Casey Thompson - President and CEO 

Casey Thompson was named the organization’s President and CEO in 2022. She is the first female president in the organization’s history. Thompson began her career with the Lansing YMCA in 2003 at the Westside branch, working in the child watch department. Over the years she worked her way up to become the Vice President of Operations and was named as the Interim President and CEO in 2021.

Casey is a graduate of Central Michigan University where she earned a Bachelor’s degree in Applied Arts. Among Casey’s many accomplishments is the creation and management of the Y’s Healthy Living Mobile Kitchen which, since its launch in 2016, has served more than 400,000 meals to children and families in the Lansing Area.