Douglas Eagles is the Chief Executive Officer of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Monmouth County (BGCM) and has led the organization since 2012. In addition to overseeing Clubhouses in Asbury Park, Red Bank, Neptune, and Long Branch, which serve over 1,100 youth in the county each year, he has developed and implemented a three-year strategic plan focused on producing life-changing outcomes for our community’s youth. Under his guidance, the Club has experienced sustained financial growth, strengthened board relations, expanded its footprint in the county, and enhanced donor engagement. More recently, Mr. Eagles has focused his efforts on positioning the organization as the premier youth development agency in the area by engaging in multiple local, state, and national initiatives. He serves on the national Trauma-Informed Task Force of the Boys & Girls Clubs of America (BGCA), the national board of BGCA’s Professional Association, where he is chair of the board governance committee, the community advisory boards for Jersey Shore University Medical Center and Monmouth Medical Center, the statewide board of the Boys & Girls Clubs in New Jersey, the membership and governance compliance committee for BGCA, and Asbury Park Healing Together. In addition, Mr. Eagles is leading the way on developing and implementing trauma-informed care programming for both the members and staff of BGCM.
Mr. Eagles has 20 years of experience working within the youth nonprofit sector and has a longstanding commitment to the children of Monmouth County. Prior to joining the BGCM family, he served as Director of Leadership and Development at UrbanPromise International in Camden, NJ. There he was responsible for training emerging leaders from around the world in nonprofit management and at-risk youth development. He began his career with Aslan Youth Ministries, a nonprofit organization serving at-risk children in Red Bank, Asbury Park, and Long Branch. Mr. Eagles holds a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology with a minor in Philosophy from Eastern University in Pennsylvania and a Master of Arts in International Relations with a concentration on Conflict Resolution from the New School in New York City.
