Our Team

Dean Snider, CEO
Shana Whitelock, HR Director
William Huang, Financial Controller
Kat Lohman, Executive Director of Social Impact
Justin Davies, Executive Director of Hoag Operations
Tom Pierce, Director of Philanthropy and Advancement
Elizabeth Goldsmith, Health & Wellness Director
John Borgognoni, Volunteer and Program Director
Terry Karper, Facilities Director
Berenice Puente, Marketing and Brand Manager
Ben Leschensky, Communications Manager
Charlotte See, Admin Coordinator
Trevor Torres, Accountant
Darci Hart, Bookkeeper
Joel Eberle, Sports Programs Coordinator
Elissa Eskridge, Youth Program Coordinator

Aquatics Team

Marissa Givens, Lifeguard Manager
Joseph Shelley, SVYA Swim Team Head Coach

Social Impact Team

Ky Parrott, Outreach Manager
Danielle Vincent, Oasis Shelter Manager
Erik Kort, Sedro-Woolley Rec Center Site Supervisor
Marie Carlson, MV HOPE Coalition Coordinator
Bethany Sparkle, Strategic Partnerships Coordinator
Marisela Espinoza, MV HOPE Coalition Equity Liaison
Kelly Weech, MV HOPE Coalition Support Specialist

Childcare Team

Tammie Young, Senior ELC Director
Teresa Zumwalt, School-Age Director
Makenzi Upper, Burlington ELC Director
Meet our Fitness Instructors
Meet our Swim Instructors

Board of Directors

  • Cynthia Aguirre (Equitable Multilingual Services, Owner)
  • Dan Berard (Mount Vernon School District, Executive Director – Categorical Programs)
  • Rod Cann (SaviBank, Chief Lending Officer) – Treasurer
  • Morgan Curry (Skagit Gleaners, Executive Director)
  • Dustin Johnson (Anacortes Family Center, Executive Director)
  • Gautam Kini (HF Sinclair Refinery, Engineer)
  • Brad Methner (State Farm Insurance, Agent/Owner)
  • Elizabeth Neidzwski (Skagit County Superior Court Judge) – Chair
  • tsi sq̓ʷal?alq̓ʷal Lora Pennington (Upper Skagit Indian Tribe Elder)
  • Audra Ramerman (EDASC, CFO)
  • Jennifer Sass-Walton (Skagit Public Health Prevention & Community Health)
  • Margaret Simpson (Human Resources Manager at TRICO)
  • Tony Smith (Sedro-Woolley School District, Executive Director – Educational Support Services)
  • Pete Vander Meulen (Diversint, Retired) – Past-Chair
  • həgʷəliča Shelly Vendiola (Swinomish Nation, Elder/Educator)