Austin Area Urban League - Young Professionals

Young Professionals

The Austin Area Urban League Young Professionals (AAULYP) is a National Urban League volunteer auxiliary that targets young professionals ages 21-40 to empower their communities and change lives through the Urban League Movement.

About Us:

AAULYP is committed to corporate, social and community engagement, education, philanthropy and political activism,

as well as improving and impacting underserved communities and minority business through innovative programming,

dynamic dialogue and professional development.

Mission

The YPs started off with people just like you – people looking for an opportunity to make a difference. Your opportunity starts

now. There is never a more urgent time for people of your talent, drive and compassion to join this Movement as a

Young Professional. If you’re ready to make a difference, contribute to the progress of achieving equality, develop as a person,

professional and leader, then make that move and GET EMPOWERED.

Your presences in AAULYP will definitely Empower Communities and Change Lives.

Meet Us:

President: Virginia Cumberbatch A native Austinite with a heart for education and nonprofit communication, Virginia took her first job out of college in communication after numerous internships in education, community relations and government. Virginia graduated from Williams College with Bachelor’s degrees in History and Sociology and a concentration in race studies in 2010. She's the Coordinator of Client Services at Hahn, Texas Communications, and assumed the role and task of relaunching the AAULYPs in the fall of 2010. She ran track in college, has a passion for God, people, untold stories and writing what people like to ignore...oh and fashion. Email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
Vice President: Chris Howard Christopher Howard is native of South Bend, IN. He is a graduate of Oakwood Academy and Oakwood University, one of the nations few remaining historically black high schools 1896. Christopher also holds graduate degrees from Emory University and Howard University with an emphasis on public health (MPH) and finance (MBA) disciplines. Christopher is currently employed with the Texas Department of Health and Human Services. Email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
Treasurer: Tiffany Collins A native Texan of Dallas, Tiffany has earned a bachelor degree in Business Administration with inferences in Finance and Banking from Sam Houston State University. Tiffany is a senior assistant manager for Springleaf Financial Services. Email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
Secretary: Priscilla Suggs Originally from Killeen, TX, Priscilla attended undergrad at The University of Texas at Austin and earned her BBA in Accounting and later earned an MBA from Texas A&M Central University. She currently enjoys life in Austin, Texas serving the community through various activities as often as she can. Priscilla is a senior internal auditor for the Department of Family and Protective Services. Email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
Historian: Graham Cumberbatch Graham is a graphic designer, writer, and stylist living in Austin, TX. He's worked in publication design, marketing and branding, journalism, editorial styling and copy writing. Previous employers and clients include TWG Plus, Austin Monthly, GQ, and Cooking Light. He likes cooking, Hanna-Barbera, '70s American cinema, Steve McQueen, '90s subcultures, and Prince. And other stuff too Email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
Social Chair: Lola Bakare Lola was raised in Harrisburg, PA and is of Nigerian heritage. She studied English Literature at the University of Pennsylvania before starting her career in marketing at PepsiCo. She recently relocated to Austin to work as a Senior Advisor of Marketing at Dell after completing her MBA at the New York University Stern School of Business. Email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
Public Relations Chair: Nikki Green Native Texan with a penchant for public relations, Nikki received her BS in Communications at The University of Texas at Austin. Before starting her career in corporate communications, Nikki worked to help increase the social media capital for a local Austin non-profit organization. She now handles all communications for over 700 employees at Gitanjali Retail USA. Hook ‘Em Horns! Email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
Political/ Education Chair: Ricardo Zavala Born and raised in east Austin Ricardo graduated from LBJ High School and attended ACC until transferring to Texas State University where he graduated Summa Cum Laude. Ricardo currently works for the City of Austin Health and Human Services Department as the Community Youth Development Program Coordinator. Email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
Fundraising Chair: Sabrina Thomas Sabrina Thomas has worked at the Health and Human Services Commission for just over 2 years. She currently serves as a Health IT Policy Specialist for Medicaid Health IT. Sabrina has also worked in various capacities in health and human services within the state level. She attended Alabama State University for her undergrad matriculation. Go Hornets! Email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
Career Development Chair: Verick Cornett Originally from Houston, TX Verick moved to Austin to attend The University of Texas where he earned a Bachelor's Degree in Business Finance. After graduation, he joined Kershner Trading Group; an Austin based hedge fund as an Equities Trader. Verick currently works for an Austin based software company, BancVue Ltd., as a Consultant focused on finance. Email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
Community Outreach: Kylia Cunningham Kylia Cunningham comes to Austin from Warren, Ohio by way of St. Louis, Missouri - where she completed her undergraduate degree at Washington University and worked for Macy's Inc. She completed her Master of Business Administration at the University of Texas McCombs School in the Spring of 2011. She now works for Dell and enjoys volunteering with the Urban League and NBMBAA Leaders of Tomorrow, as well as listening to live music. Email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it