Who is PYP?
Board of Directors & Leadership Team
Board of Directors
The Board of Directors and Leadership Team are comprised of PYP members in good standing who have been active members and are now interested in taking on a major leadership role in the organization. The board meets once a month and provides recommendations and feedback on new PYP initiatives.
The Board of Directors is made up of 11 voting board members and 1 ex-officio member. Each VP has a dedicated coordinator (“leadership”) to assist in the programing and workload for their respective roles.
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*Ex-Officio
Most Board of Director and Leadership Team positions are one-year terms with an option to renew for a second year. Board Applications typically open in January and selection occurring in February. New board members begin their terms in April.
Organizational Chart
Executive Committee
President
Eddie
Murray
PENSACOLA NEWS JOURNAL
President-Elect
Sara
Lefevers
PENSACOLA CHAMBER
Past President
Walker
Wilson
BAY LUMBER TRADING
Secretary
Ebony
Cornish
MAXIM HEALTHCARE
Treasurer
Mikayla
Maracle
BODACIOUS BREW
Legal Counsel
Steve
Luongo
LEVIN PAPANTONIO
Economic Development & Government Affairs (EDGA) Team
VP of EDGA
Basil
Kuloba
INERTIA
Econ. Dev. Coordinator
Melissa
Stoker
FLORIDAWEST
Marketing Team
VP of Marketing & Comm.
Meg
Burke
MEG BURKE PHOTOGRAPHY
PENSACOLA OPERA
Marketing Coordinator
VACANT
Public Relations Coordinator
Katin
Davis
GUEST SUPPLY
Membership Team
VP of Membership
Cheyenne
Sherman
NAVY FEDERAL
Membership Coordinator
Zack
Suggs
ALZHEIMER’S ASSOC.
Military Liason
Rachel
Stuart
BEN FRANKLIN ACAD.
Networking Team
VP of Networking
VACANT
Networking Coordinator
Rachel
Gilliam
BECKWITH CAMP
Professional Development Team
VP of Professional Development
Bradley
Sanders
GULF COAST KIDS HOUSE
Professional Development Coordinator
Jean
Ross
RED HAT
Quality of Life Team
VP of Quality of Life
Claire
Kirchharr
HEALTHY START
Quality of Life Coordinator
Dr. Angel
Bradley
FL DEPT. of HEALTH
Staff
Ruthie Christie
Executive Director
ruthie@pensacolayp.com
Ruthie is the only paid employee of Pensacola Young Professionals and is charged with keeping all of the PYP wheels turning on a day-to-day basis. She’s been a member of PYP since 2015 and an employee since 2019.Her passion is to strategically align and support the goals of PYP and its members in order to retain and develop top talent for our community, one relationship at a time.