Vanguard
Emerging Leaders

About The VEL

The Vanguard Emerging Leaders is a youth advisory board that offers leadership and mentorship opportunities, and provides a voice for the younger generations of our organization. The VEL has been empowered to run themselves as their own board, and they are tasked to provide the VMAPA Board of Directors with the issues and initiatives that are important from their point of view. Their opinions matter and they will have a strong influence on the overall strategic direction of the Vanguard Music and Performing Arts organization. And, in the process, we are creating the future leaders of the VMAPA.

What We’re Up To

We are excited to share a sample of the work that one of our VEL Teams has been engaging in recently. This comes from the Health & Wellness Committee, chaired by Polly Dimmock, Troy Pagkalinawan, & Carl Huang.

You can look forward to exciting news from our Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Committee along with an update from our brand new Community Outreach Committee (coming soon)!

A Note From The Founder

“We created the VEL program because Vanguard will benefit greatly from listening to the voices of the current members and recent alumni. This current generation is so smart, engaged, active, and passionate. I want to give them the chance to change the future of the organization.”

– Jennifer Bauman
Board of Directors
VEL Founder & Advisor