Rosi Prescott is CEO of Central YMCA – the world’s first YMCA, founded in 1844 and a leading health and wellbeing charity. Music graduate Rosi was appointed as CEO in January 2004, after spending a number of years in other roles within the charity, initially as a volunteer, and was the first female, and non-Christian, to have even applied for her role in over one and a half centuries. Rosi went on to completely revolutionise the organisation from ‘an old boys club’ into a charity fit to meet the challenges of the modern-day. Since stepping up to her role as CEO, Rosi has played a huge part in the revolution which has taken place within Central YMCA over the past decade. She has spearheaded a number of high profile campaigns included ones addressing body image, peer to peer health, apprenticeships, and youth unemployment.
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