President and Chief Executive Officer

President and Chief Executive Officer

The South Sound YMCA presents a rare opportunity to lead an established, financially strong association that is poised for meaningful growth. Serving Thurston and Mason counties for more than 120 years, the Y has earned a trusted place at the center of community life by bringing people together, expanding access to essential services and responding to the evolving needs of children, families and individuals across the region.

The next President and Chief Executive Officer will lead from a position of strength while shaping an ambitious vision for the future. With approximately 28,000 members, three established branches, a fourth branch in development in Lacey, robust youth development and child care operations, and strong financial reserves, the South Sound YMCA offers both stability and extraordinary possibility. This is an opportunity to expand the Y's regional reach, elevate its visibility and influence, cultivate transformative partnerships, and ensure that its programs and facilities remain relevant, accessible and responsive for generations to come.

The Board seeks a dynamic and forward thinking executive who is energized by possibility and inspired by community. The successful candidate will bring the strategic vision to imagine what is next, the operational discipline to translate that vision into results, and the relationship building ability to unite staff, volunteers, donors and community partners around a shared purpose. For a leader ready to make a lasting mark on a thriving organization and a growing region, the South Sound YMCA offers a compelling platform for impact.

Key skills and abilities of our next CEO:

• Develop and implement a strategic plan
• Position the Y as a vital partner for community change
• Build and lead staff
• Improve operating performance
• Fiscal management

About the South Sound YMCA:

For more than 120 years, the South Sound YMCA has listened to and responded to the changing needs of its communities. Today, the association provides welcoming spaces and high-impact programs that nurture youth, improve health and wellbeing, strengthen families, and create meaningful connections across Thurston and Mason counties.

Our mission is to provide youth and our community an affordable and accessible resource for the positive development of spirit, mind, and body through recreational, health, and leadership programs.

Our cause and values are to strengthen the foundations of community and instill the values of caring, honesty, respect, and responsibility.

Our culture:

• The Y Experience – The Y Experience is built from our mission and encompasses the values and philosophy by which we serve and operate.
• Welcoming – We are open to all. We are a place where you can be yourself and find yourself in others.
• Genuine – We value you and embrace your individuality.
• Hopeful – We believe in you and your potential to do good in the world.
• Nurturing – We support you as you become the best version of yourself.
• Determined – Above all else, we are on a relentless quest to make our community stronger, beginning with you.
• Raising the BAR Initiative – Belonging, Achievement, and Relationships; a framework that strengthens how we build connections, support growth, and create meaningful experiences for staff, members, and the communities we serve.

Current key strategic initiatives:

• Advance planning and development for a future YMCA branch in Lacey and expand access in north Thurston County.
• Sustain strong membership performance while deepening member engagement and retention across all branches.
• Strengthen school-age childcare enrollment, staffing and long-term operating sustainability.
• Grow philanthropy, partnerships and community support to increase access and fund mission impact.
• Continue building an anti-racist, multicultural organization where equity, justice and belonging are reflected in systems, culture and service.

Membership: 8,120 membership units, 27,644 members

Core programs:

• Facility Membership
• Aquatics and Swim Lessons
• School-Age Child Care and Camps
• Youth Sports, and Monthly Youth Experiences
• Teen Programs and Youth & Government
• Health and Wellbeing Programs

CEO direct reports:

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