FLEX (Future Leaders and Entrepreneurs Exchange)the young professionals of the Venango Area Chamber of Commerce recognized 11 nominees for Young Professional of the Year at FLEX Presents 2012

1. Welcom
e
2011 FLEX Presents
Renee Spence
2011 YP of the
Year

2. 2011 Nominees

3. FLEX Intern
Appreciation
Luncheon
FLEX ‘First Friday’
Lunches every month

4. FLEX Fall
Pumpkin Sale
FLEX mixer with
Meadville YPs

5. A SPECIAL ‘FLEX’
THANK YOU
TO LISA RICHARDS!

8. For us “It’s CLEAR”.
Young professionals are vital to the community!

9. Congratulations
to all the nominees!

11. A proud member of FLEX and the Venango Community!

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15. Congratulations to the members of FLEX!

16. Justin Bidish
The Nickel Restaurant & Lounge
• Clean Up Crew for PennDOT Volunteer
• Donated to Community Services - Oil City
• Muscular Dystrophy Association
• American Cancer Society Relay for Life Team
Leader
• March of Dimes - Team Leader
• Shriners Golf Outing
• Participated in local food drives

17. Amanda Callinan
Family Services of NW PA
• Oil Heritage Festival
• Teddy Bear Picnic Volunteer
• Volunteer for the Building of Lincoln School
and Mitchell Street Playgrounds
• Board Member for the Venango County
Roundtable
• Volunteer for PPC
• Board Member of the PPC Advisory
Committee
• Board Member for the Focus on Our Future
Collaborative Board
• Volunteer for the Fatherhood Workgroup

18. Emily Gill
Moxie Media
• Take Pride in Oil City Initiative Volunteer
• Founder of Young Professionals Group
• Team PA! Foundation PA Young Professionals
Leadership Board Member
• Future Leaders and Entrepreneurs (FLEX)
• Oil City Main Street Program – Chair for
Promotions / Economic Restructuring
• Business Network Professionals Treasurer
• Venango Area Chamber of Commerce - Board
of Directors/Treasurer/Business Advocacy
• Two Mile Run Park Endowment Foundation –
Board Member
• Jump Start - Volunteer
• Junior Achievement – Speaker
• YWCA – Past Board of Directors

19. Adam Guthrie
Huff Chapel, Inc.
• Kappa Sigma Fraternity/Assistant Deputy
Grand Master of Kappa Sig.
• Christ United Methodist Church Ushers/Men's
Ministry of the Church
• Franklin Chamber of Commerce Board of
Directors/Apple-Core Committee
• Franklin YMCA – Volunteer/Board of Directors
• United Way of Venango County - Board of
Directors / Assistant Secretary
• Franklin Elks Lodge
• FLEX Member

20. Amanda Hippenstiel
State Street Furniture
• Southside Business Association Co-Founder
• March of Dimes Foundation
• CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocate) of
Venango County, Inc.
• Oil City’s Weed and Seed
• Oil City’s Christmas Past
• Oil Heritage Festival
• Cranberry Festival
• Blue Grass Festival
• Venango Area Chamber of Commerce
Volunteer of the Year

21. Heather Motter
Cranberry High School
• Senior Class/Student Council Advisor
•Special Olympics Volunteer
• YWCA Y-Teens Volunteer
• Volunteer for the Paul Richey Memorial Run
• "Working to Waldameer" Program
• Hasson Heights/Camp Coffman Easter Egg Hunt
• Community Food Bank
• MS Walk
• Educational Talent Search "Dirty Jobs“ Workshop
• Humane Society Thrift Shop (Spanish Club)
• DeBence Antique Music World tours
• Presbyterian Home Volunteer
• Softball Team Clinic for Elementary Students

22. Trenton Moulin
Bridge Builders Community Foundations
• Fraternal Order of Masons Worshipful Master
• FLEX Past President
• Oil Heritage Festival Ultimate Frisbee Tournament
• Oil City Main Street Program Steering Committee
• Oil City Civic Center, Inc Board
• Venango Area Community Foundation Board
• Hasson Heights Park Disc Golf Course
• Restorative Community Group Conferencing Mentor
• Venango Co. Court Supervision Volunteer/Supervisor
• Junior Achievement Volunteer
• Venango Co. Fatherhood Initiative Soapbox Derby
• American Cancer Society Relay for Life
• Various activities in support of Shriner's Hospitals
• Habitat for Humanity Volunteer
• Hosanna Industries Flood Victim Volunteer
• American Red Cross CPR and First Aid Instructor

23. Nicole Russell
Nicole’s Bridal Boutique
• Catholic Church Volunteer
• Oil Heritage Festival Volunteer
• Venango Area Chamber of Commerce Board
of Directors President
• Barrow Civic Theatre, Community Playhouse
and St. Elizabeth Center
• Business Management - Cranberry High
School Volunteer
• Business Network Professionals Past VP
• "Prom Queen" fashion show at the Cranberry to
Benefit MADD

24. Michael Thomas
The Thomas Organization
• Operation Furniture
• First Friday Family Movie Nights
• Allegheny College's "Rookie of the Year"
• Thomas Advantage Digital Case
Management System
• Family 911
• Footsteps Program for Pregnant Teens

25. Dr. David Wagner
Wagner Family Eye Care
• Oil City Rotary Club
• Big Brothers Big Sisters of Venango, Clarion
and Forest Counties - Advisory Committee
• Involved in annual dictionary distribution
to local school children
• PennDOT Highway Cleanup Volunteer
• Salvation Army Bell Ringer
• Rotary Foundation
• Northwest Savings Bank Advisory Board
• Second Presbyterian Church Sanctuary Choir
• Family Service & Children's Aid Society's
Governing Board - Past President

26. Corinna Woods
Youth Alternatives
• Justus Fellows Program Coordinator
• Phi Theta Kappa
• National Student Leadership Student Mentor
• Oil Heritage Festival Volunteer
• Snack N Study Program Children's Camping
Program Counselor