Young Professionals of Pitt County

Workin' for the Weekend
2017-09-29 12:00 - 13:00, 2017-08-25 12:00 - 13:00, 2017-07-28 12:00 - 13:00, 2017-06-30 12:00 - 13:00, 2017-04-28 12:00 - 13:00 UTC | NC
Join us the final Friday of every month, as we network, enjoy lunch from a local restaurant and celebrate being a Young Professional in Pitt County. Open to members and non-members.
Workin’ for the Weekend is presented by:

3rd Thursday: Professional Development: Beth Sigmon & Varessa Wall
2017-09-21 18:00 - 20:00 | VILLEDGE Wood-Fired Kitchen & Bar, 207 SW Greenville Blvd., Greenville, NC, United States
Join us September 21st for the monthly 3rd Thursday networking event. Come meet and socialize with other Young Professionals in the Greenville/Pitt County area, and hear from Beth Sigmon and Varessa Wall with the Vidant Foundation.

For over 25 years, Beth Sigmon has served in several capacities at Vidant Medical Center such as marketing, grant writing, and fundraising with a specific emphasis on campaigns here at Vidant. She is the Senior Administrator of Major Gifts for Vidant Health Foundation and manages the entire fundraising staff that includes the Cancer Campaign, Employee Campaign, Children’s Miracle Network and Children’s Hospital, Planned Giving, and Annual Fund. Beth received a Bachelor of Arts from Meredith College in Raleigh, and has received certification from Madison School of Business from the University of Wisconsin in Major Gift Fundraising. She is also an active member of the Association for Healthcare Professionals.
Varessa Wall is a Director of Development and has been at Vidant Health Foundation for over 4 years. Varessa came to the Greenville community from Houston, Texas and is originally from New Orleans, Louisiana. She has over 18 years of experience in fundraising, grant writing, volunteer recruiting and special event planning from medical schools and academic health centers such as Tulane University School of Medicine, Ochsner Clinic Foundation, University of Texas Medical Branch and Menninger Clinic. Her main responsibility at this time is to manage the Vidant Cancer Care Campaign which includes fundraising, volunteer management/recruitment, as well as managing all campaign associated materials, and presentations.

3rd Thursday: Professional Development: Tony Cannon
2017-08-17 18:00 - 20:00 | VILLEDGE Wood-Fired Kitchen & Bar, 207 SW Greenville Blvd., Greenville, NC, United States
Join us August 17th for the monthly 3rd Thursday networking event. Come meet and socialize with other Young Professionals in the Greenville/Pitt County area, and hear from General Manager and CEO of Greenville Utilities Commisson, Tony Cannon.

Tony Cannon is the General Manager/Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Greenville Utilities Commission. He was appointed to this position in 2012, after serving as Assistant General Manager/Chief Operating Officer since 2006. He has more than 30 years of experience in public utilities, joining Greenville Utilities from Greer Commission of Public Works in South Carolina. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration and Master’s degree in Organizational Management from Southern Wesleyan University. His experience includes management of electric, water, sewer and natural gas operations.
Cannon serves on the Board of Directors for the American Public Power Association (APPA) where he is a member of the Liaison Committee (to the American Public Gas Association) and the Finance and Audit Review Committee. He is a past chair of the Carolinas Public Gas Association. Cannon currently serves on the Executive Committee for the East Carolina University Educational Foundation. He also serves on the Board of Directors and is a past Chair of the Pitt-Greenville Chamber of Commerce and sits on the Board of Directors and is past chair for the Pitt County Committee of 100. He is involved with numerous other professional and civic organizations.

