Keisha Sitney

Chief People Officer

Keisha Sitney is the Chief People Officer for The Y in Central Maryland. In this role Keisha works to ensure the people strategies and resources support and match the strategic priorities of the organization. She leads the human resources function for the Y's approximately 3,000 associates, overseeing talent acquisition, benefits, associate well-being, learning and development, and HR policies and procedures. 

Keisha is an executive leader with almost 30 years of experience with the Y, both at the national and regional levels. With in-depth experience in coaching, talent management, strategic visioning and planning, and facilitation, Keisha has served in operational roles at the YMCA of Metropolitan Washington, led the national multicultural leadership development movement as well as served as an internal consultant for C-Suite leaders from Ys across the United States.

Holding a Master's Degree in Organization Development from American University and a Bachelor's Degree in Psychology from Howard University, Keisha specializes in leadership and organizational development with a lens of diversity, equity and inclusion.

In addition to her professional roles with the Y, Keisha is a graduate of Leadership Prince George’s County in Maryland, serves on the board of her community's homeowner association, and enjoys being a wife and mother of a twin son and daughter.