Welcome to the Family YMCA at Tarrytown

We build strong kids, strong families and strong communities!  You have taken the first step to becoming part of something big – the YMCA Movement. The YMCA is a charitable nonprofit under Section 501 (c) 3 of the US Tax Code. Through more than 2200 operating units, the YMCA serves over 16 million men, women and children, making it the largest community service organization in the United States.  Worldwide, the YMCA is in more than 130 countries and serves in excess of 30 million people. Our more than 150 years have given rise to services ranging from childcare, fitness and aquatic programs to schools, medical and agricultural support for developing nations.  The Family YMCA at Tarrytown is a local charity that receives no funding from the YMCA of the USA.

Mission Statement
The Family YMCA at Tarrytown is a nonprofit organization dedicated to serving a diverse community and building spirit, mind, and body through a unique combination of childcare, fitness, performing arts and adult male residential programs.  We offer all programming and services regardless of an individual's ability to pay.

Financial Aid for membership and program fees is available for free and reduced lunch recipients, and for other income qualified individuals.  click here for financial aid application

Putting our Mission to Work
The Family YMCA at Tarrytown, N.Y., recently celebrated 105 years of service to our community, which includes towns along the Hudson River from Hastings-on-Hudson north to Peekskill.  There are few institutions that have successfully served a community for over 100 years.  We have succeeded by adapting to changes in society, while maintaining our core beliefs in body, mind and spirit.

As you may know, the YMCA is a charitable organization.  We are also an open and inclusive organization:  YMCAs are for people of all faiths, races, ages, abilities and incomes.  We provide scholarships to large numbers of local children and their families, to single mothers, and an ever increasing number of local seniors.   Last year, our YMCA awarded scholarships to over 350 individuals, who without our support would have been unable to take advantage of our programs and activities.  These programs and activities include childcare, aquatics, Y Dance, Y Theatre, pottery/ceramics, drawing and painting, sports, recreation programs, after school programs in multiple school districts, and summer day camps. 

Our programs truly make a difference in our community.  Without the Family YMCA at Tarrytown, disabled children and adults in our area would not have an aquatic therapy, physical education and recreation program.  Hundreds of families would be at a loss without our quality, affordable after school program and enriched summer camp.  Senior Citizens would be more isolated and have less opportunity to participate in supervised, age-appropriate physical fitness programs, including use of our fitness center and swimming pool.  Forty-eight men could possibly still be homeless without our intervention and residential program. 

We believe our charitable efforts and the many services we provide to the underserved in our community are unmatched.  We offer childcare services for children aged three months through preschool.  In 2004 we introduced a nursery school.  We currently run before and/or after school programs in Briarcliff Manor, Elmsford, Irvington, Ossining and the Tarrytown School Districts.  It is our intention to secure funding to open a full day child care facility. 

Facilities
25-yard three/four-lane Swimming Pool
Gymnasium/Studio A (basketball/volleyball/soccer and dance)*
Racquetball/Handball/Squash Courts*
Strength and Fitness Center (Cardiovascular and Cybex Strength Circuit)*
Expanded Weight Training Center*
Dedicated Spin Studio*
Childcare Services (including Infant, Toddler, Nursery School and After School)*
Art Studio*
Group Exercise/Studio B* (over  50 group exercise classes per week)
Mind & Body Room/Studio C for dance, yoga, and Pilates*
Massage Therapy Suite*
Sauna & Steam Room (for members aged 18 years and older)
*Indicates air-conditioned areas.

Hours of Operation
Monday – Thursday 5:00 a.m. – 10:30 p.m.
Friday 5:00 a.m. - 10:00 p.m.
Saturday & Sunday 7:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m.

Holidays
The YMCA is closed on the following holidays:
New Year's Day, January 1 (closing at 6 pm on New Year's Eve)
Easter Sunday, April 4
Memorial Day, May 31
Independence Day, July 4
Labor Day, Monday September 6
Thanksgiving Day, November 25
Christmas Day, December 25 (closing at 3:00 pm on Christmas Eve)

Directions to the Family YMCA at Tarrytown
From I-287 South/East:  Take Exit 9 for Tarrytown/Route119 (last exit before the bridge).  At end of ramp bear left onto 119 West.  Continue to intersection at Route 9.  Turn right at intersection and follow Route 9 North (becomes Broadway in Tarrytown).  Continue to the fourth traffic light.  Turn left onto Main Street.  For main entrance and parking, proceed two blocks; YMCA will be on left. Go past the YMCA building and make first left onto Windle Park.  YMCA parking lot and main entrance are on the left.

