YMCA of Snohomish County - President and CEO

EXECUTIVE VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT
YMCA OF SNOHOMISH COUNTY

POSITION: PRESIDENT AND CEO

Application Deadline: November 27, 2026

3120 McDougall Avenue
Everett, WA 98201
www.ymca-snoco.org

YMCA of Snohomish County is an equal opportunity employer. We work to ensure that everyone has the opportunity to reach their full potential with dignity.

THE OPPORTUNITY AT THE YMCA OF SNOHOMISH COUNTY 
The CEO will be a visible, relationship-centered and mission-focused leader who fosters internal trust and collaboration, strengthens culture and community partnerships, converts strategy into measurable execution, and balances growth with affordability, operational capacity and long-term financial sustainability. YMCA of Snohomish County seeks an innovative, strategic, community-minded President & CEO to deepen its reach and expand its impact through relationships that strengthen its reputation and advance its mission.

KEY SKILLS AND ABILITIES OF OUR NEXT CEO

Position the Y as a Vital Partner for Community Change:Serve as an ambassador for the mission, purpose, and vision for the YMCA within the community. Possess the ability to develop and cultivate relationships with key stakeholders from a variety of backgrounds, while always upholding the highest standards and values of the Y. Ensure your Y is seen as a leading nonprofit committed to strengthening community by connecting all people to their potential, purpose, and each other.Key Competencies: Communication & Influence, Engaging Community, Collaboration

Develop and Implement a Strategic Plan:Work effectively with volunteers, community leaders, and key staff, to create and develop a strategic plan that addresses the needs of the communities served by the Y and includes defined organizational strategies, a clear implementation plan with deliverables, and measurable goals.Key Competencies: Change Leadership, Communication & Influence, Critical Thinking & Decision Making, Program/Project Management

Build and Lead Staff: Ensure a talent development system is in place and executed effectively with cultural competence. Hire, motivate, nurture, retain, and hold staff accountable for key objectives. Work towards recruiting, retaining, developing and promoting staff. Encourage the team by creating a spirit of camaraderie, connection, and sense of mission and purpose. Create a learning organization to help staff achieve their highest potential.Key Competencies: Developing Self & Others, Inclusion, Emotional Maturity, Change Leadership

Fiscal Management: Use high-level financial analysis to forecast financial trends, growth and stability, while consistently leading the organization to balance or surplus operations by growing earned revenue and contributions and controlling costs. Empower and guide staff leaders to lead their departments to successful financial operation. Develop and implement stewardship strategies.Key Competencies: Fiscal Management, Critical Thinking & Decision Making, Developing Self & Others, Philanthropy

Improve Operating Performance: Engage the board and appropriate staff to develop an annual tactical plan for identifying and achieving key goals and objectives towards operating with safe, relevant and sustainable practices. Quickly address issues that may arise, forecast future needs, and manage and direct the Y’s operations and activities.Key Competencies: Developing Self & Others, Critical Thinking & Decision Making, Innovation

Steward Fundraising Efforts: Develop and implement an annual fundraising plan that will establish the YMCA as a leading nonprofit organization within the community through the engagement of members, volunteers, staff, and donors. Identify the need for successful capital fundraising, while taking the organization to a new level of effectiveness and impact in annual giving and endowment.Key Competencies: Philanthropy, Engaging Community, Communication & Influence

ABOUT YMCA OF SNOHOMISH COUNTY

Since 1901, YMCA of Snohomish County has been showing up for the people of this region. 
It started with a single building in downtown Everett and the vision of a handful of volunteers who believed their community deserved a place to gather, grow, and belong.

Today, that vision has grown into six branches, YMCA Camp Casey on Whidbey Island, two Early Learning Centers, and 32 childcare sites – making us the largest childcare provider and longest-serving nonprofit in Snohomish County.

