Issaquah-based non-profit, Eastside Baby Corner has named Jack Edgerton its new executive director.

Edgerton has more than 25 years of executive director level non-profit leadership, much of it in the field of child advocacy and programming.

“The board is very excited to have Jack Edgerton join Baby Corner as our new Executive Director. We believe his leadership ability and passion for making a difference in the lives of young children, combined with the expertise and dedication of our current staff, board and volunteers, will equip EBC to meet or even exceed our 10-year goal of tripling the number of children we serve,” said Claudia Malone, President of the Board of Directors.

A Seattle-area native, Edgerton most recently served as regional director at Girl Scouts of Washington. Prior to this, he was the executive director of Facing the Future, an organization that provides science and technology education through a lens of environmental sustainability.

In addition, he served 12 years as executive director of Parent Trust, a 35-year-old organization dedicated to preventing child abuse and neglect through family skill building. He has been a volunteer with United Way of King County, Family Support Washington, Prevent Child Abuse America, Family Support America, Circle of Parents, Youth Development Executives of King County, Eastside Pathways and Parents as Teachers.

“My vision for Eastside Baby Corner is for it to continue to grow, serve more agencies in the area and ultimately more children and families. We will continue to be a gathering place for the community – volunteers, resources and funds. And we will be the connector for bringing that energy and those resources into the community,” said Edgerton.

For more information about Eastside Baby Corner, visit babycorner.org.