People make digital possible
The biggest ideas start as a spark of inspiration in the minds of people. These ideas grow in the conversations between people. And people transform those ideas into helpful products.
Core Team
The Core Team is the engine that moves Open Y forward. This mission-aligned team supports the Open Y platform and community.

Nathan Maehren
Strategy

Craig Paulnock
Product

Amber Richard
Community

Ben McCoy
UX & Creative

Paige Thell
Product

Sarah Halby
Product

Andrii Podanenko
Technology
Board of Directors
The Board represents a diverse set of perspectives across the Y movement. This group provides navigation for Open Y with insights on strategy, governance and fundraising.

Jim Paro
Open Y Board Chair
CIO, YMCA of Greater Brandywine
YNAN YMCA Liaison

Sue Glass
CEO, YMCA of Metro Denver
Mid-Major YMCA Liaison

Phillip Jimenez
CEO, The West Cook YMCA
Small-Mid YMCA Liaison

David Frederick
CMO, YMCA of Metropolitan Dallas
YMCA Camp Liaison

Paul McEntire
COO, YMCA of the USA
YMCA of USA Liaison

Matt Marek
CEO, Further
Board Member, YMCA of the North
YMCA of the North Liaison
Ambassadors
The collection of highly engaged Ambassadors better the Y community through digital transformation. These volunteers help organize events, share ideas and act as references and resources for those using and considering the Open Y platform.

Alex Schedrov
Five Jars

Brent Wilker
ImageX

David Wells
YMCA of Middle Tennessee

Jennifer Federici
YMCA of Metropolitan Dallas

Jeremy Weedman
JW Technology & Design

MaryO Ratcliffe
YMCA of Western North Carolina

Nathan Hippenmeyer
YMCA of the North

Sarah Baker
YMCA of South Hampton Roads

Tony Finneman
OneEach Technologies
Tech All Stars
The All-Stars possess a wealth of technical expertise within the Drupal and YMCA communities. In the true spirit of open source, these technology leaders share learnings and collaborate on code for the Open Y platform.

Aaron Christian
ImageX

Anatoliy Polyakov
ImageX

Andrey Maximov
Five Jars

Andrii Tiupa
ImageX

Avi Schwab
Y-USA

Bryan Sharpe
ImageX

Dima Danylevskyi
Jet.Dev

Dmitry Drozdik
Five Jars

Igor Karpilenko
Five Jars