3rd Thursday: Professional Development Bianca Shoneman
2017-07-20 18:00 - 20:00 | VILLEDGE Wood-Fired Kitchen & Bar, 207 SW Greenville Blvd., Greenville, NC, United States
Join us July 20th for the monthly 3rd Thursday networking event. Come meet and socialize with other Young Professionals in the Greenville/Pitt County area, and hear from Bianca Shoneman, President and CEO of Uptown Greenville.
This event is open to both members and non members, so bring a friend or co-worker!
Date: 7/20/2017
Time: 6 PM – 8 PM
VILLEDGE
207 SW Greenville Blvd.
Greenville, NC 27834
Event Location Map
Questions?
Contact Kate Teel at 252.752.4101

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3rd Thursday: Professional Development Emily Coffman
2017-06-15 18:00 - 20:00 | NC
Join us June 15th for the monthly 3rd Thursday networking event. Come meet and socialize with other Young Professionals in the Greenville/Pitt County area, and hear from Emily Coffman, President of iGoe Creative.
A native of Greenville, Emily is responsible for the daily operations of the agency and has final authority over all account work. She serves as the account executive for clients, such as Pitt County Development Commission, Kidde Aerospace & Defense, PotashCorp-Aurora, Krispy Kreme, as well as pro bono work for Go-Science, and the Boys & Girls Clubs of Pitt County.
She has managed her accounts’ objectives, implemented their goals across many media channels and effectively evaluated their marketing processes.
Emily holds a degree in Advertising and Public Relations from Campbell University and prides herself on being able to work easily with every client. She currently sits on the Women for Women Advisory Board and is very involved with the First Presbyterian Church of Greenville. She has previously served on the Boys & Girls Clubs of Pitt County, Greenville-Pitt County Chamber of Commerce, and Pitt County Committee of 100 boards.
This event is open to both members and non members, so bring a friend or co-worker!
Date: 6/15/2017
Time: 6 PM – 8 PM
VILLEDGE
207 SW Greenville Blvd.
Greenville, NC 27834
Event Location Map
Questions?
Contact Kate Teel at 252.752.4101

Workin' for the Weekend
2017-05-26 12:00 - 13:00 | Famiglia, 740 W. Firetower Rd, Winterville, NC, 28590, United States

3rd Thursday: Professional Development, getting to know YP's
2017-05-18 18:00 - 20:00 | VILLEDGE Wood-Fired Kitchen & Bar, 207 SW Greenville Blvd., Greenville, NC, United States
Join us May 19th for the monthly 3rd Thursday networking event. Come meet and socialize with other Young Professionals in the Greenville/Pitt County area.
This event is open to both members and non members, so bring a friend or co-worker!
Date: 5/18/2017
Time: 6 PM – 8 PM
VILLEDGE
207 SW Greenville Blvd.
Greenville, NC 27834
Event Location Map
Questions?
Contact Kate Teel at 252.752.4101

9 and Wine Golf Event
2017-05-11 17:00 - 20:00 | Greenville Country Club, 216 Country Club Dr, Greenville, 27834

Membership appreciation event at Title Boxing
2017-04-28 19:00 - 22:00 | Title Boxing, 3700 Charles Blvd., Greenville, NC, 27858, United States
Join us for our membership appreciation event at Title Boxing! Members box for free, and you will receive complimentary wrist wraps for the workout. Following the workout, we’ll head over to AJ McMurphy’s to enjoy live music from local band, Dauntless!

Not a member but still want to come? Head over to the website to register for $15.

3rd Thursday: Professional Development Brandon Sneed
2017-04-20 18:00 - 20:00 | VILLEDGE Wood-Fired Kitchen & Bar, 207 SW Greenville Blvd., Greenville, NC, United States
Join us April 20th for the monthly 3rd Thursday networking event. Come meet and socialize with other Young Professionals in the Greenville/Pitt County area, and hear from local author, Brandon Sneed.
Brandon Sneed is an author, journalist, and speaker who once thought he’d be a pro baseball player, his attempt at which crashed and burned and ultimately resulted in his new book Head in the Game. He also recently joined B/R Mag, a new sports storytelling division at Bleacher Report and CNN, as a writer-at-large. Previously, his stories have appeared in Outside, ESPN The Magazine, and more, and have twice been notable selections in Best American Sports Writing.
When he’s not on the road, home base is Greenville, North Carolina, where he lives with his wife, toddler son, the baby in his wife’s belly, and their two dogs, a Jack Russell terrier named Cooper and a Jack Russell–pit bull mix named Jack.
Sometimes when he’s not writing or traveling around for research, he works out, plays softball and basketball, gets addicted to Xbox, and, every once in a while, goes for a jog. He often gets excited about other things he’d like to do, but then his body makes him sleep so his brain doesn’t get more messed up than it already is. You can keep up with him or just say hey at BrandonSneed.com.
This event is open to both members and non members, so bring a friend or co-worker!
Date: 4/20/2017
Time: 6 PM – 8 PM
VILLEDGE
207 SW Greenville Blvd.
Greenville, NC 27834
Event Location Map
Questions?
Contact Kate Teel at 252.752.4101

