Louisville
Urban League Young Professionals (LULYP) was founded to
principally serve the mission of the Louisville Urban League
which is to assist African Americans, other minority groups
and the disadvantaged to attain social and economic equality
and
stability through direct services and advocacy.
It is an auxiliary of the Louisville Urban League and a
member of the National Urban league Young Professionals (NULYP)
which consists of 55 chapters with 10,000 members
nationwide.
Founded
in September 1999 and formerly organized in January 2000,
LULYP’s mission is “to
promote social and economic empowerment in Metro Louisville
through personal development and community involvement”.
LULYP,
membership compromises of a wide range of emerging leaders
between the ages of 21-40 in the areas of law, healthcare,
education, transportation, government and business. It
reaches approximately 300 local professionals and more than
500 Metro Louisville residents annually.
LULYP
OFFICERS:
President—Tawanda L. Lewis
Vice President
of Operations—Dontai L. Smalls
Vice President
of Administration—James Ramon Ponder
Secretary—Marlisa
Austin
Treasurer—Tracy
Dickerson-Scherer
Committees:
-
Information
Technology Committee
-
Marketing/Public
Relations Committee
-
Membership Committee
-
Policies
and Procedures Committee
-
Social
Committee
LULYP
promotes social and economic development through five
empowerment initiatives:
-
Civil
Rights and Social Justice
-
Economic
Empowerment
-
Health
and Quality of Life
-
Leadership
and Civic Engagement
-
Youth
and Education
For more information on becoming a
member of the Louisville Urban League Young Professionals,
call 561-6830 extension 480,
Join/Renew
with credit card or email Cote'
Stepteau or write to:
Young Professionals
c/o Louisville Urban
League
1535 West Broadway
Louisville, Kentucky
40203
MEETINGS: Young
Professional meetings are held on the second Monday of each
month at 6:00 P.M. at the Louisville Urban League.
