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Kick off your day with Wake-Up YP, a Cedar Valley Young Professionals (CVYP) event designed to energize, inspire, and connect young professionals in the Cedar Valley. This October, join us as we welcome Madelyn Ridgeway! Enjoy some coffee and start your morning on a positive note! This event is free to attend for CVYP Members ONLY. Don't miss this opportunity to learn, connect, and grow!

Madelyn Ridgeway, an Alabama native, has served full-time as the Executive Director of 24/7 BLAC since 2023. Before coming to 24/7 BLAC, she was the Diversity Director at CBE Companies and the Coordinator of Experiential and Service Learning for Waterloo Schools, where she launched the LifeLabs program.

In 2022, Madelyn and her husband, Shaffer, founded Embracing Exploration, a non-profit that exposes youth and their families to experiences outside their norm. Embracing Exploration’s inaugural program is the Black Excellence Academy and HBCU Tour, which equips local youth with the skills and experiences needed to launch and succeed in college.

Madelyn holds a BS in Nutrition and Hospitality Management and an MS in Family & Consumer Sciences from Alabama A&M University.

She and Shaffer are parents to three boys, Solomon-14, Jonathan-12, and Jacoby-9.

Favorite Cedar Valley small business- Southern Goods

If you are not yet a CVYP Member - you can sign up here: Cedar Valley Young Professionals

Bring a Friend. Experience CVYP. 

Guests are welcome to attend one event before becoming a member. 

Photo/Video Release: By attending this event, you consent to photography and video recording by Grow Cedar Valley staff or contractors for use on our website, social media, and other marketing materials.