News & Updates
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YLC Alumna Danielle Spence Joins Wealth Strategies Partners As Relationship Manager
Danielle Spence, CTFA (Class 56) has joined Wealth Strategies Partners as relationship manager involving high-net-worth clients. Danielle brings nearly 20 years of financial industry experience and previously served as a vice president of private banking at...
YLC/Conexion Next Mixer Celebrates YLC Fall Classes and Hispanic Heritage Month on Sept. 24
Have you registered yet for this month's YP Conexion Mixer? YLC is partnering with Conexion Next to celebrate the kick-off of the two YLC Fall classes and Hispanic Heritage Month at Casa Azafrán, 2195 Nolensville Pike, on Tuesday, September 24. This event is 21+. Free...
Welcome to YLC Nashville Fall Class 73
Welcome to the following students in Nashville Fall Class 73, who will meet weekly for nonprofit board leadership through Nov. 20: Bret R. Babcock (LOGICFORCE), Ryan Camarata (Ankura), Jenna Carter (Northwestern Mutual), Olivia Cooper (Green Apple Strategy), Matthew...
Honor Those We Lost and Those Who Responded on September 11th, A National Day of Service and Remembrance
Today, September 11th is Patriot Day and a National Day of Service and Remembrance. On this day Americans across the country are called to volunteer in their local communities in tribute to the individuals lost and injured in the attacks, first responders, and the...
Participate in Cooper Golf Challenge to Support Miriam’s Promise: Registration Deadline Is 9/23/19
The Cooper Golf Challenge brings together two American classics - golf and families, and benefits Miriam's Promise, a licensed child-placing nonprofit agency located in Nashville with the mission to ensure the well-being of the child by nurturing individuals and...
Exclusive 25% Discount for YLC Alumni and Class Participants for 2019/20 Season of Nashville Rep
Nashville Repertory Theatre, the premiere regional theatre company in Nashville since 1985, has been named Best Professional Theatre by the Nashville Scene and the Best Local Theatre by The Tennessean. Every year, over 20,000 members of the local community get to...
Saddle Up! Looking for Young Leader Board Members
Saddle Up! is middle Tennessee’s oldest and largest PATH International Accredited therapeutic riding center serving children and youth, ages 2-24, from 11 middle Tennessee counties. Saddle Up! provides Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy, and Speech Language...
NBJ’s 2019 Most Admired CEOs Includes YLC Nonprofit Partners
Today Nashville Business Journal announced the winners of the 2019 Most Admired CEOs and Their Companies Awards and YLC is thrilled that nonprofit leaders were included! To assemble this year's class of winners, nominations were solicited from the public. Nominees...
Lipscomb’s Service Fair Provides Opportunity to Meet Nonprofits Face-to-Face on 9/4/19
Participants in the upcoming two YLC fall classes were invited to attend the Lipscomb University Service Fair on 9/4/19 to meet more than 30 nonprofit organizations in person, including Martha O’Bryan Center, Preston Taylor Ministries, The Heimerdinger Foundation,...
Judge Lynda Jones to Preside Over Davidson County General Sessions Court
Congratulations to Judge Lynda Jones (Class 36) for being elected to preside over the Davidson County General Sessions Court effective today (Sept. 1). Not only was she elected to General Sessions Court Division IX in 2014, she found time in her busy schedule to be a...
Deborah Taylor Tate of YLC Class 1 Honored by Tennessee Alliance for Legal Services
Congratulations to Deborah Taylor Tate, a graduate of the first YLC Class in 1985 and Director of the Tennessee Supreme Court/Administrative Office of the Courts, for receiving the Janice M. Holder Award by the Tennessee Alliance for Legal Services, a nonprofit that...
YLC Impact Luncheon Brings Together 70 Alumni, Fall Class Participants and Nonprofit Staff on 8/28/19
Seventy YLC alumni and fall class participants, along with nonprofit executive directors and staff, attended the 2019 YLC Impact Luncheon presented by PNC Bank on August 28 to learn about “Collective Impact: A Collaborative Approach to Creating Change" at United Way...
Alumni News
Below are approved posts submitted by alumni within the last 90 days.
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Dr, Allison Quintanilla Plattsmier,
ENP & AQP Consulting
Williamson County 2018
Titan 100 | Dr. Allison Quintanilla Plattsmier, CEO of ENP & AQP Consulting and YLC Class of 2018 (Williamson County), was the youngest honoree to be named to the inaugural 2025 Nashville Titan 100, recognizing the region’s top C-level executives for their exceptional leadership, vision, and impact. The Titan 100 program celebrates those who are shaping Nashville's business community and setting the standard for excellence. -
Dr, Allison Quintanilla Plattsmier,
ENP
Williamson County 2018
Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce/YP Nashville | Dr. Allison Quintanilla Plattsmier, CEO of ENP and YLC Class of 2018 (Williamson County), was recognized as a 2025 NELA Award winner in the Community Service & Nonprofit Category by the Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce and YP Nashville. The NELAs honor emerging leaders who are making a significant impact in their professions and communities.