YMCA of Greater St. Louis President and CEO Gary Schlansker announced he will retire effective December 31 after 39 years of service to the Y. He was hired as the Greater St. Louis president and CEO in 2003. Prior to that, he held various positions with the Ys in Kewanee, Ill., Peoria, Ill., Evansville, Ind., Nashville, Tenn. and Greenville, S.C.
Schlansker most recently directed the combination of the YMCA of Greater St. Louis and the YMCA of Southwest Illinois into one association. Pending regulatory approvals, the newly named Gateway Region YMCA will include 23 branches, with more than 200,000 members, serving nearly 730,000 youth and adults. The current Boards of Directors for both associations are involved in the search for Schlansker’s successor.