Shane is an Estherville, IA native.  He holds a degree in Mathematics Education from the University of Northern Iowa.  Shane began his YMCA experience during college at the YMCA of Blackhawk County where he worked as camp counselor, lifeguard, fitness, childcare programs, sports and membership.  He began his career with the Heritage YMCA Group in Naperville, IL as Program Director working mainly with children programs throughout the community.  Shane moved in to the role of Director of Childcare, Family and Community Outreach managing programs within the Naperville community as well as with the Oswego YMCA. 

Crystal graduated from WSU in 2004 with a BA in Human Resources. She has been with the Dennis Schoenebeck North YMCA since 2005 where she started in the Kid Zone. Later she also took on the role of Mom's Day Out teacher and Birthday Hostess. In May of 2018, she was promoted to Youth & Family Director where she oversees Kid Zone, Mom's Day Out, and Birthday Parties. 

Daniel has been with the Greater Wichita YMCA since 2018 and continues to pursue his passion of helping his community reach their fitness goals. 

Sam started his career at the Greater Wichita YMCA in 2015 starting out as a lifeguard at the North Branch and was promoted to Lead Guard in 2019. In 2022 Sam graduated from WSU with a BA in Exercise Science and decided to leave the Aquatics department to work as a personal trainer and membership associate at North. In May of 2023 Sam had an opportunity to go back to Aquatics and become the Swim Lesson Coordinator and took that opportunity, and now he is currently serving as our Aquatics Director and is excited to continue serving our community, service to members, and keeping the pool a safe and fun place to be with our guards.

Katie moved to Wichita in 2018 and instantly felt a connection with the YMCA. In 2021, after months of enjoying group exercise classes, she got hired and started teaching her own classes. Katie loves seeing the community group exercise classes builds, and how the classes make working out fun. In 2024 Katie accepted a position at the North YMCA as the group exercise coordinator. Her favorite classes to teach are Cycle and Body Blitz.

Miranda started her career at the Greater Wichita YMCA as a membership service associate in 2022 and was promoted to Manager in 2023. The Wichita native is also an ACE certified personal trainer. Miranda has a passion for youth programs and fitness, coaching multiple YMCA recreational basketball teams over the past three years. In August 2024 she moved to the Membership Director role.

I have been involved in sports from the age of 3, at which I started playing for the YMCA in Ardmore, Oklahoma. Upon moving to Salina, KS, the Salina Family YMCA truly set the foundation of my understanding of athletics. I chose the YMCA to give back to all of the youth that have filled the shoes, I was once in. When I am not working, I am playing pickleball at the Y, officiating sports, or spending time with my wife, Kori, and our Boston Terrier, Major.

Daniel has been with the Greater Wichita YMCA since 2018 and continues to pursue his passion of helping his community reach their fitness goals. 

Growing up in Malaysia, Suresh's passion for fitness began at a very young age while watching his dad doing calisthenics at home in the early hours of the morning. Both his mother and father always encouraged Suresh and his siblings to be active and healthy. 
Suresh has been with the Greater Wichita YMCA for 23 years, working in the area of health and wellness, currently at the North YMCA as a personal trainer, fitness floor associate and group exercise instructor certified through ACE and the YMCA. He had previously been fitness director at the YMCA of Hutchinson and Reno County for 12 years. 

In the last 23 years, Suresh has worked with a wide variety of individuals from teens to seniors, helping them achieve their health and fitness goals. He now specializes personal training in the active older adult population, while also leading a senior strength and conditioning class every Friday and instructing a chair yoga class every Tuesday and Thursday focusing on balance, agility, mobility, and mindfulness.

Suresh’s mission through coaching and training is to help people realize their capabilities and become the very best version of themselves. 

“The reason I exercise is for the quality of life I enjoy” – Kenneth H Cooper. 

Cheryl has had a lifelong interest in health and wellness, dating back to her high school years where she took weightlifting courses and special studies in nutrition. Though her life and career direction took her into the business world and family time, healthy eating and exercise still played an important role in her life, especially when her father, son, and mother faced health issues. That was when she knew her life’s purpose was to go back to school and learn everything that she could to help others overcome health issues and live longer, healthier lives.

After going back to college and getting a job as a group exercise instructor, she now has her degree in dietetics and nutrition from EMU and is a licensed dietician working in weight management while continuing to work part time at the YMCA. She feels grateful for the opportunities the YMCA community fosters and for the members she works with. Her hope is that her knowledge and dedication have a positive impact on others. Cheryl believes that every day is another chance to get stronger, eat better, and live healthier. It is never too late to start living your best life!

Zach has a master’s degree in exercise xcience and bachelors in sport management from Wichita State University.  He has been involved with exercise and fitness for most of his life. He likes to have a good time in the gym but also wants to push you to achieve your goals.  Remember, pain is just weakness leaving the body. 

Erin is an alumnus of Wichita State University where she graduated with a degree in exercise science. She is also a certified exercise Physiologist through the American College of Sports Medicine. Erin began working at the North YMCA in 2013 and has thrived on developing relationships with members and clients since then. Erin grew up in Colorado and spent lots of time outdoors doing things like hiking and snow shoeing but she became truly passionate about fitness when she began running track and cross country in high school and later in college. Erin still enjoys to run and be outdoors and also loves spending time with her husband and two boys. Erin’s goal is to help others achieve wellness as a whole including dimensions such as physical, social, emotional, spiritual, mental, etc. In Erin, you will find a trainer and also a friend.

Garrett became a certified ACE PT in 2022 and is currently working on his NSCA certification as well. His love for fitness started in high school when he was playing football and basketball. Since that time, his love for fitness and for helping other reach their goals has grown. After high school, he went to FHSU where he studied Health and Human Performance. He intends to pursue his Master's in Exercise Science in the future. Fitness has always been something that will be a part of his life, and his goal is to help others include fitness into their lives one way or another. He enjoys working with people of all ages and want to push people to their highest performance level!

Growing up, Tabitha had several influences to stay healthy - Her father, as a physicians assistant, and her mother, who struggles with cardiac conditions, to name a few - so it has always been important for her to stay healthy. In high school, she started her first weight loss journey so she could compete in cross country. She continued running, swimming and exercising ever since. She loves helping people achieve their goals from running in a new race to competing in shows to even just get healthy for life. Her passion for health started when she was a single foster mom working with teenage girls, seeing the need for health and wellness in the system, and how it helps with depression, weight loss, and life success. This also led into her other goal of helping women who have had trauma or past experiences that have messed with self esteem and body image concerns. Tabitha's mission is to inspire everyone to believe that they are loved, beautiful, they can do it and they are here for a reason.  

She has been at the North YMCA for 2 years starting out as a cycle instructor. Shortly after starting her cycle class, she earned her certification in muscle pump, HIIT, and Strong Nations.  Now, she has her Personal training certification through NASM. Her Muscle Pump classes run Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday evenings as well as Saturday Mornings. She also runs a cycle class Wednesday evenings and Saturday mornings. 
 
"A little progress each day adds up to big results." 

I have always had a passion for fitness and people. I love helping people become the best version of themselves, physically and mentally.