Pro Kids | The First Tee of San Diego

Andrew Holets, Chief Executive Officer for Pro Kids | The First Tee of San Diego, holds a passion for leadership through service in communities of need, and brings significant experience in development and community outreach, having most recently played a key role in the opening of the Copley-Price Family YMCA in City Heights. He graduated from Albright College in Reading, PA with an undergraduate degree in Political Science and Communications. He has studied at the University of Pennsylvania Fels Institute of Government, and is completing his graduate degree in Nonprofit Leadership and Management at the University of San Diego’s School of Leadership and Educational Sciences (SOLES). He served in the United States Peace Corps in the Republic of Kazakhstan as an Organizational and Community Development program volunteer, and worked in military communities in Germany with the Department of Defense. He enjoys running, and resides in San Diego, CA with his young family.

Word to Live By:  Kindness allows you to show value for yourself and others in a contagious way. Life is challenging, and displaying kindness can often bring opportunities that would otherwise never be unearthed. Simple acts of kindness can switch our perspective from dark to light, from hopeless to hopeful, from reactive to creative.

Connection to Our Mission:  Our Pro Kids mission inspires me through its commitment to creating opportunities for all youth, not only breaking down barriers to educational and sporting resources, but by providing skills that help kids discover themselves to become better people for the rest of their lives.