Young Professionals in Development (YPN) Network

Young Professionals in Development Network (YPN)

SID-Washington's Young Professionals in Development Network (YPN) is a group of young professionals (under the age of 32) in the arena of international development dedicated to strengthening its impact both at home and abroad by building partnerships among peers and facilitating and empowering a peer initiative. Its goal is to promote information-sharing and skill-building for professional development.

Lydia Cardona (Manager, Conservation International) and Jamila White (Senior Africa Representative, Mercy Corps) are the co-chairs for the network. For more information about YPN or to be added to our e-mail list, please contact Paul Sherman at [email protected].

Our Facebook Group

The YPN Facebook Group serves as a platform for young professionals in international development to network and engage with one another. We will share relevant events and opportunities in the D.C. area. Please click here to join the group.

YPN Annual Report

We are happy to announce the relaunch of SID-Washington's Annual Reports for its Workgroups and Networks! Each report includes a review of past events, including speakers, photos, event descriptions, summaries, and more. Check them out to get a rundown of the past year at SID-Washington! To view the YPN Annual Report, please click here. All other reports can be viewed here.

Public Speaking Workshops

The Public Speaking Workshops give young professionals the experience of presenting on development-related topics, projects, and innovations in a panel-style format. The event promotes peer learning and will help build public speaking and presentation skills. Click here for more information and to sign up!

YPN Leadership Positions

SID-Washington is seeking applicants for the following leadership positions:

SID-Washington YPN Events Manager
SID-Washington YPN Communications Manager

Managers will work closely with YPN Co-Chairs Lydia Cardona and Jamila White and SID-Washington staff to coordinate the network's activities. The positions will be on a volunteer basis for a six-month term.

Click here to apply!

Participation in the Network is free for SID-Washington members. To become a member of SID-Washington, please click here.

Why I Belong to SID-United States

Mark Johnson, Chief Operating Officer, Tetra Tech International Development Services, Tetra Tech

“As a long-time member of SID-US, Tetra Tech greatly benefits from the convening power of SID-US’s events and workgroups, which continue to propel the development community forward in working collaboratively to identify and scale solutions to solve some of the most complex challenges around the world today.”

David Alt, Director of Institutional Donor Engagement and Advancement, Catholic Relief Services

“CRS has been connected to key USG officials, such as the Inspector General of USAID and Mission Directors, thanks to SID-US’s events. These opportunities for engagement are valuable to the agency and are centered around important topics that impacts our day-to-day work and helps tackle global issues.”

Bobby Jefferson, Global Head, Diversity, Equity, Engagement, and Inclusion, DAI

"SID-US is a unique and enriching venue because it bridges so many of the divisions that too often separate us: small and large organizations, entry-level and senior staff, government and private sector, for-profit and nonprofit. As development practitioners, we all benefit from coming together under the SID umbrella."

Chris Watson, Business Development Manager, Premise Data

"SID-US has a really diverse membership base. As a result, they're able to support events that vary in terms of both their functional focus and the career level of the audience. This means there is always something going on that interests me and adds value to my career."

Tessie San Martin, CEO, FHI 360

"SID-US is the only entity in Washington that regularly brings together the full spectrum of the international development community: from INGOs, to international development companies, other corporates active in our space, embassies, the USG and other bilateral donor countries. The result are SID-US events that produce particularly rich discourse - unparalleled in other forums. SID-US is essential to our community."

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