Bill Lindsley, Michelle Terry & Jonathan Ochs

Nicole Beck, Taylor Watts & Chris Beck

Mallory McGill & Adela Garcia

Kate Faipler & David Ballard

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n Wednesday, January 17, the Destin Young Professionals held their luncheon 
at the new restaurant Pazzo Italiano in Destin. The group, created by Destin 
Chamber of Commerce, has a goal of providing career minded individuals under 
40 an opportunity to grow their business through professional development, 

networking, and volunteering. They held the event to bring young professionals together in a 
casual but intimate setting to converse, mingle, interact with each other, and most importantly, 
gather valuable information from four individual speakers. The speakers who come from 
different backgrounds and different generations were, Bill Lindsley from Simple HR, Jonathan 
Ochs from Trustmark Bank, Michelle Terry From Dale E. Peterson Vacations, and Whitney Lee 
from Lee IMC. 

The event, dubbed “Keys To Communication and Cooperation,” created a platform for the 

speakers to address the young professionals who were present in a candid and effective way, 
driving home the message that young professional should follow their instincts, be resilient, and 
always be open to new ideas and understand and tap into the power of networking.

Young ProfessionalS 

Luncheon

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Zhalman Harris

Rachel Guidry & Shane Moody

   VIP Destin at Pazzo Italiano

Ryan Magee, Lindsay Lacasse & Brittany Byrd

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