YMCA names new CEO

Published 1:48 pm Wednesday, October 2, 2013

Paul Chason, front, left and YMCA Board Chairman Ricky Martin pose for a photo with board members Janet Shirley, left, Sharon Smith, Shirley Darby, Kellie Ridgeway, Stephanie Barnes, Allen Walston and Dennis Bilbo.

Paul Chason, front, left and YMCA Board Chairman Ricky Martin pose for a photo with board members Janet Shirley, left, Sharon Smith, Shirley Darby, Kellie Ridgeway, Stephanie Barnes, Allen Walston and Dennis Bilbo.

 

Huxford native Paul Chason is the new CEO of the Atmore YMCA.

Chason, a retired U.S. Navy Sr. Petty Officer and Huxford native, said he took the job because it was a good opportunity.

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“Our youth is our future and we should be able to provide something for them to do in the community,” he said. “I like challenges and I think it’s going to be fun.”

The 56-year-old has spent time coaching in YMCA T-ball and soccer leagues.

To read more about Chason, see the Wednesday, Oct. 9, issue of The Atmore Advance.