Valley Youth House president Thomas Harrington to retire May 31, 2027
Thomas Harrington, who has led Valley Youth House since 2015, will step down May 31, 2027, after guiding significant organizational growth; the board has hired the Moran Company to lead the search for his successor.
The president and executive director of Valley Youth House will be retiring next year.
Thomas Harrington has announced he will be leaving his post May 31, 2027.
The board of directors has hired the Moran Company, an executive search firm specializing in nonprofit leadership, to assist in identifying the next president and executive director.
“Harrington has led Valley Youth House since 2015, guiding the agency through an extraordinary era of growth. He has been instrumental in building one of the strongest board and staff leadership teams in our region, enabling us to serve more youth around the state with higher quality services and positively impacting the communities where they live and work. Thanks to his dedicated work in fundraising, quality improvement, and staff development, Valley Youth House is recognized today as a premier nonprofit organization in our community,” said Maura E. Topper, chair of the Valley Youth House board of directors.
Prior to Valley Youth House, Harrington served in various professional leadership roles within the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) for 34 years, including serving as the CEO for the Minsi Trails Council, headquartered in Allentown.