Write a commentThe Oswego YMCA has named Cheryl Baldwin as its new Chief Executive Officer, effective February 16th, 2022.
Selected by the Y’s Board of Directors, Cheryl has been previously serving as the Interim CEO since the first quarter of 2021. Cheryl’s commitment to the Oswego YMCA has been apparent over her 8 years of employment at the Y. She first came to the Oswego YMCA in 2014 as the business manager. Following a four-month search, Baldwin will succeed Kerrie Webb, who left the organization in March 2021. In her new role, Cheryl Baldwin will be responsible for the Oswego YMCA sets the strategic direction of the organization; overseeing its financial stability, staffing, development, and operations; positioning the Y as a community convener and collaborator to address critical social issues.
“It is a privilege and honor for me to lead an organization that is deeply committed to improving lives of those in the community we live in. The Y has touched the lives of so many, including my own children. For me, the Oswego Y is an extended family, and I am thrilled to lead its mission”
Cheryl was born in raised in Oswego County and is a graduate of the State University of New York College at Oswego with a degree in Accounting and a minor in economics. She proceeded to expand her finance and business experience in various financial and accounting positions in the private sector before joining the YMCA as business manager in 2014
The Board of Directors enthusiastically announced the appointment Cheryl’s leadership earlier today. Speaking on behalf of the Oswego YMCA Board of Directors, Board President Stephen Gioia III stated “Cheryl’s leadership and vision has helped anchor the Y during this period of transition. Now, with the unanimous support of the board, we are excited to move forward, recover from the pandemic, and reimagine the role of the Y in supporting the Oswego community”
# # # About the Y
The Y is one of the nation’s leading nonprofits strengthening communities through youth development, healthy living, and social responsibility. Across the U.S., 2,700 Ys engage twenty-two million men, women, and children – regardless of age, income, or background – to nurture the potential of children and teens, improve the nation’s health and well-being, and provide opportunities to give back and support neighbors. Anchored in more than 10,000 communities, the Y has the long-standing relationships and physical presence not just to promise, but to deliver, lasting personal and social change. oswegoymca.org
