Founder & Chief Imagination Officer
Ready 2 Imagine
Pleasant Hill, California
Bria Cartwright, founder and Chief Imagination Officer for Ready 2 Imagine consulting, is an expert in the areas of youth development, gender equity, workplace culture and leading change, with over 30 years of experience in recreation and youth development programs, staff engagement and development, guest service and teamwork. As the Executive Director/VP of 4 different overnight camps over the course of 20 years, she is a leader in creating intentional programming designed to make a lasting positive impact on youth and staff alike. Her efforts consistently result in exponential enrollment growth, exceptional participant satisfaction, and outstanding staff satisfaction, loyalty and retention.
Prior to her work in camping, she grew from Program Director to Executive Director of the Hilltop Family YMCA, a membership branch, where she developed a culture of exceptional service, connection, quality and fun, which resulted in significant membership growth and increased staff morale and engagement.
Bria has a BA from the University of California at Santa Cruz, is a faculty-level trainer for YMCA of the USA, and a graduate of the Disney University Quality Guest Service program. Bria is a believer in the power of quality, hard work, laughter and play. In her free time, she loves to travel the globe with her husband Matt, enjoys time in the outdoors and nature and spends lots of time cuddling with her dog Willow.
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Level the Playing Field: Interrupting Gender Bias in Youth Programming
Thursday, March 20, 2025
2:45 PM – 3:45 PM PST