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Young Leadership Program

Young Leadership Program

Georgia’s construction industry and AGC Georgia have thrived thanks to the strength of visionary leaders. To ensure continued success, it’s essential that the next generation is well-prepared to face the challenges and seize the opportunities of a rapidly evolving industry.

That’s why AGC Georgia’s Young Leadership Program (YLP) is recognized by members and industry leaders as one of the most valuable offerings available to today’s construction firms. The program provides rising professionals with opportunities to grow their leadership skills, deepen their understanding of AGC Georgia, and build lasting relationships through networking with peers from across the industry.

Beyond professional development, YLP is a cornerstone of AGC Georgia’s commitment to community service. Program participants lead major fundraising efforts and volunteer their construction expertise to support a wide range of causes that benefit children, students, families, and veterans throughout the state.

Melissa Henderson

2023 -2024
YLP Member of the Year
Each year since YLP was founded in 1996, the program attracts the best and brightest young professionals from around the state. Currently, over 70 member firms and more than 120 individuals participate. The group is comprised of a cross section of all types of professionals including office and field personnel.
YLP plans, organizes and hosts a series of FREE professional development Roundtable Forums for its members, and other Chapter members are welcome to attend.
Members receive discounts on training classes and reduced or complimentary fees to attend select programs and events, eg. Annual Convention, Fall Leadership Conference, and more.
Make an investment in your, your company’s, and our association’s futures, as well as the future of Georgia’s commercial construction industry by getting involved!

For more information, please contact Machell Harper, YLP Staff Liaison, at 678-298-4108 or harper@agcga.org.

YLP Brochure
YLP Events Calendar
YLP Application
YLP Council

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YLP focuses on maximizing the leadership potential of young industry professionals to benefit them personally, as well as their sponsoring company, the AGC Association, and the construction industry.

AGC Georgia members and staff proudly support students seeking a construction management degree at the following institutions:

Nearly 200 AGC Student Chapters exist nationwide at accredited two-and four-year schools offering programs in construction management, construction tech, and construction-related engineering. Membership in an AGC Student Chapter provides college students with an opportunity to learn, observe and develop their skills with current leaders in the commercial construction industry. These student chapters are supported in a variety of ways at both the local and national AGC level.
In addition to AGC student chapters engaging in numerous on-campus activities on their own, AGC Georgia will often host field trips to construction projects and conduct site tours, sponsor seminars related to construction, provide dinner for student meetings, and deliver programs by young professionals offering “real-world” advice about working in the industry.

More information about Student Chapters, typical activities they engage in on campus and with local AGC Chapters, student member benefits, steps on how to start a student chapter, a list of AGC student chapters across the U.S., and an AGC Student Chapter Officer’s Guide are available on AGC of America’s website at www.agc.org.

AGC Georgia members interested in becoming more involved and volunteering your time with one or more of the three AGC student chapters are encouraged to contact Mike Dunham at dunham@agcga.org or 678.298.4120.

Student Chapter Member Benefit Information

Student Membership in YLP

AGC Georgia offers the opportunity for students holding an active membership in their local AGC Georgia Student Chapter to join the association’s Young Leadership Program.

The group’s governing Council works hard to plan many activities in Central Georgia and metro Atlanta to help its members develop stronger leadership skills and techniques, learn more about the AGC organization, network with other young construction professionals, and begin developing life-long industry relationships. To enroll in YLP and receive full benefits, each of these people pays a $600 membership. Click here to learn more about YLP for employees of member firms.

Members of AGC Georgia Student Chapters associated with Georgia’s collegiate construction management programs are offered YLP membership for $25 per year. This membership offers them the same benefits as a regular YLP member, less the complimentary registration to our Annual Convention each June or our Fall Leadership Conference offered each October.

When an AGC Georgia Student Chapter member graduates, they will be offered the opportunity to maintain their YLP membership for $100 per year if they go to work for a non-AGC Georgia member. If they gain employment by an AGC Georgia member, we must yield to the preference of that firm’s executive team as to whether they will offer the recent graduate the opportunity to continue membership in YLP at the full member company rate.
Information on Student Membership in YLP

Get your company involved

Here are a few examples of how you or your company can support your local AGC Student Chapter:
  • Sponsor an event or chapter t-shirts, or provide funds for traveling to an AGC conference event

  • Donate safety and PPE items such as hard hats, vests, or goggles

  • Attend on-campus meetings and present information about your company projects

  • Provide job walks of current or recent projects

  • Include student chapter members in community volunteer opportunities

Student Member and Young Contractor Membership in YLP

  • Students enrolled in an AGC Student Chapter at Georgia Southern, Georgia Tech, or Kennesaw State are invited to join YLP as a student member for $25 a year.

  • Young Professionals who entered the industry within the last three years and do not work for an AGC Georgia member are invited to join YLP for $100 a year.

Student and Young Contractor Brochure
Student and Young Contractor Application
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