Description

Come out and meet other young professionals in the Westfield/Indianapolis area who either work and/or live in Westfield. The event is free.

Our coffee speaker is Early Intervention Advocate, Megan Contreras and Communications Coordinator, Kristina Logan from Westfield Youth Assistance Program.

Megan Contreras moved with her family as a child to Westfield, IN in 1994 where she attended Westfield's first "new" elementary school, Shamrock Springs. She grew up in Westfield, graduating from WHS and later attending Butler University for her Bachelor's Degree and Marian University for her Master's in Education. 

Prior to becoming an advocate, Megan was an educator within WWS and Zionsville Schools and also taught in both IPS and Greenfield while completing her Master's funded by AmeriCorps. She was a stay-at-home mom briefly and happened upon the opportunity to work with WYAP, and her role as an advocate simply fits like a glove! She values her community greatly and loved the relationship piece about teaching the most, so working with youth holistically was a great fit. "Being able to work with the entire family unit and rally around each individual youth, is my life's work; I'm so grateful that I get to do this each day, and I wholly believe in the impact of our program."

Megan's primary duties include supporting the youth on her caseload to ensure that their individual plan needs are met/continuously supported; ensuring the mentoring and tutoring programming run smoothly; participating in volunteer board efforts and fundraising efforts. Each day is different, with new, unexpected tasks & that's the name of the game! It's a joy! Megan resides in Westfield with her husband and daughter.

Kristina Logan just celebrated one year as the Communications Coordinator for Westfield Youth Assistance Program. She is a graduate of Duquesne University (Bachelor of Arts in Communications) and Northeastern University (Masters of Science in Music Industry Leadership). Kristina spent two years living in Seoul, South Korea, working as an English teacher. She loves to travel and experience new cultures and food and has lived in 3 countries and 6 states.

At our heart, the new Westfield Young Professionals Council is a networking group for young professionals under 40 in Westfield, Indiana, but we are more than just that. We offer a space for people to grow their careers, for those new to Hamilton County and Indy to make lasting friendships, for YP’s to grow themselves personally. Through this opportunity we know that YP's will become invested members of the community, looking for ways to give back to the Westfield community and each other.