TIM MAHAR

(Updated 1/27/20 - 5:43 p.m.)

Editor's note: Tim Mahar joined the YMCA but is no longer with the organization, as of Jan. 27, according to a YMCA spokesperson.

TIM MAHAR was recently named the new VP of mission advancement for the YMCA of Central New York. In this role, he will lead the mission advancement team, including marketing & communications. Mahar has a strong background in communications, fundraising, and community engagement and has more than 20 years of advancement experience. At Syracuse University, he held leadership positions at the College of Visual and Performing Arts as the assistant dean for external relations and then in the Office of Alumni Relations, as the executive director for regional programs. He then joined Cornell University as senior director of regional and affinity programs and then moved to the position of assistant dean of alumni affairs and development for the College of Architecture, Art, and Planning. Most recently, Mahar was the executive director for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Syracuse. Mahar graduated from Onondaga Community College with an associate degree in radio and television and graduated from Syracuse University with a bachelor’s degree in speech communication. Mahar also earned a master’s degree in public administration, along with a certificate of advanced study in conflict resolution from the Maxwell School at Syracuse University.