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Keene YMCA Staff

Our staff is committed to providing our members with a clean, safe and welcoming facility. We have over 150 staff members, all focused on providing a positive experience for our members and guests.

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Meet the Team

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Dan Smith

Chief Executive Officer

Dan joins the Keene Family YMCA from the Cadillac Area YMCA in Michigan. Dan ensures our Y runs smoothly and takes the lead on implementing our strategic plan. 

Because I believe the human spirit blossoms to its fullest potential when we rally as a community to turn the causes of Youth Development, Healthy Living, and Social Responsibility into a movement that changes culture.

Celebrating the diversity of life, culture and faith

I live in Keene with my wife, two daughters and two dogs

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Morgan Allard-CROKE

Aquatics Director

Morgan oversees all activities taking place in our Aquatics Center including swim lessons, lap swimming, aquatics group exercise, lifeguard certifications and more.

I’ve worked for a YMCA Association since 2015, and here at the Keene Family YMCA since 2016.

I believe in our mission and values. From child care to summer camp, after school to swim team. I was a real Y kid. This is my way of giving back. The Y did so much for me in my youth.

I love the outdoors! I spend a lot of time hiking, boating, fishing, biking and swimming. I also love spending time with family and friends.

I grew up in Fitchburg, MA, but I currently live in Keene with my husband, Jacob, and daughter, Amorielle. We love this area and don’t plan on going anywhere.

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Michael (Mick) Blume

Director of Development & Community Impact

As the DCI Director, Mick’s focus is to help sustain the Y’s programming and operations through fundraising while ensuring the Y is making and supporting meaningful impact in our community.

I began my YMCA service in November 2022 when I joined the amazing team here at the Keene Family YMCA. In my career, I’ve worked directly with countless YMCAs across New England. I am excited to officially be a part of the YMCA family.

I have seen firsthand how important the Y is to its community and when I saw an opportunity to bring my skills to Keene, I couldn’t pass it up. I personally connect with the mission, vision, values and focus that drive our work and I believe the Y is a great resource for everyone.

Being active, playing/watching sports and spending time with family and friends. I spent most of my childhood outdoors in a small town but after going to college and working in a city, I’m looking forward to getting back out on the trails.

I moved to the area with my wife and daughter, who was born in the fall of 2022.

Jami Daigle

School-Age Childcare & Camp Director

As the School-Age & Camp Director I strive to provide enrichment activities and the best possible afterschool care for our families.

I first joined the Keene Family YMCA team in 2012-2018, returning to my current role in October of 2023.

I work for the YMCA for the community. The Keene Family YMCA provides a community like no other place I have ever experienced.

My greatest interests are spending time with my friends and family, hiking/exploring the woods, puzzling, and painting.

Family is the most important thing to me. I come from a large blended family! One biological sister and five step siblings. At home I live with my partner and his son. I am also blessed with two nieces and two nephews!

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Kelly Fleuette

Senior Program Director

Kelly leads the Y in all things health and wellness!

I’ve been in the YMCA movement since 1988, previously at both the Woonsocket YMCA in Rhode Island and Cape Cod YMCA in Massachusetts. I accepted my current position as Senior Program Director at the Keene Family YMCA in December of 2019.

I believe in our mission of supporting all members of our community. Especially the youth. It’s about family for me.

I like being outside, running and spending time with family and friends.

I live in Keene with my husband and three daughters.

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Ethan Frock

Facilities Manager

Ethan manages the YMCA’s expansive facility, as well the housekeeping and maintenance staff.

I joined the team at the Keene Family YMCA in May of 2023.

I work at the YMCA to promote four core values of Respect, Responsibility, Honesty and Caring.

My interests include hockey, triathlons, camping/hiking, sobriety and church.

My family is Samuel, Grace, and Buddy Dog. We all enjoy living in Keene.

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Katie Gregory

Childcare Services Director

Katie is in charge of the extensive childcare program at the Keene Family YMCA, which includes programs at the YMCA Children’s Learning Center and the YMCA Preschool at Jonathan Daniels.

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Samantha Hill

Youth & Teen Director

Sam develops and leads the YMCA’s youth and teen programs.

I started working at the Keene Family Y in 2008 in the after school program as the School Age Coordinator. I quickly moved into the role of School Age and Camp Director, and left in 2018 for a Parks and Rec Director position. But, now I’m back as the Teen Director!

I grew up in the Keene Y and have been shaped by the core values the Y teaches and the people I have met while working here. I also believe in working for an organization whose mission is something you believe in.

Roller Derby, reading and crafting are just some of my passions. Along with spending time with my family and friends.

I live in Keene with my significant other Andy, and our dog Gatsby.

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Sara Johnson

Gymnastics Director

Sara develops and leads the Y’s Gymnastics programs.

Sara joined the team in 2011.