Workin' for the Weekend: Crossbones Tavern
2017-03-31 12:00 - 13:00 | Crossbones Tavern, 114 E. 5th St, Greenville, NC, 27834, United States
Join us the final Friday of every month, as we network, enjoy lunch from a local restaurant and celebrate being a Young Professional in Pitt County. Open to members and non-members. Please write “YP” on top of your receipt, as 10% of your food bill will be donated back to the Young Professionals organization.
Workin’ for the Weekend is presented by:

3rd Thursday: Professional Development Sam Jones
2017-03-16 18:00 - 20:00 | VILLEDGE Wood-Fired Kitchen & Bar, 207 SW Greenville Blvd., Greenville, NC, United States
Join us March 16th for the monthly 3rd Thursday networking event. Come meet and socialize with other Young Professionals in the Greenville/Pitt County area, and hear from the pitmaster himself, Sam Jones, owner of Sam Jones BBQ in Winterville, NC.
This event is open to both members and non members, so bring a friend or co-worker!
Date: 3/16/2017
Time: 6 PM – 8 PM
VILLEDGE
207 SW Greenville Blvd.
Greenville, NC 27834
Event Location Map
Questions?
Contact Kate Teel at 252.752.4101

Workin' for the Weekend: Chicos Mexican Restaurant
2017-02-24 12:00 - 13:00 | Chicos Mexican Restaurant, 521 Cotanche St, Greenville, NC, 27858, United States

3rd Thursday: Professional Development Burk Uzzle
2017-02-16 18:00 - 20:00 | VILLEDGE Wood-Fired Kitchen & Bar, 207 SW Greenville Blvd., Greenville, NC, United States
CAREER OVERVIEW
Burk Uzzle’s career, like his pictures, is a nuanced composition blending American culture, individual psyches of particular places or people, and an atypical way of seeing ourselves, our values, and our community. Always respectful yet locating the poignant or quirky, the history of his narrative belongs to all of us.
Initially grounded in documentary photography when he was the youngest photographer ever hired by LIFE magazine at age 23, his work then grew into a combination of split-second impressions reflecting the human condition during his tenure as a member of the prestigious international Magnum cooperative founded by one of his mentors Henri Cartier-Bresson. For fifteen years, Uzzle was an active contributor to the evolution of the organization and served as its President in 1979 and 1980. During the sixteen years he was associated with Magnum, he produced some of the most recognizable images we have of Woodstock (album cover and worldwide reproduction of its iconic couple hugging at dawn) to the assassination and funeral of Martin Luther King Jr. to our comprehension for the experience of Cambodian war refugees.
His archive spans almost six decades. His current work rests deep in photographic appreciation of the quiet, strong, and eloquent beauty he discovers in America’s small towns and its people. Uzzle’s current body of work is the production of artful and constructed reflections of his subjects, many of whom are African-American residents proximal to his studio in North Carolina. Their layers of experience are conjoined with Uzzle’s fundamental appreciation for unseen characteristics, which he ably captures in a collaborative, interpretive context along with his eye and his heart. interpretation, of art, of independently produced projects.

