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Contact the Staff of the YMCA of Marion and Polk Counties

Leadership Team

Tim Sinatra, CEO

Tim Sinatra, CEO
503.363.0417

Tim Sinatra is a highly experienced non-profit CEO noted for innovation in programs to support youth, family, and community development; collaborating with community organizations to meet local, regional, and statewide needs; and bringing strategic focus, financial stability, and growth to organizations. Sinatra served as the director of organizational development for the Oregon Department of Human Services. Before that, he was the CEO of Eliada Homes in Asheville, NC, which provides a range of services to children and families. Sinatra spent 23 years with the Boys and Girls Clubs of America, serving as CEO of organizations in California, Virginia, and Salem. During his time as the CEO of the Boys and Girls Clubs of Salem, Marion, and Polk Counties, Sinatra was named the Boys and Girls Clubs of America Western Region Professional of the Year. He served as the president of the Oregon State Alliance, which conducted state and federal lobbying efforts. Sinatra holds a bachelor’s degree in sociology and a master’s degree in business administration. He lives in Salem with his wife, Christy.

Brandon Lemon, Chief Operations Officer

Brandon Lemon, Chief Operations Officer
503.581.9622

Brandon Lemon joined the Y in November of 2013 as Sports Director for the Silver Falls YMCA in Silverton. Brandon competed in football, basketball, and track at Linfield College, then transferred to Willamette University where he played football and basketball. He worked for Willamette from 2009-2018 as the Defensive Backs Coach for the football team. Brandon served as Sports Director, Branch Director, and VP of Sports and Programs before his current appointment as Chief Operations Officer. If Lemon's last name sounds familiar, it’s because his late grandfather was known as the “Clown Prince” of the Harlem Globetrotters. Brandon lives in Keizer with his wife, Amanda.

Kenny Bondelie, Chief Organizational Development Officer

Kenny Bondelie, Chief Organizational Development Officer

Kenny Bondelie has over a decade of non-profit financial experience, most recently as the Director of Finance and Quality Assurance at New Avenues for Youth in Portland and previously as the Finance Manager at Oregon Food Bank. Kenny is thrilled to apply his experience implementing and building financial and data processes with the Y’s community-centered mission. In his free-time you will find Kenny exploring Oregon with his wife Emily and two-year-old daughter Corinne.

Kelly Snyder, Controller

Kelly Snyder, Controller

Jessica Otjen, Resource Development Director

Jessica Otjen, Resource Development Director
971.388.0896

Jessica was born and raised in Salem where she graduated from North Salem High School and Chemeketa Community College before moving on to Boise State University. She spent 12 years with the Boys & Girls Club and most recently was on the Grants Team at Travel Oregon. She lives with her husband and two kids. Her hobbies include gardening, photography, fishing, and road trips to Eastern Oregon.

Anna Marquez, Metro Membership and Communications Director

Anna Marquez, Metro Membership and Communications Director

Heidi Parsons, Chief People Officer

Heidi Parsons, Chief People Officer

Mariah Fairman, Deputy Operations Officer

Mariah Fairman, Deputy Operations Officer

Andrea Van Heeswyk, Wellness Director

Andrea Van Heeswyk, Wellness Director
503.838.4042

Andrea started working for the YMCA part-time in May of 2015 and rapidly rose through the ranks to become the branch director of the Monmouth-Independence Family YMCA. Andrea specializes in health and wellness, holding certifications through the American Council of Exercise in personal training, group fitness, weight management, fitness nutrition, and as a health coach.

Bobbi Lemon, Administrative Coordinator

Bobbi Lemon, Administrative Coordinator
503.581.9622

Bobbi brings extensive administrative experience and a passion for service to her work for the Y. Prior to 2020, she logged 15 years in customer service, served as the administrative assistant for a property management company, and transcribed for several non-profit ministries. She is most proud to be a wife, a mother of 4 boys, and a grandmother to five rising stars. In her free time, she is a volunteer in her church.

 


Youth Development Team

Felicia Fisher, Youth Development and Camping Services

Felicia Fisher, Youth Development and Camping Services
503.399.2788

Felicia has been serving YMCA families since 2017 as a point of contact for parents and guardians seeking child care. Felicia brings a wealth of experience in early childhood education and youth development, making her a valuable resource for families navigating their program options.

Lisa Niemeyer, Youth Development Multi-Site Director

Lisa Niemeyer, Youth Development Multi-Site Director
503.399.3117

Venessa Fiedler, Senior Director of Youth Programs & Services

Venessa Fiedler, Senior Director of Youth Programs & Services
971.388.7956

America Flores, Youth Development Director

America Flores, Youth Development Director 


Camping Services Team

Felicia Fisher, Youth Development and Camping Services

Felicia Fisher, Youth Development and Camping Services
503.399.2788

Felicia has been serving YMCA families since 2017 as a point of contact for parents and guardians seeking child care. Felicia brings a wealth of experience in early childhood education and youth development, making her a valuable resource for families navigating their program options.

