Branch Director
Daniel McCoy

Daniel McCoy, Branch Director

Daniel earned his bachelor's degree in criminology and sociology from Benedictine College in 2012. He embarked on his professional journey as a police officer in Aberdeen, South Dakota. In 2017, he transitioned to a role at the Aberdeen YMCA, where he excelled as the Director of Personal Training and CrossFit. Demonstrating his commitment to growth, Daniel achieved a Master of Business Administration from Benedictine in 2020. Today, in 2023, he proudly serves as the Branch Director at the El Dorado YMCA, continuing his impactful contributions to the community. Daniel is blessed with a marriage to the love of his life and is a proud parent to five wonderful children. His passion for serving the community is evident in his role at the El Dorado YMCA, where he finds fulfillment and purpose.
Staff
Lander Grow

Lander Grow, Senior Program Director

Grew up in southeastern Washington State in the heart of wine country in a small rural town called Prosser. Graduated from Northwest Nazarene University in Nampa, ID with a B.A. In Kinesiology: Recreation & Sports Management. Since graduating in 2010 I have filled positions of leadership in recreation, youth, families, sports, aquatics, events, programs, and activities. I met my wife Katie during the summer of 2010 as we were interning at a summer Christian camp called Golden Bell in Divide, Co. We have been married for 11 years and are excited for what God has in store for the next 50+ years. My In-laws live in Andover, KS therefore I have made it a priority to find work closer to my wife’s family. Working for the greater Wichita YMCA is my first exposure to the YMCA experience. Extremely thankful for our members and staff in El Dorado and the YMCA Association staff as a whole. The Lord has blessed me with an incredible childhood, wife (Katie), family (children: Marquise, Kinsley, Hudson, Quentin), and career. Because of this it is my prayer each day that through my heart for the Lord and my day to day efforts in life; that I can then bless those around me.

Dana Orem

Dana Orem, Membership Director

Dana has been on the membership team since August 2018. She lives in Augusta with her husband, two kids and two huskies. Dana and her family love to travel especially if it involves a beach! Dana enjoys being part of the community and always willing to help everyone!  One of Dana’s favorite things about being at the Y is connecting with members and loves seeing people succeed in achieving their goals.

Cassandra Criger, El Dorado YMCA

Cassandra Criger, Fitness Director and Personal Trainer

Degree
BA in Kinesiology, Sport Management, Minor in Business, Washburn University
Certifications
ACE, YMCA Foundations of Strength and Conditioning, YMCA Foundations of Group Exercise, LIVESTRONG at the YMCA, USATF Level 1 Coaching
Specialty
Endurance Training, Cancer Recovery, Behavior Change, Strength Training

Cassie is a graduate of Washburn University. She started her career at the YMCA in 2021 and started working on her personal training certification at the end of 2022. In January of 2023 she moved into the role of Wellness Director overseeing both Fitness and Group Exercise. Growing up playing competitive sports at a young age instilled a passion for wellness and fitness early on. She received her degree in Sport Management and a minor in Business. Previously, as the Director for Kansas' own Sunflower State Games and Kansas Senior Games competitions, she saw the benefits of staying active doing something you love regardless of age or skill level. This is the exact thing she wants to help clients achieve. She believes the best exercise is the one you ENJOY doing. On top of being a personal trainer, Cassie also has her certifications in Group Exercise and LIVESTRONG at the YMCA.

Matt Prichard, El Dorado YMCA

Matt Prichard, Maintenance Director

Matt joined the El Dorado team in 2009. Matt takes pride in making sure El Dorado branch members have a pleasant experience.

April Johnson, El Dorado YMCA

April Johnson, Youth and Family Coordinator and Personal Trainer

Certifications
ACE YUSA Certified Personal Trainer, ACE YUSA Group Exercise Instructor
Specialty
Circuit training, weight training, weight loss

April started her YMCA career in the East Kid Zone in 2005. After spending time raising kids she came back in 2011 as a group exercise instructor and personal trainer. Since then she has been a Group Exercise Coordinator, Wellness Director and now Youth and Family Coordinator. Her passion is helping others achieve their fitness goals in a family friendly atmosphere. She loves spending time with her husband and four kids.

Ann Shabshab

Ann Shabshab, Aquatics Coordinator

Ann grew up in Wichita and El Dorado, Kansas and graduated from University of Kansas with a degree in ecology. She taught for multiple outdoor education and recreation camps including YMCA of Rockies at Snow Mountain Ranch in Granby, CO and Frost Valley YMCA in Claryville, NY as a program instructor and adventure trips leader. Her most recent job included ski patrol in Colorado for almost a decade. She has experience with teaching whitewater sports, as well as ocean kayaking and snorkeling off Catilina Island in California. She has received certifications as an EMT, SCUBA diving, wildland fire chainsaw, and now Lifeguarding. She and her husband spent 2022 traveling the world before moving back to Kansas to be near her parents. She is excited to be joining our team as the aquatics programs coordinator and lifeguard and loves working in the caring community that the YMCA provides.

