The Board of Directors for Boyertown Area Multi-Service has named Jocelyn Charles as its new Executive Director.
In 2020, Multi-Service hired Charles, a Penn State graduate and a volunteer soccer coach with the JT Dorsey Foundation: Soccer For Success, to serve as Center Director for the Ricketts Center, a hub of athletic, educational, recreational, and wellness activities focusing on after-school programming for Pottstown youth located in Pottstown.
Since 2020, Multi-Service operates the Ricketts Center on behalf of Pottstown Borough which owns the facility. Charles previously served as the director for the Ricketts Center for approximately seven years under a prior operator and served as interim Executive Director beginning earlier this year.
According to Matthew Hovey, the President of the Board of Directors, “Jocelyn is a high character professional who will lead our organization with a steady, purposeful hand.”
Hovey also stated that “Jocelyn’s experience leading the Ricketts Center uniquely qualifies her as someone who can bridge the Boyertown and Pottstown communities in terms of collaboration and outreach so that Multi-Service and our partner organizations may better serve people throughout our region.”
“My passion for engaging with the community and aiding them in whatever way I can keeps me going” said Charles. “I’ve always enjoyed working with and mentoring the youth but am honored to get the chance to expand my reach, not only in other communities but in working with different generations of community members. I get to learn from them, all of them, and use that knowledge to be a better, more understanding person and professional.”
Multi-Service is a non-profit organization with sites located in Boyertown and Pottstown, Pennsylvania. Multi-Service’s programming includes the Center at Spring Street, Preston’s Pantry, the Rickett’s Center, Meals on Wheels, and case management services which include assistance with governmental programs like LIHEAP, annual tax preparation, rental assistance, and other needs.
If you or anyone you know is in need of any type of assistance, contact Multi Service at 610-367-6957.
