SHERYL A. WOODS
PRESIDENT & CEO, YMCA OF SOUTH FLORIDA, FORT LAUDERDALE
The YMCA of South Florida employs more than 1,600 and touches more than 350,000 lives through an array of programming and services that focus on youth development, promoting healthy living and fostering social responsibility. “Our goal is to build spirit, mind and body for all,” says Woods, who has served as CEO for the past 15 years.
EDUCATION: University of Idaho (BS, MS)
FIRST JOBS: Mowing yards, delivering newspapers and working in a steel mill in Ohio. I was a very ambitious young person wanting to earn money to pay for college.
DREAM ALTERNATE CAREER: I love sports, so I would choose to be a sports broadcaster.
SOMETHING SURPRISING: I’m really an introvert who loves time with family and quality friends. I love celebrating birthdays and Christmas, traveling, playing/watching sports, making memories and never growing old. I love the Hallmark Channel, and I am a person of strong faith.
