Regional Business Council Selects a Ballwin Resident

The St. Louis Regional Business Council (RBC) inducted 28 new rising leaders to the 2016-2017 Young Professionals Network (YPN) Leadership 100 on Thursday, July 28. Daniela Velazquez, a resident of Ballwin, has been selected to the 2016-17 Young Professionals Network (YPN) Leadership 100.

Now at 3,300 members, the YPN represents more than 700 companies in the St. Louis region. The YPN program provides young professionals with unique opportunities for business, social networking, professional development and community involvement. Launched in 2008, the RBC’s goal is to attract and retain ethnically diverse professionals in the St. Louis business community.

This stellar cohort of 28 inductees joins the membership of the RBC YPN Leadership 100. Representing 25 distinct companies in the St. Louis region, they are entrepreneurs, lawyers, finance professionals, operation managers and senior executives.

“These young professionals are already actively involved in our community and represent the top upcoming business talent in the region” states Kathy Osborn, executive director of the St. Louis RBC. “The YPN has a number of exciting community engagement projects that we are eager to get our new inductees involved with.”

This year’s Leadership Cohort identifies as 53% female and 47% male; 64% African American, 14% Asian, 9% Hispanic/Latino, 7% Multiracial and 6% Caucasian.

To learn more about the YPN Leadership 100, follow their blog or search #RBCYPN, #STLRBC and #RBCLeadership100.

About the Regional Business Council (RBC): The Regional Business Council is a consortium of presidents and chief executive officers of mid- to large-sized companies in St. Louis. The mission of the RBC is to unite and engage members to act on high-impact business, civic and philanthropic affairs for the betterment of the St. Louis region. www.stlrbc.org