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young professionals

Jul 9, 2026

Thaddeus Stevens College expands workforce training to North Philadelphia

Thaddeus Stevens College partners with Esperanza Tec Centro Philadelphia to launch a new workforce training center offering no-cost skilled trades programs.

Feb 9, 2021

Melissa Miller: ‘generalist and specialist’

Melissa Miller, marketing manager and assistant vice president at F&M Trust, joined the Chambersburg-based bank’s marketing department shortly after graduating college.

Nov 10, 2020

Timothy Ziegler: passion in insurance

Timothy Ziegler, head of East York-based McConkey Insurance & Benefits’ construction division, started his career in insurance twelve years ago after responding to an online ad for a job with Travelers Insurance.

Oct 13, 2020

Black and Brown young professionals build community amid pandemic, BLM protests

Two weeks into March, Kimeka Campbell, executive vice president of operations for the Young Professionals of Color of Harrisburg, sat down with another leader of the group to come up with what would be next for the four-year-old organization.

Sep 8, 2020

Julia Brinjac: Innovation in state policy

When Julia Brinjac, policy director for the Pennsylvania Department of Banking and Securities, first planned for what her career would be, she thought she would need to familiarize herself with one subject matter and find her niche.

Apr 14, 2020

Tech savvy staffers prove to be important assets at home

When Erin Zakin got the message that she’d be working from home for the foreseeable future, she wasn’t worried.

Feb 7, 2020

Lititz CPA firm promotes two staff members to partner

Lititz- based business advisory and CPA firm, Simon Lever, promoted two employees who have worked at the firm since graduating college.

Jan 14, 2020

Harrisburg Young Professionals announces 2020 leadership team

Harrisburg Young Professionals appointed its latest suite of leaders, including a new president, for the upcoming year.

Nov 8, 2019

She’s all about beating cancer

The 2020 race for "Man and Woman of the Year" is one time when it's acceptable to buy your way to the top. In fact, it's expected.

Sep 3, 2019

Banks look at a younger generation to fit growing workforce gap

An annual week long banking academy has been just one example of methods that local banks, along with the Pennsylvania Department of Banking and Financing, have utilized to grow interest in careers in the financial industry among young people.

Jul 26, 2019

See the honorees: Forty Under 40 Class of 2019

The Central Penn Business Journal is proud to announce the winners of its 25th annual Forty Under 40 awards, which recognize up-and-coming leaders in Central Pennsylvania.

Jul 15, 2019

New leaders selected for John Dame training

Ten up-and-coming executives in Central Pennsylvania have signed on for a leadership development program run by executive coach John Dame.