LYPA Leadership

I have served as the Community Involvement Committee Chair for the past year. During that time I helped organize two highly successful fundraisers (Spring raffle and Fall cornhole tournament), scheduled monthly volunteer opportunities for our members, participated in a Habitat for Humanity Build with other LYPA members, and am currently planning the 2011 Christmas Party/Toy Drive. I have also filed LYPA’s non-profit tax returns for the past two years. I graduated from the University of Kentucky in 2008 with degrees in Accounting and Finance and currently work as a Certified Public Accountant at Crowe Horwath. In 2012 I want to create the organization’s first annual budget, strengthen our financial reporting, and double the amount of funds we raise and donate to local charities. I have met a lot of great people and formed life-long relationships as a member of LYPA. I will work to expand our membership so that other area young professionals can have the same great experiences that I have had as a LYPA member. As someone who has lived in the Lexington area my entire life, and works in the heart of downtown, I am committed to doing my part to transform our region into a great area for young professionals. 

Treasurer – Joey Tucker
treasurer@lypa.org

I am originally from Birmingham, Alabama and graduated from Auburn University in December of 2006.  I worked in Birmingham at a public accounting firm until I moved to Kentucky in February of 2011.  I am a CPA and currently working in the Federal Tax Department at Crowe Horwath.  I have worked with various nonprofit organizations and am familiar with the bookkeeping and accounting involved.  I joined LYPA in 2011 and have participated in the various community and professional events.  I have also been involved with God’s Pantry and Habitat for Humanity.

Secretary – Marlena Stephens

I am a native Lexingtonian.  I graduated from Truman State University in Kirksville, MO with Bachelors in Health Sciences and Spanish.  After graduating from TSU I moved back to Lexington and pursued a career as a Medical Technologist at UK Hospital in the clinical labs, which is where my interest in cancer research started.  I wanted to help cancer patients in every aspect of their care and decided to go back to school and received my Masters in Health Admistration from UK.  I then worked at Markey Cancer Center next in Blood and Marrow Transplant and now currently work as a Cancer Research Coordinator at Central Baptist Hospital.
 
Working with cancer patients developed my passion in my volunteering with the American Cancer Soceity and the Leukemia Lymphoma Society.  I aslo volunteer with the Lexington Humane Society.  I also serve on the Board of Directors for Alumni at the UK College of Public Health. 
 
I joined LYPA to help meet other professionals in the area and to help network with these professionals to bring various organizations together to help the Lexington community become closer.  As part of the steering committee I hope to help build these relationships with LYPA and the community.

Membership Chair - Lindsey Jones

I joined LYPA in the fall of 2009 in the hopes of meeting other young professionals and becoming more involved in the Lexington community. During my time in LYPA, I have served as a member of the Community Involvement Committee, volunteered at numerous charity events, and organized the 1^st LYPA volleyball team. 

However, my largest contribution to the organization has been through my service as the 2011 Professional Development Committee Chair. Through this position, I created a valuable partnership between LYPA and the University of Kentucky. Together we have hosted events such as a career fair, professionalism workshop, and several informal networking nights with UK students. This partnership is valuable because it allows LYPA members to share advice and experiences with students and spread the LYPA name for future recruitment purposes. My greatest achievement as Professional Development Committee Chair was the planning and execution of the annual LYPA Rising Stars awards banquet in late-September.  In 2011, over 100 people were in attendance and LYPA had the pleasure of recognizing eight outstanding young professionals in our community.

I look forward to continuing my involvement in the LYPA steering council as the 2012 Membership Committee Chair. My role involves planning several happy hours and membership bashes for current members in addition to arranging new member orientations to welcome other young professionals into our organization. My goal is to increase the value of your LYPA membership through unique member benefits and social events.

I grew up in Mobile, Alabama and graduated from Auburn University in 2007 with a double major in history and political science. After graduation I moved to Lexington to start my printing and publishing business focusing on the student population at the University of Kentucky. After two successful years in Lexington I have expanded to the University of Alabama, Auburn University, the University of Colorado at Boulder, and the University of Florida with the goal of further expansion in 2012.

I joined LYPA with the goal of meeting new people and becoming more active in the Lexington community.  LYPA members have the goal of developing business relationships as well as friendships through its member base.  Not only should LYPA members focus on developing strong personal relationships with each other, but they should also be concerned with giving back to the local community.  Because of how important I feel this is to the LYPA member base, I have decided to run for the Community Involvement Chair position. 

As the Community Involvement Chair I will organize and plan events that offer opportunities for LYPA members to interact with each while giving back to the community.  These events will include Habitat for Humanity builds, fund raisers for various organizations, and other volunteer opportunities.  

I grew up Mt. Washington, KY and moved to Lexington in 2004 to attend UK. I graduated from UK in 2008 where I earned a Bachelor’s of Business Administration with a major in marketing. In 2008, I began my career at Lexmark International as a graphic designer in Corporate Communications. I am currently working on the World Wide Marketing team as graphic designer and project manager. In my project manager role I am solely responsible for worldwide product photography from concept through completion. I have worked on numerous brochures, advertisements and packaging in the 3.5 years since joining Lexmark. I have a strong work ethic and a passion for design.

I joined LYPA in 2010 with the goal of becoming more involved in the community and as an opportunity to network with other young professionals. I wanted to become more involved within the organization so I elected to run for Communications Chair in 2011. I felt that my professional experience would prove valuable to this position. I enjoyed being part of the Steering Council in 2011 and am excited to be serving a second term as the 2012 Communications Chair.