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