Todd Bale

Bale brings more than 15 years of Boys & Girls Club experience. His most recent position is CPO with the Boys & Girls Clubs of Harrisonburg, Va.

He will assume his new position July 5, becoming only the third CPO in the Club’s more than 25 years of service to the community.

Bale was chosen after a comprehensive, national search that attracted 67 quality applicants.

Also, the Club’s board of directors announced that Derek Blake has been named director of operations, moving up from unit director in Murfreesboro.

“I am so proud of Derek Blake for his leadership and our staff for their incredible work that made this transition so smooth,” said Pat Murphy, the Boys & Girls Club Board of Directors president. “Todd’s hiring opens a new and exciting chapter for our Club, one that will be focused on continuously improving the health of our already strong organization, and ultimately, serving more youth. Developing a new strategic plan, retiring the debt we assumed with our Smyrna expansion, and celebrating our 25 year anniversary are what we’ll be focused on as Todd comes on board.”

Bale will oversee an operation that includes the top two units in the state for average daily attendance with its Murfreesboro and Smyrna facility, plus a new after-school program at Campus School and a new unit in Shelbyville that has been launched by community members there under the auspices of the Rutherford County organization.

“Our family had very lengthy and detailed criteria for any position that we would entertain, and Rutherford County met or exceeded that criteria at every point,” Bale said. “We are excited to serve the children of Rutherford County and join the community. I feel very humbled, blessed, and honored to be a part of this organization.”

“We are so pleased to bring Todd Bales on board with our already outstanding staff,” said Kelly Rollins, Boys & Girls Club board member and head of the CPO search committee.  

During his tenure, at the Boys & Girls Clubs of Harrisonburg, Bale spearheaded a board development plan that expanded and enriched the board by engaging key community leaders. Bale also launched a media relations mission to bring a culture of transparency and accessibility to the organization’s operations and leadership.

Currently, his organization has a membership of about 600 and serves 1,200 youth annually.

Bale and his wife, Alicia, have six children.

Blake joined the Boys’ Club of Chattanooga at age five and has been in the Boys & Girls Club movement for more than 32 years. His career with the Boys & Girls Clubs of Rutherford County began as a Program Staff in 1997. Most recently, he served as the director of the Murfreesboro Unit for four years.

Blake and his wife, Rhonda, have three sons.

The mission of the Boys & Girls Club is to enable all young people, especially those who need us most, to reach their full potential as productive, caring, and responsible citizens.

To learn more about the Boys & Girls Club or any of their programs, visit www.bgcrc.net or call 893-KIDS.