YMCA of the USA has named Suzanne McCormick as its next president and CEO. She will be the first woman president in the organization’s 170-year history.
McCormick arrives from United Way Worldwide, having served as its U.S. President for the last two years. She first got her start with United Way in early 2010, brought on as president and CEO of United Way of Greater Portland.
McCormick’s success at the helm of the Portland office for more than four years saw her appointed as the president and CEO of the United Way Suncoast office in Tampa, Florida in 2014. In addition, she would chair the United Way Network Partnership Group and is a former chair of the National Professional Council.
A seasoned executive with more than 27 years of experience, McCormick also led the Peoples’ Regional Opportunity Program in Maine for two years as its president and CEO. Additionally, she served for six years as president and CEO of the American Red Cross of Southern Maine.
Pamela Davis, Ph.D., national board chair of YMCA of the USA expressed the board’s support of McCormick’s appointment in a recent press release: “The National Board strongly believes that the breadth and depth of Suzanne’s community impact expertise, combined with her national and local leadership experience, make her the right person to build on Kevin Washington’s accomplishments and lead the Y during this pivotal time in our country.”
McCormick grew up in North Carolina and attended Duke University, earning a bachelor’s degree in political science and government. After college she joined the U.S. Peace Corps as a volunteer in Thailand teaching English. She has had a career in human services or philanthropy ever since.
Suzanne McCormick succeeds Kevin Washington, the organization’s first black president and CEO, who led YMCA for six years and was a part of the organization for more than 40.