Workin' for the Weekend
2017-01-27 12:00 - 14:00 | Sam Jones BBQ, 715 W Fire Tower Rd, Winterville, NC, 27858, United States

3rd Thursday: Professional Development Joe Albea, John Moore & Perry Bagley
2017-01-19 18:00 - 20:00 | Villedge Wood Fired Kitchen, 207 Greenville Blvd. SW, Greenville, NC, 27834, United States
Join us January 19th for the first 3rd Thursday networking event of 2017. Come meet and socialize with other Young Professionals in the Greenville/Pitt County area, and hear from co-hosts and producers of the Carolina Outdoor Journal, Joe Albea, John Moore and Perry Bagley, as they discuss pursuing your passions, starting and owning your own business, and their upcoming event, the Carolina Outdoor Expo. For more information, visit www.carolinaoutdoorexpo.com and www.carolinaoutdoorjournal.com.
This event is open to both members and non members, so bring a friend or co-worker!
Date: 1/19/2017
Time: 6 PM – 8 PM
VILLEDGE
207 SW Greenville Blvd.
Greenville, NC 27834
Event Location Map
Questions?
Contact Kate Teel at 252.752.4101

3rd Thursday: Professional Development TBA
2016-12-15 18:00 - 20:00 | NC
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3rd Thursday: Professional Development with Connor Duke
2016-10-20 18:00 - 20:00 | NC
Join us for an exciting guest speaker, Connor Duke of Hill, Chesson & Woody. In addition to his presentation, Connor will draw from those in attendance for tickets to an ECU Football game!
Connor joined the HCW team out of a desire to take a consultative sales role in an industry that has always piqued his interest: employee benefits. Although Connor has lived all over the world, he calls North Carolina home. As an East Carolina University graduate and a resident of the Greenville area for over 10 years, he is no stranger to the northeastern part of the state. Connor works out of our Greenville location, where he is focused on the needs of potential clients and providing solutions based on their specific business goals. There is an easier and more efficient way to manage your benefits – just ask Connor!

Putt Putt for Dreams a benefit for Dream Factory
2016-10-01 08:00 - 17:00 | NC

Wiggin Out For Charity
2016-09-15 18:00 - 21:00 | NC
The Young Professionals of Pitt County are pleased to announce their signature event “Wiggin Out For Charity,” Thursday, September 15th, 2016 at the Greenville Convention Center from 6:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m. A portion of proceeds will benefit The March of Dimes. Come dressed in your best wig, as we socialize, network, and help raise money for a great cause.
Sponsorship opportunities available. For more information, contact Kate Teel at 252-752-4101 ext 228.

Scholarship Deadline
2016-08-19 | NC
The deadline to apply for the scholarship is Friday, August 19, 2016 no later than 5:00 PM.
Please mail, fax or email your application to:
Greenville-Pitt County Chamber of Commerce
Attn: Leadership Institute
302 S. Greene St.
Greenville, NC 27834
Fax: (252) 752-5934
Email: Lynn Pischke

3rd Thursday: Professional Development TBA
2016-08-18 18:00 - 20:00 | VILLEDGE Wood-Fired Kitchen & Bar, 207 SW Greenville Blvd., Greenville, NC, United States

River Clean Up
2016-08-01 08:00 - 21:00 | NC
Come work with the Tar-Pamlico River Foundation to clean up our precious Tar River watershed.

3rd Thursday: Professional Development: Wade Scales
2016-07-21 18:00 - 20:00 | VILLEDGE Wood-Fired Kitchen & Bar, 207 SW Greenville Blvd., Greenville, NC, United States
Wade Scales, CLU, Sound Partners
After graduating from Woodberry Forest in 2003 and UNC Chapel Hill in 2007, Wade spent a year in Charlotte, NC learning the fixed life, disability, and long term care brokerage business with a job as Junior Regional Director with Bysis Insurance. He spent the following year abroad, where he learned The Gold Standard of customer service as an Adventure Coordinator with The Ritz Carlton, Grand Cayman.
After leaving Greenville for his freshman year at Woodberry at the ripe age of 14, Wade is excited to get back to the people and places he loves the most, in Eastern North Carolina. Furthermore, he looks forward to expanding the Sound Partners’ product offerings with his licenses and interest in securities and his affiliation with AXA Advisors. By implementing the type of customer service he became accustomed to with the Ritz, Wade hopes to build on his father’s work and grandfather’s legacy through hard work, honesty, client education, engagement and service to Greenville.
Wade has been married to his high school sweetheart, Bonnie, since 2010. Outside of work, Wade enjoys spending time on the water with family and friends, fishing, Carolina basketball, ECU football, and grilling out for all of it.