I believe in our mission of supporting all members of our community. I have always loved working with children and Gymnastics so this is the perfect job as i get to do both. The connection I make with the families and seeing the children grow is my favorite part of my job.

I enjoy spending time with my family, swimming, camping and traveling.

I was raised in Hinsdale. I have lived Keene for the past 20 years with my 2 children.

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Angela Lynch

Membership Director

As Membership Director, Angela’s focus is to ensure that our members, guests and community have an accessible, safe, healthy and positive place to enjoy.

I joined the Keene Family YMCA team in July of 2023.

It is important for me to work in an area that is fulfilling and matches my own values. The Keene Family Y is an organization with heart, as are the staff and team members that fill it. I love feeling like the work that I am doing is helping to make a positive impact in our community.

I am passionate about spending quality time with those that I love, as well as creating art, reading (or listening), hiking, flying by the seat of my pants and finding any and all reasons to laugh.

A NH girl through and through, originally from the Mt. Washington Valley (NH). You can frequently catch me up north visiting with close family, or where I currently reside in the Keene/Swanzey area with my world beside me (a beautiful daughter).

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Colleen Manzi

Marketing Director

Colleen leads the charge in marketing and communications for the Keene Family YMCA. She is also the Brand Advocate, working to protect and preserve the Y brand.

I joined the team at Keene Family YMCA in April of 2021.

I love working in the nonprofit space, and the Y is a great fit for me personally. This is a great organization and I love feeling like what I do is making a difference for our members, and for our community.

I love the outdoors. I spend a lot of time in the woods! Trail running, hiking, and doing what I can to help preserve our public lands is my passion. I’m also very family-oriented and love spending time with the people I love.

I grew up in Keene and have lived in this area my entire life. I do love it here! My husband and I live in Troy, along with our two sons, Cody and Keenan, and our dog Ziggy. We have a little hobby farm there where we raise animals and do some gardening.

Meghan Marcucci

Community Coalition Director

Meghan oversees the YMCA Community Coalition and the Monadnock Youth Coalition. Both coalitions have the goal of reducing youth substance use in our region.

I started working at camp in 2018.

I started working at the Y as a young adult in my twenties. It was the most supportive and motivating work environment that I have ever been a part of. My boss and colleagues always worked to inspire me and build me up into a better person. I believe in the YMCA mission, and I also feel inspired to make our community a healthier place for future generations.

I am a BIG reader, I love to do anything active outside, living a healthy lifestyle is a priority for me, and I recharge by hanging out with my pets, family and friends.

My partner Sean, my puppy Bean, and my two cats Mao and Cece. The rest of my family is all over!

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Bridget Moynihan

Health & Wellness Director

Bridget oversees the Wellness Floor, Group Exercise, and Personal Training programs at the Y.

I’m thrilled to join the Y in 2022 and to continue my career in health and wellness which began in 1996.

The Y is very expansive and inclusive in its wellness programs for people of all ages. There truly is something for everyone and I love the energy of this campus.

I enjoy singing, skiing, reading and resting!

I live in Keene with my husband and two daughters. In addition, my mother, father and brother live here as well.

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Tammie Patnode

Human Resources & Finance Director

Tammie serves as the fiscal steward and HR Director for the organization.

I started my YMCA career in 1998, serving in many capacities. My passion for the organization is continuously evolving.

I came to the YMCA from the banking industry I was looking to engage my children in the YMCA culture and it has become a way of life for us all. I truly believe in the mission and cause of the YMCA, and I am extremely proud to part of such an amazing organization.

I love the outdoors, camping, hunting, fishing, boating, and spending time with family and friends! And of course my JOB!

I live in Swanzey with my husband of 31 years. We have two amazing children and four grandchildren.

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Cindy Puza

Business Manager

Cindy handles recruiting, hiring and volunteer engagement for the Keene Family YMCA, as well as assists the HR & Finance Director with various tasks.

Since 2016, but I’ve been involved with the YMCA since I was 8 though Leader Corps, Camp Wakonda, and the Gymnastics Team.

I work for the YMCA because it’s all about the community and I’ve lived in the area all my life. It’s also my way of giving back, because the Y did so much for me in my youth

I love my family, gardening, thrifting, visiting the ocean, and of course cats.

Cindy grew up in the area, and currently lives in North Swanzey with husband, John, and has three grown children.

JT Updegraff

Recreation & Adventure Camp Director

JT is part of the program team here at the Y, developing and leading youth sports and camp programs.

I recently joined the team in 2022 and look forward to many more years!

I work for the Y because I really enjoy making positive impacts in my community, and to me there is no better way to do that than working with kids.

I love playing lacrosse and really any other sport I can get my hands on. I also enjoy coaching and volunteering at the Humane Society with my family.

I moved to Keene from Michigan with my wife and son along with our dog and cat.