Ira Reasons Named Chief Administrative Officer of the YMCA of Columbia

COLUMBIA, SC – The YMCA of Columbia has named Ira Reasons as Chief Administrative Officer. He will oversee the Finance, Risk Management, Human Resources, Property and Information Technology departments.

Reasons served as the YMCA of Columbia’s Chief Operating Officer from 2007 until 2009 when he joined the staff of YMCA of the USA as Resource Director for Arkansas, Louisiana, and Tennessee. His 25-year YMCA career also includes roles as the Chief Operating Officer of the YMCA of Southwestern Indiana and Chief Executive Officer of the YMCA of Coastal Carolina.

“We are very excited to have Ira back in Columbia,” said Bryan Madden, Chief Executive Officer of the YMCA of Columbia. “Ira holds the same values that the YMCA stands for: caring, honesty, respect, responsibility and faith, and his YMCA background is going to be a wonderful asset to our Association Office.”

The YMCA of Columbia association has five branches: the Downtown YMCA, the Jeep Rogers Family YMCA at Lake Carolina, the NorthWest Family YMCA in Irmo, the Lexington Family YMCA, and the Orangeburg County YMCA.

About the YMCA of Columbia

Over the past century and a half, the YMCA of Columbia has been a community-transforming institution, not only in the Midlands, but also in the entire United States. The Y is one of the nation’s leading nonprofits strengthening communities through youth development, healthy living and social responsibility. Regardless of age, income or background – the Y works 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. The Y has the long-standing relationships and physical presence not just to promise, but to deliver, lasting personal and social change. Please visit www.columbiaymca.org for more information.