BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P1H REFRESH-INTERVAL:P1H CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=3;BYDAY=2SU DTSTART:20070101T000000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:Eastern Daylight Time END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=11;BYDAY=1SU DTSTART:20070101T000000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:Eastern Standard Time END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221006T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221006T200000 X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE SUMMARY:2022 Young Professionals Awards DESCRIPTION:JOIN US FOR THE YOUNG PROFESSIONALS EVENT OF THE YEAR! \nOn Thursday\, October 6th\, 2022 we are hosting the 7th Annual Young Professionals Awards\, in collaboration with our regional chamber partners\, recognizing amazing young professionals helping to move our region forward. This year's event is presented by Coal Creative.Come and see the exciting live announcements of this year's winners and honor these amazing young leaders in our area. This year's award categories include: Intern of the Year\, Educator of the Year\, Trailblazer of the Year\, Small Business Owner of the Year\, STEAM Professional of the Year\, Hero of the Year\, Cultural Champion of the Year\, Voluntary Leader of the Year\, NEPA Influencer of the Year\, Young Professional Women's Leadership Award\, and (NEW this year!) Young Professional DEI Champion Award.Online registration is now closed\, but tickets can still be purchased at the door of tonight's event. Congratulations to this year's top 3 finalists! Cultural Ambassador of the Year\, sponsored by the F.M. Kirby Center for the Performing Arts and Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza:Josh Hamilton\, Customer Implementation Specialist\, Software & IT Solutions for Benco DentalJess Meoni\, Web and Graphics Designer at The Honesdale National BankDan Pittman\, Owner and Artistic Director for Act Out Theatre Group\nDiversity\, Equity\, and Inclusion Champion of the Year\, sponsored by Janney Montgomery Scott:Erica Acosta\, Director of Diversity Initiatives at Wilkes UniversityJacob Kelley\, Director of Workplace Culture for Community Action Association of PennsylvaniaDaryl Lewis\, Managing Director/Owner of Diversity Angel LLC\nEducator of the Year:Allison Ritsick\, Director of Education and Programs & Regional Director for Building Blocks Learning CenterChris Sedon\, Computer Science Teacher at Abington Heights High SchoolGabriella Tolerico\, Elementary Music Teacher for the Carbondale Area School District\nHero of the Year: sponsored by Perfect Storm Renovations\, LLC: Lloyd Burton\, 911 Telecommunicator for Wyoming CountyChris Hallock\, Scranton PD Training Sergeant Kyle Shumosic\, City of Pittston Police Chief Intern of the Year\, sponsored by Berkshire Hathaway GUARD Insurance Companies:Frank Kocis III\, Web & Design Intern at Coal CreativeJillian Mirro\, Communications Intern at Keystone MissionScott Stout\, Associate Engineer at AZEK\nInfluencer of the Year\, sponsored by UGI Utilities\, Inc.:Anthony Bartoli\, Claims Manager at AssuredPartners of NEPA Shelby Monk\, Marketing and Event Coordinator for the Diamond City PartnershipMaegan Zielinski\, Chief Operating Officer at Grassroots Development\, LLC\nSmall Business Owner of the Year\, sponsored by FNCB Bank:Eli Foss\, Owner of Eli's Towing and RecoverySamantha Patterson\, Owner of Motion Yoga and Integrative Wellness StudioPaul Williams & Jerome Sulkoski\, Co-Owners of Perfect Storm Renovations\, LLC\nSTEAM Professional of the Year\, sponsored by PPL Electric Utilities:Samantha Bucher\, Content Director at Coal CreativeGladysh Felix\, Head of Scientific Thinking at DIFEX Consulting EngineersMateusz Wosik\, Assistant Professor of Biology and Program Director of Clinical Laboratory Science at Misericordia University\nTrailblazer of the Year: Jimel Calliste\, President of the Wilkes-Barre NAACPEmilia McCormick\, Director of Operations of the United Sports AcademyHolly Yorkonis\, Community Revitalization Coordinator for United Neighborhood Centers of NEPA\nVoluntary Leader of the Year\, sponsored by the United Way of Wyoming Valley and The Luzerne Foundation:Emily Courtois\, Community Affairs Manager/Social Media Coordinator at Mericle Commercial Real Estate ServicesLindsey Riddell\, Assistant Director of The Office of Mission\, Ministry and Service at Misericordia UniversityKatrina Wallace\, Premium Auditor for Berkshire Hathaway GUARD Insurance Companies\nYoung Professional Development Award\, sponsored by UGI Utilities\, Inc.:ConfiDANCE StudiosPosture Interactive\, LTDLewith & Freeman Real Estate\, Inc.\nYoung Professional Women's Leadership Award by Athena International\, sponsored by Riggs Asset Management Co.:Cassandra Coleman\, Executive Director of America250PATara Siegel\, Vice President of Marketing for Lewith & Freeman Real Estate\, Inc.Nina Zanon\, Executive Director at Wyoming Valley Children's Association X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
JOIN US FOR THE YOUNG PROFESSIONALS EVENT OF THE YEAR! \;
Online registration is now closed\, but tickets can still be purchased at the door of tonight'\;s event.