Brooke Adlesperger

Brooke Adlesperger, Administrative Assistant

Brooke joined the El Dorado team in 2008. A lifelong resident of El Dorado, she thrives on engaging with the local community. Having recently completed Kansas University’s Coding Bootcamp, Brooke is passionate about everything related to technology and design. Outside of her tech pursuits, she cherishes quality time with her family and enjoys staying active through workouts and keeping up with her beautiful children.

Personal Trainers
Kera

Kera Boyce, Personal Trainer

Degree
B.S. Kinesiology (Wichita State University)
Certifications
ACSM Certified Personal Trainer, TRX, Mat Pilates, Towers Pilates, Foundations of Group Exercise, Precision Nutrition Coach
Specialty
Functional Fitness, Bootcamp, Active Aging Adults, Special Disabilities, Cancer Recovery, Rehabilitation, Water Fitness, Pilates, Kids Fitness

Kera is a graduate from Wichita State University. She became an American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM-PT) Certified Personal Trainer in 2015 and started her career with the YMCA in 2011. A lifelong athlete and fitness enthusiast, Kera believes wholeheartedly that activity is a necessary component of physical and mental wellness. She wants to show anyone willing that fitness can be fun and not restricted to indoor activity. Her passion for fitness developed early in her life as a tennis player in college at Butler County Community College. Kera's goal is to educate and show clients and members that any activity is beneficial with intention. Her core programming revolves around core strength, flexibility, balance, and range of motion. Kera's favorite thing to tell all clients is that EVERYTHING is modifiable, therefore you can do anything with just a small adjustment to the movement for your level of fitness. With Kera you never know what you are going to get but she always promises a Smile, Great music, and always Dancing.

Cassandra Criger, El Dorado YMCA

Cassandra Criger, Fitness Director and Personal Trainer

Degree
BA in Kinesiology, Sport Management, Minor in Business, Washburn University
Certifications
ACE, YMCA Foundations of Strength and Conditioning, YMCA Foundations of Group Exercise, LIVESTRONG at the YMCA, USATF Level 1 Coaching
Specialty
Endurance Training, Cancer Recovery, Behavior Change, Strength Training

Cassie is a graduate of Washburn University. She started her career at the YMCA in 2021 and started working on her personal training certification at the end of 2022. In January of 2023 she moved into the role of Wellness Director overseeing both Fitness and Group Exercise. Growing up playing competitive sports at a young age instilled a passion for wellness and fitness early on. She received her degree in Sport Management and a minor in Business. Previously, as the Director for Kansas' own Sunflower State Games and Kansas Senior Games competitions, she saw the benefits of staying active doing something you love regardless of age or skill level. This is the exact thing she wants to help clients achieve. She believes the best exercise is the one you ENJOY doing. On top of being a personal trainer, Cassie also has her certifications in Group Exercise and LIVESTRONG at the YMCA.

Chad Morgan, Greater Wichita YMCA Personal Trainer

Chad Morgan, Personal Trainer

Degree
Associate Degree, Butler Community College; BS in Kinesiology and Minor in Human Development, Kansas State University
Certifications
YMCA Certified Personal Trainer, ACE
Specialty
Strength and Conditioning, Corrective Exercise & Physical Intelligence

Chad is a recent Graduate from Kansas State University. He became a National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM) Certified Personal Trainer in 2023, and is currently working toward a specialization in Physical Therapy. A lifelong sports fan, Chad believes that movement is a necessary component of physical and mental wellness and personal expression. His passion for fitness emerged after going to school and learning about all the different ways the body can move and how to improve body functionality with the use of exercise. Chad's goal is to help others transform their lives by making health and wellness accessible to all. He approaches fitness with the same philosophy as he does with his love for sports, teaching clients basic steps which can be progressed and combined to produce a routine which safely and systematically advances the client toward their individual goals.

Katie Posge, Personal Trainer Greater Wichita YMCA

Katherine Posge, Personal Trainer

Degree
BLA, Associates in Science, Xavier University
Certifications
ACE, YMCA Foundations of Strength and Conditioning, Foundations of Group Exercise
Specialty
Functional Weightlifting, Water Aerobics/Conditioning, Boxing and Running

Katie is a current group exercise instructor at the El Dorado YMCA and loves helping people on their fitness journey. Katie has been a runner for ten years and has overcome many injuries that have developed because of under training outside of her runs. While going through physical therapy and learning how all the muscles work together for overall health, Katie became interested in teaching other people how to effectively train the body to avoid injury in not only running, but any activity.

April Johnson, El Dorado YMCA

April Johnson, Youth and Family Coordinator and Personal Trainer

Certifications
ACE YUSA Certified Personal Trainer, ACE YUSA Group Exercise Instructor
Specialty
Circuit training, weight training, weight loss

April started her YMCA career in the East Kid Zone in 2005. After spending time raising kids she came back in 2011 as a group exercise instructor and personal trainer. Since then she has been a Group Exercise Coordinator, Wellness Director and now Youth and Family Coordinator. Her passion is helping others achieve their fitness goals in a family friendly atmosphere. She loves spending time with her husband and four kids.