Senior Director of Youth Programs & Services, Venessa Fiedler

Venessa Fiedler, Senior Director of Youth Programs & Services
971.388.7956


Resource Development Team

Jessica Otjen, Resource Development Director

Jessica Otjen, Resource Development Director
971.388.0896

Jessica was born and raised in Salem where she graduated from North Salem High School and Chemeketa Community College before moving on to Boise State University. She spent 12 years with the Boys & Girls Club and most recently was on the Grants Team at Travel Oregon. She lives with her husband and two kids. Her hobbies include gardening, photography, fishing, and road trips to Eastern Oregon.

Lana McCoy, Resource Development Events Coordinator

Lana McCoy, Resource Development Events Coordinator

503.400.7597

Lisa Novak, Grants Coordinator

Lisa Novak, Grants Coordinator

Kari Timmerman, Donor Stewardship & Engagement Coordinator

Kari Timmerman, Donor Stewardship & Engagement Coordinator

Suzie Johnson, Silver Falls Community Engagement Coordinator

Suzie Johnson, Silver Falls Community Engagement Coordinator

Gabby Walton, Monmouth-Independence Community Engagement Coordinator

Gabby Walton, Monmouth-Independence Community Engagement Coordinator

 

Salem Family YMCA Team

John Herring, Withnell Branch Director

John Herring, Withnell Branch Director

Jordan Blake, Director of Facilities and Events

Jordan Blake, Director of Facilities and Events

Jordan Blake is an accomplished nonprofit director with a heart to serve our community. Growing up in Keizer on a fourth generation farm, graduating from McNary and working for his parents’ separate businesses, Jordan honed a strong work ethic that he took with him as he joined the Navy and saw the world at a young age while serving our country.

Always challenging the status quo, Jordan has built a reputation as a doer with a good heart. With a mind for and degree in public policy and administration, entrepreneurship, and social sciences, together with 30 years of work experience has led Jordan to his dream job. Jordan is a person who is attentive and at the ready to bring a new dawn with our new Y shining as beacon of light, embracing the challenge to overcome obstacles to live as the whole, mindful, and fit humans that we are and have the capability of being. 

Valerie Geer, Community Outreach Chaplain

Dr. Valerie Geer brings 25 years of experience in Christian service to the Family YMCA of Marion and Polk Counties. Her ministry career includes:

  • A variety of roles in Christian higher education, from chapel ministry to community service programs to curriculum development and instruction
  • Intercultural training and teaching English to speakers of other languages
  • Advocacy for those experiencing domestic violence, sexual assault and human trafficking
  • Advocacy for individuals (and their families) experiencing mental illness
  • Leading Bible studies and small groups

Valerie finds joy and fulfillment in listening to and supporting people from a wide variety of backgrounds as they engage faith in their contexts.

Valerie is a Doctor of Intercultural Studies (Western Seminary, 2017), holds an MA in Intercultural Studies & TESOL (Wheaton College, 2004), and earned a BA in Church Ministries with a Concentration in Intercultural Studies (Northwest University, 1999).

Valerie has lived in Salem, Oregon for the past twelve years with her best friend and husband of 24 years, Nathan, and their four sons. She is an avid reader, loves watching her kids play sports and music, and finds refreshment spending time outside hiking, kayaking and paddle boarding.

Niesha Espinoza, Membership Coordinator

Niesha Espinoza, 503-581-9622 ext 130

Vincent Santos, Wellness Coordinator

Vincent Santos, Wellness Coordinator

 

 

Andrea Naumann, EBHI & Group Fitness Program Coordinator

Andrea Naumann, EBHI & Group Fitness Program Coordinator
 

America Flores, Youth Development Director 

America Flores, Youth Development Director 

Sven Schimmel, Salem Aquatics Coordinator

Sven Schimmel, Salem Aquatics Coordinator

Dakota Smith, Salem Youth Sports Coordinator

Dakota Smith, Salem Youth Sports Coordinator 

Amanda Schimmel, Multi-Gen Engagement Director

Amanda Schimmel, Multi-Gen Engagement Director

 

Esmaya Hendrickson, Multi-Gen Programs Coordinator

Esmaya Hendrickson, Multi-Gen Program Coordinator
971.825.3811 

Angel Marin, Elevate Youth Program Coordinator

Angel Marin, Elevate Youth Program Coordinator


Monmouth-Independence Family YMCA Team

Andrea Van Heeswyk, Monmouth-Independence Branch Director

Andrea Van Heeswyk, Monmouth-Independence Branch Director
503.838.4042

Andrea started working for the YMCA part-time in May of 2015 and rapidly rose through the ranks to become the branch director of the Monmouth-Independence Family YMCA. Andrea specializes in health and wellness, holding certifications through the American Council of Exercise in personal training, group fitness, weight management, fitness nutrition, and as a health coach.

 

Megan Freeborn, Monmouth Independence Sports Coordinator

Megan Freeborn, Monmouth Independence Sports Coordinator
503.838.4042

 


Silver Falls Family YMCA Team

Kristi Horner, Silver Falls Branch Director

Kristi Horner, Silver Falls Branch Director
503.873.6456

Annika Rogers, Silver Falls Aquatics Coordinator

Annika Rogers, Silver Falls Aquatics Coordinator

 

Megan Colgan, Aquatics Coordinator

Megan Colgan, Aquatics Coordinator


Woodburn Family YMCA Team

Daniel Castaneda, Woodburn Sports Coordinator

Daniel Castaneda, Woodburn Sports Coordinator