3rd Thursday: Scottie Montgomery
2016-06-16 18:00 - 20:00 | VILLEDGE Wood-Fired Kitchen & Bar, 207 SW Greenville Blvd., Greenville, NC, United States
Scottie Montgomery, who has played an integral role leading Duke and the Pittsburgh Steelers to divisional championships and postseason play, is in his first season as head football coach at East Carolina University.
Montgomery, a North Carolina native with a documented history of balanced success on the offensive side of the ball, will be formally introduced as the Pirates’ 21st head coach at a press conference at 11:00 a.m. on Monday and begin his official duties at ECU on Jan. 1.
His acceptance of the ECU position officially ends a two-year tenure as the Blue Devils’ associate head coach, offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach. Overall, Montgomery has served on the Duke staff for seven seasons under head coaches Ted Roof (2006-07) and David Cutcliffe (2008-09, 2013-15) – five as receivers coach. He has helped guide Duke to three-straight bowl appearances, including an upcoming matchup against Indiana in the New Era Pinstripe Bowl at Yankee Stadium on Dec. 26.
Montgomery’s coaching experience in the National Football League spanned three seasons under Mike Tomlin’s leadership. His work with the Steelers’ receivers in 2010, 2011 and 2012 resulted in two playoff appearances, the 2010 AFC North Division championship and a spot in Super Bowl XLV.
Behind protégé quarterback Thomas Sirk, the Blue Devils rank among the nation’s top 40 squads in rushing offense (143.4 ypg), passing offense (253.4) and total offense (431.3). Its 30.5 points-per-game clip and 5,176 yards of total offense marks the fourth-straight season Duke matched or eclipsed a 30.0 scoring average and surpassed the 5,000-yard milestone – a first in school history for both categories. The Blue Devils also stand third in the ACC and 30th at the FBS level with a 43.9 third-down conversion percentage and have suffered only seven interceptions all season, a number which currently stands 17th in the country.The 2015 campaign marked Montgomery’s second as both primary offensive play-caller and quarterbacks coach at Duke, a program in which he starred as an All-Atlantic Coast Conference wide receiver from 1996 to 1999. Tasked with grooming a new starting quarterback following the graduation of the school’s all-time winningest signal-caller and All-ACC selection Anthony Boone, Montgomery encouraged balance to a unit that continued to display a consistent level of production.
Sirk is one of only four Power 5 quarterbacks to lead his team in both rushing and passing during his first full-time season orchestrating the Duke offense.
Montgomery was recognized for his efforts as a one of three finalists for the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) National Assistant Coach-of-the-Year Award earlier this month. In addition, he was listed by Athlon as one of “College Football’s 20 Best Coaches Under 40” – ranking among the top 13 coordinators in the country.
During his first year as offensive coordinator in 2014, Montgomery had oversight of an attack that tallied 421 points, the second-highest single-season total in program history. Only the 2013 squad, which Montgomery served as Duke’s wide receivers coach, owns a better point total. In addition to a 32.4 scoring average, the Blue Devil offense also racked up 5,178 yards of total offense on the way to a 9-4 overall record and an appearance in the Hyundai Sun Bowl.
Over Montgomery’s two-year stint as Duke’s offensive coordinator, the Blue Devils featured two All-America selections along the offensive line (guard Laken Tomlinson in 2014, center Matt Skura in 2015), the ACC’s all-time leader in pass receptions (Jamison Crowder) and record-setting running back Shaun Wilson, who, in 2014, rushed for a school single-game record 245 yards against Kansas and finished the season with the highest yards per rushing attempt average (7.67) in school history. In the 2015 NFL Draft, Tomlinson was selected in the first round by the Detroit Lions while Crowder was a fourth-round choice of the Washington Redskins. Crowder currently ranks third among rookies in pass receptions.
