Monday, November 5, 2012 —
George A. Crooker III has been selected as the new CEO of the Stanly County YMCA, according to a press release from the organization.
He is to replace current CEO John Lowder as the fifth CEO to lead the YMCA in Stanly County.
Crooker currently serves as a Group Executive Director for the YMCA of the Capitol Area in Baton Rouge, Louisiana with responsibilities for three YMCA facilities.
He worked 16 years with YMCAs in North Carolina prior to his service in Baton Rouge.
When Crooker was previously in North Carolina he worked ten years with the YMCA of High Point, acting as Vice President and Branch Director of that association's largest branch, the Hartley Drive Family YMCA.
Crooker has also been a Branch Director for the YMCA of Gaston County and of Greensboro.
Crooker is a graduate of the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. He and his wife Fonda, a native of Kannapolis, have two sons: Matthew, age 18, and Daniel, age 16.
Lowder's last day is on Thanksgiving, and if all goes according to plan, Crooker will begin his duties on the following Monday.
When asked about the reason for his retirement, Lowder said, “The Y needs to go to the next level and I feel like I can't take it there. This is a sound and strategic move for our board to bring him on and put him in charge.
“It's time for me to retire. I'm riding off into the sunset,” said Lowder.
“George has a deep experience and a variety of service at the YMCA. He's been in the Y movement all of his professional career. He grew up in Greensboro, graduated from UNCG and went to work for the Y immediately, thereafter.
“At Baton Rouge, he's over a number of facilities. He's really got a lot of varied experience and has a real desire to get back to NC and the heart of YMCA work. It’s one thing to be involved in district work, and he misses working intimately with the people of the community.
“George really has a servant/leader heart. He has a real desire to be in a community and a Y like this, where the mission is the most important aspect. He's a great communicator and has a great heart. He will stand out and he is the right man for our Y to take it to the next level.”
An interview with the new CEO will appear in an upcoming issue of the SNAP.
Homepage
Baton Rouge YMCA head to take Stanly leader position
- Homepage
-
-
Study confirms PCBs in Falls Reservoir, Lake Tillery
A study released Monday confirms PCB contamination of fish at three separate testing sites along the Yadkin River, according to Sandy Mort, a public health assessor with the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS).
- Forum allows talk on workforce
- Red Cross reviews proposed budget, transportation plans
- Stanly County Sheriff's Office releases name of Groves Street victim
- Man fatally hit in Albemarle
-
Study confirms PCBs in Falls Reservoir, Lake Tillery
- Local News
-
-
GHA Autism Supports offers community supported agriculture program
On June 2, 2003, GHA Autism Supports began construction on Carolina Farms, an innovative program in the Millingport area designed to enable individuals from the autistic population to realize a dream of living and working in a farming environment in Stanly County.
- Building a Movement for Play: Non-Profit Organization KaBOOM! Names Albemarle Among 217 “Playful City USA” Communities
- Community joins for Day of Prayer
-
GHA Autism Supports offers community supported agriculture program
- Around Stanly County
-
-
Stanly County Senior Center has many activities
The following is activity information from the Stanly County Senior Center 283 N. Third St., Albemarle.
- SCC Chorus to perform free concert
- Locust to observe National Day of Prayer
-
Stanly County Senior Center has many activities
- Sports
-
-
Stanly County Baseball / Softball Playoff Update
The four Stanly County high school varsity baseball and softball teams still remaining in their respective high school state playoffs all earned victories last night and advanced to the third round of the playoffs.
- Stanly County Baseball Playoff Notebook
- Stanly County Softball Playoff Notebook
-
Stanly County Baseball / Softball Playoff Update
- Letters to the Editor
-
-
We are not the bad guy
This letter is for staff writer Ian Faulkner. You do not seem to think the threat from North Korea is serious. Read your history of war. I’m glad that our country takes it serious.
- Citizens need to participate in health assessment
- New bill would help business
-
We are not the bad guy
- Opinion
-
-
Google shuts down SMS search, angers people who had forgotten it existed
Instead of texting back search results, Google responds with a short message noting that the service "has been shutdown" (sic) and that you can continue to search the Web by visiting google.com (duh).
- Walking by Faith
- Jettie Parker
-
- Lifestyles
-
-
Baird-Poplin
Scott and Sonya Baird of Georgetown, S.C. announce the engagement of their daughter, Katherine Elaine Baird of Greensboro to Matthew Ryan Poplin of Greensboro, son of Louis and Julia Poplin of Norwood.
- Presson-Luther
- Britt-Morton
-
- Features
-
-
How to get the most out of your air conditioner this summer
Experts say preventative maintenance on your air conditioner can save you hundreds of dollars.
- Slate: New "Facebook phone" is now selling for 99 cents
- Mitsubishi crossover gets new styling
-
- Regional
-
-
Pirate Excavation Education Launches QAR Shipwreck Expedition
BEAUFORT -- North Carolina students in the 4th through 8th grades can free their imaginations and ask questions about Blackbeard and the wreck of his flagship, Queen Anne's Revenge (QAR), during a live online stream from the Watercraft Center at the N.C. Maritime Museum in Beaufort on Friday, May 31, from 10:30 a.m. to 11:15 a.m. They'll learn how researchers retrieve artifacts from the ocean floor or clean crusty cannon balls after nearly 300 years with project archaeologists and conservators.
- Penick host Senior Speakers Expo “How to Be a Smarter Health Care Consumer” with Rose Young
- Battleship NORTH CAROLINA Announces First in Flight License Plate
-
Pirate Excavation Education Launches QAR Shipwreck Expedition
