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SARATOGA SPRINGS — On June 23, the Saratoga Regional YMCA Board of Directors announced that it has named Andrew Bobbitt, formerly CEO of the Fox Valley Family YMCA outside of Chicago, the organization’s next chief executive officer.
The announcement came after a nationwide search that garnered more than 100 qualified applicants.
At his former position in Plano, Illinois, Bobbitt was responsible for a rapidly growing, $4.2 million YMCA with multiple branches serving more than 20,000 members and employing more than 200 staff. He increased association revenues by more than $1 million—a 37% increase—after taking the helm in 2011. The association has no debt and more than $1 million in available operational reserves.
Bobbitt also is credited with increasing revenue from school-based and summer camp offerings by $147,000 over the prior year. As a result, the Fox Valley Family YMCA is opening a new summer camp this year.
Bobbitt served as president and chair of the Illinois State Alliance of YMCAs that serves 45 YMCA organizations. He played an integral role in that state’s decision to exempt YMCAs and similar organizations from certain restrictive state-licensing requirements for school-age camps and childcare.
Prior to his position at the Fox Valley YMCA, Bobbitt served as COO of the Summit Area YMCA in New Jersey and as branch executive director of the YMCA of the Sierra in Reno, Nevada. Over the years, he has volunteered with several civic organizations and served as a board member for local Rotaries, Chambers of Commerce, the American Heart Association and the Marmion Academy in Aurora, Illinois.
Bobbitt completed a Bachelor of Science degree in exercise and sport science from Colorado State University. He and his wife, Nikki, have two college-aged children and will be relocating to the Saratoga community.
Bobbitt will begin his tenure at Saratoga Regional YMCA by late summer.
