New Branch Executive Director At Metrowest Ymca Family Outdoor Center In Hopkinton

Scott Umbel of Stamford, CT has been appointed Branch Executive Director of the Family Outdoor Center in Hopkinton, MA.

With ten years of management experience at YMCAs, Umbel has embraced the organization’s mission and worked enthusiastically to further the Y’s cause of strengthening community through a focus on youth development, healthy living and social responsibility.

With an increasing scope of achievements and progressive advancement in the YMCA, Umbel has demonstrated strong leadership, team building, problem solving, organization and inter-personal communication skills. Umbel began his career with the YMCA in 2004 as a Camp & Aquatic Program Coordinator, and within a year progressed to the Director at the Tockwogh Camp & Conference Center in Worton, MD.

At the Ocean Community YMCA ‘s Westerly-Pawcatuck Branch in Westerly, RI, Umbel supervised and directed daily operations of their Summer Camp, and Teen and Family Program Departments from 2007-2010. For the last four years Umbel served as Senior Program Director at the Rye YMCA. This Y in Rye, NY impacts over 1,000 youth and teens per week in their programs and over 1,200 summer campers.

“We are very excited to have Scott as the Branch Executive of our YMCA Family Outdoor Center in Hopkinton,” said Rick MacPherson, President & CEO of the MetroWest YMCA. “Scott brings to this position a wide range of experiences in leading YMCA operations. He has proven skills in the areas of program development, staff development, building community partnerships and managing YMCA buildings and grounds. We are confident that Scott’s skills and his passion for strengthening the community will make him an effective leader as we continue to advance the mission of the Y throughout Hopkinton, Ashland and Holliston.”

A fitness enthusiast, Umbel earned his BS in Recreation and Park Management (Community & Non-Profit focus) from Pennsylvania State University. Umbel has been the recipient of numerous awards, such as the Rising Star Award from the YMCA of Delaware in 2005 and the Excellence in Innovation Award from the Rye YMCA in 2011.

About the MetroWest YMCA: The Y is one of the nation’s leading nonprofits strengthening communities through youth development, healthy living and social responsibility. The MetroWest YMCA, with branches in Framingham and Hopkinton, serves more than 20,000 people annually with its programs, and has the long-standing relationships and physical presence not just to promise, but to deliver, lasting personal and social change.

Contact the MetroWest YMCA at (508) 879-4420 or online at www.metrowestymca.org

Framingham branch: 280 Old Connecticut Path, Framingham, MA 01701

Family Outdoor Center in Hopkinton: 45 East Street, Hopkinton, MA 01758