Kramer knows Y

When Kurt Kramer, the new CEO of the Auburn YMCA, turned 21, he was searching for a right of passage into adulthood. He found that in a 2,000 mile hike of the Appalachian Trail from Georgia to Maine that lasted about 120 days.

“It gave me confidence to know that through hard work, preparation and knowledge, I could do anything,” Kramer said of the trip's impact. “I used that confidence in the rest of my life.”

Kramer's willingness to take on a challenge has played a key role in his professional life. In his past positions as director of different YMCAs across the Northeast, he has turned around one that was failing financially, opened one new association and helped coordinate a merger between two neighboring YMCAs.

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