He also serves on the Tempe Y Board of Directors. You can find Doyle running on the canal next to the Y in the early morning or in Daniella’s core class throughout the week.
He is an avid Red Sox fan and a lifelong Y guy.
Below is a Q&A about why he loves to volunteer his time with the Y.
Interview with Tempe Y board member Bob Doyle:
Q. What is your favorite thing about being a board member?
A. Giving back to the Y. The Y has been good to me and my family over the years. I did some coaching for the Y when my son was young, at Corbell Park, in soccer, basketball and touch football.
Q. When did you join the YMCA?
A. In 1993, when there was just one building here. How it has grown over the years!
Q. Where are you originally from?
A. Utica, which is in upstate N.Y., and then I moved to Massachusetts.
Q. What do you think is the most important role the YMCA plays in the community?
A. Families can participate in activities together. Sports for kids is also an important aspect of the Y. I feel that the Y sports programs give youth the opportunity to both reveal and promote character and character development.
Q. How do you feel the board at Tempe Y positively impacts the Y and its employees and members?
A. It helps with fundraising campaigns and development of the budget for the Y each year. It will help with underprivileged families as well.
Q. Were you ever a volunteer or on the board at any other nonprofits?
A. No, but I was a board member at the real estate association that I was involved with for years, which makes me uniquely qualified for this board position.
Q. As a member of our senior community, do you feel that it is important for the Y to support senior programming and outreach?
A. I do, and I also feel that we have some of the best senior programs in the Valley and the best instruction anywhere.
Q. How about our young adult and teen programs?
A. I think it’s great the way the Y empowers young adults and teens through such programs as Young Leaders Club and the Teen Club.
Q. Would you say as a long-time board member, the Tempe Y has changed along the way and the way it serves the community?
A. I would say it has changed with the different trends in exercise and how they are presented to the members. Examples are group fight, core and group power.
Q. What do you think is the most important function of the board as it relates to the YMCA?
A. Helping obtain contributions from the corporate sector to promote the longevity of the Y and its programs.
If you are interested in joining our board of directors, please reach out to Executive Director David Burckhard at david.burckhard@vosymca.org.