At Youth Summit Level Up, more than 100 students were able to network with professionals on Thursday as they head into the new school year. Hosted by the Santa Barbara County Workforce Development Board, the free summit was hosted at Allan Hancock College in Santa Maria for students to directly interact with professionals in health care, information technology, agriculture and education. “Gen Z Whisperer” Eric Fan delivers a keynote presentation during the Youth Summit Level Up event on Thursday at Allan Hancock College in Santa Maria. Four scholarship recipients accept their $500 awards from Goodwill Mission Services during the Youth Summit Level Up event on Thursday at Allan Hancock College in Santa Maria. At the end of the event, students were able to further engage with professionals via a resource fair.