YPG Curriculum and Requirements
Learn more at a YPG Info Session!
For Future Leaders Who Want to be Involved in the Class of 24-25
A NAIOP SoCal program that has received recognition and is being used as a model for other chapters nationwide, the Young Professionals Group (YPG) will begin accepting applications for the 2024-25 class mid-December 2023. If you are 35 years of age or less and interested in the opportunity to become involved in this outstanding program as a candidate, this workshop will provide you with first-hand knowledge from the YPG advisors who launched the program and from individual students about their experiences and the value the program delivers. You will learn about the criteria required, the curriculum, the fun and the pain of this 12-month, 70-hour course.
Info sessions will be mid January to be held in both Orange County and Los Angeles, keep an eye out for the final dates.
Curriculum
Educate
Taught by industry leaders, each YPG educational session offers instruction in critical components of the commercial real estate industry. Each session is designed to immerse the YPG class in aspects of the business that will provide an essential background to their core real estate career objectives. Topics include land planning, development, construction, capital markets, architecture, engineering, asset management and more.
Develop
The YPG class receives personal development guidance from a course facilitator and guest instructors. Candidates will examine their personal strengths and areas of opportunity, and learn how to utilize this knowledge to cultivate success in both personal and professional environments.
Connect
Participation in YPG builds a peer group of young professionals from a range of real estate disciplines, providing a foundation of likeminded colleagues and access to critical resources that will serve the class throughout their careers.
Elevate
YPG students receive access to and training by key decision-makers in the real estate industry. These “career coaches” serve as role models and mentors, offering invaluable firsthand insight to students for their career growth. In addition, participants receive leadership training that will allow them to develop the key business skills necessary to ascend to leadership positions, not only within their respective firms but within the industry.
Requirements
2024-25 YPG Selection Committee
Please wait till after January 1, 2024 to reach out to the committee.

Louis DeFino
Chair
Nuveen Real Estate
(949) 239-2822

Kevin Finnegan
Bridge Industrial
(213) 267-4404

Chase Gilmore
Irvine Company
(949) 720-2453

Morgan Medlin
Allen Matkins
(949) 851-5418

Adam Schmid
Brookfield Properties
(865) 776-1344

Courtney Wing
Newcastle Partners
(951) 267-2692