Mission

YGL’s mission is to provide early to mid-career public servants with the tools and support needed to lead from where you are and develop into leaders at the federal, state, local, and tribal levels, regardless of age, stage of career, or positional title.

Vision

YGL strives to be the premiere organization for learning, leadership development, and advocacy for emerging government leaders and to create a platform where members and partners can collaborate to address emerging workforce issues.

Values

Service - United in the desire to serve community and country

Growth - Developing our members professionally and personally

Equity - Promoting fair access to opportunities for all government leaders

Diversity - Fostering a creative, diverse, and innovative workforce by embracing people of all backgrounds, regardless of race, gender, age, and other differences

History

YGL was founded in 2003 by a group of young government employees seeking new connections across federal agencies. Since then, YGL has grown to provide the authentic voice for young government leaders across federal, state, and local government. We are the only 501(c)(3) non-profit, professional organization founded by – and led by – young federal government employees.

Organization

YGL is organized into the National Leadership Team, the Chapters, and the Advisory Panel.

• The National Leadership Team coordinates all of YGL’s national programs and information sharing, as well as serving all members in the Washington, DC area with programming and events.
• The Chapters represent groups of YGL members in metropolitan areas around the country, with their own information sharing, programs, and events. They serve the needs of emerging leaders on the front lines of public service.
• The Advisory Panel provides senior-level strategic planning advice. Many members of the Panel have participated in YGL for many years and bring institutional knowledge and wisdom from having been there first.

The YGL National Leadership Team

The YGL Advisory Panel

Miguel Joey Aviles
Chief Office of Recruitment and Retention Programs,
Bureau of Land Management,Department of Interior

David Bray
Chief Information Officer, Federal Communications Commission

Karen Evans
National Director for the U.S. Cyber Challenge

Daniel Gephart
Editorial Director, LRP Productions

Virginia Hill
Manager, Partnership for Public Service, Past President, YGL

Martha Johnson
Former Administrator, GSA, Author, Speaker

Joshua Marcuse
Senior Advisor for Policy and Innovation, DOD, Chairman, YPFP

Steve Ressler
Founder, GovLoop
Co-Founder, YGL

Michelle Rosa
Enterprise Management Lead, U.S. Department of the Navy
Past President

Julie Saad
Communications Strategist, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
Department of Homeland Security

Bill Spencer
Clerk of the Board, US Merit Systems Protection Board

Al Tyree
Director, Graduate School USA

Dave Uejio
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Past President, YGL

Sharon Wong, Director
Office of Diversity and Inclusion, Office of Personnel Management