When you become a member of the Young Professionals Group, you’ll have the opportunity to join one of the committees that help to guide and implement the YPG's activities and initiatives. These committees are a great chance to contribute your expertise to our efforts while learning more about who we are and whether a position as a YPG Board Member might be the next step.

To learn more, please contact Ben Nissim at ypgevents@tnc.org.

Young Professionals Group Committees 

The Conservation Committee works to foster involvement in conservation and environmental issues through education and events, and guide the conservation priorities of the YPG.

Committee Chair: Jennifer Hagfors (917) 513-3081 / nrggirl@gmail.com

The Development Committee works to expand the network of corporate supporters and cultivate a new generation of philanthropists.
Committee Chair: Jin Jin Huang jjh207@gmail.com

The Events Committee organizes social events, talks and trips to connect YPG members with one another, nature and the work and mission of The Nature Conservancy.

Committee Chair: Katie Tweed (617) 733-1440 / katherine.tweed@yahoo.com

The Membership Committee focuses on developing outreach to potential new members and engaging our existing members to become life-long conservationists.

Committee Chair: James Riviezzo james_riviezzo@yahoo.com

The Real Estate Group is an industry-specific initiative of The Nature Conservancy's YPG which, through events such as cocktail parties and lectures, will engage developers, brokers, attorneys, owners, architects, bankers, construction professionals, and others from the real estate community in learning more about and supporting conservation, The Nature Conservancy, and environmental issues relevant to the industry.

Committee Chair: Joel Papo joelpapo@gmail.com

For more information on joining a committee, please contact Ben Nissim at ypgevents@.tnc.org

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