Staff & Volunteer Leadership

As a community-based organization, the YMCA of Greater New York reflects the needs and values of the communities it serves. A diverse staff team is committed to putting the YMCA's mission in action. A volunteer Board of Directors, made up of community leaders, helps to shape the organization's strategic plan.

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Senior Staff

Jack Lund
President &
Chief Executive Officer

Michael Guarino
Executive Vice President &
Chief Financial Officer

Rena McGreevy
Senior Vice President &
Chief Operating Officer

Paul Custer
Senior Vice President &
Chief Administration Officer

Maria del Toro
Senior Vice President
Public Affairs

Gary Laermer
Senior Vice President &
Chief Development Officer

Charles Ainsworth
Vice President
YMCA Partnerships

Linda Allocco
Vice President
Operations

Sean Andrews
Vice President
Operations

Lyn Hall
Vice President
Human Resources

Michael Keller
Vice President
Operations

Michael Spezzano
Vice President
Program, Membership & Marketing

Faustino Vidro, Jr.
Vice President
Property Management

Staci M. Weissman
Vice President
Finance

John Atwater
Senior Executive Director
Information Technology
& CONNECT

Greg Coil
Senior Executive Director
Operations

Eileen O’Connor
Senior Executive Director
Operations

Kevin Shermach
Senior Executive Director
Communications & Positioning

William J. Smith
Senior Executive Director
Enterprise Compliance

Loretta Trapani
Senior Executive Director
Staff Development

Denise Zimmer
Senior Executive Director
Government Contracts

Mary Jane Raymond
Controller

 

Board of Directors

Kevin Burke, Chair
Chairman, President & CEO
Consolidated Edison, Inc.

Glenn Lau-Kee, Vice Chair
Partner Kee & Lau-Kee LLP

Robert H. Silver, Vice Chair
Co-Founder
The Bravitas Group Inc.

Susan Whiting, Vice Chair
Vice Chairperson
The Nielsen Company

Janice Reals Ellig,
Immediate Past Chair
Co-Chief Executive Officer
Chadick Ellig, Inc.

 

Janie Elizabeth Bailey

Joseph P. Benincasa
Executive Director
The Actors Fund

Patricia Brunson
VP - Finance & Operations
Global Apparel Network US
Chair, McBurney YMCA

Carl Fields, Jr.
VP & Market Manager
Capital One Bank
Chair, Jamaica YMCA

Robert Garrett, Jr.
President
Arcadia Aviation

Eugene Giscombe
President & CEO
Giscombe Realty Group

Alan Gomez
Youth Representative-at-Large
Volunteer, West Side YMCA

Marcia Gay Harden
Academy Award® & Tony Award® Winning Actor

Priscilla Herrera
Youth Representative-at-Large
Volunteer, Long Island City YMCA

Henry R. Keizer
Global Head of Audit
KPMG LLP

Shaygan Kheradpir, PhD
Executive Vice President &
Chief Information Officer
Verizon Communications

Charles King
Sr. Vice President
Capital Guardian Trust Co.
Chair, Vanderbilt YMCA

Michael J. Klingensmith
Managing Director
AdMedia Partners

Christine LaSala
President & CEO
WTC Captive Insurance Company

William H. Lawrence
Chief Executive Officer
Meridian Capital Partners, Inc.

William K. Lee, MD
President
Cardiac Associates of North Jersey

Hon. Guillermo Linares

A. Michael Lipper, CFA
President
Lipper Advisory Services, Inc.

Consuelo Mack
Anchor & Managing Editor
WealthTrack

Sal Maglietta
Executive Vice President
US Bank

Randy M. Mastro
Partner
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP

Jonathan Mechanic
Partner
Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP

Alfredo J. Molina
Chairman & CEO
The Molina Group

Walter Montgomery
Chief Executive Officer
Robinson Lerer & Montgomery

Thomas Murn
President
Answer Vending, Inc.
Chair, Cross Island YMCA

Eileen K. Murray
President & Partner
Duff Capital Adivors

Daniel A. Neff
Executive Committee Co-Chairman & Partner
Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz

Timothy L. Porter
Chief Client Relationship Counsel
Proskauer Rose LLP

Douglas "Max" Reid
Consultant
The Cabot Advisory Group

John Wallis "Jack" Rowe, MD
Professor, Columbia University Mailman School
President & CEO (retired), Aetna

Bonnie St. John
Author, Olympian

Barry Salzberg, Past Chair
Chief Executive Officer
Deloitte LLP

Robert Scamardella
Managing Partner
Russo, Scamardella, & D'Amato

Diana L. Taylor
Managing Director
Wolfensohn & Company, LLC

Seth H. Waugh
Chief Executive Officer
Deutsche Bank Americas

Olumide Wilkey
Account VP of Advisory & Brokerage Services
UBS Financial Services
Chair, Bedford-Stuyvesant YMCA

Raymond H. Yu
President
Yuco Management, Inc.

Emeritus Board

Robert Annunziata, Chair
Chairman, retired
ATEF, Inc.

Timothy P. Flynn
Chairman & CEO
KPMG

William D. Rueckert
Managing Member
Oyster Management Group, LLC

Hon. Merryl H. Tisch
Chancellor
New York State Board of Regents

Roger M. Vasey
Managing Partner
Conyers Capital LLC

Hon. Myrtle G. Whitmore
Commissioner, retired
New York City Housing Authority