Yohannes Abraham, Special Assistant to President Obama, was the keynote speaker at the 2015 Young Ethiopian Professionals (YEP) annual event in Alexandria, Virginia on November 7th, 2015. (Courtesy photo)
Tadias Magazine
By Tadias Staff
Updated: November 8th, 2015
New York (TADIAS) — Yohannes Abraham delivered the keynote address at the 5th Anniversary Gala of Young Ethiopian Professionals (YEP) organization on Saturday, November 7th in Alexandria, Virginia.
Abraham, who is a Special Assistant to President Obama, is also the Chief of Staff for the Office of Public Engagement and the Office of Intergovernmental Affairs. Prior to joining the White House, he served as the Deputy National Political Director on the Obama-Biden 2012 campaign.
This year’s event, which was hosted by Master of Ceremonies Nunu Wako, also featured comedian Meskerem Bekele, the Dankira Cultural Music Group, as well as music by Dj Rasta, and include an Ethiopian dinner and cash bar.
Young Ethiopian Professionals (YEP), which was founded in 2010, is a networking group that has built a platform for Ethiopian professionals in various sectors to meet and share resources among each other. In an interview with Tadias Magazine last year YEP’s Co-Founder & Executive Vice-President Shimelse Mekonnen said that YEP also provides mentoring programs for college and high school students. YEP is “a non-profit organization with volunteers, such as myself, who strive to build a community of diverse professionals,” Shimelse told Tadias. “We offer free tutoring, educational workshops and inspirational events to our members.”
Below are videos from YEP’s 5th Anniversary Gala:
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