ACA Illinois Young Professionals Board Meetings - Open to All Camp Pros 35 and Under!

WHAT IS THE YOUNG PROFESSIONALS BOARD?

The Young Professionals Board (YPB) is a volunteer community group of camp pros 35 and under who work together to develop opportunities for growth and leadership within the camp world.

Members of this group have the chance to develop their executive leadership and governance (board) skills, build a stronger network, and provide critical feedback to the ACA Illinois Board of Directors and staff on the needs of emerging professionals. In addition to leadership development, the YPB also plans events and opportunities for the emerging professional!

WHO CAN JOIN THE ACA ILLINOIS YOUNG PROFESSIONALS BOARD?

Any person who meets the following criteria is invited to attend meetings, join the board, and volunteer with this group:

Membership with ACA or ACA Illinois is not required. You don’t have to be from Illinois to join.

WHAT'S THE TIME COMMITMENT? WHEN AND HOW DOES THE GROUP MEET?

The YPB meets monthly to network, plan events, participate in career development training, and more! The monthly meetings are held on Zoom for one hour. It is not required to attend every meeting - so please come when you can!

WHY JOIN THE ACA ILLINOIS YOUNG PROFESSIONALS BOARD?

It will help your career advancement! Moving up in your career requires skill-building and the YPB is designed to work alongside the ACA Illinois Board of Directors so that members can develop governance and executive-level skills. Additionally, members have access to a stronger network that can enhance their future opportunities for career growth. 

Joining will help the camp community! The YPB is seen as the expert on the needs of emerging professionals and the ACA Illinois Board of Directors seeks their engagement and input in the Association’s goals and objectives, to better serve the community. ACA Illinois is a volunteer-driven, grassroots organization that requires the voices of many! This is your chance to give back and lift up your ideas!

LOCATION & TYPE OF EVENT

These workshops are live, virtual events and will utilize the Zoom Meeting platform. 

Please Note: ACA Illinois will not record these events.

THE FINE PRINT

This event and workshop series must be paid for at the time of registration. If you would like to pay by invoice and/or check, please contact registration@acail.org before registering. 

This is a per-person fee event. This event requires camera, computer, and audio access for the participants as it’s designed to be interactive. Any user that has additional persons in attendance that are not registered will be automatically removed from the event without a refund.

Please Note: By registering and attending an ACA Illinois event or meeting, virtually or in person you are agreeing to all the event policies listed here. These policies include photo release, refund, link sharing, Code of Conduct, and other relative policies. 

HOW TO REGISTER

You must have a Member Profile in our registration system to register for this event. If this is your first event with us, please click here to create a profile. It's free!