Kevin Bolding, who has served as the COO of the YMCA of Greater Pittsburgh for the last six years, has been named the organization’s president and CEO. And he is getting his tenure off to a bold start with a new program to bring the Y to where it isn’t.
“We call it ‘Y on the Fly’ and, basically, it will utilize a van to be in 100 different locations this summer where there is no YMCA presence,” he said.
“It’s all about youth recreation and healthier ways to eat. Now we can’t bring a pool with us, but when I was a kid, if we had a football or a bat and glove, we had a day of activity. So we’re excited to see what this turns out to be. It may have a lifetime beyond just a summer program.
When Bolding was a kid in Lynchburg, Va. he gave no thought to the Y, let alone eventually having a career in the organization. But after graduating from the University of Virginia, then spending about three hours as an accountant, he took a position with the LINKS that changed everything.
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