YMCA of the North
Ben McCoy has over 20 years of experience in design and digital leadership roles. Ben is currently the Vice President of Design and Digital at the YMCA of the North, where they lead a team in creating and maintaining digital products, marketing, and content. Prior to this, they served as the Senior Design and Creative Director at YMCA of the North and played a key role in developing an atomic design system and custom Drupal theme. Ben has also contributed to the YMCA movement as a Design and Creative Director, creating digital products and applications that generated significant revenue. Before joining the YMCA, Ben founded and led a successful boutique agency specializing in custom websites and brand marketing. Ben has a strong background in interactive design and has worked with various brands in retail, lifestyle, and non-profit sectors.
Ben McCoy attended the University of Minnesota from 1995 to 1999, where they completed a Bachelor of Science degree in Design Communications.
YMCA of the North
The YMCA is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit social services organization dedicated to Youth Development, Healthy Living, and Social Responsibility. The YMCA of the Greater Twin Cities (YGTC) is a new YMCA association as of January 1, 2012. It is the result of an integration of the YMCA of Greater St. Paul (established in 1856) and the YMCA of Metropolitan Minneapolis (established in 1866) to enhance our ability to serve our community. Our cause and passion is to strengthen our communities through youth development, healthy living, and social responsibility. We are one of the largest nonprofit social service organizations in Minnesota and one of the largest Y associations in the United States. More than 220,000 members and participants are connected annually throughout the Twin Cities and western Wisconsin region with opportunities to be healthy, active, and engaged. We support our communities through 27 membership branches, seven resident camps, nearly a dozen day camps, and dozens of child care locations and youth development program sites. The Y nurtures the potential of every youth and teen, improves the community's health and well-being, and provides opportunities to give back and support neighbors. The Y is for everyone. We believe that everyone, regardless of age, income or background, has the opportunity to be healthy, welcomed, confident, connected, and secure.