South Metro Young Professionals Event

The South Metro Young Professionals group is having a special event on Tuesday, April 24^that 8am. There will be two featured guest speakers that will enlighten you with some financial topics.  

Shannon Kehoe is a Homeownership Specialist with the Dakota County Community Development Agency (CDA). She received a double major bachelor’s degree from the University of St. Thomas in Sociology & Journalism in May 2008. Ms. Kehoe began her career on the housing counseling team at  the CDA in May 2008 as a Homeownership Assistant, preparing foreclosure files, answering general foreclosure questions and filling in as needed for the Foreclosure Counseling Staff. As the demand for foreclosure counseling grew, Ms. Kehoe’s position within the department was promoted to full-time Homeownership Specialist. After this transition, Ms. Kehoe became a certified Foreclosure Prevention Specialist (certified in foreclosure intervention and default counseling), Pre-Purchase Counselor and Homeownership Educator.
 
Kevin Knase is also a Homeownership Specialist with the Dakota County Community Development Agency (CDA). He received a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Minnesota (Minneapolis, MN) in Urban Studies in December 2010. Mr. Knase first gained experience while volunteering as a student with the University of Minnesota’s Urban Research and Outreach/Engagement Center, performing outreach to homeowners facing foreclosure in North Minneapolis by door knocking and informing them of foreclosure prevention scams. Mr. Knase began working full-time as administrative support for the foreclosure prevention program with the CDA in September of 2010, preparing and auditing foreclosure prevention files, writing file retention, security and training policies, and performing outreach to homeowners facing foreclosure. In February 2011, Mr. Knase began counseling homeowners facing foreclosure and was subsequently promoted to full-time Homeownership Specialist in May 2011. Mr. Knase received his certification in Foreclosure Counseling from the Minnesota Homeownership Center in April 2011 and his certification in Homebuyer Education Methods in June 2011.  
 
Both Shannon and Kevin are responsible for homebuyer education, pre-purchase counseling, and mortgage foreclosure prevention counseling. Specific counseling activities include providing one-on-one budgeting, credit, and mortgage foreclosure prevention counseling and instructing group-setting homebuyer education classes. Both regularly attend webinars, seminars and conferences to further her knowledge of housing counseling and education.

RSVP to Tom Hilla at thilla@msbcollege.edu or 952.892.9031.




The South Metro Young Professionals Group (SMYPG) is for dedicated, enthusiastic, and talented Young Professionals in their 20s, 30s, and 40s and/or those that are "young" in experience within their current industry. The mission of the South Metro Young Professionals Group is personal and professional development as well as a way to interact socially, exchange ideas, share common interests, learn about the area's business environment, and engage in the community's future.

SMYPG currently consists of the Dakota County Regional Chamber members but hope to grow and include members from throughout the South Metro Area. You do NOT need to be a member of the DCR Chamber to participate in this group.

If you are interested in being a part of this group please contact chair person Tom Hilla at 952.892.9031 or via email at thilla@msbcollege.edu or Click Here to download an application.