From I-87/I-287 West, crossing Tappan Zee Bridge:  Immediately after bridge toll, exit for Tarrytown. Turn right at end of ramp onto Route 9 North/Broadway.  Continue to fifth traffic light.  Turn left onto Main Street. For main entrance and parking, proceed two blocks; YMCA will be on left.  Go past the YMCA building and make first left onto Windle Park.  YMCA parking lot and main entrance are on the left.

From Saw Mill River Parkway South:  Take Eastview exit. Turn left at light and follow road between two lakes. At Marymount College and Fordham University, bear left at fork toward Route 9. Cross Route 9/Broadway onto Main Street.  For main entrance and parking, proceed two blocks; YMCA will be on left.  Go past the YMCA building and make first left onto Windle Park.  YMCA parking lot and main entrance are on the left.

From Saw Mill River Parkway North:  Take Eastview exit. Turn left at light and follow road between two lakes. At Marymount College and Fordham University, bear left at fork toward Route 9. Cross Route 9/Broadway onto Main Street.  For main entrance and parking, proceed two blocks; YMCA will be on left.  Go past the YMCA building and make first left onto Windle Park.  YMCA parking lot and main entrance are on the left.

From Route 9 Points South:  Follow signs to Tarrytown.  From intersection with Route 119, count 4 traffic lights. Turn left onto Main Street. For main entrance, proceed two blocks, YMCA on left.  Make first left after YMCA onto Windle Park. 

From Route 9 Points North:  Follow signs to Tarrytown.  Pass Library on right and Tarrytown Post Office on left.  Proceed to next traffic light and turn right onto Main Street.  For main entrance, proceed two blocks, YMCA on left.  Make first left after YMCA onto Windle Park.

Board of Directors

* New to Board of Directors in May, 2008

YMCA Staff

Gerry Riera  CEO Gerry Riera has been the CEO at the Family YMCA at Tarrytown since 2003.  In that time he has improved our Member Satisfaction Rating from a 3.2 to a 3.8, increased revenue by 15% and has made great strides to collaborate or partner with other organizations in the area to establish a true sense of community at the Y.  Today our community collaborations surpass 70.  He joined the staff at the Tarrytown YMCA after 10 years of experience in program development and operations, particularly in the areas of health & fitness and youth & adult sports and programs.  Gerry is a Certified YMCA Senior Director and successfully completed the YMCA’s CEO Institute.  He comes to Tarrytown from the Newark YMWCA where he was the Physical Director responsible for all health & fitness programs, youth & adult sports and special events, family programs and summer day camp.  During his tenure at Newark he oversaw the renovation of three different workout areas, reestablished youth and adult sports, and led the resurgence of the summer day camp program, whose net revenues increased by 40% two years running. Prior to his YMCA experience, Gerry spent five years working for the AlliedSignal/Honeywell Employee Health & Fitness Center where he was trained in Total Quality Leadership and the Six Sigma Administrative Process.  He eventually became the program’s manager.  During this time the program was recognized nationally by the Association for Worksite Health Promotion, won several Fitness Management Magazine NOVA 7 awards and received a 4.9/5.0 Customer Satisfaction Rating within AlliedSignal/Honeywell’s Business Services division. Gerry is a graduate from Rutgers University with a baccalaureate of science degree in Exercise Science and holds a Graduate Certificate from Purchase College in Fundraising and Board Development.  In his college years, he spent time as a student athletic trainer for the university and was a cardiac rehabilitation intern for Hackensack University Medical Center.  His other professional experience includes teaching as an Adjunct Professor for County College of Morris and being a Strength and Conditioning Coach for Morristown Beard High School.  Gerry has also coached youth basketball for 10 years and is a certified varsity official through the International Association of Approved Basketball Officials.  Furthermore, he is a certified karate instructor and holds a second-degree black belt in Okinawan Isshinryu Karate. Gerry resides in New Jersey with his wife Jill and their daughters Nicolette and Alessia.  In their spare time they enjoy running and lead a youth group for their church.  He is also a Rotarian, and has served as the President for the Tarrytown Club in 2006.

