CHICAGO – The CEO of the YMCA of Metropolitan Chicago will step down from her function on the finish of the month and the group will start a seek for its subsequent chief.
Since 2021, Dorri McWhorter has led the 166-year-old group that serves round 300,000 folks annually. Her final day might be Feb. 28, in accordance with a information launch.
Dorri McWhorter, the CEO of the YMCA of Metropolitan Chicago will step down from her function on the finish of the month. | Offered by the YMCA of Metropolitan Chicago
McWhorter’s tenure
The backstory:
McWhorter led the YMCA’s transition to a “neighborhood hub mannequin” which aimed to develop providers to fulfill the neighborhood’s wants.
The group maintained its legacy packages like sports activities, health and early studying whereas additionally providing power illness prevention, meals, psychological well being providers, and jobs and abilities coaching.
Below her management, the hassle led to the YMCA increasing its income by new partnerships, authorities contracts, non-public assist and program charges.
“It has been an absolute privilege to function the President and CEO of the YMCA Metropolitan of Chicago,” she mentioned in an announcement. “After three and a half years as CEO, I imagine now could be the best time to cross the baton to the subsequent chief who will proceed advancing the transformation of the Y from membership facilities to multi-service hubs that strengthen our communities whereas additionally increasing our early schooling, afterschool packages, and camps.”
Seek for subsequent CEO
What’s subsequent:
Sheila Nelson, a longtime enterprise government and member of the YMCA Board of Managers, was appointed to function the interim CEO whereas the board begins a brand new seek for McWhorter’s successor.
The YMCA will launch a nationwide seek for its subsequent CEO this month. It would conduct the search with the assistance of an government search agency that focuses on nonprofit management recruitment.
