EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
WUN Executive Committee Slate
confirmed in Bogotá, Colombia November 2024
Members: as of November 2024 (updated July 2025)
Chair Term: 2024-2026
CEO Term: 2023-2026
Officers:
WUN CHAIR: Shaun Elliott YMCA Philadelphia USA shaun.elliott@philaymca.org
VICE CHAIR: Kwabena (Koby) Nketia Addae, Ghana YMCA nketiaaddae@ymcaghana.org
Immediate Past Chair:
Carolyn Morris, YMCA Victoria (Melbourne) Australia carolyn.morris@ymca.org.au
Members:
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Gillian Bowen, London City & North YMCA UK Gillian.bowen@cityymca.org
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Jamie Bruning-Miles, YMCA San Francisco USA jbruning-miles@ymcasf.org
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Lesley Davidson*, YMCA Toronto Canada lesley.davidson@ymcagta.org
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Shaun Elliott, YMCA Philadelphia USA shaun.elliott@philaymca.org
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Manny Figueiredo, YMCA Hamilton/Burlington/Brantford Canada manny.figueiredo@ymcahbb.ca
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Gloria Hidalgo, YMCA Bogotá Colombia gloriahidalgo@ymcabogota.org
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Kathy Kuras*, YMCA Austin USA kathy.kuras@austinymca.org
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Jonathan Martin, YMCA Trinity Group UK Jonathan.martin@ymcatrinity.org.uk
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Carolyn Morris, YMCA Victoria (Melbourne) Australia carolyn.morris@ymca.org.au
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Jared Musima, YMCA Kenya jared@africaymca.org
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Cristina Neglia*, YMCA of São Paulo Brazil cristinaneglia@acmsaopaulo.org
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Kwabena (Koby) Nketia Addae, Ghana YMCA nketiaaddae@ymcaghana.org; Knketia74@gmail.com
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Kenichiro (Ken) Ogawa, Osaka YMCA Japan ogawa-kenichiro@osakaymca.org
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Luís Sebastião, YMCA Setúbal Portugal luis.sebastiao@ymcasetubal.org
*first term, in effect November 2024
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Ex Officio (non-voting) Members:
Carlos Sanvee, World YMCA, Switzerland carlos@ymca.int
Staff
CEO: Stephen Butz sbutz@ymcawun.net, effective 1 August 2023 (initial 3-year term to 2026, with opportunity for 3-year extension)
Support: Bronwyn Allen, Executive Assistant to WUN CEO ballen@ymcawun.net
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Confirmed November 2024 in Bogotá, Colombia; updated July 2025 in Osaka, Japan