Staff & Volunteers

Staff

Luke Harris
Executive Director
336 751 9622 x6453
l.harris@ymcanwnc.org

Dawn Hegedic
Director of Member Experience
336 751 9622
d.hegedic@ymcanwnc.org 

Desi Melenick
Regional Director – Wellness Experience
336 712 2000
d.melenick@ymcanwnc.org

Jason Jones
Regional Director - Wellness Experience
336 712 2000
jason.jones@ymcanwnc.org

Jenna Patton
Association Aquatics Director
336 751 9622
j.patton@ymcanwnc.org 

Chelsea Byers
Youth Development Program Director
336 751 9622
c.byers@ymcanwnc.org

Jennifer Simmons
21st Century Program Director
336 751 9622
j.simmons@ymcanwnc.org

Lyo Ballard
Wellness Experience Lead
336 751 9622
l.ballard@ymcanwnc.org 

Roxanne Tucker
Director of Development
336 777 6248
r.tucker@ymcanwnc.org

Beth Stuart
District Administrative Assistant
336 712 2000 x6552
b.stuart@ymcanwnc.org

Barry Williams
Facility Director
336 751 9622 x6456
b.williams@ymcanwnc.org 

Volunteers

Dawn Highsmith, Chair
Michelle Youker, AIF Chair
Tobie Arnold
James Blakley
Neal Cheek
William Cockerham, Jr.
Adam Elledge 
Harry Hatcher
Moe Heikal
Dawn Highsmith
Mike Jenkins
Celina Lamb
Barbara Laymon
Jennifer Reader
Adam Ridenhour
Bryan Rogers