SHARING INSPIRATION AND ADVICE TO THE VALLEY’S YOUNG PROFESSIONALS



Lehigh Valley, PA – The Young Professionals Council is excited to host their 5th Annual Leadership Summit as a way to inspire, uplift and give advice to the Lehigh Valley’s young professionals. The event will take place on Thursday, February 29th, 2023, from 7:45 am – 12:00 pm at DeSales University.
Hear from Keynote Speaker Alex Michaels, President and CEO for Discover Lehigh Valley. He served in the United States Navy from 2001-2005, as a medical hospital corpsman. In 2003 was named Pacific Northwest Sailor of the Year and received The Navy & Marine Corps Achievement Medal. He has lead Visitors Bureau’s in Florida and Virgina, now leading Lehigh Valley’s destination marketing organization serving Lehigh and Northampton Counties.
Breakout Sessions:
The Business of You – Personal Branding for Big Results
• Shelley Maley, Dreamcatcher Career Coaching
Elevate Your Leadership Potential: Networking and Mentorship Essentials –
Sponsored by: Cedar Crest College
• Krista Berardelli, Promenade Shops at Saucon Valley
• Tim Burke, New Bethany Ministries
• Carol Obando-Derstine, PPL Electric Utilities
• Moderated by: Molly MacDonald, Altitude Marketing
Navigating Power & Using Your Voice
• Meloney Sallie-Dosunmu, Precision Talent Intl.
Leadership Panel
• Jessica Elliot, Habitat for Humanity of the Lehigh Valley
• Santo Napoli, Assembly 88
• Katie Santana, ASR Media Productions
• Moderated by: Genesis Ortega, Mayor’s Office for the City of Allentown
Tickets include breakfast, networking, complimentary headshot, keynote presentation, breakout sessions, panel discussion, vendor exhibits and more!
Who: The Young Professionals Council of the Greater Lehigh Valley Chamber of Commerce
What: Leadership Summit
When: Thursday, February 29th, 2023 – 7:45 AM – 12:00 PM
Where: DeSales University, University Center , 2755 Station Ave, Center Valley, PA 18034
Pricing Info: $49 Member, $99 Future Member
Sponsored by: Air Products, Capital Blue Cross, Cedar Crest College, EBC Printing & Signs, Moon Honey Photography, Norris McLaughlin and Olympus Corporation of the Americas.
Sponsors as of 1/29/2024
About The Chamber
The Chamber’s mission is to improve the economy and quality of life in the Lehigh Valley.  Serving more than 5,000 businesses and members with more than 280,000, the Chamber is the largest in Pennsylvania and New Jersey, and in the top six nationwide. Our thirty-plus affiliated chambers, councils and committees are On Every Main Street with more than 1,500 community focused volunteers who actively contribute, at the grass roots, to develop and achieve their respective and collective goals.
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Brittany Keal