia at the King Center; Rocky Horror Picture Show at the Cocoa Beach Playhouse; and Eau Gallie Excentrique.

Leadership and Development programs like Doing Business in China; Personal Financial Investment Seminar; and Board of Directors Training through our partnership with United Way of Brevard.

A special thank you to all of our community partners for their support!

The volunteers serving on ypB’s committees have been hard at work planning event opportunities for YOU that will take place in 2008. It wouldn’t be any fun to reveal all the plans now, but stay tuned to learn more through your monthly ypB e-newsletters!

A special “thank you” to the Oversight Committee and all of our volunteers for their contributions that, in 2007, made ypB an exciting and diverse program to engage Brevard’s Young Professionals!

Wanna’ join the action? I encourage you to get involved by volunteering your time and talents in one of ypB’s planning subcommittees! Have an idea to share? Want to share your recent personal or professional achievement with fellow members – stand up and be recognized! Contact Erin Puzel, ypB’s new Program Manager at 321-632-8222 or via email at erin@leadbrevard.org. Of course, you can always reach me, too at dhamilton@job-link.net.

Warm Regards,
Dawn Hamilton
ypB Chairman
Program Planning Officer
Brevard Workforce Development Board, Inc.
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The Getaway hosts ypB's first social networking event of the New Year
When we find a great place to meet and mingle, we find ourselves returning. That's what's happening as we head back to one of the coolest places in town.

Join over 100 YPs from throughout Brevard for our first social networking event of 2008 at The Getaway Martini Bar & Lounge on Thursday, January 31, from 5:30 to 7:30 PM. You'll enjoy meeting up with friends and making new ones while you feast on complimentary hors d'oeuvres. A cash bar will be available.

Don't worry, we haven't changed a thing for the new year. As always, no need to RSVP and admission is still free for ypB members and $5.00 for nonmembers. Everyone's invited, so text your friends and tell them to meet you at The Getaway!
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Say "Hello" to ypB's new Program Manager, Erin Puzel
We'd like to take this opportunity to let you know that Erin Puzel has joined the staff of LEAD Brevard as Program Manager of ypB.

A native of Minnesota, Erin is a graduate of St. Cloud State University, in St. Cloud, MN, with a B.S. in Mass Communications. Her background includes sales operations coordinator and administrative support positions with a national supplier of education products, customer service representative, and preschool educator.

Her duties in ypB will include managing the program’s many professional, social, cultural and community events and projects, as well as servicing the ypB membership. She will also support LEAD Brevard’s staff in the execution of its many leadership programs and community initiatives.

“We are excited to have Erin join the LEAD Brevard team and confident that she will be an asset to our organization and especially to ypB as the program matures and adds new benefits and services for its members,” said President and CEO Kristin Bakke.

Erin can be reached at 321-632-8222 or email Erin@LEADBrevard.org.
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Join business and community leaders for the next Leadership After Hours January 22
Put Tuesday, January 22 at 6:00 pm on your calendar and join us for the first Leadership After Hours of 2008 at the Brevard Community College Planetarium, in Cocoa. Meet new people and expand your professional and social network. Our special guest will be Dr. Jim Drake, president of BCC.

Admission is $10.00 for ypB members and $15.00 for nonmembers. Admission includes complimentary hors d'oeuvres. Reservations for Leadership After Hours are required. CLICK HERE to make your reservation or call LEAD Brevard at 321-632-8222.
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Retro Skate in 2008 - This event will make you feel like a kid again
Join us on Sunday, January 20, from 7:00 to 9:00 PM for our very first members-only social and recreational event of the New Year at ypB's "Retro Skate in 2008" at Galaxy Skateway - 1488 Aurora Road, in Melbourne (between US 1 and Croton Road).

Spend a couple of hours roller skating with your fellow ypB members while the DJ plays hits from the '70s and '80s. The cost to participate is only $2.50 per person and includes roller skate rental. A snack bar will be available and includes pizza. hot dogs, soft pretzels, nachos, popcorn, candy, soda and slushes.

