The Scottsdale Area Chamber of Commerce named seven new members to the Board of Directors of the Scottsdale Rising Young Professionals.

SRYP, a program of the Scottsdale Chamber, is for Valley professionals aged 23–39 working to build and strengthen the link between the young professional demographic and the business leaders of Scottsdale, cultivating a community for everyone, according to a press release.

The SRYP board educates, elevates and enhances Scottsdale’s young professionals by providing a network where like-minded individuals can come together to support their career aspirations and the community.

“Each professional asked to join the board brings a fresh set of skills and ideas to further engage and help grow our network. We’ve been fortunate to graduate some key members of our board in the last year and are excited to see strong individuals wanting to step into those shoes,” SRYP Chair Courtney Crubaugh said in the release.

Newly appointed board members are:

• Brendan Cassin, Private Banking Portfolio Manager at MidFirst Bank
• Clayton Caupp, Portfolio Administration Specialist at TFO Phoenix
• Sarah Dalton, Administrative Fellow at HonorHealth
• Aaron Howard, Private Wealth Manager at Delphi Wealth Partners
• Steven Kupcho, Controller at Freestone Insurance Group
• Taylor Morris, Events and Sales Coordinator at The Herb Box
• Reagan Wolfe, Property Administrative Associate at SimonCRE

Returning board members include:

• Chair Courtney Crubaugh, Strategy Manager at Mayo Clinic
• Vice Chair Dana Holt, Director of Client Relations at State 48 Law Firm
• Leadership, John Tanner Mattson, Manager, Strategy & Transformation at Republic Services

The board will take their positions the first week of July. A highlighted goal of the group this year is to collaborate with other groups of young professionals around the Valley to cohesively provide overlapping networks for everyone to get involved, the release stated.

Mark Stanton, president and CEO of the Scottsdale Area Chamber of Commerce, stated, “The chamber’s SRYP group is a vital part of engagement for our membership and the Scottsdale area. These young professionals are the next generation of chamber and community leadership.”

SRYP currently boasts its largest, most consistent membership to date, bringing young professionals together from around the Valley.