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Employees The YMCA of Metropolitan Chicago Denise Lam

Denise Lam

Key employee

Executive Vice President, COO (Until 9/20) at The YMCA of Metropolitan Chicago

Fiscal year ended December 31, 2020. Published on January 24, 2026.

$260,842
2020

Total compensation

Denise Lam has been listed as an employee of The YMCA of Metropolitan Chicago in Form 990 filings since fiscal year 2017. Total compensation for Denise Lam has increased by 10.6% from 2017 to 2020.

Annual compensation details

$260,842
-14.3%
Executive Vice President, COO (Until 9/20)
2020
$229k org
40 hrs/wk
$33k other
--
$304,223
+6.2%
Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
2019
$267k org
40 hrs/wk
$38k other
--

Total compensation by year

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2020

Other employees at The YMCA of Metropolitan Chicago

Richard H Malone
President and CEO (Until 11/20)
$1,170,147
$1,142,647 from orgNo related comp$27,500 other
Daniel J McGrew
Executive Vice President, CFO (As of 4/20)
$304,851
$298,890 from orgNo related comp$5,961 other
Katie Panning Spieth
Senior Vice President, CDO
$276,691
$252,585 from orgNo related comp$24,106 other
Sandra Pond
Senior Vice President, Chief HR Officer
$272,547
$259,536 from orgNo related comp$13,011 other
Cherese Ledet
Senior Vice President, Operations
$222,829
$194,677 from orgNo related comp$28,152 other
Jill Doerner
Senior Vice President, Ops and Strat Initiatives
$209,449
$188,880 from orgNo related comp$20,569 other
Erskine Cunningham
Vice President of Business Op. and Compliance
$201,204
$170,438 from orgNo related comp$30,766 other
Michael J Ross
Vice President of Planning and Analysis
$198,595
$172,670 from orgNo related comp$25,925 other
Aaron Caid
Senior Vice President, Chief Marketing Officer
$176,368
$174,911 from orgNo related comp$1,457 other
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Revisions to this profile

January 24, 2026:
2020 The YMCA of Metropolitan Chicago 990 published
January 24, 2026:
2019 The YMCA of Metropolitan Chicago 990 published
January 24, 2026:
2018 The YMCA of Metropolitan Chicago 990 published

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