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SUMMARY:YPN Monthly Luncheon-HYBRID
DESCRIPTION:Please join our Young Professionals Monthly Luncheon on April 19th\, 11:45am-1:00pm. Our guest speakers will be Mike & Eileen Amaranthus\, founders of Mycorrhizal Applications.\n\n\n\nBy special request\, this event will have (2) options to attend:\n\n	In-Person at the Hampton Inn & Suites\n	Virtually\n\n  \n\n*PLEASE SELECT YOUR PREFERANCE WHEN YOU REGISTER \n\n\nSpeaker Bios\n\nEileen \n\nLong time entrepreneur involved in real estate\, development\, investment and finance. With assistance\, Eileen brought our company from our kitchen counter to multi facility production operations in Grants Pass and took it from the employment from the 2 of us to approximately 25 employees.  She developed and maintained IT programs\, coordinated all accounting efforts for day-to-day operations as well as preparing the books for an international sale.  Eileen coordinated partnerships and production in St Louis\, Missouri and New Delhi\, India and worked with the local\, state\, national and international registrants to develop labels and bring products to market.  Currently she is serving on the St Anne's School board\, Amaranthus Family Foundation board\, managing commercial and residential real estate\, enjoying life traveling with Michael\, our adult children and being a grandma to 7 grandchildren.  \n\n \n\nMike\n\nA two-time cancer survivor\, Mike Amaranthus received the USDA's highest honors award for scientific achievement after his 20 years of contributions as a USDA research scientist\, authoring and co-authoring over 100 scientific papers. Three decades ago\, Mike and his wife Eileen founded Mycorrhizal Applications Inc.\, a biotechnology company focusing on growing and using beneficial soil organisms that greatly expand the effective rooting of plants. The result was to increase food production using less water\, chemical fertilizers and pesticides. The globally ground-breaking products are now used in over 35 countries and created an international keystone industry for conserving earth's resources.  In 2015\, Mike and Eileen sold the company to Sumitomo of Japan. Mike Amaranthus holds an undergraduate degree from the University of California\, Berkeley\, a master degree from Antioch University and a Ph.D in microbiology from Oregon State University. Mike is active with Oregon Health Sciences University advisory board\, the Esophageal Cancer Action Network and helps lead the University of Oregon athletic department life skills\, student athletic development and mentorship programs. Mike and Eileen are thankful for a full and warm home\, raising five children with seven grandchildren.\n\n \n\n\n\nLunch will be provided. The event starts at noon however\, arrive early to network! \n\n\n\nThough this event is FREE\, seating is limited and Registration is required.\n\n\n\nThank you to our wonderful sponsors: Farmer's Building Supply\, Asante\, Midland Empire Insurance\, First Interstate Bank\, Logan Design\, Jim Sigel Automotive\, Hampton Inn & Suites\, Bifano Home Team and Nicebadge.\n\n\n\nThe Young Professionals Network is for young professionals in the target age range of 21-45 who are looking for networking opportunities with other young professionals\, connections to the community and business leaders\, community engagement\, and professional development. The network holds monthly luncheons\, quarterly socials\, and community service projects.
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<br />\n<span style="font-size:18px\;"><span style="background-color: rgb(255\, 255\, 255)\;"><font color="#1d2129" face="Helvetica\, Arial\, sans-serif"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap\;">Please join our Young Professionals Monthly Luncheon on April 19th\, 11:45am-1:00pm. </span></font></span></span><span style="color: rgb(29\, 33\, 41)\; font-family: Helvetica\, Arial\, sans-serif\; font-size: 18px\; white-space: pre-wrap\; background-color: rgb(255\, 255\, 255)\;">Our guest speakers will be Mike &amp\; Eileen Amaranthus\, founders of Mycorrhizal Applications.</span><br />\n<br />\n<span style="font-family:tahoma\;"><span style="font-size:18px\;"><span style="background-color: rgb(255\, 255\, 255)\;"><font color="#1d2129"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap\;"><span style="font-size:22px\;">By special request\, this event will have (2) options to attend:</span></span></font></span></span></span>\n<ul>\n	<li><span style="font-family:tahoma\;"><span style="font-size:22px\;"><span style="background-color: rgb(255\, 255\, 255)\;"><font color="#1d2129"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap\;">In-Person at the Hampton Inn &amp\; Suites</span></font></span></span></span></li>\n	<li><span style="font-family:tahoma\;"><span style="font-size:22px\;"><span style="background-color: rgb(255\, 255\, 255)\;"><font color="#1d2129"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap\;">Virtually</span></font></span></span></span></li>\n</ul>\n<span style="font-family:tahoma\;"> <span style="font-size:22px\;"> </span></span>\n\n<div style="text-align: center\;"><span style="font-family:tahoma\;"><span style="font-size:22px\;"><span style="color:#800080\;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap\;"><strong><em><span style="background-color:#FFFF00\;">*PLEASE SELECT YOUR PREFERANCE WHEN YOU REGISTER </span></em></strong></span></span></span></span></div>\n<br />\n<span style="font-size:18px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;"><strong><u>Speaker Bios</u></strong><br />\nEileen&nbsp\;</span><br />\n<span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;">Long time entrepreneur involved in real estate\, development\, investment and finance. With assistance\, Eileen brought our company from our kitchen counter to multi facility production operations in Grants Pass and took it from the employment from the 2 of us to approximately 25 employees.