Changes

|location=[[Pensacola Chamber of Commerce41 N Jefferson, Suite 108]]<br/>117 West [[Garden Street]]Pensacola, FL 32502 <br/>Pensacola, FL 32502(850)332-7820|membership=190250

 |boardstaff=[[James Hosman]]Rachael Gillette, ''chairman''<br/>[[Ashley HodgeDirector]], ''vice-chair''<br/>[[ShaLonda Palmer]], ''secretary''<br/>[[Catherine R. Thornton]], ''treasurer''|staff=

'''Pensacola Young Professionals, Inc.''' (PYP) is a non-profit organization of Pensacolians in their 20s and 30s organized in [[2006]] to provide "networking, education and support services for young professionals"<ref name="incorporation">[http://www.sunbiz.org/COR/2006/0425/20678342.tif Electronic Articles of Incorporation]</ref> and "to showcase the Pensacola Bay Area as a cool place to live, work and play."<ref>[http://pensacolayp.com/OurStory.html About PYP]</ref>The Mission of Pensacola Young Professionals is to develop the Pensacola Bay Area as a thriving and dynamic place to live, work and play by making our fellow young professionals and the community as a whole aware of issues shaping the area through proactive civic, social and professional involvement. The Objectives of PYP are• Focus on attracting and retaining young talent• Develop, enable and educate Pensacola's next generation of leadership• Work to make the Pensacola Bay Area a great place to live, work and play for young professionals• Showcase Pensacola as a dynamic community to young professionals• Address issues affecting this demographic and work to find solutions 

===Teams==={{sectstub}}====Member Services====Team chair: [[Brock Dickens]] Meets the third Tuesday PYP has several standing committees as well as ad-hoc committees to respond to immediate interest or needs of each month at 5:30 p.m. at the [[Pensacola Bay Area Chamber of Commerce]] buildingmembership. ====Economic Development====Team chair Teams include: [[Leslie Cagle]]Member ServicesMeets the last Tuesday Quality of each month at 5:45 p.m. at [[Avalex Technologies]].Life,====Governmental Affairs====,Team chair: [[Miller Caldwell III]]Fundraising,Networking,====Quality of Life====Economic Development,Team chair: [[Marina Paul]] Meets the second Thursday of each month at 5:30 p.m. at the [[United Way of Escambia County]].Internship Pensacola,Pensacola Professional Development Institute, and====Networking====Team chair: [[Marie Thompson]] Meets the first Wednesday of each month at noon at the [[Fish House]]Athletics.

The 200820010/09 11 schedule includes four conference dates. [[Quint Studer]] will be one of the speakers. The cost to attend PPDI Signature Series is $400 for PYP members and $500 for non-members.PPDI has also put on various other events including the Chick-Fil-A Leadercast and the 360 Degree Leader Series. More information on PPDI can be found at www.ppdi.pensacolayp.com

"Pub Club" is a bi-monthly social and networking function, held on the first Thursday of every other month at the [[Fish House Deck]] (or the adjacent [[Atlas Oyster House]] during inclement weather)locally owned establishments.

==Board of Directors and Officers, 2012-2013==Forward Focus===="Forward Focus" is the name *President: [[Chad Stacy]]*President Elect: [[Justin Spence]]*Immediate Past President: [[Liz Adams Branch]]*Secretary: [[Taylor Simmons]]*Treasurer: [[Adrienne Maygarden]]*VP of Community Development: [[Stephanie Terek]]*VP of Membership: [[Melanie Moffett]]*VP of Marketing: [[Amber Kelley]]*VP of PYP's biPrograms: [[Jonathan Thompson]]*Legal Counsel: [[Daniel Ewert]]*At-Large: [[Brian Hooper]]*At-monthly general membership meeting.Large: [[Hong Tran]]

==Board of directors and officersTeam Chairs, 20072010-082011==*ChairFundraising: [[James Hosman]]*Vice ChairEconomic Development: [[Kara Melendez]]*Governmental Affairs: [[Stephanie Terek]]*Quality of Life: [[Jessica James]]*Member Services: [[Will Grace]]*Networking: [[Ashley HodgeTristan Harper]]*SecretaryProfessional Development: [[ShaLonda PalmerRob Brooks]]*TreasurerInternship Pensacola: [[Catherine R. ThorntonTBD]]