Our Leadership

YPAL is led by a stellar Executive Director and volunteer Board of Directors, and boasts an impressive list of Advisory Council members and Ambassadors. Our leaders are an assemblage of some of Louisville’s most impressive innovators, community builders all motivated by creating community for YPs in our city.

Ambassadors

Ambassadors are members that build relationships of non-members and members within the organization. Ambassadors achieve this by being a familiar face at events, staying informed, and informing others about YPAL programs and events. Ambassadors also engage non-members and members in conversation, connect them to appropriate contacts within the organization and at events, and develop their social skills through networking opportunities. The overall mission of an ambassador is to help non-members and members navigate their interests throughout the organization, while building professional networking skills.

Our ambassador program is a year-long commitment, running from July to June. If you have any questions about becoming an ambassador, please reach out to the Director of Membership.

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2026-2027 Ambassadors

Name	Organization that actually pays you
Aaron Gilcrease	Norton Healthcare
Anna Bussabarger-Graf	ReachLabs
Austin Taasaas	HUB-Taylor Advisors
Austin Yates	Advanced Business Solutions
Bansari Mehta	Dr. Black’s Eye Associates of Southern Indiana
Benton Williams	Republic Bank
Brandon Rose	East and Westbrook Construction
BriAnne Kelly	JCPS
Brinda Nirmal	University of Louisville-College of Business
Ceanna Johnson	Encompass Develop, Design & Construct, LLC
Chaquita Shepherd	Spectrum
Claire Ansman	University of Louisville-College of Business
Daphne Brown	Presentation Academy
Devyn Corvington	World Wide Technology
Duane Ellis	Bloom Business Development
Emily Thornton	VIPS
Epiphany McGruder	The Housing Partnership Inc.
Felice Tempo	n/a
Gregory Mitchell	Louisville Urban League
Henry L McCormick Jr	The Federal Savings Bank
Henry Xu	Humana
Jack Heim	Commonwealth Insurance Services
Jasmine Collins	Self-Employed
Jasmine Richards	New Vista
Joel Mwambayi	Edward Jones
Jonathan Creger	Texas Roadhouse
Julia Keegan	Home of the Innocents
Julianna Sims	Thumbprint Consulting
Karen Gwandi	Genoa Healthcare
Kenedra Richardson	Public Defender
Kennedy Metcalf	WLKY-TV
Lindsey Phillips	Central Bank
LJ Hall	University of Louisville
Maddy Glass	Calhoun Construction Services
Maleeyah Gumbs	Seven Counties
Nick Landis	PNC Bank
Patrick O’Brien	Humana
Rachel Besendorf	Yum! Brands
Rebecca Atchison	Republic Bank
Ryan Cardwell	W.M. Kelley
Sneha Patil	Humana
Stacy Staggs	Mercy Housing
Talon Spencer	Semonin Realtors
Tanner Blood	Shepherd Insurance
Tyrell Dowdell	Ken Combs Running Store
Vanessa Omeokachie	TravBudd, Inc.
Zach Huff	Hogan Lovells
Zach Smothers	KMRG