&nbsp\; She developed and maintained IT programs\, coordinated all accounting efforts for day-to-day operations as well as preparing the books for an international sale.&nbsp\; Eileen coordinated partnerships and production in St Louis\, Missouri and New Delhi\, India and worked with the local\, state\, national and international registrants to develop labels and bring products to market.&nbsp\; Currently she is serving on the St Anne&rsquo\;s School board\, Amaranthus Family Foundation board\, managing commercial and residential real estate\, enjoying life traveling with Michael\, our adult children and being a grandma to 7 grandchildren. &nbsp\;</span><br />\n&nbsp\;<br />\n<span style="color:black\;"><span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;">Mike</span></span><br />\n<span style="color:#333333\;"><span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;">A two-time cancer survivor\, Mike Amaranthus&nbsp\;received the USDA&rsquo\;s highest honors award for scientific achievement after his 20 years of contributions as a USDA research&nbsp\;scientist\,&nbsp\;authoring and co-authoring over 100 scientific papers. Three decades ago\, Mike and his wife Eileen founded Mycorrhizal Applications Inc.\, a biotechnology company focusing on growing and using beneficial soil organisms that greatly expand the effective rooting of plants. The result was to increase food production using less water\, chemical fertilizers and pesticides. The globally ground-breaking products are now used in over 35 countries and created an international keystone industry for conserving earth&rsquo\;s resources.&nbsp\; In 2015\, Mike and Eileen sold the company to Sumitomo of Japan. Mike Amaranthus holds an undergraduate degree from the University of California\, Berkeley\, a master degree from Antioch University and a&nbsp\;Ph.D&nbsp\;in microbiology from Oregon State University.&nbsp\;</span></span><span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;">Mike is active with Oregon Health Sciences University advisory board\, the Esophageal Cancer<span style="color:#333333\;">&nbsp\;Action Network and helps lead the University of Oregon athletic department life skills\, student athletic development and mentorship programs. Mike and Eileen are thankful for a full and warm home\, raising five children with seven grandchildren.</span></span><br />\n<span style="background-color: rgb(255\, 255\, 255)\;"><font color="#1d2129" face="Helvetica\, Arial\, sans-serif"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap\;">&#8203\;</span></font></span><br />\n<br />\n<span style="background-color: rgb(255\, 255\, 255)\;"><font color="#1d2129" face="Helvetica\, Arial\, sans-serif"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap\;">Lunch will be provided. The event starts at noon however\, </span></font><font color="#1d2129" face="Helvetica\, Arial\, sans-serif"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap\;">arrive early to network! </span></font></span><br style="background-color: rgb(255\, 255\, 255)\; color: rgb(29\, 33\, 41)\; font-family: Helvetica\, Arial\, sans-serif\; font-size: 14px\; white-space: pre-wrap\;" />\n<br style="background-color: rgb(255\, 255\, 255)\; color: rgb(29\, 33\, 41)\; font-family: Helvetica\, Arial\, sans-serif\; font-size: 14px\; white-space: pre-wrap\;" />\n<font color="#1d2129" face="Helvetica\, Arial\, sans-serif"><span style="background-color: rgb(255\, 255\, 255)\;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap\;">Though this event is FREE\, seating is limited and Registration is required.</span></span></font><br />\n<br />\n<font color="#1d2129"><span style="background-color: rgb(255\, 255\, 255)\;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap\;">Thank you to our wonderful </span></span></font>sponsors: Farmer&#39\;s Building Supply\, Asante\, Midland Empire Insurance\, First Interstate Bank\, Logan Design\, Jim Sigel Automotive\, Hampton Inn &amp\; Suites\, Bifano Home Team and Nicebadge.<br />\n<br style="background-color: rgb(255\, 255\, 255)\; color: rgb(29\, 33\, 41)\; font-family: Helvetica\, Arial\, sans-serif\; font-size: 14px\; white-space: pre-wrap\;" />\n<span style="background-color: rgb(255\, 255\, 255)\; color: rgb(29\, 33\, 41)\; font-family: Helvetica\, Arial\, sans-serif\; white-space: pre-wrap\;">The Young Professionals Network is for young professionals in the target age range of 21-45 who are looking for networking opportunities with other young professionals\, connections to the community and business leaders\, community engagement\, and professional development. The network holds monthly luncheons\, quarterly socials\, and community service projects.</span></span>
LOCATION:Hampton Inn & Suites 110 NE Morgan Ln *Banquet Room Virtually
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