This event is open to ypB members and their guests, only. So, if you want to skate and you're not a ypB member, then join ypB for just $35.00 a year and cross off one of your New Year's resolutions. Membership includes free admission to all ypB monthly networking events, member discounts for professional development programs, invitations to special "members-only" events, and much more!

To register, contact our Social and Recreational Events Chairman, Eric Camacho, at sphmath@yahoo.com. The deadline to register is Friday, January 18. For ypB membership information, send an e-mail to info@ypBrevard.com or CLICK HERE to join online.
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Say "hello" to our new ypB members - welcome our renewing members
ypB welcomes the following new members and thanks our current members for renewing their commitment to our program:

NEW MEMBERS (Oct. thru Dec. 2007)
Alison Bogart, Independent Internal Audit Consulting; Angel Harris, Edward Jones; Ashley R. Smith, Riverside National Bank; Bart Brink, Fowler, Brink & Fowler, P.A.; Brian Reynolds, Summit Information Systems; Carlos Del Campo, Artemis International Technologies, Inc.; Chrissy DellaCorte, UCF Grad Student; Christy Baker, AirTran Airways; David Reigada, ai Solutions, Inc.; Ed Taylor, United Space Alliance; Elizabeth Hull, PracticeWorks; Erin Harrigan, Florida Tech; Greg DeBlasio, Northrop Grumman; Jack Leonard, United Space Alliance; James Fain, Northrop Grumman; Jason Rogers, Riverside National Bank; Joana Peña, Seacoast National Bank; John Pfeiffer, Harris Corp.; John Talton, Peter R. Brown Construction, Inc.; Kristin Foley, Nationwide Insurance; Marc Butler, United Space Alliance; Meredith Lee, Century 21 Spectrum; Nick Roman, Keller Williams Realty; Paul Smith Jr., Harris Corporation; Rebecca Vick, Florida Tech; Robert Crowe; Ronald S. Blum II, Harris Corp.; Russell Voss, Percepta; Ryan Cadore, Harris Corporation; Sabrina Nobili, Brevard Public Schools; Shana Fabian, National City Mortgage; Shelley Sullivan, Riverside National Bank; Steve Royer, Brevard County Fire Rescue; Tim Harris, Edward Jones; Timothy Wargo, Homeland Security; Tricia Chambers, Riverside National Bank; Veronica Cruz, Seacoast National Bank; Walter Ferrero, Union America Mortgage; William Puzino, Jr., Puzino Enterprises Inc. dba Bizzarro's Pizza Suntree.

RENEWING MEMBERS (Oct. thru Dec. 07)
Celia Mahler, Brevard County Sheriff's Office; Christopher Hill, Office of Brevard County Commissioner Helen Voltz; Dee Boyles, Law Office of Clarissa E Harrell PA; Gary L. Haas, Singlesfocus.org; Jason Koivu, Holiday Builders; Johnathan Barnes, CSR; Jonathan Krauser, Remax Surfside Properties; Kyle Hogan, REMAX Olympic; Margie Kinder, Safe Harbor Financial & Travel Services; Michael R. Wilson, Morgan Financial; Michelle Verkooy, Florida Institute of Technology; Patrick Savage III, A.G. Edwards & Sons; Tammy Stepp, Harris Corporation.
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Speaking of ypB membership, is yours up for renewal?
If so, don't forget you can renew your ypB membership online. It's quick and easy and means you won't miss out on any of the great events and programs we have coming up in 2008. CLICK HERE to renew your membership and stay connected to Brevard County's largest YP network!
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What's going on around town and on the Space Coast? Visit ypB Go! Do! See!
Visit ypB's Go! Do! See! page for a list of events, activities and programs that are of interest to YPs. There's never a shortage of things to do on the Space Coast!
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Young Professionals of Brevard is a program of