Young Creative Professionals (YCP) networking meet-up

We will be holding monthly networking events for Young Creative Professionals held the last Saturday of every month from 10:00AM-11:30AM at Roast Coffee & Tea in Patchogue.

This event is for any young professional who is looking to inject creativity into their work, or whose work is wholly creative. We hope that you find partners or friends for your professional journey.

The event will be facilitated by Courtney Surmanek. She will help everyone break the ice and get the conversation started. Roast is offering a 20% discount to registered attendees for the duration of the program.

Join us for great conversation with like-minded individuals over some discounted breakfast!

About Courtney Surmanek:
Courtney Surmanek is an artist, activist, and educator. She received her Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) in Studio Art from New York University, focusing on the arts as a tool for change. Courtney is an art teacher with an interdisciplinary focus. In 2012 she founded Community Arts, a program that partners L.I. youth in the arts with local philanthopic and environmental organizations to create collaborative, public art works. The program serves to foster a greater sense of community belonging and ownership in our youth.

In addition to her teaching practice, she is currently working at the Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM) in Administration with the Artistic Programming Department, aiding in the implementation of theater, music, dance, and beyond. She is Assistant Director of Suffolk Long Island Mentor & Mentee (www.suffolklimnm.com (http://www.suffolklimnm.com/)), a non-profit that provides free mentoring services and opportunities for enrichment and empowerment through cultural programming for New Adults (ages 18-30). Courtney also collaborates with and manages multidisciplinary artist collective InnerCity Projects (www.innercityprojects.net (http://www.innercityprojects.net/)), aiding in the administration and production of their live installations. She has worked for a wide range of cultural art institutions in public programming and curation to include the Whitney Museum of American Art, the Baryshnikov Arts Center, and beyond.

Courtney is striving to enhance the lives of individuals through the promotion and creation of free, accessible opportunities to learn and grow in the arts, and beyond. She is excited to lead YCP with the Patchogue-Medford Library.