The Young Professionals Association of Louisville (YPAL) is so excited to announce, your 2021 YPAL Award winners. With the support of our membership and our community, the YPAL Awards program celebrates the awesome work young professionals are doing in the Greater...

When he’s not addressing food insecurity and directing Volunteer Engagement for his team at Dare to Care Food Bank, Ron Burse invests his energy into developing future leaders. Ron volunteers his time and talent with the YMCA Black Achievers Program, a program from...

Micah Wilson is a Board Certified Behavior Analyst in the making. Micah’s application made us think, “This is someone who is putting in the work and charting her own path. Through her work at The Cabbage Patch Settlement House, Micah has applied herself 100% to her...

Zack is a new YPAL member and already making a big splash! As a 25-year-old business owner with 83 employees, Zack has successfully navigated Board & You through all the challenges COVID-19 has thrown at his industry. You’ve probably seen pictures of Zack’s...

Of all of our 2021 Awardees, Rose Zimmerman Caple has been with YPAL the longest. Rose has been an active and dedicated YPAL member for going on 8 years. She’s one of our stellar team of YPAL Ambassadors, she’s an Emerging Leaders Program alum, and has probably...

If you haven’t heard Nubia Bennett speak or attended one of her conversations, it’s not too late to set a New Year’s resolution for 2021. Nubia has that special and rare quality -- regardless of how many people are in the room or on the screen -- to make you feel that...

We’re not sure how Dr. Monalisa Tailor does it. She practices Internal Medicine at Norton Community Medical Associates by day, and by night, she is a community and advocate and educator. You may have seen Monalisa on TV this past year as a frequent guest on Mayor...