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Benefits of SPYP Membership
Do you want to develop professional contacts within the community and meet other young professionals?
Do you want to contribute, enrich and postively affect change in our community while interacting with community leaders?
Do you want to participate in a wide range of opportunities for leadership, personal and professional development?
If you answered yes to any of these questions, you need to click on the benefits of joining flyer to find out what to expect from SPYP and why you should join TODAY!
Board Liaison
Andrew Hall
Area Director
AT&T Florida
Staff
Rita R. Wesley, MPA
Director, Young Professionals (SPYP)
rwesley@stpete.com
727-388-0685 (Direct)
Jessica R. Eilerman, MA
Director, Public Policy & Tourism
Director, Leadership St. Pete (LSP)
jeilerman@stpete.com
727-388-0682 (Direct)
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Name:
Tamara Whittaker
Company:
Pinstripe Marketing
Hobbies/Interests:
Having fun with family and friends, community involvement, sports and travel.
Why did you join SPYP?
I joined SPYP for networking, greater involvement within the community, and to keep up to date with local and statewide issues.
If you won the lottery today, what would you do?
If I won the lottery I would invest most of it, give to charity, then travel around the world before I settle down.
Hometown:
Tampa, FL
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Name:
Ginger Reichl
Company:
Pinstripe Marketing
Age:
36
Hobbies/Interests:
I am a complete marketing nerd, so a lot of my "spare time" is spent reading marketing books, attending marketing events, and participating in marketing organizations.
Why did you join SPYP?
To meet professionals that are interested in making St. Pete a better place to work, live, and play.
If you won the lottery today, what would you do?
Switch the focus of my agency to help non-profit organizations that could not otherwise afford professional marketing.
Hometown:
St. Petersburg, FL
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Name:
Jennifer Thomason
Company:
Merrill Lynch
Age:
30
Hobbies/Interests:
Running, Cooking, Gator Football, Crossword Puzzles
Why did you join SPYP?
I've lived in the Tampa Bay area for 8 years and have worked just about everywhere but St. Petersburg. I changed firms last August and am finally working where I live. I wanted to meet other young professionals in St. Petersburg and get to know the faces of our local businesses.
If you won the lottery today, what would you do?
It depends how much the prize was. If it was a small jackpot, I would probably still work for a few years. If it was a huge jackpot, I would invest the money, pay myself the fee on it, and only show up in the office one day a year.
Hometown:
St. Petersburg, FL
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Name:
Juliet Kyes
Company:
ActionCOACH Pinellas
Age:
25
Hobbies/Interests:
Fitness, Dance, Art: Graphic Design, Drawing, Painting
Why did you join SPYP?
To meet other ambitious, young professionals
who value personal and professional development. It is also a wonderful opportunity to find and serve needy organizations in our community through the power of numbers.
If you won the lottery today, what would you do?
I believe that education is the foundation of growth and abundance. If I won the lottery, I would want to fulfill my passion for education by developing and implementing a system for delivering proven teaching techniques to our school system throughout the country. Of course I would save a small percentage for a Europe vacation.
Hometown:
St. Petersburg, FL
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Name:
James Raulerson
Company:
Visit St. Petersburg/Clearwater
Hobbies/Interests:
Fitness, Soccer, Art, History, Films, Outdoors, Beaches, Travel, Church
Why did you join SPYP?
To better connect with like minded professionals
If you won the lottery today, what would you do?
Pay off all my debts, give a large amount to various charities, take care of my family, take some time off and start my own business.
Hometown:
Clearwater, FL
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Name:
Crispin Williams
Company:
Special Events Director , Ernst & Young
Age:
24
Hobbies/ Interests:
Rollerblading, running, hanging out at the beach, volunteering, baseball (Go Ray’s!)
Why did you join SPYP?
I joined SPYP to meet other young professionals and to enhance my career thru networking. I became an Executive Committee Member to help promote St. Petersburg to young professionals. St. Petersburg is such a great community to live in but had gotten a bad rap for being “too old.” SPYP strives to host events that not only provide ample networking but introduce young professionals to other great St. Petersburg venues!
If you won the lottery today, what would you do?
If I won the lottery I would probably take a luxurious week-long vacation, minus the cell phone and email! Then when I got back with any money I had leftover I’d probably look into starting my own international charity.
Hometown:
St. Petersburg, FL
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Name:
Chris Fraser, CPA
Company:
Sunera Business Consultants
Hobbies/Interests:
Volunteering, Civic involvement, Traveling, Sailing, Cultural Arts, Socializing, Exercise and the Florida Gators
Why did you join SPYP?
I support the “creative class” and want to help our downtown develop a strong young professional community like Atlanta, Dallas, and other cities. Plus, I want to get the Dali Zodiac Group, Leadership St. Pete, Suncoasters, Suncoast Tiger Bay, and SPYC Intermediate groups working together.
If you won the lottery today, what would you do?
Take a trip around the world, then come home, buy a boat and enjoy Florida!
Hometown:
St. Petersburg, FL
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Name:
Jason Stoll
Company:
Tech Data
Age:
35
Hobbies/Interests:
Real estate investing
Why did you join SPYP?
To meet like-minded, ambitious people
Hometown
Silver Creek, NY
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