Board & Staff
Senior Leadership

Scott Lewis
President/CEO
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Damodar Persaud
Chief Financial & Information Officer
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Jamie Scaffidi
Chief Operating Officer
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Lacey Dixon
Vice President of Mission Advancement & Marketing
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Igor Iovanovich
Vice President of People, Culture, & Belonging
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Jazmine Stanton
Director of Strategic Initiatives
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Emily Mullauer
Executive Assistant
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Management

Lucas Brinks
Association Member Experience & Data Director
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Erica Cederquist
Association Property Director
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Kim Craycraft
Senior Director of Finance, Compliance, and IT
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Steven Depolo
Grants Director
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George Figures
Association Custodial Director
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Jenny Garone
Major Gifts Director
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Lisa Gerner
Accounting Director
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Morgan Haskell
Association Aquatics Director
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Eric Johns
IT Director
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Tim Joyce
Association Director of Personal Training & Massage Therapy
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Tara Julien
Member Engagement & Business Services Director
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Nancy Maiquez
Community Engagement Operations Director
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Peter Reiff
Human Resources Director
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Steven Sallese
Association Food Service Director
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Stacy Vance
Communications Director
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Heather Walczewski
Childcare Operations Director
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Branch Leadership

Nicole Hansen
Vice President of Operations & Executive Director at Mary Free Bed YMCA
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John Rappaport
Vice President of Operations & Executive Director at David D. Hunting YMCA
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Laura Cairns
Ionia County YMCA Program Director
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Luke Gerke
YMCA Camp Manitou-Lin Executive Director
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Becky Haveman
Visser Family YMCA Executive
Director
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Dave Nykerk
Mary Free Bed YMCA Associate
Executive Director
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Marta Rozema
Litehouse Family YMCA Executive
Director
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Kyle Verhulst
David D. Hunting YMCA Associate Executive Director
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Board of Directors

Mark Richter,
Chair
President/CEO, First United Credit Union

Peter Varga, Treasurer
Retired Executive Director & CEO, The Rapid

Michael G. Wooldridge, Secretary
Attorney, Varnum
- Jesse M. Bernal, Ph.D.
- Vice President-Chief of Staff to the President, Chief Inclusion and Equity Officer, Grand Valley State University
- Tasha Blackmon
- President/CEO, Cherry Health
- Harold Burrell, Jr.
- VP Business Insurance, Lighthouse Group
- John F. Butzer, MD
- Chief Medical Officer Emeritus, Mary Free Bed Hospital
- Lynne Ferrell
- Senior Program Officer, Frey Foundation
- Linsey Gleason
- Partner, Varnum
- Nolan Gottschalk
- Senior Vice President, Enterprise Payments at Key Bank
- Jeffrey Lambert
- President/Managing Partner, Lambert & Company
- Curt Mulder
- President, Wolverine Building Group
- Gregory A. Rhodes
- Business Development Consultant, AEBetancourt
- Joanne Roehm
- Senior Director of Strategy & Operations, WMU
- Joyce Chan Russell
- Sr. VP Government Markets, Priority Health
- Jacqueline D. Taylor, Ph.D
- Leadership Consultant, Pondera Advisors
- Michael B. Verhulst
- Executive Vice President of Strategic Growth, Acrisure Benefits Group
- Sean P. Welsh
- Regional Pres. Western MI, PNC Financial Services Group
Branch Board Chairs

Chris Bauchan
Mary Free Bed YMCA Board Chair

Lisa Boyd
Wolverine Worldwide Family YMCA Board
Chair

Tracey Burke
David D. Hunting YMCA Board Chair

Brandon Erhart
SpartanNash YMCA Board Chair

Nate Fowler
Litehouse Family YMCA Board Chair

Mary Kerkorian
YMCA Camp Manitou-Lin Board Chair

Victoria Smalley
Visser Family YMCA Board Chair