Young Professionals of ABQ (YPA)

Join us on Oct. 21st for our first Live After Five event under the 2022 YPA Board! 🍸🍹🎉 FREE admission for everyone + YPA Members will receive a FREE drink ticket 🆓🎫🎟 REGISTER NOW: bit.ly/3BcILlk #liveafterfive #albuquerque #ypa #youngprofessionals

This Thursday, join @YPABQ for "Lunch With Leaders" Featuring @BurqueRudeBoy Mike Silva & the @RudeBoyCookies story; from 12:00 - 1:00 PM [ONLINE] Info: bit.ly/3gvKt9b Registration at: bit.ly/3yZbYiS

Come join us next week (7/27) at #TopgolfABQ for some fun and #networking! 👇 For $15, our members will get to play TopGolf and have their first drink included in the price! 🍻 Non-Members are $30. Sign up & reserve your spot before they're all gone! ypabq.org/events/ypa-at-…

We're having our first IN-PERSON event on 6/30!🙌 Can you believe it?! Join us for our Community #Grant Giveaway at @RioBravoBrewing to network & come together for a great cause. One #nonprofit will win $12K and our members get to decide who! Sign up: ypabq.org/events/ypa-com…

Join us 6/12 as we #volunteer for @crossroadsabq and help them move into their new home! We'll be helping with the cleaning, organizing, and painting of their new space! 🧹🏠 Sign up: 9:30am Registration: bit.ly/3g7ugGp 11:30am Registration: bit.ly/3zdbia6

Hey everyone! There's only 𝗼𝗻𝗲 more day left for #nonprofits to apply for our Community #Grant Giveaway! - $12,000 grant - Three finalists - Members vote for the winner - Winner announced #Summer2021 Find the application and more information here. 👇 ypabq.org/events/ypa-com…

⭐️GRANT OPPORTUNITY!⭐️ We're inviting #nonprofits serving the #ABQ Metro area to submit applications for our Community #Grant Giveaway! 🎉 - One $12,000 grant - Three finalists - Members vote for the winner - Winner announced this summer! ☀️ App & Info: ypabq.org/events/ypa-com…

Meet Alexis Hassley, our President! Alexis received her Bachelor of Science in Social Work from UNM in 2011. Alexis currently sells Residential Real Estate, owns Duke City Estate Sales and the ABQ Rage Room. #ypa #youngprofessionals #board #albuquerque

Our friends at Junior Achievement of New Mexico are hosting their annual Inspiring NM Conference 2021 and there's some great, informational content lined up for the next few weeks! Register now to hear from their featured speakers --> bit.ly/3mg6CtL #financialliteracy

Meet Justina Grant, our Membership Chair! Justina received her Bachelor’s from UNM in '18. She currently works as an Account Executive for @ABQBizFirst and also sits on the board of Camp Enchantment New Mexico. Last year, Justina was named 2020 Woman of the Year for NM by LLS.

Meet Nina Chavez, Member-at-Large, Board Member! Nina received her Master in Arts Mgmt from Carnegie Mellon University. She is currently the Director, Development & Communications for Teach For America New Mexico where she supports teachers across the state. #ypa #board

Working 10 hour days? Has it been years since your last vacation? Then join @YPABQ and @dpsdesigns for a Work-Life Balance workshop on March 9th. buff.ly/3szpXIu

Don't miss it....Feb 11th @YPABQ will host @ABQBizFirst President Keith Dennis. Register today here: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regist…

@YPABQ has been plugging our youngest talent into the community in the past few years. "Young Professionals of Albuquerque, let’s speak with pride of place. Let’s take an active role in building our city and growing it to what we want it to be" ypabq.org/blog/young-pro…

Meet Lindsey Seybert, our Social/Networking Chair! She received her Bachelor's from NMSU in '13. She has been in the Hospitality/Event Industry since '15 and looks forward to coordinating more events as soon as COVID restrictions are lifted. #ypa #abq #youngprofessionals

Ready for our Toolkit event tomorrow? 🎙 Some fun facts: 1: This is part one of our four part YPA Toolkit series 2: Our featured speaker has 40 years of HR experience 3: During part 3 of our series we will feature a YPA member as a speaker!  Register: bit.ly/396z5My

Register now for our Toolkit Series, a 4-part event hosted by YPA and Dekker/Perich/Sabatini that will improve your new or changing work reality! During Part 1 of our series, you will be “Learning to Listen”. Click here to register: bit.ly/396z5My

Meet Kyle Biederwolf, our Professional Development Chair! Kyle received his MPA in 2019 from UNM & is currently an External Affairs Manager for Comcast. Kyle is very community driven and sits on the boards of the UNM Alumni Association, Cuidando Los Ninos, and PRSA NM as well.

Meet Jason Buchta, our Past President! He received his Master’s in Sport Management in 2008 from Texas Tech. After 12yrs with the Isotopes, he joined Infinity Insurance Partners in 2020. Jason is excited to help mentor the board and set YPA up for many more years of success.

Meet Kristyn Fox, our new VP! Kristyn received her Bachelor's from UNM in 2014 & is currently working in Economic Development for Bernalillo County. She's thrilled to continue serving on the YPA board and is excited to help grow YPA and its impact on the Albuquerque community.