Buehler YMCA Has New Executive Director

Heidi Deininger has been named executive director of in Palatine.

"We are pleased to bring Ms. Deininger's more than 20 years of experience as a dedicated YMCA employee to Chicago and the Buehler YMCA," said Kathy Bosco, group vice president for the YMCA of Metropolitan Chicago in a press release.

"Deininger will be a valuable teammate to the Buehler YMCA because she shares the YMCA of Metropolitan Chicago's philosophy of supporting youth development, healthy living and social responsibility," Bosco state in the press release.

Deininger previously was executive director of the West Lussier Family YMCA in Madison, Wisc.

Before joining the Y of Metro Chicago, Deininger was responsible for branch operations, fiscal management, committee production, program development and staff supervision of a $4.75 million YMCA in Wisconsin, the press release states. She increased the operating revenue by 18 percent during her tenure and also used her fundraising skills to accumulate approximately $200,000 to $345,000 in funds annually.
 
Deininger holds a bachelor of arts in exercise physiology and communications from the University of Hawaii in Honolulu, Hawaii.