Kim Nelson

Kim Nelson currently serves as Group Vice President and Executive Director of J.M. Tull-Gwinnett Family YMCA, part of the Metro Atlanta Association. Kim began her YMCA career in 2000 at the Ed IsaksonAlpharetta Family YMCA, as the children's services director. She was eventually promoted to the children's services director -- overseeing 24 after-school sites and year-round camp programs -- and then senior program director. In 2007, she served as the Associate Executive Director at the Alpharetta location prior her move to Gwinnett as Executive Director in 2012 for the J.M. Tull-Gwinnett Family YMCA.

Kim Nelson received her bachelor's degree in psychology from Elon College in North Carolina. She has also received an award of “Professional of the Year” by the Metro Atlanta YMCA in 2007.

She is a member of the Rotary Club of Lawrenceville and the Community Service Chair. Kim has organized and implemented several community projects for the club. Kim also serves on the Children’s Health Care of Atlanta-Gwinnett Advisory board along with Gwinnett Coalition Board and Executive Committee. She is a graduate of the 2016 Leadership Gwinnett Class and Co-Chair of Glance Gwinnett, a 2 and ½ day leadership program through Leadership Gwinnett.

Kim will be celebrating 17 years of marriage this October with husband, Corey and has three boys, ages 13, 11 and 8 who have grown up in the YMCA. She and her family have lived in Gwinnett for 20 years.