Barbara Turk Vice President, Marketing and Community Development A long-time resident of both Tarrytown and Sleepy Hollow, Barbara is thrilled to direct her energy towards serving the community and bringing people together.  As the Vice President of Marketing and Community Development for the Family YMCA at Tarrytown, Barbara is responsible for all public and media relations, advertising, newsletters, fundraising, special events, including all golf outings and overseeing the YMCA Masquerade Balls in October, and is the Webmaster for the Y.  She is also involved with program development for the Y, including initiating 3rd Friday activities launched in fall 2004, the after school enrichment collaboration with the Union Free School District of the Tarrytowns, and overseeing the after school theatre program that now includes Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream, The Comedy of Errors, Twelfth Night, a bilingual production of Midsummer Night's Dream, Julius Caesar, and the musicals School House Rock Live!, Gilbert & Sullivan's Pirates of Penzance, Fiddler on the Roof, Aladdin, and Peter Pan. Last summer YMCA Shakespeare in the Park presented Much Ado About Nothing on outdoor stage in Patriot's Park in Tarrytown; this summer the program expands to include an abridged Midsummer Night's Dream for kids in grades 2 - 5, and Hamlet for the older kids. Prior to joining the Y in 2001, Barbara worked for Control Data for several years in Cleveland, Ohio, and upon returning to New York, was a management consultant serving law firms and law departments, first with Arthur Young for three years and later for over ten years with Price Waterhouse.  Upon the birth of her second child, she retired from consulting and within months became the co-chair of the capital campaign for her church.  Soon thereafter, she became the Director of Special Conferences and Events for American Lawyer magazine, where among other programs, she developed the new Leadership Summit, a series of conferences for Fortune 500 general counsel and managing attorneys of major law firms from around the world. Barbara is a graduate of the University of Michigan, with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Communications.  She enjoys spending time with her family and friends, traveling, attending theatre productions, cooking, reading, spinning and most recently, bridge.  She keeps trying to master Pilates, but it looks to be a long process.  Barbara can be reached at (914) 631-4807 ext. 19 or by email.

Cheryl Cappello, Business Manager  Cheryl Cappello has been an employee of the Family YMCA at Tarrytown for 33 years.  During her career Cheryl has worked in several different departments, currently her primary responsibilities revolve around monthly internal and external financial reporting, membership and program registration and processing, payroll for a staff of over 100 people, accounts receivable and accounts payable.  Cheryl has deep roots within the community and is a graduate of Sleepy Hollow High School.  This is evident as she easily recognizes every other person she walks by on her way to work.  Currently she resides in Sleepy Hollow with her two teenagers Krista and David.

Lesa Dalton  Human Resources Director Lesa Dalton, HR Director, has always worked in the non-profit sector. Prior to joining the Family YMCA at Tarrytown in 1998 she was the Senior Project Director for over thirteen years for the American Health Foundation, a not for profit cancer research organization. There she oversaw multiple grants funded by the National Institutes of Health, supervised research and field staff and implemented health promotion programs in several communities.  While raising her children, she became a swim instructor for the Family YMCA teaching parent/child, preschool, youth and older adult swimming lessons.  In January of 2008, Lesa joined the senior staff and has been responsible implementing new human resource procedures and overseeing afterschool enrichment programs in two school districts, Tarrytown and Irvington.  She is also involved in YMCA special events, serving as committee chair for the Decorations Committee for the Masquerade Ball on October 30, 2009.  Lesa still teaches several swim classes a week to keep her YMCA Aquatics skills up-to-date and to spend time with all the wonderful children and seniors she has come to know (and has yet to meet!). Lesa has a Bachelor of Arts in Community Health Education from Queens College; graduated Magna Cum Laude and an honoree of Phi Beta Kappa.  She is involved in several organizations in her community, serving as Chair for her local Cub Scout pack for 10 plus years and as a board member for the school district’s ice hockey club.  Lesa resides in Croton on Hudson with her husband Robert and 3 boys, Ricky, Brett and Alec.  She loves to read, run, cook and has found a new passion in spinning at the Y!

Nicole Bernardone  Childcare Director Nicole joined the staff of the Family YMCA at Tarrytown in 1996.  As Childcare Director, her responsibilities include overseeing the tot drop program,  daycare, preschool, all after school sites, dance program, and all camp programs.  Before joining the Family YMCA at Tarrytown, Ms. Bernardone taught art in several parochial schools for children in grades pre-K through eight.  She has also substituted in public schools in Westchester County. She received her Bachelors Degree and teacher’s certification from the College of New Rochelle and her Associates Degree at Westchester Community College.  Nicole has received her YMCA Senior Directors Certification and is also a graduate of Leadership Westchester. Nicole resides in Pleasantville with her Husband William and four children.

