Young Leaders

It was a good weekend for Brain Gain Erie…

A big thank you to Dennis from Erie Blogs for finding our Brain Gain site and giving us a mention on Saturday. I’d also like to thank John Gallagher for volunteering to help with Brain Gain Erie by sharing his success stories.

Today I’m highlighting our future leaders. Young Erie Professionals (yep!) honors Erie leaders, under 40 each year. This is the third year for the Generation-E Awards. Previous winners include Jacob Rouch, the president and CEO of the Erie Regional Chamber and Growth Partnership and Debra Steiner, director of the Gannon Small Business Development Center.

This year’s winners have all enhanced the quality of life in Erie and have made positive contributions to our community. A complete list of winners can be found here. The award ceremony is being held on March 30, 2007 at the Avalon in downtown Erie.

The honorees have helped coordinate Celebrate Erie, arranged fundraising activities for a variety of nonprofit organizations throughout the community, and started their own companies. These young leaders also bring music, entertainment and life to Erie through their entrepreneurial attitudes and belief in the success that seems to radiate from each of them.