Paige Christy, Greater Wichita YMCA Personal Trainer

Paige Christy, Personal Trainer

Certifications
NASM and YMCA Certified Personal Trainer, ACE
Specialty
Strength Training, HIIT, Beginner Fitness, Functional Training, Weight Loss, and Group Training

Paige became a National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM) Certified Personal Trainer and Nutrition Coach in 2021. She is currently working on her specialization in corrective exercise. Her fitness journey began as a personal endeavor to self-empowerment and became intensely personal. While in the midst of confronting her most painful and private struggles she found her passion for fitness. The strength and bravery it took to challenge herself and overcome the negative and intrusive thoughts gave her a sense of empowerment and she wanted to help anyone who could relate. Believe in yourself, it's all you got!

Julie Wranosky, Greater Wichita YMCA Personal Trainer

Julie Wranosky, Personal Trainer

Certifications
ACE Personal Trainer, Livestrong Cancer Survivor Instructor, Group Exercise Instructor, Foundations of Group Exercise & Strength and Conditioning
Specialty
Boomer/Active Older Adult Training, Balance, Flexibility, Strength Training, Cancer Recovery

After a back injury in her teens, her world had to change. She had been a competitive gymnast for many years, and now would no longer be able to. Julie needed to change how she got her exercise. She found that she loved doing group exercise with her friends! It wasn't even like exercise-it was fun! That has turned into a 20+ year job at the El Dorado YMCA. We all have obstacles that we must find our way around. Let Julie help you find your way! She is a personal trainer that wants to show you how strong you really are!

Sammie Hargrave, Greater Wichita YMCA Personal Trainer

Sammie Hargrave, Personal Trainer

Degree
AS in Applied Sciences, BS in Psychology, Park University
Certifications
ACE, YMCA Strength and Conditioning
Specialty
Strength training, squat, bench, deadlift, overhead press, hypertrophy training, sports training, and compound movements

Sammie became serious about fitness during his sophomore year of college. While playing collegiate baseball he suffered an injury that left it difficult to walk, run and continue to play baseball. Sammie learned though that by strengthening his body in the weight room he was able to improve his quality of life and return to form as a collegiate baseball player. He graduated from Park University in 2019 and in 2020 became a certified ISSA Personal Trainer, Nutritionist, and Powerlifting Coach. He currently competes in powerlifting and strongman and is a powerlifting referee for the state of Kansas USAPL Federation. He joined the YMCA in 2023 and is excited to help people live the life they want through strength training. Sammie is a firm believer that gaining strength is an effective way for people to better enjoy their lives: from picking up grandkids to becoming a better athlete, strength training is for everyone!

Dakota Cline, Greater Wichita YMCA Personal Trainer

Dakota Cline, Personal Trainer

Degree
BA in Elementary Education, Wichita State University
Certifications
ACE, YMCA Strength and Conditioning
Specialty
PNF Stretching, Flexibility, Strength Training, Powerlifting, Adaptability

Dakota was born and raised in El Dorado and is excited to have moved back to town again, and even more excited to be working at the El Dorado YMCA! Dakota graduated from Butler CC and was a Headliner while attending. He then went on and pursued a degree in Elementary Education at WSU. Following graduation Dakota worked for Haverhill Alternative Day School as their K-12 P.E. teacher and paraeducator for 3 years. He then moved on to teach at Tri-City Day School in Haysville, KS for 2.5 years. Dakota's amazing wife Hannah accepted a teaching position in El Dorado in 2022, which created an opportunity for him to work in a new environment in which he gets to continue teaching people of all ages and backgrounds, while continuing his passion for helping people improve their physical and mental health. Dakota has been involved in powerlifting since his freshman year of high school, and discovered his passion for helping others achieve their goals while teaching PE at Haverhill. Instead of continuing to work in a school setting, he made the choice to pursue personal training, and group exercise to direct his passion towards an institution in which people are excited and willing to learn about their physical health. Dakota spends a majority of his free time in the weight room, or watching movies and playing video games with his wife. He will often say that his motto is: "I'm either working, or working out!"

Ryan Hus, Greater Wichita YMCA

Ryan Hus, Personal Trainer

Degree
Associate’s in Exercise Science - Current Student at WSU pursuing Bachelor’s
Certifications
Emergency Medical Technician, YMCA Strength & Conditioning Instructor

Current Exercise Science Major at Wichita State University. Graduated
with an associates in exercise science in 2021 from Butler Community
College. Lifelong sports fan and exercise fanatic. I believe in the amazing
physical and mental health benefits of having a regular exercise routine.
I want to help people reach their health and fitness goals. I also work
Part-time for Butler County EMS as an EMT, and I am a MS and HS
Soccer Coach here in EL Dorado.