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Leadership Team & Board Members

Every team member is committed to ensuring our members, participants, guests and community are welcomed, engaged, and feel valued. Meet the team and board members who strive everyday to better and strengthen our community.

Leadership Team

Maria McCracken, CEO

mmccracken@altavistaymca.com

Tammie Wageman, Business Accounts Director

twageman@altavistaymca.com

Eric Hall, Sports and Family Director

ehall@altavistaymca.com

Candice Smith, Financial Director

csmith@altavistaymca.com

Steve Jester, Development Director

sjester@altavistaymca.com

Brynn Simons, Child Development Director

bsimons@altavistaymca.com

Joyce Thomasson, Bus Trip Coordinator

jthomasson@altavistaymca.com

434.259.0747

Justin Kopanko, Wellness Director

jkopanko@altavistaymca.com

Micheal Robertson, Properties & Facilities Director

mrobertson@altavistaymca.com

Beth Wilson
Aquatic Director

ewilson@altavistaymca.com

Board of Directors

Brent Ashwell
Steven Dews
Autumn Evans
Dana Evans
Tom Gesuale
Jamie Gillespie
Jason Hall
Ann Kelley
Robert Lee

Mark Marstin
Katharine McCann
Tommy Merricks
Bart Pannell
Gary Penn
Holly Saunders
Nikki Shields
Coby Worsham

Be Part of the Community

Membership

When you join the Y, you’re joining more than a gym, you are contributing something greater. You are helping to strengthen our community.

Youth Sports

Helping kids stay active through sports is a key foundation to the YMCA. Exercise, teamwork, confidence building all are goals achieved through sports. Throughout the year we offer various sports. With each sport a new set of skills can be obtained and/or enhanced.

Schedules

Check out the latest pool, swim lesson, group fitness, gym, and Play & Stay schedules

Nonprofit

We are a charitable community nonprofit organization and when you support the Y, you help make our communities stronger and help the “us” who live here realize the power of their full potential. Contributions to the Altavista Area YMCA fall into three categories: capital contributions, endowment giving, and annual contributions. Tax Information: We are a 501 (c)(3) non-profit organization. Our tax identification number is 54-0895639. Contributions to the Altavista Area YMCA are tax-deductible.

Since 1971, the Altavista Area YMCA has been helping lead the transformation of health care with a community approach that emphasizes well-being, prevention and health maintenance.

  • ATHLETIC CENTER: Gymnasium, wellness center, Play & Stay, indoor track, racquetball court, group exercise room, locker rooms, conference room, multi-purpose room and administrative offices.
  • FAMILY CENTER: Indoor pool, child care facilities for children 6 weeks – 12 yrs of age, and tennis courts.