Leadership & Learning:
Chair: Miriam Deemer
The Leadership & Learning Collaboration is responsible for arranging professional and leadership development for CYP. The “Insights” lunch, mentor program has been a huge success for Leadership & Learning. Once a month, up to 20 CYP members are given the opportunity to sit down and talk with one of the Coast’s leading professionals. The young professionals benefit by getting candid, group interaction with each professional.
Past Projects:
Elderly Outreach Program
Canned Food Drives
Biloxi Seafood Festival
Current & Future Projects:
Partnership with United Way’s Volunteer Center: Volunteer Gulf Coast
MS Scholars
Meetings: 3rd Wednesday of the Month
Policy & Government:
Chair: Clay Williams
Policy and Government Collaboration focuses on educating and engaging membership on a wide array of policy issues that affect the Mississippi Gulf Coast from an economic development and quality of life standpoint. The group explores issues ranging from land use development to tourism to transportation and other infrastructure related topics. The Policy & Government Collaboration keeps CYP members informed of pressing topics that have the potential to have a long lasting impact on the Coast.
Past Projects:
Held a political forum for state candidates to answer CYP questions at a political debate
Ocean Springs Mayoral Debate, co-sponsored with the Ocean Springs Record
Educate & Engage Seminar
Current & Future Projects:
Mayoral Debates
Meetings: 1st Thursday of the Month
Projects & Networking
Co-Chairs: Jay Huffstatler & Kenneth Jones
The projects/networking committee is an integral part of the organization. Our job, in essence, is to make all of the members stay in touch, and to collaborate to reach goals, both financially and socially. By hosting such events as the monthly socials, members of the organization get a chance to interact and make connections that will last a lifetime.
Our job, as we see it, is not only to make our members more successful, but also to introduce them to people like themselves. All people like to associate themselves with people who have similar goals and interests. Most of our goals include succeeding, both in business and in life, and therefore we have socials, which are more about having fun and meeting new people.
Current & Future Projects :
Intramurals
Monthly Socials
Black Tie & Blue Jeans Gala
Meetings: 3rd Monday of the Month
Communications
Chair: Keith Guillot Co-Chair: Melissa Bryant
The communications collaboration is in charge of CYP's Upcoming Events, CYP Connection- the organization's monthly newsletter, press releases, and the CYP web site.
Meetings: 2nd Tuesday of the Month
Membership
Chair: Lea McNair
The membership collaboration's main focus is recruiting and retaining Coast Young Professionals's membership.
Meetings: 1st Tuesday of the Month