• We are an organization in motion—cause-driven, growth-oriented, and grounded in service.
• We have doubled in size since 2020, growing from a $23M to a $47.5M association.
• We purchased our first overnight camp in 2025 - YMCA Camp Casey - and continue to expand membership, childcare, and youth programs.
• We built a brand-new, licensed Early Learning Center 2025.
• Our staff team of over 1,000 individuals directly engages with 1 in 6 individuals that call Snohomish County home through membership, programs, philanthropy and volunteerism.
• The next CEO will have the opportunity to lead a thriving organization through its next phase of strategic growth, operational excellence, and mission impact.

Everything we do is rooted in one purpose:building changemakers at every life stage.

We serve tens of thousands of children, families, adults, and seniors every year with programs that build confidence, create belonging, and foster community.

We believe every kid deserves a safe place to grow. Every adult deserves access to health and community. Every family – regardless of income or background – deserves to thrive. That's why financial assistance is built into everything we do, and why our doors are open to all.

From first swim lessons to overnight adventures at YMCA Camp Casey, from early childhood programs to senior fitness, the Y is where people across Snohomish and Island counties come to find achievement, belonging, and friendship. That's been true for 125 years – and it drives everything we continue to do today.

Our Mission & Values

The YMCA of Snohomish County’s mission is to inspire, nurture and strengthen culturally vibrant communities through youth development, healthy living and social responsibility.

The Y strives to put the following core values into practice in all of its programs and services: honesty, respect, caring 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

A Place for All

The YMCA of Snohomish County is a safe, inclusive and welcoming place for all. We don’t turn anyone away due to inability to pay.

As a charitable organization, the Y offers financial assistance for memberships and programs so that individuals and families with lower incomes can take part. The Y recently updated its financial assistance scale to better serve the community. Eligibility now depends on household income compared with the county’s average income, adjusted for household size.

To make access easier, applicants apply online and can start using the Y right away while their eligibility is confirmed.

Current Key Strategic Initiatives:

• Expand access to high-quality childcare through increased philanthropy, local and statewide advocacy, new locations, and robust staffing support.
  • Expand access to childcare, partnership, funding, invest in our staff, advocacy strategy.
• Grow our membership by retaining existing Y members and identifying new communities to serve.
  • Deepen engagement, combat social isolation and loneliness, physical expansion, data intelligence.
• Steward and advance a robust program portfolio that develops changemakers at every life stage.
  • Engage and inspire volunteers, staff leadership development, youth, DEI strategy.
• Work intentionally to ensure the YMCA of Snohomish County is financially thriving and robust now and for future generations.
  • Develop a comprehensive financial discipline, reporting transparency, compliance.

Facility Information:

Total Membership: 50,425

• Active Members: 41,444
• Insurance Based Members: 8,981

Core Programs:

• Youth Sports
• Camp: Day Camp, Overnight Camp at YMCA Camp Casey
• Aquatics: Youth and Adult Swim Lessons, Barracudas Swim Team
• Health and Wellness: Group Exercise, Personal Training, Small Group Training
• School-Age Care: Licensed Before and After School Care
• Early Learning: Licensed Early Learning Centers
• STEM Learning: Enrichment, STEM Trailer
• Family: Kids Zone, Kids Night Out, Birthday Parties
• Teen Leadership: Youth and Government, My Achievers Program, Leaders Club, Teen Camp
• Seniors/Active Older Adults
• Volunteerism
• Adaptive Programs

Annual Community Campaign:

• 2027 Goal: $2M
• 2026 Total: $1.65M
• Provided $2.4M in direct financial assistance and $3.5M in subsidized programming.

Capital Campaign:

Our organization is in the middle of a 3-year YMCA Camp Casey Capital Campaign, led by a 10-person volunteer committee, with a trustee approved goal of $15M.