Melissa Weaver Aquatics Director Melissa Weaver has been employee of the Family YMCA at Tarrytown since 1993, working in the Aquatics Department in a variety of positions.  Melissa is currently the Aquatics Director, and also served in this function from March of 1999-February of 2003.  Melissa also handles all financial aid processing for the YMCA.  In 2003 she took sabbatical to spend more time with her family, and returned briefly in the summer of 2004, serving as Summer Camp Aquatics Director and Water Safety Instructor.  As the Aquatics Director, her responsibilities include all scheduling, staffing, and development of the preschool and youth swimming lessons, water fitness classes, Active Older Adults water fitness, swim team, pool rentals and the YMCA summer camp swimming program. Melissa has 18 years experience as an aquatic professional.  She holds all necessary aquatics and safety certifications through the American Red Cross as well as the National YMCA of the USA.  She also is fully certified as a YMCA Professional Director.  Melissa is a volunteer for the Westchester Emergency Volunteer Reserves-Medical Reserve Corps (WEVR-MRC) and a volunteer for the Tarrytown Ambulance Corps. Prior to returning full time to the YMCA in 2207, Melissa was employed by the Town of Mamaroneck Recreation Department where she held the position of Water Safety Instructor for the Hommocks Pool and Head Swim Coach for their pre-season swim team. Melissa resides in Tarrytown with her husband Scott and their son Scotty.  They are actively involved in the community.  Melissa can be reached at (914) 631-4807 extension 14. Emmanuel Bioh  Residence Director Emmanuel Bioh joined the staff of the Family YMCA in October, 2000 as a social worker; he became Residence Director in July, 2001. Emmanuel received a Masters in Social Work from University of Toronto, Canada, and BA Psychology from University of Western Ontario.  Emmanuel also holds a teaching certificate from University of Cape Coast, in Ghana West Africa.  Prior experience includes over 7 years experience in psychiatric hospitals, addiction treatment facilities and residential programs. Emmanuel lives with his wife and two young children in Spring Valley, NY.  Emmanuel can be reached at (914) 631-4807 extension 23.

Enrique Torres  Facilities Director Facilities Director at the Family YMCA since spring, 2001, Enrique Torres has been working in the property operations field for the past sixteen years.  Enrique has a background in electrical wiring and is experienced in all facets of day to day operations of Building Maintenance, Housekeeping, Grounds, Fire Safety and Security. His work experience includes having worked at Congregation Emanuel in Rye as a building Manager, the Hilton Hotels in Tarrytown as a Building Engineer, managing a Warehouse for the Sears Home Central kitchen cabinets division in Elmsford, as a building manager for an Office complex that included an MRI center and four indoor tennis courts in New City, and as a Property Manager for a sports complex that included an arcade game floor, a restaurant and bar, an ice hockey rink and a skating rink in New Rochelle. Enrique can be reached at (914) 631-4807 ext. 11 or by email Enrique Torres

Sandra Wingate, Front Desk Manager, brings diversified experience to the YMCA in the areas of member relations and outreach, registration systems, volunteer and staff supervision, event management, bilingual Spanish/English communication and child care. With a brief break while living in Colorado from 2007 - 2008, Sandra has been a member service desk representative at the YMCA since September 2003 and was previously a child care assistant since spring of 2002.  A native of Chile, Sandra came to the U.S. in 1988 to work in child care and then studied liberal arts at Temple University in Philadelphia. She and her family moved to Sleepy Hollow in 1995 and are now Ardsley residents.  Sandra is a deacon at the Reformed Church of the Tarrytowns and has coordinated the Sunday School and Vacation Bible School programs there.  With her husband Robert, Sandra has two children, Samantha and Nicholas. In her spare time she enjoys gardening, cooking and entertaining, and the cinema. Susan Barak  Early Childhood / Preschool Coordinator, Childcare Department Susan has been with the YMCA since 2000.   Ms. Barak is the coordinator of the YMCA Preschool, Kindercamp and the Tot Drop program, and is responsible for all scheduling, billing and use allocation.   Since coming to the YMCA, Ms. Barak has introduced a developmentally age appropriate curriculum to tot drop.  This curriculum includes a music program, arts and crafts, cultural activities, story time, group dynamic play and the introduction of letter, number, color and shape recognition.  She has been certified by the YMCA in the following program areas 1) Principles of YMCA Child Care 2) School Age Child Care Director and 3) YMCA Day Camp Director.    Before joining the staff of the Y, Ms. Barak was employed by Beth Israel Medical Center as a Child Life Specialist, working with infants and children up to 21 years old with brain or spinal injuries and their families, helping them reconnect with the world through play therapy.  Susan also spent five years with the JCC on the Hudson.  Susan has a Bachelors of Social Work from Ramapo College and an Associates Degree in Social Science from Westchester Community College.  She has lived in the area since early childhood.

 

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