Manhattan Beach Youth CouncilA city-sponsored professional development program for high school students who live or attend high school in the city of Manhattan Beach
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This is our final Manhattan Beach Youth Council Workshop; we encourage parents to attend! MYC participants will engage in a City Council meeting simulation where the “mock” council issue to be discussed will surround City action regarding Cannabis cultivation, sales…
Prepare to have fun and learn about exciting careers within Sports and Entertainment. Our speakers include Martin Keely and George Pappas. Martin is currently, SVP Media Networks at Blizzard Entertainment. Mr. Keely was previously the executive vice president, product and…
We have a fun and memorable evening planned where we will delve into the complex and wide-ranging world of Finance. There are innumerable careers in finance from banking to insurance, from private equity to real estate, and from sales and trading of…
This workshop gives everyone the rare opportunity to tour the world class Da Vinci School Campus, and learn about exciting careers in Architecture, Design and Academia from the founders of this school, and the Co-CEO of the world’s largest architecture firm, Gensler. We…
Heather de Roos has been a resident of Manhattan Beach for more than a decade and has been actively engaged in supporting Manhattan Beach schools. Heather has held many leadership positions including PTA VP of Communications and PTA President of…
Jenny Dongo Sampson was born and raised in Los Angeles and has been a resident of Manhattan Beach since 1998. She received her BS in Business from California State University, Northridge. After graduating, she worked as a commercial lender at…
Betsey Keely joined the MB Youth Council in 2019 as a Workshop Coordinator and currently serves as the program Co-Chair. Since moving to Manhattan Beach with her family in 2015, Betsey has been an active member of the community and…
Ariel Kozicki is an Associate Director of SEO and a go-to resource for all things technical! Ecommerce websites and onsite content optimization are her specialties, along with local SEO. Ariel has a passion for reporting and data analysis, and can often…
Daniel Grazziani is the Associate Director of Social Media. He started his career as an intern during his last year at California State University, Long Beach. He values his partnerships and enjoys helping his clients transform their digital marketing strategies. In…
George Pappas is Vice President of AEG Global Partnerships. He joined AEG in 2014, bringing more than 15 years of marketing, sports and entertainment sales experience to the company. Within AEG, George manages property sales across AEG’s robust portfolio of global assets…