Southern Rhode Island Young Professionals

04/09/2026

Thank you to our host, The Joyce Restaurant & Pub, and to everyone who attended our SRI Young Professionals networking event last night!
Congratulations to the door prize winners:
Vivian Onate (Easy Clean RI) won a free mosquito + tick treatment donated by Safe Spray Mosquito & Tick Control.
Zach Rollins (DownSpout Home Services) and Michael J Musumeci (Cruise Planners) each won a $50 Joyce Restaurant & Pub gift card donated by Roof Rite Roofing.
Brandon Maselli (The E-Comm Guys) won a gift certificate for a 1 hour session and swag donated by Arrow Tarot.
Michael Paradise (Northwestern Mutual) won a $120 gift certificate to Awaken Wholeness Center donated by Easy Does It, Moving & More and Awaken Wholeness Center.
Ally Boyle (Positive Paint Parties) won a swag bag donated by University of Rhode Island.

Save the date for our annual Young Professionals Statewide Summer Social at Whalers Brewing Company: Thursday, July 9th! We'll be announcing more details in the coming weeks.

We hope to see you at some of these upcoming Southern Rhode Island Chamber of Commerce events:
4/21 - Network at Noon catered by FYR Grill @ SRICC
4/22 - SRICC Membership Orientation
4/23 - Using LinkedIn to Extend Your Networking - FREE Workshop @ SRICC
Details about each of these events and more can be found at www.srichamber.com

01/15/2026

Thank you to our fabulous host, Tower Hill Brewing Co., and to everyone who attended our first Young Professionals networking event of 2026 last night!

Congratulations to the door prize winners:
Corey Maxwell (Merrill) won a Southern Rhode Island Chamber of Commerce gift certificate.
Nicholas Furcolo (Century 21 Guardian Realty) won gift cards from Sweenor's Chocolates and Geaber's Liquors donated by Gates Insurance Agency.
Justin Oakley (Oakley Home Access) won a gift bag donated by Seaworthy Coffee Roasters.
Jennifer Eldridge (Enliven Design) won a swag bag donated by University of Rhode Island.
Alicia Johnson won a box of macarons donated by Ellie's Prov.

Our next SRIYP event will be taking place in April! Be on the lookout for more details in the next few weeks.

In the meantime, we hope to see you at these upcoming SRI Chamber events:
1/16 - New Year Refresh - FREE Workshop @ SRICC
1/21 - Business After Hours hosted by Mews Tavern
1/26 - Why Hire A Business Coach? - Free Seminar @ SRICC
1/27 - Network at Noon catered by Belmont Market @ SRICC
More information about these events and more can be found at www.srichamber.com.

12/11/2025

Ushering in Sea-sons Greetings and Reeling in Holiday Joy!

Come Jingle & Mingle with us at this multi-chamber Young Professional networking event – swimming with holiday cheer, festive beverages, good will for our furry friends and fabulous connections.

$15 ticket includes light bites, 1 drink ticket and a sweet treat. Plus, $5 of every ticket will go to support our furry friends at the SPCA of Rhode Island and Animal Rescue Rhode Island.

Bring your business cards to win great door prizes like Riddle Room Tickets, chamber networking packages, gift cards and more!

Register Here: https://bit.ly/4rQ3eaz

11/18/2025

Thank you to our host, Boon Street Market, and to everyone that joined us for our young professionals networking event last week!

Congratulations to the door prize winners:
Joe McIntyre (321 Media) won a swag bag donated by University of Rhode Island.
Lauren Wenter (Newport Restaurant Group) won a bottle of pumpkin pie liqueur donated by the Southern Rhode Island Chamber of Commerce.
Ian Berry (Starkweather & Shepley) won a tumbler donated by Hurd Auto Mall.
Jen Eldridge (Enliven Design) won a gift bag donated by Anchor Orthodontics.

We hope to see you all at our upcoming events:
12/17 - Young Professionals Merry Fishmas - Holiday Jingle & Mingle
1/14 - SRI Young Professionals hosted by Tower Hill Brewing Co.

11/10/2025

Join us at Boon Street Market on Wednesday, November 12th from 5:30pm-7:30pm for our quarterly SRI Young Professionals networking event!
Walk-ins are welcome, but pre-registration is encouraged!

Pre-register here: https://bit.ly/4nEQRdU

$5 Admission
This is a 21+ event.

