Mile High Young Professionals Committee Chairs

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McKenzie, our Membership Committee Chair has been a part of MHYP for just over two years; her favorite thing about MHYP is meeting a variety of different people in Denver, especially because she works remotely. MHYP helped McKenzie meet new friends when she was new to Denver and did not know many people. McKenzie is currently am the Senior Director of Partnerships at Bombora, a B2B Intent data company. In her free time, she likes to hike, hang with her two dogs, drink wine, and is always down for pretty much anything outside.

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Ashley Summerfield grew up in Ohio, where she attended the University of Findlay studying political science. During her college years, she became heavily involved in her universities study abroad programs. Ashley is happy to say that she has turned my love of travel into a career at EF Education First, an international education company, where she work on thier office management team as the Office Life & Services Specialist. After moving to Denver in 2021, Ashley heard about MHYP through a colleague and got involved soon after. Over the past year, she has attended countless socials, community service events, sports leagues, and continuing education programs through MHYP and has to say the people are the best part of it all! Ashley has made great professional connections and created lasting friendships through her short time in the organization. In her free time, you might find her at a stand up comedy show, thrift shopping, or taking a day trip to explore another beautiful part of our state. Denver is a great place to be and Ashley looks forward to what's to come in MHYP and beyond!

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Clare has been involved with MHYP for almost 3 years. After moving to Colorado in 2018 from Peoria, IL where she was very involved in the local YP organization, Clare explored Boulder and Denver YP and decided to get involved again on a deeper level with MHYP. Her day job is working with families to find their perfect au pair fit as a matching specialist at Cultural Care Au Pair, part of EF Education First. She loves captaining her ultimate frisbee team every summer, hiking, musical theatre, travelling the world for work and play, and serves at Summit Kids through her church. The best part about MHYP in Clare's opinion is the friendships she's made over the years, and the continuous growth in networking and cool events we put on.

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Lauren Ryan has been involved in MHYP for one year, now serving as Philanthropy Committee Chair. She came to MHYP to network and learn about new career paths as she considered a change, but she stayed for the friendships. The organization has provided her opportunities to learn about others, volunteer with some great local organizations, and feel inspired by her peers and community. Outside of MHYP, she is Senior Marketing Communications Specialist for Quantinuum, a quantum computing company, where she is raising awareness about the unique advances of her company's technology and helping build this new industry. In her free time, she enjoys most things outdoors including hiking, camping, paddle boarding, running and visiting brewery patios.

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Thomas Gillin has with MHYP for close to 3 years! He originally came here when he started my Financial Planning career with Maia Wealth. He stayed because everyone that he met was so friendly and welcoming. After he started gaining real friendships and business connections, he wanted to get more involved. Tom loves playing all kinds of sports: football, basketball, volleyball, everything! Being apart of MHYP not only helped Tom grow his business but have core friendships that he wouldn't trade for anything!

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Madison is a marketing professional working for Team Player Productions helping them market events they produce, including local street fairs and wine & beer festivals in nearby mountain towns! Madison has been involved in MHYP for a short time but has loved finding community in Denver through the group. Outside of her career, Madison loves spending her free time getting any form of exercise outdoors, catching up on buzz-worthy TV and spending time with her friends, family and cat.