Leadership + Governance

Leadership & Governance

At the Greater Burlington YMCA, our leadership staff and volunteer board of directors works closely to deliver our mission and guide our efforts to strengthen the community through youth development, healthy living and social responsibility.

Our Y’s administrative offices are on College Street in Burlington, Vermont. You may reach leadership staff at the numbers provided in the list below. For a more complete list of Greater Burlington Y staff contacts, click here.

Dan Smith
President
President + CEO, Greater Burlington YMCA

Noma Anderson Ph.D.
Chair
Dean College of Nursing and Health Sciences – UVM

Kelly Cornell
Vice Chair
Vice President Sales & Marketing – April Cornell

PJ McHenry Jr.
Secretary
Branch Manager, Fairway Independent Mortgage Corp.

David Seaver
Treasurer
Senior VP Commercial Banking, Northfield Savings Bank

Bashir Abdallah 
Vice President of Product, Mainsail Partners

Renee Bourget-Place 
Partner – KPMG LLP

Victoria Bennett 
Retired YMCA Executive

Jim Cohen 
Financial Advisor, JCohen Financial

Gerald Coleman 
Director of Custodial Services, University of Vermont

Kevin Gallagher 
Co-Founder of Op.ti.ma, LCMHC

Brian Lowry 
Financial Advisor, Hickok & Boardman Capital Management

Scott Paluska, MD FACSM 
Physician – Evergreen Sports Medicine

Catherine Simonson 
Retired, formerly Chief Client Services Officer at Howard Center 

Dan Smith
President + CEO
[email protected]
802-652-8177 

Eliza Pickard
Vice President of Development + Social Responsibility
[email protected]
802-652-8130

Brian Eastman
Vice President of Operations 
[email protected]
802-652-8157

Danielle Harris
Senior Director of Youth Development
[email protected]
802-652-8133

Matt Roeder
Senior Director of Healthy Living
[email protected]
802-652-8162

Tom Leitz
Vice President of Finance + Administration
[email protected]
802-652-8179

 

For a more complete list of staff contacts by department, click here.