West Volusia and Daytona Beach Project

Interim Leadership Plan

May 23, 2007

Purpose: The volunteer leadership members of the West Volusia YMCA and the Daytona Beach YMCA have agreed to discuss merging their services and achieving mutual goals. To manage this process there is a need for interim staff leadership. The process is anticipated to require approximately seven months and will include the selection of a new CEO for the resulting combined organization.

Response: Jerry Haralson is a recently retired YMCA CEO with thirty-five years of YMCA experience, including twenty-five years as CEO of the Central Florida and Greater Cincinnati YMCAs. He lives in Orlando and is very interested in assisting with this process.

Proposal: To provide interim leadership to the two YMCAs as they work toward combining services. This position might be named “Project Executive.”

Components: It is helpful to identify the areas that might require leadership and attention during the interim period:

• Supervise the acting CEOs of the Daytona Beach and West Volusia YMCAs by reviewing all of the major decisions related to current operations of the YMCAs to determine how they might affect a future combined organization
• Work with the YUSA Staff Consultant to implement the merger guidelines suggested by YUSA
• To manage and coordinate the activities involved in working toward the merger
• Manage regional, state and YUSA activities that relate to local YMCA activities or representation
• Coordinate and approve all media coverage of the merger process

Timing: This process is anticipated to begin immediately upon establishing agreement between the parties and is anticipated to be completed by the end of the year 2007. This timeframe is 7 months.

Cost: It is agreed that the two YMCAs will share the cost equally. This arrangement is anticipated to be at least a two-day-per-week contract, dependent on further assigned responsibilities agreed upon by both parties. A monthly retainer consulting fee will be established at $6,750 per month, beginning in June, 2007. If there is an unexpected vacancy in either of the current Interim CEO positions, then a separate negotiated cost will be established between that YMCA and the Project Executive. In addition, the YMCAs will reimburse the Project Executive for any out-of pocket expenses, other than mileage, related to the project. Either party can cancel this contract at their discretion with 30 days’ notice.

All parties enter into this contract with good faith.

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Jerry Haralson, President, The Haralson Group

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Kathy Ambachtsheer, Chair, West Volusia YMCA

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Rand Spiwak, Chair, Daytona Beach YMCA