Laura Sweitzer

Chief Executive Officer

Laura Sweitzer has been a part of the YMCA Thomasville Community since 1998. She began her YMCA career as a Summer Day Camp counselor. After graduating in 2003 summa cum laude with an education degree from High Point University, Laura joined the Tom A. Finch Community YMCA in a full-time role. During these 15 years at the YMCA, she provided leadership in the childcare program and later assumed supervisory leadership of sports programming. In 2008, she led the Child Care Department to obtain its five-star licensure status from the state of North Carolina. In 2018, she provided executive leadership to many moving parts of the day-to-day operations of the Tom A. Finch Community YMCA as the Associate Executive Director. Her most recent role began in 2022; when she assumed the role of Chief Executive Officer.

She is married to Nick Sweitzer and has two children, Corbin and Ava. Laura has a solid belief in the mission of the Tom A. Finch Community YMCA and in serving the community through strong programming that highlights the “C” in the YMCA. Laura is thankful for her years of putting that mission into practice with the wonderful community the Y serves. In doing so, it has allowed her to build strong personal connections and relationships with community members to build a stronger Thomasville.

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