Join us for EMERGING LEADERS for lunch, connecting with other young pros and professional development!
Emerging Leaders is a group created specifically for the young professionals in our business community (and those young at heart) that is focused on professional development and building business connections.
Wednesday, February 14th
Comfort Suites
11:30am-1pm
$23 Members, $35 Non-Members
SPONSORED BY
Albany Carpet One
"Getting Involved in Your Community"Comfort Suites
11:30am-1pm
$23 Members, $35 Non-Members
SPONSORED BY
Albany Carpet One
This will be a panel presentation with Guest Speakers:
- Kristal Dufour - AAsum Dufour Funeral Home
- Sarah Steen - AmeriTitle
- Bobby Williams-Herrera - Samaritan
Must be worth $25 or more, can be anything you want (gift baskets, merch/swag, wine, gift certificates, etc.)
Just add under "Additional Items" at checkout. Someone from the Chamber will reach out to you about details. One door prize donation per member per event.
About The PanelistsJust add under "Additional Items" at checkout. Someone from the Chamber will reach out to you about details. One door prize donation per member per event.
Kristal Dufour - AAsum-Dufour Funeral Home
Kristal is a licensed funeral director and licensed life insurance agent. She graduated from West Albany High School and Linfield College. Kristal has been married to her husband James for 33 years. They attend Neighborhood Church in Albany, and have two grown daughters. Kristal is Past Chair of the Albany Area Chamber of Commerce, past board member for Friends of the Family Ministries, past President of Mid-Willamette Family YMCA, board member of Mennonite Village Foundation, board member of Samaritan Albany General Hospital, board member of the Oregon Funeral Directors Association as well as the Oregon Representative to the National Funeral Directors Association. She is also a past Policy Board member with the National Funeral Director Association. She also co-founded a non-profit called Giving A Hoot Corp. Kristal is a 2015 Leadership Albany graduate. She enjoys reading, working in the yard, and spending time with her grandsons and family.
Sarah Steen - AmeriTitle
Sarah has been actively involved with the Albany Area Chamber of Commerce since 2008 and has lived in Albany most of her life (all but one year). Sarah is the business development manager for AmeriTitle for Linn County and works at AM/FM Travel with the Steen Team in her spare time. All while balancing being a wife, a mother, building her career and finding causes that matter to her and those that she cares about and traveling whenever possible with her husband Scott. Sarah is deeply committed to Albany!
Chamber involvement: Sarah graduated from Youth Leadership in 1994, Albany Chamber Leadership graduate 2012, chamber board member, regularly attends Greeters, serves on the women in business committee, and the youth job fair committee for nearly 15 years. Outside of the chamber non-profits include Rotarian with Greater Albany Rotary club for over 10 years, active with Furniture Share, board member and past president of Community Before and After School Program (CAP), Ambassador for Jackson Street Youth Services and as of this past year, resource development committee member for the United Way of Linn, Benton, and Lincoln counties.
Awards: AmeriTitle was awarded small business of the year, and Sarah was awarded Junior First Citizen while in her 30’s. Also, for the Willamette Association of Realtors she has been named affiliate of the year twice in ten years for her commitment to the real estate industry and involvement in her community.
Awards: AmeriTitle was awarded small business of the year, and Sarah was awarded Junior First Citizen while in her 30’s. Also, for the Willamette Association of Realtors she has been named affiliate of the year twice in ten years for her commitment to the real estate industry and involvement in her community.
Bobby Williams-Herrera - Albany General Hospital Foundation
Bobby is the Senior Development Specialist with the Albany General Hospital Foundation. He relocated to Albany in August 2001 from Santa Rosa, Ca. Bobby has held previous development positions with Albany Habitat ReStore and ABC House, the child abuse intervention center. He currently serves on the board with Albany Area Habitat for Humanity, co-chair for Antiques in the Streets and Classic Car Show and is a member of 100 Who Care of Linn County – Albany. Bobby is a volunteer with several community events and nonprofits including Furniture Share, Boys and Girls Club of Albany, Albany Parks and Recreation, Historical Albany Carousel and Christmas Storybook Land. He also co-founded a non-profit called Giving A Hoot Corp. Bobby enjoys binging tv shows, trying new food trucks/restaurants, spending time with his husband Lester exploring Oregon (mostly the coast) and other destinations throughout the Pacific Northwest.
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Date and Time
Wednesday Feb 14, 2024
11:30 AM - 1:00 PM PST
Location
Comfort Suites of Albany
100 Opal Ct NE
Albany, OR 97322
Fees/Admission
$23 Members
$35 Non-Members
PRE-REGISTRATION REQUIRED
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