North Dallas Chamber Young Professionals Events

Professional Development & Networking

YP Connect Over Lunch 

Date Wednesday, May 15
Time 12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Location North Dallas Chamber, 10707 Preston Road

YP Connect Over Lunch (YPCOL) is an interactive, open-forum lunch discussion that provides young professionals insight into topics relevant to their professional and personal growth.

Speaker Sally Rodriguez, an historian and author who will be speaking on the history of White Rock Lake

Cost $5/members, $15/non-members

Register online or by phone at 214.368.6485. Please RSVP by May 13. 

Past guest speakers and topics include:

• Sandra Doyle, Director, Public Affairs, Atmos Energy
• Tina Young, MarketWave and NDCC Board Member
• Pauline Medrano, City of Dallas Mayor Pro Tem
• Paul Stafford, Dallas Bar Association,
• Mike Morath, Dallas ISD Board of Trustees
• Marcia Upson, President, Naturally Slim
• Charles English, President & CEO, Boys & Girls Club of Greater Dallas
• Florencia Velasco Fortner, President & CEO, The Concilio
• State Representative Eric Johnson
• Molly Bogen, Executive Director, The Senior Source

Community Outreach

The Bridge - Feeding the Homeless

Date One Hour Per Week
Time Varies based on scheduling
Location Choose from Various Dallas ISD Elementary Schools

Volunteer 1 hour a week at an elementary school, and you will increase a child’s reading comprehension a full year, bringing what was a struggling reader up to a college-ready pace.

For more information on Reading Partners, please download this flyer.

Please contact Jenny Brumfield at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or Andy Weis at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it for questions and to provide your volunteer hours and school location to track our NDCYP volunteer hours.

Leadership DISD

Location Dallas Independent School District

Leadership DISD prepares aspiring and proven leaders to impact the academic achievement of all students through informed volunteer engagement. Our 10-month program gives you an in-depth understanding of the challenges, opportunities, and operations of public education in Dallas to inform your impact, targeted leadership development to maximize your impact, and relationships with fellow leaders and public education advocates to sustain your impact.If you are passionate about providing the students of Dallas with a high-quality public education and ready to deepen your understanding of public education in Dallas and further develop your leadership capacity, Leadership DISD is the place for you.

For Leadership DISD, to learn more and submit your application click here: www.leadershipdisd.org. Please contact Jenny Brumfield at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or Andy Weis at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it for questions and to provide your volunteer hours and school location to track our NDCYP volunteer hours.

Hurricane Sandy Fund

NDCYP has set up an online contribution link on our NDCYP website for the "Hurricane Sandy Fund". Now is the time for young professionals to stand up and make a difference in someone’s life in dire need. We encourage all YP members and friends to go online and make contributions to help provide financial support to hurricane survivors. All contributions will be tracked by name only, to provide certificates for our appreciation of your kindness. Please go to http://american.redcross.org/northdallaschamber-pub to make your contribution.

Please note that all donations will aide American Red Cross efforts to provide food, shelter, clothes and services to those in need. Individual contributions amounts will not be provided to NDCYP.