Board of Directors

Executive Committee

Brian Holcombe
First Bank
Board President

James Latting
Roemer & Harnik
Board Vice President

Dick Baxley
Baxley Properties
Board Secretary

Pedro Rincon
Osborne Rincon, CPA
Board Treasurer

Patrick Evans
KPSP Local 2
Marketing Captain

Susie Harvey
Leadership Coachella Valley
Fundraising Captain

Joe Hayes
Rabobank
Past Board President

Sabby Jonathan
Jonathan & Associates
New Facilities Captain

Neil Lingle
Leadership Link
Human Resources Captain

Nolan Sparks
Sparks Construction
Facilities Captain

Van Turner
Desert Empire Insurance Services
Outreach Captain

General Board

August Belmont
Retired

Steve Bohm
VIP Marketing Services

Michelle DeMille
MilleStone Marble & Tile, Inc.

Ron Dunphy
Extermapest

Gary M. Galton
Accord Mediation

Tony Graziani
TD Properties, Inc.

Martha Jimenez
Wells Fargo Bank

Tony Lennon
Bighorn Properties

Sharon McGehee
Desert Sands Unified School District

Blair Merrihew

Eddie Ollman
Westfield - Palm Desert

Bill Pitruzzelli
Margarita Madness

Robert L. Schein
BlankeSchein Group/ Hightower

Chris Smith
First American Title

Michael Solomon
Regency Homes

Martin Sullivan
Sun Date USA

Steve Little
Hire Standards America's Pool Service

Ray Moore
PM Sports Management Corp

Sally Simonds
Friend of the YMCA

Staff

Rob Ballew
CEO/Executive Director
DesertYMCACEO@aol.com

Terri Bona
Director of Fund Development
TBona@desertymca.org

Vanessa Walker
Director of Finance
VWalker@desertymca.org

Paula Simonds
Community Relations
PSimonds@desertymca.org

Jane Bark
ASES Program Director
JBark@desertymca.org

Karly Meza
Program Director - Childcare
KMeza@desertymca.org

Sunita Persaud
Director of Human Resources
SPersaud@desertymca.org

Ifthika "Shine" Nissar
Preschool Program Director
SNissar@desertymca.org

Dallas Williams
Program Director
DallasYMCA@aol.com

Karen Creasey
Aquatics Manager
KCreasey@desertymca.org

Catherine Mata-Alvarez
Program Coordinator
CAlvarez@desertymca.org

Kelly Emmer
Aquatics Program Coordinator
KEmmer@desertymca.org

David Keyes
Aquatics Office Manager
DKeyes@desertymca.org

Rodrigo Rodriguez
Maintenance Supervisor
RRodriguez@desertymca.org

Shawn McDonald
Information Technology Manager
SMcDonald@desertymca.org

Daniel Douglass
Accounting Associate
DDouglass@desertymca.org