PORT ANGELES — The Clallam County Family YMCA announced Monday that a Seattle man will be its new executive director.
Kyle Cronk, who is now the operations director for the Downtown YMCA in Seattle, will succeed current director Dan Maguire.
The full YMCA board approved Cronk at its Aug. 14 meeting and since has offered him the job.
Maguire resigned in March. His last day will be Oct. 1. Cronk’s first day will be Oct. 15, board chairwoman Laurel Black said.
“At this point, my general sense is that we might not appoint an interim director for those two weeks,” Black said.
“We have an extremely good staff who will be fine for a couple weeks.”
Cronk earned a bachelor’s degree in English at Washington State University at Pullman.
He has since completed several leadership and management training programs, Black said.
Cronk has worked within community partnerships and has developed particular expertise in operations, finance, membership development and programs, she said.
“Kyle has been with the Seattle YMCA for 12 years, and as a senior branch director, established a very impressive track record during his tenure,” Black said.
“He significantly increased the number of children and families served at the downtown Seattle branch.
“He has also led his branch’s Strong Kids campaign to record success, enabling the branch to provide even more services to low-income families.
“The board is very excited to begin working with Kyle.”
Maguire has worked at the Clallam YMCA for about 13 years and resigned citing health and family reasons.
“We are very sorry to lose him because he has led the Y through some amazing times, and we have grown so much under his leadership,” Black said. “We wish him the very best.
“He is a wonderful guy, and we’re going to miss him very, very much.”
Black said Cronk is familiar with the North Olympic Peninsula because he has led youth groups on trips at Olympic National Park and the coast.
Cronk and his wife, Meegan, will relocate to Port Angeles with their two children, Black said.
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