ARF Young Pros

 

ARF Young Pros is a group for working professionals 30 years of age or younger in advertising, marketing, media, research or branding.

 

The Young Pros hold leadership, networking, and professional development events throughout the year with a focus on cultivating talent and connecting young people to leading industry thinkers.

The mission of the Young Pros is to engage the next generation of industry leaders as valued contributors to the Advertising Research Foundation, and the research community broadly. We do this by providing leadership opportunities for young professionals within the ARF and by creating opportunities for Young Pros to access the wealth of resources available through the ARF and its members. Specifically, the ARF Young Pros group provides a place for young research professionals to network, learn, and lead.

Previous Events:

• Special Reception with ARF President & CEO Gayle Fuguitt
• The Naked Brand Film Screening And Talk Back
• An Exclusive Tour of the AT&T AdWorks Lab
• San Francisco Social
• One Year Anniversary Celebration
• Boston Networking Social
• The Ten Principles of Managing Up – Taking Control of Your Work Life
• Insights Workshop Presented By Drumcircle
• Summer Social
• Research Entrepreneurs Panel
• Sustainable Marketing: Appealing to the Environmentally Responsible Young Consumer
• From Great Insights to Great Campaigns
• Oktoberfest Kickoff Party

ARF Young Pros Task Force:

Michael Heitner – SVP, Member Value, ARF (Advisor)
Susan Pechman – Chief Marketing Officer, The NPD Group (Advisor)
Tim Kenyon – Director, Consulting, GfK (Advisor)
Rosie Aponte – Membership Services Manager, ARF
Gwen La Fantasie – Membership Manager, ARF
Jeremiah Tucker – Member Development Manager, ARF
Brittney Flynn – Manager, Games Product Management & Development, The NPD Group
Jamie Jick – Community Manager, Communispace
Yoshi Johnson – Project Director, GfK
Kasey Nadjadi – Ad Sales Research Analyst, VMN
Theresa Nguyen – Marketing Insights Manager, Electronic Arts
Rebecca Norris – Product Research Manager, User Experience at The New York Times
Kelsey Price – Account Strategist, Google
Amanda Sajecki – Strategy Associate, MRM Worldwide
Sheila Murphy Seles – Marketing Manager, Bluefin Labs