Congratulations to this year'\;s top 3 finalists! \;
Cultural Ambassador of the Year\, sponsored by the F.M. Kirby Center for the Performing Arts and Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza:
Josh Hamilton\, Customer Implementation Specialist\, Software &\; IT Solutions for Benco Dental
Jess Meoni\, Web and Graphics Designer at The Honesdale National Bank
Dan Pittman\, Owner and Artistic Director for Act Out Theatre Group
Diversity\, Equity\, and Inclusion Champion of the Year\, sponsored by Janney Montgomery Scott:
Erica Acosta\, Director of Diversity Initiatives \;at Wilkes University
Jacob Kelley\, Director of Workplace Culture for Community Action Association of Pennsylvania
Daryl Lewis\, Managing Director/Owner of Diversity Angel LLC
Educator of the Year:
Allison Ritsick\, Director of Education and Programs &\; Regional Director for Building Blocks Learning Center
Chris Sedon\, Computer Science Teacher at Abington Heights High School
Gabriella Tolerico\, Elementary Music Teacher for the Carbondale Area School District
Hero of the Year: sponsored by Perfect Storm Renovations\, LLC: \;
Lloyd Burton\, 911 Telecommunicator for Wyoming County
Chris Hallock\, Scranton PD Training Sergeant \;
Kyle Shumosic\, City of Pittston Police Chief \;  \; \; \;  \; \;
Intern of the Year\, sponsored by Berkshire Hathaway GUARD Insurance Companies:
Frank Kocis III\, Web &\; Design Intern at Coal Creative
Jillian Mirro\, Communications Intern at Keystone Mission
Scott Stout\, Associate Engineer at AZEK
Influencer of the Year\, sponsored by UGI Utilities\, Inc.:
Anthony Bartoli\, Claims Manager at AssuredPartners of NEPA \;
Shelby Monk\, Marketing and Event Coordinator for the Diamond City Partnership
Maegan Zielinski\, Chief Operating Officer at Grassroots Development\, LLC
Small Business Owner of the Year\, sponsored by FNCB Bank:
Eli Foss\, Owner of Eli&rsquo\;s Towing and Recovery
Samantha Patterson\, Owner of Motion Yoga and Integrative Wellness Studio
Paul Williams &\; Jerome Sulkoski\, Co-Owners of Perfect Storm Renovations\, LLC
STEAM Professional of the Year\, sponsored by PPL Electric Utilities:
Samantha Bucher\, Content Director at Coal Creative
Gladysh Felix\, Head of Scientific Thinking at DIFEX Consulting Engineers
Mateusz Wosik\, Assistant Professor of Biology and Program Director of Clinical Laboratory Science at Misericordia University
Trailblazer of the Year: \;
Jimel Calliste\, President of the Wilkes-Barre NAACP
Emilia McCormick\, Director of Operations of the United Sports Academy
Holly Yorkonis\, Community Revitalization Coordinator for United Neighborhood Centers of NEPA
Voluntary Leader of the Year\, sponsored by the United Way of Wyoming Valley and The Luzerne Foundation:
Emily Courtois\, Community Affairs Manager/Social Media Coordinator at Mericle Commercial Real Estate Services
Lindsey Riddell\, Assistant Director of The Office of Mission\, Ministry and Service at Misericordia University
Katrina Wallace\, Premium Auditor for Berkshire Hathaway GUARD Insurance Companies
Young Professional Development Award\, sponsored by UGI Utilities\, Inc.:
ConfiDANCE Studios
Posture Interactive\, LTD
Lewith &\; Freeman Real Estate\, Inc.
Young Professional Women&rsquo\;s Leadership Award by Athena ®\; International\, sponsored by Riggs Asset Management Co.:
Cassandra Coleman\, Executive Director of America250PA
Tara Siegel\, Vice President of Marketing for Lewith &\; Freeman Real Estate\, Inc.
Nina Zanon\, Executive Director at Wyoming Valley Children&rsquo\;s Association
LOCATION:Moosic PA 18507 UID:e.2685.591679 SEQUENCE:3 DTSTAMP:20240329T155251Z URL:https://business.wyomingvalleychamber.org/chambercalendar/Details/2022-young-professionals-awards-608210?sourceTypeId=Hub END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR