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  • YPA + UNM Night

    • 6 Nov 2026
    • 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
    • Amalie Coffee 2132 Central Ave SE c, Albuquerque, NM 87106
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    Join us for an evening of connection, conversation, and community at Amalie Coffee. This exclusive YPA experience offers a unique opportunity for young professionals to connect directly with University of New Mexico students in a more intentional, limited-capacity setting.

    Designed to create meaningful interactions, this event gives YPA members the chance to share their career journeys, offer insight, and build relationships with students who are eager to learn from those already making an impact in Albuquerque. Our panel for the event is Andrew Bickham-DiGregorio; Manager of Communications & Operations at Leadership New Mexico, Bryan Baez Moreno; Controller at MCDADE WOODCOCK INC, Kalie Gonzales; Director of Development for the UNM Foundation, Miriam Hall Mcintosh; Development & Operations Director at Junior Achievement, & Claudia Kuchar; Corporate Relations Officer at United Way of North Central New Mexico.

    Students are invited to come ready to ask questions, gain perspective, and connect with young professionals shaping our local community. For YPA attendees, this is a rare opportunity to step into a mentorship role, expand your network, and be part of developing the next generation of leaders.

    Whether you're looking to give back, grow your network, or make a lasting impression, this is a space to connect with purpose. Limited spots are available for YPA members.

    Not a member yet? Visit www.ypa-abq.org/membership to join us today and connect with the upcoming generation of Albuquerque’s leaders.

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  • YPA Connects: Co-Founder of Wiggly Butts, Albuquerque's newest nonprofit dog rescue, Natalie Mahoney

    • 12 Dec 2026
    • 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM
    • Park Square Market
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    Join the Young Professionals of Albuquerque for an afternoon of professional development and a wiggly butt or two. Natalie Mahoney, Co-Founder & President of The Wiggly Butts Foundation, will be discussing leadership, community impact, and entrepreneurship in New Mexico.

    This is a free event.

    About Wiggly Butts:

    Wiggly Butts Foundation launched in January 2026 and began community programming in April of that year. In just six months, with zero paid staff and zero prior nonprofit experience, Natalie led the organization to 94 dogs brought into the community, 63 adoptions, an 81% event adoption rate, and a 98% retention rate. The foundation has hosted 30+ events at local Albuquerque businesses, partnered with the NM Goatheads, launched a corporate wellness program, and was a finalist for Nonprofit of the Year through the Hispano Heritage Awards.

    https://www.wigglybuttsfoundation.org/

    About Natalie:

    Natalie Mahoney is the Co-Founder and President of Wiggly Butts Foundation, Albuquerque’s newest nonprofit dog rescue, and one of the city’s fastest growing community organizations of 2026.

    Before founding Wiggly Butts, Natalie built a diverse professional foundation rooted in health, science, and entrepreneurship. She holds a degree in Public Health and Health Education, is a certified human and dog nutritionist, a Women's Health Specialist, spent three years owning and operating her own nutrition business, and completed a clinical research internship in South Africa coordinating HIV vaccine trials. Each chapter of her career sharpened a different skill: research methodology, business operations, community outreach, and client relationships, that she would eventually bring to bear on building a nonprofit from scratch.

    Natalie’s story is one of intentional pivoting, data-driven decision making, and the courage to build something that didn’t exist yet because the need was too urgent to wait.

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Past events

26 Sep 2026 Imagine ABQ Day
24 Sep 2026 Live After Five: Meet the Board
23 Jul 2026 YPA Creator's Night 2: Working with Agencies
24 Jun 2026 YPA Live After Five - Innovator Edition
28 Apr 2026 YPA does JA for a Day
23 Apr 2026 YPA Live After Five – Sawmill Market
8 Apr 2026 YPA Connects: Voices of the Next Generation
7 Apr 2026 YPA + UNM Night
26 Mar 2026 YPA Live After Five – Park Square Market
19 Mar 2026 All On Board - YPA x United Way YLS
25 Feb 2026 YPA Live After Five – Marble Brewery Downtown
19 Feb 2026 YPA Creator's Night
15 Feb 2026 YPAxYoga=BeKind Yoga & Pilates
29 Jan 2026 YPA Live After Five – Lasso Coffee & Lager
4 Dec 2025 YPA Holiday Party
29 Nov 2025 YPA Health & Wellness: Turkey Trot
20 Nov 2025 YPA Connects: Rail Trailing & Redeveloping ABQ with Sarah Supple, Metropolitan Redevelopment Agency
11 Sep 2025 Annual Party
4 Sep 2025 Leaders of Enchantment Podcast: Live Podcast Mixer
26 Jul 2025 YPA x Jump in 2 School Bash
24 May 2025 YPA x Animal Humane NM
3 May 2025 YPA x Derby Day NM: Volunteer for a Cause at Winrock Park
10 Apr 2025 YPA Connects: John Chavez, Managing Director of the New Mexico Startup Factory
20 Mar 2025 Live After Five
19 Feb 2025 Live After Five
23 Jan 2025 YPA Connects: Aida Roberts, VP of Business Development with AREA
16 Jan 2025 Live After Five - Members Only
18 Dec 2024 YPA Holiday Party
21 Nov 2024 YPA Network Accelerator
2 Nov 2024 Doggie Dash & Dawdle 2024: YPA Volunteer
28 Sep 2024 Imagine ABQ x YPA
19 Sep 2024 Live After Five
28 Aug 2024 YPA Connects: Entrepreneurship in New Mexico
20 Jul 2024 Roadrunner Food Bank: Warehouse Volunteering
27 Jun 2024 Live After Five
15 Jun 2024 YPA x Habitat for Humanity
25 May 2024 Community Project: The Grief Center
16 May 2024 Live After Five
12 Apr 2024 YPA at Isotopes Suite
30 Mar 2024 Early Learning Preschool Volunteer Day
21 Mar 2024 Live After Five
9 Mar 2024 Barrett Foundation: Volunteer Day
20 Feb 2024 YPA Connects: Gabe Jensen (Bosque Brewing)
10 Feb 2024 Roadrunner Food Bank Warehouse Volunteering
7 Feb 2024 Live After Five
17 Jan 2024 YPA Connects: Dezaree Vega Garcia (CEO, SUNNY505)
10 Jan 2024 Live After Five - Members Only
5 Dec 2023 YPA Holiday Party
22 Nov 2023 Joy Junction Thanksgiving Feast
7 Nov 2023 Live After Five
26 Oct 2023 YPA Connects: Sara Keller VP of Community Engagement, Nusenda
17 Oct 2023 Live After Five
30 Sep 2023 Community Service Project with Imagine, ABQ
21 Sep 2023 YPA Connects: Chris Schroeder CEO, Real Time Solutions
13 Sep 2023 Live After Five
19 Aug 2023 Habitat Repair
9 Aug 2023 YPA Connects: NM Athletic Director Eddie Nuñez
3 Aug 2023 Live After Five
27 Jun 2023 Live After Five
3 May 2023 Live After Five
27 Apr 2023 Social Hour with Best Buddies of New Mexico
26 Apr 2023 YPA at New Mexico United!
22 Apr 2023 Habitat Repair
30 Mar 2023 Lunch with Leaders: Mark Herman, Dion’s CEO
22 Feb 2023 Genius Talk Series: Peter Trevisani
18 Feb 2023 Connecting with Crossroads
24 Jan 2023 Live After Five
5 Jan 2023 Lunch with Leaders: CNM President Tracy Hartzler
21 Dec 2022 Christmas Feast Commmunity Engagement!
14 Dec 2022 YPA Holiday Party
2 Dec 2022 YPA & NAIFA Happy Hour Mixer
29 Nov 2022 YPA Members Only Mixer
16 Nov 2022 Community Engagement Kickoff
3 Nov 2022 Cafecito con Leaders: Ernie C’de Baca, Albuquerque Hispano Chamber of Commerce President and CEO
27 Oct 2022 Live After Five
20 Sep 2022 Live After Five
30 Aug 2022 YPA Annual Party
27 Aug 2022 Children's Grief Center Decoration Day!!
21 Jul 2022 Live After Five
13 Jul 2022 YPA/AAFNM Summer Hangout
25 Jun 2022 CGC Kid's Zone Day (10:30am-1pm)
25 Jun 2022 CGC Kid's Zone Day (8am-10:30am)
21 Jun 2022 Live After Five
16 Jun 2022 Community PowerUp
5 May 2022 STOP BAGGING, START BRAGGING CREATORS, Lunch with Leaders
30 Apr 2022 CGC Family Field Day (11am-1pm)
30 Apr 2022 CGC Family Field Day (8:30-11am)
26 Apr 2022 Live After Five
19 Apr 2022 Michelle Dearholt, Lunch with Leaders
24 Mar 2022 IPAs for YPA
3 Mar 2022 Live After Five
24 Feb 2022 Community Engagement Meeting
23 Feb 2022 Wild Apricot Training
17 Feb 2022 New Member Happy Hour - February
10 Feb 2022 5:30pm: STACY A. SACCO, Evening Professional Development
4 Feb 2022 Meal Prep w/Joy Junction
20 Jan 2022 New Member Happy Hour
18 Jan 2022 11:30am: DREW TULCHIN, Lunch with Leaders
13 Jan 2022 YPA Members Only Mixer
9 Dec 2021 Lunch with Leaders: Alicia Ortega, Native Women Lead
6 Dec 2021 YPA Holiday Party
24 Nov 2021 Thanksgiving Feast with Joy Junction
18 Nov 2021 New Member Happy Hour
11 Nov 2021 Lunch with Leaders - November
9 Nov 2021 Live After 5 - November
21 Oct 2021 Live After 5 - October
13 Oct 2021 Community Engagement Meeting
11 Sep 2021 Fall Conference

Young Professionals of Albuquerque
4801 Lang Avenue NE, Suite 110
Albuquerque, New Mexico 87109

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