Tired of "deep dives," "circling back," and "touching base"? How can we communicate effectively and stay grounded, without an overreliance on professional jargon? Bring your biggest workplace language pet peeves, and join as we discuss how the language we use might create barriers to authentic connection and effective changemaking.

Brittany Deleon-Buckley, Meg Reid, Courtney Castleberry, and Amy Yoelin are members of YNPN Twin Cities' Membership Committee.

Brittany is a passionate curator of creating spaces where people feel like they belong by encouraging diversity, equity, and inclusion and is Senior Human Resources Generalist at Project for Pride in Living.

Meg is an MBA candidate at the Carlson School of Management with a passion for building effective and sustainable social impact organizations.

Courtney is a Twin Cities nonprofit professional passionate about education, equity, and dogs, and works as the Program Manager at createMPLS, a hands-on STEM and technology education organization.

Amy hails from Colorado, has most recently worked at Bet Shalom Congregation and Great River Greening, doing fundraising, communications, and copious amounts of CRM work, and also serves as one of YNPN-TC's Development Managers.