* Bring your business cards!
* Light food will be provided
* Cash bar
* Door prizes

Southern Rhode Island Young Professionals provides young professionals with valuable networking opportunities. Our group welcomes young professionals to fun and successful relationship building events at fellow Southern Rhode Island Chamber of Commerce businesses. We believe that developing genuine interpersonal relationships is one of the most important skills in today's world and we aim to facilitate engagement amongst our members.

This group welcomes professionals under 40 and anyone new to networking to meet quarterly at a local Southern Rhode Island Chamber member business.

09/21/2025

Thanks for hosting us! Central RI Chamber of Commerce

08/21/2025

Don’t miss our Young Professionals Co****le & Networking Night at The Trap! 🍻 Toss bags, make connections, and enjoy apps + a drink with your ticket. Co****le teams must register by Sept. 15 — grab your spot here: https://bit.ly/479Z2KL

Throw Like a Pro and Mingle Like a Master! Whether you want to test your co****le skills or just kick back and meet fellow professionals - we want you to join us at The Trap.

Individual networking tickets are $10 per person
Co****le team tickets are $40 [per team of 2]

Your ticket includes (1) beverage and appetizers. A cash bar will also be available.

5:30 pm - Check-In
6:00 pm - Co****le Starts (1st Place Team - wins $100; 2nd Place Team - wins $50)

Don't forget your business cards!

RAIN DATE: September 18

Participating Chambers:
Central RI Chamber of Commerce, YP Central
Newport Chamber of Commerce, Emerging Leaders
Southern Rhode Island Chamber of Commerce, Young Professionals
Ocean Community Chamber of Commerce, Young Professionals

Networking tickets available online until Noon the day of the event or at the door. Be sure to select "SRICC" when prompted for your chamber affiliation.

Co****le teams MUST BE REGISTERED by September 15th at 5:00 pm.

Register here: https://bit.ly/479Z2KL

07/30/2025

Throw Like a Pro and Mingle Like a Master! Whether you want to test your co****le skills or just kick back and meet fellow professionals - we want you to join us at The Trap.

Individual networking tickets are $10 per person
Co****le team tickets are $40 [per team of 2]

Your ticket includes (1) beverage and appetizers. A cash bar will also be available.

5:30 pm - Check-In
6:00 pm - Co****le Starts (1st Place Team - wins $100; 2nd Place Team - wins $50)

Don't forget your business cards!

RAIN DATE: September 18

Participating Chambers:
Central RI Chamber of Commerce, YP Central
Newport Chamber of Commerce, Emerging Leaders
Southern Rhode Island Chamber of Commerce, Young Professionals
Ocean Community Chamber of Commerce, Young Professionals

Networking tickets available online until Noon the day of the event or at the door. Be sure to select "SRICC" when prompted for your chamber affiliation.

Co****le teams MUST BE REGISTERED by September 15th at 5:00 pm.

Register here: https://bit.ly/479Z2KL

07/15/2025

We're excited to announce the door prize winners from last weeks Statewide Summer Social:

Jamie Chatel (Arrow Tarot) won a gift bag with loads of fun items donated by Anchor Orthodontics!

Derek Mason (New York Life Insurance Company) won a gift certificate for a two day pass w/ gear donated by Rock Spot Climbing Peace Dale!

Philip W. Gasbarro (Philip W. Gasbarro, Esq.) won a private 2-hour afternoon cruise for up to 6 people donated by SeaEscape Charters!

Dr. Tiffany Dauphinais (Rising Tide Chiropractic) and Michael Cabral (Frogs Videography) each won a $50 gift certificate donated by JAYD BUN!

Thanks so much to these businesses for their generous donations!

07/10/2025

Thank you to our fabulous host, Whalers Brewing Company, and to everyone that attended the annual Young Professionals Statewide Summer Social last night!

Special thank you to each of the YP groups that participated in this event: East Bay Young Professionals, Emerging Leaders United Way (United Way of Rhode Island), Little Rhody Professional Networking, Millennial Rhode Island, SRI Young Professionals, Young Mortgage Professionals (Rhode Island Mortgage Bankers Association), and YPcentral!

Door prize winners announcement to come...

We hope to see everyone at the next young professionals event, Young Professionals Co****le & Cocktails on September 17th! Click here for more information and to sign up: https://bit.ly/4nGXI83