In 2013, Montgomery guided a Duke receiving unit that included Crowder, a first-team All-ACC pick, who set a conference single-season record with 108 pass receptions for 1,330 yards and eight touchdowns. The Blue Devils rolled to a 10-4 mark and captured the ACC’s Coastal Division championship with a 6-2 ledger before falling to Texas A&M in a 52-48 shootout at the Chick-fil-A Bowl. Duke stood 22nd and 23rd in the final USA Today/Coaches and Associated Press polls, respectively, while ranking 24th in the last BCS listing.
Montgomery helped the Steelers to a three-year regular season record of 32-16, mentoring receivers such Hines Ward, Mike Wallace and Antonio Brown. A four-time NFL Pro Bowl selection, Ward finished his career as the organization’s all-time leader in receptions (1,000), receiving yardage (12,083) and receiving touchdowns (85). Wallace earned a Pro Bowl bid in 2011 after catching 72 passes for 1,193 yards and eight touchdowns while Brown was the Steelers’ team MVP in 2011 after becoming the first player in NFL history to amass 1,000-plus yards both receiving and on kick returns.
During his earlier four-year coaching stay at Duke, Montgomery directed several of the finest pass-catchers in school and ACC history. Eron Riley was a two-time All-ACC selection in 2006-07 and caught 144 career passes for 2,413 yards and 22 touchdowns. Donovan Varner and Conner Vernon both were recruited to Duke by Montgomery out of Miami and enjoyed outstanding careers in Durham. A first-team All-ACC pick in 2009, Varner caught 207 passes for 2,660 yards from 2008-11, while Vernon, a three-time (2010-12) all-league selection, became the ACC’s career leader in both catches (283) and receiving yardage (3,749).
As a wide receiver for the Blue Devils from 1996 to 1999, Montgomery paced Duke in receiving three-straight seasons as a sophomore, junior and senior, and was a two-time winner of the program’s Carmen Falcone Award as the Most Valuable Player in 1998 and 1999. He became just the third player in school history to lead the team in receptions in three straight years and was only the sixth Blue Devil to earn multiple team MVP honors.
Montgomery closed his collegiate career with 171 catches for 2,379 yards and 13 touchdowns. He caught 51 passes in both 1997 and 1999, and registered a career-high 60 receptions as a junior in 1998.
Montgomery’s name is etched into the Duke record book for longest plays with an 88-yard pass from Bobby Campbell against Vanderbilt in 1998 and a 99-yard kickoff return versus Wake Forest in 1999. Montgomery finished his career ranking among Duke’s all-time leaders in kickoff returns (63) and kickoff return yards (1,515) and all-purpose yardage (4,188).
During his senior campaign in 1999, Montgomery established the school standard for all-purpose yards in a season with 1,565 and he still holds two of Duke’s top single-game totals for all-purpose yardage with 262 versus Vanderbilt in 1998 and 250 against Virginia in 1999. In the Vanderbilt contest, he registered 243 receiving yards, a total that at the time, marked the fourth-highest single-game performance in school history.
He played professionally with the NFL’s Denver Broncos (2000-02) and Oakland Raiders (2003).
Montgomery, 37, was born in Shelby, N.C., and graduated from Burns High School before earning a bachelor’s degree in cultural anthropology from Duke in 2000.
He is married to the former Ebony McDuffie of Detroit, Mich., and the couple has three sons – Cassius (6), Moses (2) and Magnus (8 months).

9 and Wine Golf Event
2016-05-26 17:30 - 20:30 | Greenville Country Club, 216 Country Club Dr, Greenville, 27834
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