PITTSBURG
FAMILY YMCA
Pittsburg, Kansas
2023 - 2026 STRATEGIC PLAN
Envisioning Our Future Impact
The Y will strive for organizational excellence by aligning resources and providing services that are relevant and beneficial to our community while achieving long-term financial sustainability.
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Strategic Priority #1: To be a leader in the region for a safe place for all to grow.
Strategic Priority #2: To build a comprehensive facility and programs at the Pittsburg Family YMCA.
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To view the important details of the the full plan, the strategy screen and focus areas, click HERE.
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We'd like to thank each individual and board member that dedicated their time, talents and resources to developing this plan. Thank you to those that provided the much needed feedback to ensure we serve the Pittsburg community and surrounding areas to our fullest ability. Please check back often for updates as we move into the planning stages of the strategic plan.
OUR MISSION
The Y is so much more than a fitness center. We are an integral resource for the community, bringing individuals together in a quest for a healthier mind, body and spirit. Our dedicated staff, instructors and volunteers are working hard every day to provide an atmosphere of enrichment for our members and guests, all in keeping with our organization’s keystone objectives to support youth development and encourage healthy living and social responsibility. We are excited about the many facility updates that are planned in the coming months to keep the facility up-to-date and accommodating for member needs.
We offer programs that are affordable, fun, effective, and appropriate for all ages and fitness levels. There’s something for everyone at the Y.
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In keeping with our work as a charitable organization, and with the help of many generous community donors; the Y offers subsidized memberships to hundreds of children and families in the Pittsburg area. Our “Adult-for-Youth” and “Sustaining Membership” programs offer donors the opportunity to contribute to our scholarship offerings and make a meaningful impact in the lives of others.
In 2016, 455 children received free memberships, and 3,800 individuals - including 2,400 children - received subsidized membership at the Y. Additionally, our youth programs and sports leagues - with more than 6,000 annual participants - are subsidized to ensure all children can participate at a reasonable cost. More than 500 children participated in these programs free of charge in 2016.
OUR FACILITY
Our spacious 60,000-square-foot facility features exceptional resources, including:
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O. GENE BICKNELL FITNESS CENTER
Our 5,000-square-foot fitness center offers a wide array of workout options. The facility is equipped with Cybex weight resistance machines designed to exercise all muscle groups. And we haven’t left out the cardio! We have multiple treadmills, recumbent and stationary bikes, cross-trainers, a step mill, and a rower with new equipment coming soon.
We strongly recommend orientation to the fitness center, which can be scheduled at the service desk and is free to members. Those using the fitness center must be age 12 or above. In the interest of safety, no children below age 12 are allowed.
2 RACQUETBALL COURTS
We have two racquetball courts, and reservations are recommended. Racquetball is free to members.​
AEROBICS STUDIO
This 2,400-square-foot area offers room to spread out and get moving.
2 FULL-SIZE GYMNASIUMS
Each gym is 70’ x 105’ and have two cross courts for basketball, volleyball or jogging.
INDOOR SWIMMING POOL
The 25-yard pool offers six swimming lanes and is heated year round.
WOMEN’S FITNESS CENTER
The YMCA’s Women’s Fitness Center is a women-only fitness center within a fitness center. It is complete with Cybex weight machines, an elliptical machine, treadmills and recumbent bikes.
JOGGING/WALKING AREA
Indoor jogging and walking in the gymnasiums is best accommodated in the
morning and early afternoon, prior to busy late-afternoon activities. Twelve laps
around either gym equals one mile.
GYMNASTICS CENTER
Our 9,000-square-foot gymnastics center is equipped with a soft-catch tumbling pit and spring floor - providing modern gymnastics features and equipment.
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WIFI
Free High-speed WIFI
OUR STAFF
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James Kidd - Membership Director
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Ashlee Wilber - Youth Development Director
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Liz Hayes- Dance & Gymnastics Coordinator
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Jessica Jones - Healthy Living Coordinator
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Abigail Cornett - Sports Coordinator
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Jennifer Letner - Aquatics Coordinator
2023 BOARD OF DIRECTORS
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Theresa Harris - President
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Marc Dewey - Vice President
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Amanda Sukraw - Treasurer
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Janice Jewett - Secretary
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Monica Angeles
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Mathew Curran
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Nick Dellasega
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Kim Froman
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Tom Hayes
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Kendra Kunshek
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Becky McDaniel
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Lacy O'Malley
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Seth Painter
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Taylor Panczer
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Rachael Peterson
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Brooklyn Streeter
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Jennifer Vaughn
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
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Theresa Harris - Ex-Officio
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John Clark
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Tony Dellasega
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John Mitchelson
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Richard Oler
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Kip Bollinger
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
The Pittsburg Family Y is an Equal Opportunity Employer and encourages applications from candidates and candidates who support diversity.