Reading YMCA Celebrates Graduates from United Way 2024 Blueprint for Leadership Program

Pictured left to right: COO Ken Borkey, Reading Y Childcare Floor Manager, Monae Williams, VP of Youth Development Shelley Eppihimer, and Reading Y Childcare Center Director Ashley Price

On June 13, 2024, the YMCA of Reading & Berks County leadership celebrated at the accomplishments of the recent graduates of the Blueprint for Leadership Program, including their own Monae Williams, lead floor manager for childcare, Reading YMCA.  

The graduation was held at a luncheon at the Doubletree in Reading, Pa. for the United Way’s Blueprint for Leadership and the Greater Reading Chamber Alliance’s Leadership Berks programs. 

Graduates of the leadership program advance their development and serve in leadership roles in nonprofits and community organizations across the county.

To learn more information about the program and 2024 graduates and their organizations, visit United Way’s Blueprint for Leadership page.

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