Leadership

In episode 22 of the Community Rec Magazine Podcast, Rick Gorab, the president and CEO of the Metropolitan YMCA of the Oranges, discusses how his...

If you’ve been in community recreation for more than a minute, you already know staff turnover is one of your biggest challenges. From part-time lifeguards...

Longtime YMCA of Western North Carolina president and Chief Executive Officer Paul Vest is set to retire at the end of 2025. Vest has served...

The YMCA of Metropolitan Chicago is excited to announce the appointment of Adam M. Alonso as its next president and CEO. Alonso, a respected leader...

“Most of our organizations have been around for 100 years,” said Amy Durbin, the SVP of membership and programs at the YMCA of Greater Cincinnati....

Does every staff member who reports to you clearly know your mission statement? When you consider most people who work in our centers are here...

The YMCA of Metropolitan Chicago today announced Dorri McWhorter has decided to step down as president and CEO effective February 28, 2025.    “It has...

The Community Rec industry mourns the passing of Steve Rogers, the CEO of the Kaplen JCC on the Palisades and remembers his legacy. On Wednesday,...

JCC Association of North America is pleased to announce the appointment of Barak Hermann as the organization’s incoming president and CEO. Hermann currently serves as the CEO of...

The City of Austin has selected Jesús Aguirre as its new director of the Parks and Recreation Department (PARD), effective January 13, 2025. With over...