• $8.6M raised to date
• $250,000 pending state grant
• $3.28M pending state grant
• $1M pending foundation grant

CEO Direct Reports: 

• SVP, Chief Operating Officer
• SVP, Chief Development Officer
• SVP, Chief Human Resources Officer
• SVP, Island County and Camp Services
• Executive Assistant

Board of Directors: 21 members, 9 emeritus members, and 6 branch board chairs (36 total) with the following standing committees:

• Stewardship
• Executive
• Board Development
• Philanthropy
• Advocacy
• Mission Advancement
• Risk/Child Protection (coming soon)

Financial Snapshot:

• Current Annual Budget Size: $47.5M
• Current Debt: $25.6M
• Current Endowment: $8.3M
• Last year operating net: $1M
• Previous year operating net: $930,278
• Previous year operating net: $(574,850)

ABOUT OUR COMMUNITY

Snohomish County offers the perfect balance of small-town warmth and breathtaking natural beauty. Nestled between Puget Sound and the Cascade Mountains, our community is a place where neighbors truly connect, collaborate, and lead together. For outdoor enthusiasts, endless opportunities for hiking, skiing, fishing, and year-round adventure are right outside your door. The vibrant arts, food, and cultural experiences of the greater Seattle region are just a short drive away, while Everett's award-winning Paine Field Airport provides convenient access to destinations near and far. Here, you can enjoy the benefits of a connected, globally accessible region while embracing a strong sense of community and exceptional quality of life.

Information Sites:
Snohomish County Council:https://snohomishcountywa.gov/172/County-Council
Everett Chamber of Commerce:https://www.everettchamber.org/
Economic Alliance:https://www.economicalliancesc.org/ 
Everett Community College:https://www.everettcc.edu/
WSU Everett: https://everett.wsu.edu/
Providence:https://www.providence.org/
Everett Public Schools:https://www.everettsd.org/ 
Greater Marysville Tulalip Chamber:https://marysvilletulalipchamber.com/
Port of Everett: https://www.portofeverett.com/

SALARY, BENEFITS, & CRITERIA

Salary Range: $304,500- $375,000

Benefits:

Retirement (12% paid by Y), contribution once eligibility is met: Minimum 1,000 hours worked per year for minimum of 2 years.
YMCA 403B Savings Account is 100% employee contribution.
Health plan
Paid Time Off (PTO)
Other benefits per personnel policy
A relocation package is available to support the successful candidate's transition to the Snohomish County community.

Residency Expectation: Required to live in the YMCA of Snohomish County’s service area.

Criteria for Candidates:

1. Accredited 4-year college degree and/or equivalent work experience. 
2. Fiscally sound business management approach with a proven track record of budgetary and fiscal management more than $45M or more annually. 
3. Minimum seven years prior experience in a senior management role with a YMCA or related experience at a comparable organization with direct supervision of multiple levels of staff and employees. 
4. Must be able to develop and strengthen community relationships.
5. Have the ability to develop innovative programs (including camp operations), review and enhance programs being offered or considered for both economic and effectiveness in broadening our engagement in the communities in which we serve.
6. Strategic planning and Fundraising experience including annual campaigns and the securing of grants.
7. Fiscally sound business management approach.
8. A proven record of accomplishment of progressive budgetary leadership and advanced fiscal management practices.
9. YMCA Organizational Leader Certification or ability to achieve within 3 years.

SEARCH PROCESS TARGET DATES

• Resumes accepted through: 11/27/2026
• Preliminary interviews scheduled: 1/11/27 and 1/12/27
• In-person interviews:1/23-1/25
• New CEO on board (anticipated): 3/15/2027

*dates subject to change

HOW TO APPLY

References, Background Check, and Organizational Leader Certification:
Candidates must submit (PDF format only) the following in their online application: A resume and cover letter. Applications submitted without a cover letter will not be considered.

Candidates who advance to final interviews will need to submit six references (four professional and two personal). References checked only with prior notification. Successful candidate accepting the offer must pass a background check and must have a current Y-USA’s Organizational Leader Certification or obtain certification within the first three years from start date as the CEO. The YMCA's personnel policies may require further screening.

Candidates must apply via the following website:https://tinyurl.com/Y-OF-SNOHOMISH-COUNTY-CEO

QUESTIONS

About the Search Process?

Questions about the search process may be directed to Shaneé Jenkins, Senior Director, Executive Leadership- CEO Search, YMCA of the USA,shanee.jenkins@ymca.net, 312-416-0852.
Questions about this YMCA may be directed to Randy Heath, Executive Director, Washington Alliance of YMCAs,randyheath@seattleymca.org, 360-751-8789.