Here is a brief introduction to the key members of our team here at the Y:

Paul Thein, ED.S. EXEC DIRECTOR & CEO

Jill Sloan ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR

BJ Pyrzenski MARKETING & MEMBERSHIP

Nova Theriault BUSINESS MANAGER

Krytial Harrell AQUATICS DIRECTOR .

Jeana Griffin DIRECTOR OF AFTERSCH/SUMMER .

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Crystal Winn DIRECTOR OF WELLNESS

Jenny Bates OFFICE MANAGER

Anna Pinder DIRECTOR OF MUSIC

Childcare Department

Kalin Tanner SCHOOL AGE STAFF

Laura Sweat SCHOOL AGE STAFF

Chris Hiers SCHOOL AGE STAFF

Fitness Department

Cheryl Monroe, RN GROUP FITNESS INSTRUCTOR .

Melina Gillis GROUP FITNESS INSTRUCTOR .

Julianna Hudson PERSONAL TRAINER & GX INSTRUCTOR .

Philip Jordan PERSONAL TRAINER, GX INSTRUCTOR & PRO SHOP

Zeta Matich FITNESS INSTRUCTOR . .

Jackson Howell PERSONAL TRAINER . .

Raile Atkintomide PERSONAL TRAINER & FITNESS INSTRUCTOR .

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Sam Walker PRO SHOP

Ashlyn Hilton PRO SHOP

Morris Capps PRO SHOP

Katie Rittenhouse PRO SHOP

Aquatics Department

Allen Smith AQUATICS

Eloise Bruce AQUATICS

Camp Reveille Department

Jasmin Baker CAMP REVEILLE DIRECTOR ’11

Lucky YOU’LL SEE HIM ALMOST ANYWHERE!

 Preschool Department

Nancy Cruz PRE SCHOOL TEACHER

Ginny Altman PRE SCHOOL TEACHER

Carneshaia Baldwin PRE SCHOOL TEACHER

Vanessa Dowling PRE SCHOOL TEACHER

Amy Jordan TEACHING ASSISTANT

Kayley Hodges TEACHING ASSISTANT

Melissa Paul TEACHING ASSISTANT

Phillis Nsewoh TEACHING ASSISTANT

Kayla Smith TEACHING ASSISTANT

Sonja Rolling TEACHING ASSISTANT

Emily Hester

Kristen Stephens

Melissa Perritt

Raven Maddox

Facility Services

Darryl Millard FACILITY SERVICES MANAGER

Alex Griffin FACILITY SERVICES .

Jill Sloan
Associate Director
Sports & Child Development Center

Jill Sloan is the Associate Director of the Waycross YMCA. She is directly responsible for the oversight of the Wellness and the Youth and Adult Sports programs. Originally from the Memphis Tennessee Region of Southaven (MS.), Jill grew up with sports. Jill’s maiden name Stoddard is well known in the sports region of Memphis. Her father was a member of the Arkansas State University football team and her mother continues to be active in competitive tennis. Like Jill, her twin brother and older sister were all standout athletes. Jill was a three-sport athlete in high school and earned a NCAA II softball scholarship to the University of North Alabama. Jill graduated with a degree in Exercise Science and minored in Business Administration. She met her husband (Jeffery Sloan) a Waycross native, in college where Jeffery competed for the North Alabama Lions in baseball.

Jill proved her competencies in wellness testing at the University of North Alabama Wellness Lab. She was involved in wellness testing in the college community and with law enforcement staff. Jill then moved into the wellness industry where she dedicated herself to designing individual exercise programs and implementing group health and wellness programs. She worked with Courthouse Racket and Wellness in Florence, Alabama before beginning her employment with YMCA of Waycross. Jill Sloan holds additional certifications in Group Exercise, by the National Exercise Trainers Association (NETA) and in Arthritis Exercise programs, by the Arthritis Foundation. Jill has designed and taught a plethora of wellness courses including; aerobics and step aerobics, body toning, body sculpting, fit’n 50’s and prenatal aqua aerobics.

She continues to serve the needs of the YMCA members and the community. Jill has used her professional expertise at the YMCA in a variety of ways, from training “high risk” employees (referred by the hospital), to instructing physical education curriculum to our preschool and after school children. In 2007, Ms. Jill Sloan was selected as a distinguished member of the Ware County Children Obesity Task Force. TRX Certified Trainer, Leadership Waycross Class 2008

Jill and her husband

Jeffery have a son Carson and a daughter Carley.

Contact Info:
Phone: 912.285.8660
E-mail: jsloan@ymcawaycross.org

   Paul Thein has entered into his third year at the helm of the Waycross YMCA.  He is an experienced leader with a strong background of successful service. Prior to joining the YMCA movement, Paul spent 17 years in higher education. He entered through the college coaching ranks, before climbing the ladder as an administrator. He began as a head wrestling coach and instructor in the physical education, health and recreation department.

During that time Paul built the wrestling program into national distinction and a number one ranking in the country. Paul’s experience in education includes serving in the Minnesota, Kansas and California college systems.

Paul’s duties in higher education administration includes being in charge of the supervision of all student services and oversight of a large community wellness and recreation center and a collegiate athletic program. Paul ended his career in higher education as a Vice President and Athletic Director and during his tenure he developed and implemented several new sports programs that blossomed. Paul was responsible for developing the NJCAA National Champion Wrestling Team, Neosho County, Kansas. He also created a college football program, in Quincy, CA., that earned their way to 5-consecutive post-season bowl games (Feather River College-California).

   Paul holds an Educational Specialist Degree, from Pittsburg State University, in Higher Education Administration Leadership. Paul earned his Masters Degree in Sports Management from, the United States Sports Academy and he has two Bachelors degrees: one from Minnesota State University in Liberal Studies and one in Physical Education from the University of Minnesota, Duluth. Paul believes that a strong family and the lessons he learned from participating in a competitive sports provided him the structure and discipline needed to set goals and prosper. Paul’s winning athletic career includes serving as the team captain and earning two national tournament appearances for the University of Minnesota, Duluth wrestling team. Paul also was selected to represent the United States in a select competition against the former Soviet Union in Moscow.

    Paul Thein is a Minnesota native. He grew up hunting and fishing and still is an avid outdoorsman. He enjoys the outdoors and the family traditions associated with hunting and fishing. Paul’s hunts have been featured in Buckmasters Magazine and published in The Little Book of Big Buck Hunts, Minnesota Outdoorsman, Water and Woods, HuntTheOutdoors.com & Big Game magazine. A 2008 deer hunting story of one of Paul’s adventures won a national contest and was the feature article in a 2008 edition of Buckmasters magazine.

    Paul is married to Shanon (Gillespie) of Prattville, Alabama. Paul’s wife Shanon is a graduate of Kansas Newman and is a Registered Occupational Therapist (OTR). Shanon is employeed by the Speech Clinic in Waycross. They have two children, a 5-year old daughter Shalyn and a 2 year-old son Brody. Paul and Shanon’s children are regulars at the Y.