The Y in Central Maryland is pleased to announce the addition of Rajesh Kumar to its Howard County Community Leadership Board and Rose Wilson to its Harford County Community Leadership Board. The boards work to promote and support the Y’s mission and programs in the local community, and raised funds to support the Y’s community outreach activities and scholarship programs.

Kumar serves as the strategy and transformation leader in the Strategy and Business Development organization of the IBM Hybrid Cloud unit. In this role, he is responsible for aiding senior executives in analyzing the shift to an as-a-service market and IBM’s readiness to help its clients transform. He works on complex, global and strategic issues, and develops implementable solutions.

Kumar graduated from Vinoba Bhave University in India with a Bachelor of Science in chemical engineering, from Oklahoma State University with a Master of Science in chemical engineering and from New York University Stern School of Business with a Master of Business Administration in marketing, finance and general management. Born and raised in India, Kumar now lives in Ellicott City, Md., with his wife and two children.

Wilson is a development research analyst at Johns Hopkins University, where she identifies, researches and analyzes prospects for major gift cultivation and solicitation. She has worked for Johns Hopkins for the last five years, originally as a development coordinator. Before this, Wilson served as the executive assistant to the CEO of the YMCA of the Capital Area in Baton Rouge, La.

She graduated from Southern University with a Bachelor of Science in electrical engineering and from A&M College with a Master of Science in mathematics. Wilson is originally from Louisiana and now lives in Abingdon, Md., with her husband and two children.

Our Mission:

The Y in Central Maryland is a charitable organization dedicated to developing the full potential of every individual through programs that build healthy spirit, mind and body for all.

Our Commitment:

At the Y, we are committed to providing family-oriented, affordable, high quality programs.

A cause driven organization with three areas of vital focus:

• For Youth Development: nurturing the potential of every child and teen
• For Healthy Living: improving our community’s health & well-being
• For Social Responsibility: giving back and providing support for our neighbors

The Y is a place for everyone. People of all races, ages, faiths, gender, abilities, backgrounds and incomes are welcome and financial assistance on a sliding scale is available to those who would otherwise be unable to participate.

Our Values:

Caring, Honesty, Respect and Responsibility

More information can be found at www.ymaryland.org.