Meet The Team
Dear YMCA Members and Participants,
I am pleased to present to you our team at The Granite YMCA. Together, we are a dedicated group of individuals connected by a shared passion and commitment to serving our members and strengthening the foundations of our community through youth development, healthy living, social responsibility, and family strengthening. Our talented staff are well vetted through a thorough interview and reference checking process. All must pass a criminal investigative check and go through both formal and on the job training programs. I am very proud of all our team members, and invite you to ask any of them for assistance to better improve your Y experience.
Enjoy your YMCA.
John Harris
President and CEO of The Granite YMCA
YMCA of Greater Londonderry staff
Lisa Fitzgerald
Executive Director
Lisa has a BA in therapeutic recreations from Lyndon State College and more than 15 years of managerial, camping, and program development experience. Earlier in her career, Lisa focused on providing integrated camping opportunities for children with disabilities, through collaborative programs in NH, VT and NY. Lisa is a long-time Londonderry resident.
Katie Closs
Camp Director
Katie Closs has been involved in YMCA summer camps since 2006 and this will be her 8th year at Camp Pa-Gon-Ki. Throughout the years, she has been the Program Director as well as the Assistant Camp Director. This is Katie's first year stepping in as the Camp Director, and she is very excited to take on this new role here at camp. During the school year Katie is a High School Social Studies teacher in the Epping School District. She has a passion for running, sports, hiking, and being a mom to her 2 year old daughter Lily! Katie is excited to sing, dance, play and make lasting memories with staff and campers this summer!
Stacy Credit Neville
Senior Program Director & Child Care Director
Stacy has a Bachelor of Science in education from Saint Joseph’s College of Maine. She was a camp director for ten summers for the recreation department in Salem, New Hampshire and taught title 1 reading for three years in Salem and was the site director of an after school program. Stacy oversees the child care programs at the YMCA of Greater Londonderry.
Cindy Lafond
Wellness Director
Cindy Lafond has worked at the Granite YMCA since 1994 in many capacities. She started as a volunteer teaching group exercise moved on to become the Wellness Director, and slowly moved up the ladder from Association Health & Wellness Director, Senior Director, Branch Executive and finally to her dream job for the past 2 years as the Association Director of Healthy Living. This job allows her to work with many people, ages and organizations to provide wellness throughout our community and state. After 32 years of wellness experience, Cindy holds numerous certifications in group exercise, LiveSTRONG at the Y, Cancer Exercise and Fitness Specialist, 500 hour Yoga instructor and this list will continue to grow as she pursues new and exciting ways to help individuals reach their wellness potential.
Gabby Parent
Camp & Youth Development Director
Gabby joined the YMCA of Greater Londonderry at a young age. She began her YMCA career in 2004 in our LIT/CIT summer camp program. She has been with the Londonderry YMCA for 12 years where she has worked in our Schools out Program, Camp Pa-Gon-Ki, Kids Night, Kid Zone, vacation programs, youth enrichment programs, as well as coordinated many of our events. She earned her Bachelor’s Degree in Child Development from Southern New Hampshire University and now assists in overseeing our child care programs, and programming for camp at the YMCA of Greater Londonderry.
YMCA of Greater Londonderry Advisory Board
Stacey Bruzzese
Frank Donlan
Kerry Houston
Ashley Larochelle
Vice Chair
Kerry Lekas
Gabriel Leon
Daniel Mancini
Debra Paul
Tammy Seikmann
John Skevington
Nick Therrien
Board Chair
Doug Thomas
John Visconti
Andrew White
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