Alice Lydia Bird, M.B.A
About Alice Lydia Bird, M.B.A
Alice Lydia Bird, M.B.A, serves as the Vice President of Youth Development at YMCA of South Florida, where she leads strategic planning and enhances School-Age Programs. She has a background in developmental psychology and project management, with previous roles including Program Manager and Regional Quality & Evaluation Coordinator.
Current Role at YMCA of South Florida
Alice Lydia Bird serves as the Vice President of Youth Development at YMCA of South Florida, a position she has held since 2020. In this role, she leads strategic planning and operational functions for Department of Children and Families licensed sites. She focuses on enhancing the quality and growth of School-Age Programs in Broward and Miami-Dade counties through systems development. Additionally, she manages the Annual Giving Campaign to achieve program funding goals.
Previous Experience at YMCA of South Florida
Prior to her current position, Alice Bird held multiple roles at YMCA of South Florida. She worked as the Executive Director from 2016 to 2020, where she oversaw various programs and initiatives. Before that, she served as Associate Executive Director/Director of Grants Compliance from 2013 to 2016. In these roles, she focused on training Childcare Administrators to meet quality and performance standards and negotiated contract requirements for grant-funders and municipalities.
Education and Expertise
Alice Bird earned a Bachelor of Arts in Developmental Psychology from the University of the Virgin Islands. She furthered her education by obtaining a Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) in Project Management from American InterContinental University in 2010. Her educational background supports her expertise in youth development and program management.
Past Roles in Child Services
Before her tenure at YMCA of South Florida, Alice Bird worked as a Program Manager at the Children's Services Council of Broward County for one month in 2013. She also served as the Regional Quality & Evaluation Coordinator at the University of Florida from 2012 to 2013. These positions contributed to her experience in managing and evaluating programs aimed at supporting children and families.