COBYS Family Services has appointed J. Michael Lausch as its new executive director, effective March 4. COBYS is a nonprofit organization focused on providing for the physical safety of children, as well as the mental and emotional well-being of the children, adults, and families it serves throughout Lancaster County and the surrounding region.

Lausch comes to COBYS with decades of experience in education, including teaching elementary school in the Manheim Central School District, serving as an elementary school principal in the Lower Dauphin School District, and most recently, serving as assistant superintendent and superintendent in the Donegal School District for nine and a half years.

Lausch replaced Mark Cunningham, who retired from COBYS in December 2023 after leading COBYS as executive director for the last 14 years of his 26-year tenure. Under his leadership, COBYS expanded its family life education programs and trauma-informed counseling to provide wraparound services for those served by its foster care and adoption programs as well as the greater community.

To learn more about COBYS Family Services, visit http://www.cobys.org.