About Us

meet our team

Franzine Potts ​

CEO

Leonard Barnes

CVO

director of staff

YMCA of Grays Harbor director Staff

Vanessa Berndt

Youth Programming Director vberndt@ghymca.net 360.537.9622 x 124

Dan Brown

Chief Operating Officer (COO) dbrown@ghymca.net 360.537.9622 x 109

Ryan Catron

Dir. Member Services & Camp Bishop rcatron@ghymca.net 360.537.9622 x 147

Daniel Chavez

Health & Wellness Director
dchavez@ghymca.net 360.537.9622 x 105

Melissa Dahlstrom

Finance Director mdahlstrom@ghymca.net 360.537.9622 x 101

Nicole Evanson

Sr. Director of Aquatics & Safety nevanson@ghymca.net 360.537.9622 x 126

Leslie Goings

Dir. Community Engagement & HR lgoings@ghymca.net 360.537.9622 x 108

Dannielle Oliver

Sr. Dir., Licensed &
Unlicensed Programming doliver@ghymca.net 360.537.9622 x 104

Ryan Pickard

Director of Camp Building & Facilities rpickard@ghymca.net

Franzine Potts ​

Chief Executive Officer (CEO) fpotts@ghymca.net 360.537.9622 x 111

Keith Sedgwick

Facilities Maintenance Director ksedgwick@ghymca.net 360.537.9622 x 141

Board members

YMCA of Grays Harbor board

Kenneth Albert

Retired Treasurer Grays Harbor County

Leonard Barnes (CVO)

Executive Director Port of Grays Harbor​

Dean Brydon (Treasurer)

CEO Timberland Bank

Josh Collette

Chief Financial Officer
WSSDA

Hannah Curley

Treasurer
Quinault Indian Nation

Jennifer Durney

Business Insurance Agent Durney Insurance, Inc

Maggie May

Family Medicine, Harbor Regional

Pat Oleachea (Secretary)​

Managing Broker Windermere Real Estate

Lindsay Paylor Jones

SVP & Team Leader Bank of the Pacific

Jody Pope

Director of Athletics Grays Harbor College

Alissa Shay

Deputy Director Port of Grays Harbor

Jill Smith

Board Member Grays Harbor College Foundation

Ruth Erwin-Svoboda

Principal Central Park Elementary School

Arlene Torgerson (2nd VP)​

Board President Family Promise

Moraya Wilson (Past Pres.)

General Manager / Treasurer KD&S Environmental


2025 Impact report

2024 impact report

strategy & vision