Fresno Leading Young Professionals (FLYP) is a growing organization in Fresno with a mission to cultivate and retain young professionals in the greater Fresno area through social
networking, professional development, and community outreach.

2007

FLYP Founder Nevin Hindiyeh was awarded the Miekle Award from PG&E for her role in planting the seed for the organization.

Community efforts include locally centered leadership positions: Ex-Offico Board Member of the Greater Fresno Area Chamber of Commerce, Fresno City- Fresno Chamber Downtown Task Force. 

FLYP led the way mentoring in the community through a partnership with elementary school students in Southwest Fresno, Professionals for Education

FLYP helped raise awareness of issues concerning downtown Fresno with various endeavors including a Fulton Mall Walking Tour, recognizing historical buildings and art and co-hosted a forum with City Leaders and the community about Downtown Fresno.

2008 and Beyond

The future for FLYP looks bright. FLYP has partnered with a team of organizations including the Fresno Falcons, Fresno Grizzlies, and Fresno Fuegos. FLYP also befriended the Fresno State Alumni Association and the Young Advisor Team of the National Association of Independent Financial Advisor (NAIFA.) These new partnerships will help provide FLYP members with opportunities for community involvement, professional development, and social networking.

Accomplishments:

Nevin Hindeyeh- Deans Medal Recipient, Fresno State MBA Program

Stephen Sotomayor- Top 40 under 40 Professional, Business Street

Email us at flypinfo@hotmail.com for more information.

Learn more about our organization by reading about: Our Vision, Our Goals, and answers to some of the most frequently asked questions.

Who's Here?

Our Board Members help direct and steer the organization to the direction where our members thrive. Here's a bit of background about them:

Jennifer Blair
Interim Chair
FLYP Member 08/05- 12/06; FLYP Executive Board Member 01/07- 05/07; FLYP Executive Director 05/07-06/08; FLYP Advisor 07/08- 12/08; FLYP/ Chamber of Commerce Ex-Officio Board Member; 11/07- Current; Paychex Sr. Sales Consultant 01/05- Current.

Matt Soto
Treasurer
Matt owes us a biography.

Allison Boogaert
Vice Chairman
Allison is a native to Fresno who has returned home after spending five years away.  She graduated from Scripps College in Claremont in 2006, and lived in Oakland for a year while working in governmental advocacy for Townsend Public Affairs. Now that she is back in Fresno, Allison is pursuing a masters degree at Fresno Pacific University in the Peacemaking and Conflict Studies program and is working for Mama Makeka House of Hope as the Central Valley Program Director.

Nevin Hindiyeh
FLYP Founder & Ex- Officio Board Member
Nevin Hindiyeh has founded and/or participated in young professionals organizations for the past six years. She has been an engineer with Pacific Gas and Electric since 2002, and had worked with Chevron as a facilities engineer prior to that. Nevin graduated in June 2000 from UC Santa Barbara with a degree in Chemical Engineering, and is currently pursuing an MBA at Fresno State. She serves on the boards of Fresno's Leading Young Professionals and Creative Fresno. Nevin hope to see Fresno continue to blossom into an amazing economic stronghold with a thriving community.

Stephen Sotomayor
Advisor

Stephen graduated from the University of Arizona in 2000 and received his commission as a second lieutenant in the United States Army. For the past five years, Stephen has served in Tucson, Arizona, Aberdeen, Maryland, Ft. Lewis, Washington, and Wiesbaden, Germany. Stephen served as an executive officer and operations officer for the 123rd Main Support Battalion, 1st Armored Division, in Baghdad, Iraq from May of 2003 through July of 2004, achieving the rank of Captain and earning the Bronze Star Medal for his service. Stephen spent two years with the City of Fresno's Housing and Community Develoment Division as a project manager, and is currently the incoming Chief of Staff for Councilmember-Elect Andreas Borgeas.

Get Involved!

We would love your help.

FLYP is currently looking for help with marketing, events, professional development, and community outreach and membership.

Please email us at flypinfo@hotmail.com if you would like to get involved!