Joshua Downes

Josh joined the West Suburban YMCA in December of 2017 and has moved his way up in the organization, first serving as the Sports Coordinator, then as Assistant Director of Sports, and was promoted to the Director of Sports and Recreation role in August 2021. In June 2022, Josh was promoted to Director of Association Athletics, responsible for the sport programming at both the Church Street and Wells Ave locations. Josh is responsible for the planning, development, implementation, expansion and evaluation of youth and adult sport programs. He works hard to build an impactful and meaningful relationship with members and program participants. Josh has a Bachelor of Science degree in Sports Management from Springfield College, where he played Division III Basketball for four years. He recently earned his Masters of Education with a Sports Management concentration from the University of Texas at Austin. His experience as a coach includes coaching high school varsity and junior varsity boys and girls basketball, as well as boys soccer.