Shilo Boucher (BBA'00), is President and CEO of the YMCA of Southwest New Brunswick, one of the largest employers and community service organizations in the province. Shilo attended UNB on the Saint John campus, graduating from business administration in 1999, then worked at two large public accounting firms while obtaining her CPA before landing at the Saint John YMCA in 2006. She held roles as the chief financial officer and chief operating officer before taking on the role of president and CEO in 2011.

Shilo has been tremendously involved in helping to grow the community of Saint John and region, having served on the Saint John Airport board of directors, president of The Resource Centre for Youth, director of FusionSJ and River Valley Recreational Center, chair of the board for Credit Counselling Services of Atlantic Canada, and the treasurer for the Chamber of Commerce of Greater Saint John. She was also recently named to the board of directors for Port Saint John.

Host Katie Davey (BA'17) chats with her about being an active member of the community through building good governance and providing a helping hand.

In this episode:

• A backgrounder on the wide range of activities of the YMCA in southern New Brunswick and Saint John.

• How community programs are supporting employment and the economy.

• How to do community health better

• Growing as a leader and working with a board of directors

• How to keep planning for the future and learning how to think strategically about future needs

• The importance of good governance for both non-profits and corporate

Links and resources:

• Shilo's LinkedIn

• YMCA of Southwest NB

Thanks to:

• Our alumni host, Katie Davey

• Music by alumni artist, Beats of Burden

• Our alumni Affinity Partners, TD Insurance and Manulife

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