Derek Bye is the Health and Wellness Director at North Suburban YMCA, a position held since February 2024. Previously, Derek served as the General Manager at Crunch Fitness from March 2023 to February 2024, where responsibilities included launching the new Danvers location with successful presale operations, leading to over 2000 memberships within the first month. Before this role, Derek was the Fitness Manager at Town Sports International from February 2021 to March 2023, driving a significant increase in regional fitness revenue. Earlier experience includes working as a Fitness Specialist at First Fitness Management, LLC, where Derek managed fitness center operations and trained both group classes and individual clients. Derek holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Sport and Movement Science from Salem State University, completed in 2019, after graduating from Wakefield Memorial High School in 2015.