YMCA Directory

Brien Davis

Penobscot Bay YMCA CVO

The Penobscot Bay YMCA has been my “Happy Place” for many years.  Exercise and social connection make me feel good! Each time I leave the Y I feel like I’m a better person than when I came in.  No lie.  I am proud to be a small part of the Y Mission to serve our community in delivering programs centered on Youth Development, Healthy Living and Social Responsibility. 

Rebecca Babb-Brott

Penobscot Bay YMCA Vice CVO

I grew up in this Y. It was, and continues to be, an integral part of our family and also of our community. It is an anchor. It offers everything from daycare and afterschool care to programming for youth and adults, fitness and physical therapy, in a safe, welcoming and inclusive environment that is open to all regardless of ability to pay. I am honored to help further the mission of this very special place.

Rebecca Albright

Penobscot Bay YMCA Secretary

I love the Penobscot Bay YMCA because it is such a friendly environment where everyone is welcome, regardless of socioeconomic status. We are beyond delighted to have a Y branch here in Rockland. What a wonderful asset to our community – amazing child care, well thought out and executed youth programming, and excellent fitness options - healthy living right in town! I am delighted to volunteer for the Y, to help make our community even stronger. 

Wendy Jablow

Penobscot Bay YMCA Board Treasurer

I first came to Camden in 1990 to work at the FMC plant in Rockland.  I immediately fell in love with the area.  I moved away in 1993 but came back in 2017.  I loved Maine, felt as if this was supposed to be my home and hoped that, when I retired, I would be able to move back.  I am fortunate that life allowed me to come back to Camden.  When I was first here in the 90s, we belonged to the YMCA (on Chestnut Street) and my son took daddy/baby swimming classes and did other infant activities at the "Y".  Our experience with the YMCA influenced our utilizing other community resources for our kid’s activities after we moved.  Since coming back to Maine, I have participated in several community based organizations in order to give back to this wonderful area that caught my heart 30 years ago and I am looking forward to helping the YMCA serve the needs of this very special community.

Henk Abess

Penobscot Bay YMCA Youth Board Member

The Y has been a part of my life for as long as I can remember—from taking swim lessons as a kid to working out in the gym as I got older. It’s helped shape who I am and has had a lasting impact on my entire family. Serving on the board is a meaningful way for me to give back to the place that’s given me so much and to help strengthen the Y for others in our community.

Mark Battista

Penobscot Bay YMCA Board Member

I love the Y’s focus on Youth Development as a key pathway to strengthening our community. The youth are our future. I honor the Y’s commitment to being inclusive to all, regardless of income, and accessible to more people, as with the Rockland facility and the planned expansion of the fantastic Early Education Program. My family has a history here. My wife Jennifer Andrews grew up at the ‘Camden Y’, and four generations have participated, with three still very involved. The Y’s amazing potential to do even more makes me grateful for this opportunity to help further its mission.

Tom Cochran

Penobscot Bay YMCA Board Member

The Y has been the hub of my young family's life here in the mid-coast since we brought our three daughters up here a few years ago. My wife is an avid swimmer, I regularly work out, and our children enjoy camp activities and the indoor playground. More importantly, the collective community benefits -- healthy living, social engagement, childcare support -- are incredible for our area and I'm pleased to be able to give back to an organization that has been so welcoming and helpful to my family. 

Andrea Babb Conover

Penobscot Bay YMCA Board Member

I love all the Y has to offer our community. As a kindergarten teacher I get to see children's faces light up when they talk about the Y. My family has a long history of participating in our Y, and I am honored to continue this tradition as a Board Member.

David Gogel

Penobscot Bay YMCA Board Member

From the moment our family moved to Midcoast Maine, the Y has been a constant and meaningful part of our lives. We’ve welcomed countless Rockland sunrises while running on the Y treadmills, watched our children learn to swim in the pool, and made unforgettable memories at summer camp. As our kids grow, they’re now immersed in the Y’s recreation programs, while my wife and I continue to value the Y as a place that’s always there when we need a break, a boost of motivation, or simply a moment to recharge.

Jan Leth

Penobscot Bay YMCA Board Member

My perception of the Y will always be permeated with fond memories of my own childhood. My hometown Y was where I (reluctantly) learned to swim. Where my Mom would drop me off on Saturdays to play basketball, swim, and just hang out in the game room. So I immediately joined this Y when I moved here in 2013, and have discovered my memories of my childhood experience pale in comparison to what this Y is to this community. Our daughter has gone through the entire daycare/preschool program and is now thriving at CRES, in large part I believe because of the amazing Y staff. I am proud to have recently joined the board, as I feel no other organization serves such a broad and diverse group of constituents. 

Ric McKittrick

Penobscot Bay YMCA Board Member

Chad MacDermid

Penobscot Bay YMCA Board Member

Since arriving in Camden in 2017, the Y has played a central role in our daily lives. We've utilized so many of the Y's offerings – our daughter, born here in 2019, was in Child Care for years beginning when she was 4 months old; summer camps for both our kids, exercise and yoga classes; swim lessons; general pool access; the climbing wall; Family Fun Fridays. We feel exceedingly fortunate to have such an incredible facility and programming in our area and for the wonderful community it brings together. I feel privileged to have the opportunity to further the Y's mission and to give back to a place that gives me, my family, and this community so much.

Jennifer Mirabile

Penobscot Bay YMCA Board Member

Jim Owen

Penobscot Bay YMCA Board Member

I’ve lived in Camden for the last 7 years, and in Hope for the previous 10 years. I have been an inventor, entrepreneur, and small business owner for the bulk of my professional life. 

On joining the Pen Bay Y, it was immediately obvious that our YMCA is a hub of our wonderful community. With our dedicated leadership, staff,
volunteers, and donors, the Y provides an unmatched variety of healthy, positive, and strengthening opportunities to support over 5,000 members, from youth to elders. The Y’s deep and important commitments are the aspects of the Y that I appreciate most, and I am sincerely grateful to be able to support as a Board member.

Graham Stoughton

Penobscot Bay YMCA Youth Board Member

I grew up at this Y. It’s always been part of my life—whether it was swim lessons as a kid, lifting weights after school, or spending time in daycare. The Y is a true community hub, bringing people together and instilling core values that matter. It’s helped me grow, build meaningful relationships, and feel like I’m part of something bigger. Now, as a member of the YMCA board, I’m proud to give back and support the place that has given me so much over the years.

John Thibodeau

Penobscot Bay YMCA Board Member

I first walked through the doors of the Rockport YMCA in late fall of 2014. I heard there was a Karate Class, and wanted to join, as love of martial arts what something that started back in my 1971 college days.  Little did I know that walking through the doors that day was putting me on a path leading to both national and international travel, meetings, and training with other karateka (karate people).  Stepping back and looking at the big picture: the Y is an absolute wonderful resource that offers a wide variety of health, education and child care opportunities. We are truly fortunate to have two facilities, one in Rockland and one in Rockport, that offer such opportunity.