Dear Editor,

Baker Youth Club (BYC) owes much of its current program offering to the work of one of our hardest working board members. Dr. Rachael Hoffert.

Dr. Hoffert joined the BYC board of directors in 2016 and is serving the final year of her second 3-year term and she has just completed her second year as board president.

During her term as President and six years of service, Rachael has helped lead BYC in many different avenues that have provided the children of BYC with new and innovated programming. Rachael has been part of teams that created many “first” in programming at BYC. Starting with the creation of the STEM Center, specialized reading program, all-day summer program, before-school program, an interactive physical fitness program as well as day-to-day support for our staff and kids over the past six years.

Rachael has also helped cultivate a strong relationship between Grace College and BYC. This partnership has seen Grace sports teams interact and become mentors with the children at BYC, implemented special reading projects with Rachael’s education classes and has led many her of students to become BYC employees while attending Grace College.

BYC greatly appreciates the contributions of Dr. Rachael Hoffert. We would like to thank Dr. Rachael Hoffert along with many other community leaders that serve as board members have helped guide Baker Youth Club to a one-of-kind before-and-after school program and a top-notch summer program.

Tracy Furnivall
Executive Director,
Baker Youth Club
and the BYC Board of Directors