Forsyth County Family YMCA Hires New Executive Director

YMCA of Metro Atlanta announces the hiring of Kim Looby, former nonprofit consultant with Triangle2 Solutions, as the new executive director of the Forsyth County Family YMCA. Her first day was January 9, 2017. Looby brings 25 years of local and national YMCA experience both in operations and fundraising to her new role. Her experience managing and helping to launch Ys across the United States makes her uniquely qualified to lead the Forsyth County Family Y into a new chapter of serving the Forsyth community.

“It is great to be back in the metro Atlanta area working for the YMCA of Metro Atlanta where I not only began my Y career, but grew up,” says Looby. “In my younger years, my family spent many hours at the Decatur Family YMCA. I am excited about the opportunity to serve and lead the Forsyth Family YMCA as we continue to strengthen our areas of impact - youth development, healthy living and social responsibility. Our three pillars position the Y as a community leader through the delivery of high quality programs that instill strong values and leadership abilities in our youth, improve the health and well-being of our community and encourage all of us to help and care for our neighbors in need.”

Looby led fundraising efforts at two Ys, resulting in a 180 percent growth in one campaign, the successful completion of a $1.2 million capital campaign for a 10,000 square-foot teen center and a startup campaign for a Y in a low-to-middle income community with a very small membership base.

With her success at the local level, Looby was picked to be a National Network Consultant for the YMCA of the USA. In that role she consulted with 27 CEOs and their boards around operational performance, succession planning, philanthropy, board development, public policy and strategic planning. Looby’s experience also includes extensive background in nonprofit management outside of the YMCA, where she worked with a number of clients to grow their philanthropy programs and advance their charitable missions.

Along with her operations experience, Lobby brings a solid skill set in developing partnerships during her time in healthcare. Her success in developing new business and strategic partnerships will serve her well as she looks to continue to raise the awareness of the Y in Forsyth County.

Jeff Anderson, Forsyth County Family YMCA Board Chair led a national search for a new executive director for the branch. “After a thorough search, it was clear we had found top talent in Kim,” says Anderson. “Her depth of experience, along with her significant and proven track record, will build upon an already existing enthusiastic and strong Y team. As we embark on our second decade in the community, Kim will work to continue building our community, our membership and our mission. We are very fortunate to have her serve as our new Executive Director.”

Looby is married to Tom Looby and has three grown daughters Megan, Kaitlin and Kara.

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