OUR BOARD HISTORY
With a strong belief in the Young Men’s Christian Association movement, Ms. Gladys Donohue and Mr. Joseph Ruffing, Jr. filed the first documents to create the Collier County YMCA in 1968.
The first board president, Mr. David K. Johnson was named in 1969. Here's a list of all our board presidents thoughout our history.
David K. Johnson
1969-1970
Dr. Ned L. Johnston
1971-1973
Dr. Virgil A. Ponzoli
1974
Kenneth L. Silva
1975
Henry L. Caballero
1976
John P. Cardillo
1978-1979
Robert E. Forsythe
1980
Mary Ellen Brennan
1981
Robert I. Beckler
1982-1983
William A. Yardley
1984
Calvin J. Pratt
1985-1986
Michael J. Volpe
1987-1988
Thomas A. Bringardner Jr.
1989-1990
Raymond W. Miller
1991-1992
Clifford B. Barksdale
1993
Edward J.Oates, Jr.
1994-1995
Cynthia A. Elliss
1996
J. Howard Black
1997-1998
Sukie Honeycutt
1999-2000
John Smarge
2001-2002
Colleen Kvetko*
2001-2002
John Humphreyville
2002-2003
Carleton Case
2004-2005
Brad Clark
2006-2008
Tom Taylor
2009-2011
William M. Burke
2011-2012
Guy D. Blanchette
2012-2016
Amy Chappell M.D.
2017
JOHN BROOKS
2018
