Overview:
• Chris Evans joins panel for Generation NOW's Young Professionals Headshot Happy Hour event at Knox Joseph Distillery.
• The networking event fosters connections and community development among young professionals in Cincinnati.
• At the event, a diverse group of professionals engaged with local leaders in a discussion focused on nonprofit leadership and volunteerism opportunities in the community.
Cincinnati nonprofit Generation NOW recently held its Young Professionals Headshot Happy Hour networking event at the Knox Joseph Distillery in the OTR StillHouse in Over-the-Rhine. The free professional headshots were provided by Shawndale Thomas Photography.
The event, aimed at fostering connections and community development, attracted a diverse group of young professionals eager to engage with local leaders.
Cincinnati Bengals running back Chris Evans was featured on a panel along with other local leaders, including Leslie Touassi, Junior League of Cincinnati VP of community impact: Kristi Rohrkasse, manager of the Rising Star Equity Leadership Program at YWCA Greater Cincinnati; Tracy Wells, VP of development and communications for Habitat for Humanity; and Renika J. Smiley. Generation NOW founder and CEO. The discussion focused on nonprofit leadership and ways young professionals can get involved in the Cincinnati community through volunteerism.
Panel discussion members at the Generation NOW Headshot Happy Hour mixer are, from left, Leslie Touassi, Junior League of Cincinnati; Kristi Rohrkasse, YWCA Greater Cincinnati; Tracy Wells, Habitat for Humanity; Chris Evans, running back for the Cincinnati Bengals; and Renika J. Smiley, founder and CEO of Generation NOW. Credit: Shawndale Thomas Photography. 
Photo from the Generation NOW Headshot Happy Hour mixer. Credit: Shawndale Thomas Photography 
Photo from the Generation NOW Headshot Happy Hour mixer. Credit: Shawndale Thomas Photography 
Photo from the Generation NOW Headshot Happy Hour mixer. Credit: Shawndale Thomas Photography 
Photo from the Generation NOW Headshot Happy Hour mixer. Credit: Shawndale Thomas Photography 
Photo from the Generation NOW Headshot Happy Hour mixer. Credit: Shawndale Thomas Photography 
Photo from the Generation NOW Headshot Happy Hour mixer. Credit: Shawndale Thomas Photography 
Photo from the Generation NOW Headshot Happy Hour mixer. Credit: Shawndale Thomas Photography 
Chris Evans, Cincinnati Bengals running back.
Founded in 2015, Generation NOW is a community-based nonprofit with a mission to build and leverage a diverse and inclusive workforce for young professionals and youth in Greater Cincinnati. This has been made available through professional development, training, job placement and the creation of leadership and mentorship opportunities through networking.
For more information, visit empowergennow.org.