COOK COUNTY COMMUNITY YMCA STAFF LEADERSHIP TEAM
October 2023
Katie Belanger: Associate Executive Director
Katie Paige: Youth Development Coordinator
Haley Brickner: Healthy Living Coordinator
Karen Runkle: Aquatics Coordinator
Betsy Blaisdell: Administrative Specialist
Emily Marshall: District Vice President of Youth Programs
Building Services- Any work requests or Concerns go through Karen Runkle who has access to the county work request system and the custodian. Brian Silence is the head of County Maintenance. Tom Nelson is the head of maintenance at ISD166.
October 2023
Katie Belanger: Associate Executive Director
Katie Paige: Youth Development Coordinator
Haley Brickner: Healthy Living Coordinator
Karen Runkle: Aquatics Coordinator
Betsy Blaisdell: Administrative Specialist
Emily Marshall: District Vice President of Youth Programs
Building Services- Any work requests or Concerns go through Karen Runkle who has access to the county work request system and the custodian. Brian Silence is the head of County Maintenance. Tom Nelson is the head of maintenance at ISD166.
LEADERSHIP ROLES
Associate Executive Director – Katie Belanger x 609 [email protected], Cell: 612-239-1455
Associate Executive Director – Katie Belanger x 609 [email protected], Cell: 612-239-1455
- Supervises coordinators and specialist
- Supervises and schedules membership, dance, and sports staff in WTW
- Supervises and schedules childcare and youth program staff in WTW
- Risk Management Lead: Reviews incidents and emergency procedures
- Liaison for all ISD 166 and Cook County partnership areas included ECFE
- Coordinates fundraising efforts
- Manages dance and sports program offerings
- Addresses membership feedback, complaints, and requests
- Manages gym schedule in Group Ex Pro
- Contact for birthday parties and rental requests
- Manages the [email protected] email
- Oversees all department budgets
- Leads branch advisory council
- Qualified childcare classroom teacher
- Qualified yoga sub
- Main contact for childcare program questions, waitlists, billing, and enrollment
- Manages childcare center and maintains licenses requirements
- Manages CCAP and scholarship funding for child care programs
- Manages day camp, afterschool, and kids club programs when in session
- Qualified childcare classroom teacher
- Main contact for building work requests
- Main contact for cleaning services and custodian
- Supervises and schedules instructors, coaches, and lifeguards
- Manages and leads the aquatics program offerings including lessons and Swim Team
- Maintains the pool schedule in GroupExPro
- Inventories and orders first aid supplies for every department in the branch
- Lifeguard, swim instructor, coach, and Membership Services Representative roles
- Certified trainer for lifeguard and CPR/FA for all Cook employees
- Certified Pool Operator
- Supervises and trains fitness instructors
- Creates the staff schedule in WTW and maintains the group fitness class schedule in GroupExpPro.
- Contact for teen and wellness orientations, personal training
- Qualified yoga sub
- Manages the space and equipment in the fitness studio, cardio room, and weight room
- Contact for Corporate Membership program
- Audits new membership and changes
- Manages scholarship program (Personal Pricing Plans)
- Completes cash deposits
- Trains Membership Desk staff
- Contact for supervisors regarding hiring process
- Posts job openings, conducts new hire paperwork sessions, enters/changes employees in ADP
- Creates and leads marketing processes: newsletter, flyers, Facebook, Boreal ads, other ads, and more
- Creates all program registrations in Daxko for Duluth Association
- Purchaser for the branch, credit card holder
- Manages and orders snacks, items for sale, beverages for sale
- Approves refunds, staff discounts, and assists with billing needs at the branch
- Gets mail and send packages as needed
- Manages website and oversees Coordinators who manage their own pages
- Contact for all IT needs: software training, phones, computers, internet, cameras
- Membership, lifeguard, childcare back-up
- Manages Youth program grants.
- Training consultant for childcare
- Overall manager of all licensing requirement
- Oversees ECDC (childcare center) at Hermantown branch