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A graduate of George Williams College, Donald Hayward began his career as the Boys’ Work secretary and physical director at the Dallas (Texas) YMCA. He was appointed community secretary of the Fort Worth (Texas) YMCA in 1939. Three years later, he moved to the Los Angeles (Calif.) YMCA as the executive secretary of the South West Branch.He became the program director of the YMCA of Metropolitan Los Angeles in 1952, where he initiated an international partnership with the YMCA in Nagoya, Japan. Hayward was instrumental in the expansion of a number of YMCA programs, including the concept of comprehensive youth involvement programs such as Indian Guides,Gra-Y, Junior Hi-Y, and Hi-Y. He remained in the Metropolitan Los Angeles YMCA for 23 years until his retirement in 1975. In retirement, he continued to devote his time and energy to the YMCA Family Communication Skills Center.
