Joliet Area Young Professionals
Providing social, professional development, and volunteer opportunities for young professionals
JAYP connects, empowers, and engages young professionals between ages 21 and 40 in the greater Joliet area.
The Joliet Area Young Professionals (JAYP) is a division of the Joliet Region Chamber of Commerce and Industry. It was developed to establish social and professional development opportunities for young professionals. Our vision is to cultivate a new generation of young professionals that take an active role in serving and empowering the Joliet community socially and professionally while being civically-engaged. JAYP also strives to enhance the vitality of the Joliet Region by creating a strong community of young professionals.
Why Join?
Why Join?
- Build lasting personal and professional relationships
- Give back to the community
- Access educational and professional resources
- Advance your leadership skills
Past Events & Programs
Take a look at some of the past social events, volunteer projects, and professional development seminars
- Joliet Slammers suite night
- Chicago Blackhawks bus trip
- Chicago Cubs bus trip
- Chicago White Sox bus trip
- Book of Morman play bus trip
- Werk Force Brewing tour
- Revolution brewing tour
- Texas Hold ‘Em tournament
- Brunswick Zone bowling
- BMW ride along at Autobahn Country Club
- Relay 4 Life Volunteer
- Big Brothers Big Sisters bowling nights and Haunted Trails
- Will County Forest Preserve clean up
- MorningStar Mission food service
- First time home buyer seminar
- Speed networking
- LinkedIn and other social media seminars
- Investing for your future seminar
- Personal credit seminar
- Time management seminar
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Member Directory
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Want to Become a Member?
JAYP Board of Directors
Blaine Meadows
Chair
Performance Services
Evie Cora
Vice Chair
Chignoli Auto Sales
Colleen Lyons
Immediate Past Chair
Old Second National Bank
John Gillmann
Secretary
Edward Jones
Reid Filotto
Treasurer
Filotto Professional Services
Bryan Wellner
Member at Large
Mahoney, Silverman, & Cross
McKinley Kruger
Member at Large
Heartland Bank
Kayla Sorensen
Member at Large
Will County Center for Economic Development
Kate Gillmann
Member at Large
Heritage Corridor Destinations
Kenneth Guldenbecker
Member at Large
United Way of Will County
Katherine Smith
Member at Large
Joliet Junior College
Patrick Hall
Member at Large
Joliet Junior College – Workforce Development
JAYP
Become a Member
JAYP Membership
Our members range from recent grads to CEOs and everything in between. We are united by our desire to make the Joliet area a more vibrant place to live, work and play.
JAYP membership is open to anyone in the 21-40 age bracket. We are a division of the Joliet Chamber of Commerce, but chamber membership is not required to join. The cost of membership is $45 for individuals associated with a Chamber member and $100 for individuals that are not.
Contact us
Want to know more? We want to hear from you!
815.727.5374
spalya@jolietchamber.com
Application
If you would like to become a member please fill out our mail-in or online application.
Mail Application to:
JAYP
Attn: Sarah Palya
116 N. Chicago St., Suite 100 | Joliet, IL. 60432
or email to spalya@jolietchamber.com