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Schottland Family YMCA Open Interviews

August 12 from 5-8 pm
August 24 from 10 am-2 pm

Southeast Family YMCA

111 East Jefferson Road, Pittsford, NY 14534

We are currently seeking motivated and creative individuals to fill numerous positions at our newest branch opening this fall, the Schottland Family YMCA.

Some of the positions we are hiring for are in:

Child Care
Aquatics
Membership
Facilities
Health and Wellness
Technology for our STEM and Maker Space.

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A Look Inside: Kushner Community Center & Palmer Foods Teaching Kitchen

The Kushner Community Room will have a special focus on our Active Older Adults at our Schottland Family YMCA. There will be plenty of space for programming, seminars and classes. It will also be a cozy place to connect with friends over coffee and games. There will be ample amount of comfortable seating, with a fireplace as the focal point.

This space connects to the Palmer Food Teaching Kitchen and can be used for special events and programs together. The kitchen will be one of the features that is unique to Schottland Y. It will be a place where we will be able to share about our healthy eating initiatives. It will feature a large island with 12 cook tops for teaching programs for all ages, an industrial refrigerator and plenty of storage space.

Here’s a look inside the space.

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A LOOK INSIDE: UR Medicine Wellness Center

At more than 18,000 square feet, the UR Medicine Wellness Center will be the heart of the Schottland Family YMCA. The space opens up to many views of other parts of the branch, including the spacious lobby and three-story indoor play center.

There will be more than 140 pieces of new equipment, members will hardly have to wait to use their favorite one.

In this space, you will find:

Multiple sets of dumbbells
Olympic lift set ups
A Slam Wall
Treadmills
Ellipticals
Jacobs Latters
Zero Runners
Versa Climbers
Airdyne Bikes
Self Powered Treadmills
Upright Bikes
Recumbent Bikes
Espresso or Peloton Bikes
Step Mills

We are excited to introduce and implement new technology to pair with some of the machines in the space. You will have the capability of connecting with Apple Gym and eGym, providing easy login services to keep track of your progress and personal settings on some of the equipment, and enjoy watching some of your favorite shows as you are working out using your steaming apps.

Check out what the space will look like in the video below.

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Membership options available at Schottland

Things are progressing along well at our Schottland Family YMCA and we are getting ready to welcome you in September. But you do not have to wait for our doors open to join our community. Memberships for Schottland are available now. You can join online or in person at the Southeast Family YMCA.

When you become a Schottland Y member, you have two options. You can either start using your membership right away at Southeast or one of our other branches with your Passport Membership, or you can wait until September 30 when Schottland opens.

Becoming a member here is exciting. You’ll be able to experience things only found at this branch like: an indoor splash pad and current channel in the aquatic center, the cycle studio which features up to 100 bikes, a turf gym perfect for playing sports year-round.

Learn about all our membership options, including our new Family Plus Membership, and find which one is best for you.

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Introduction to Schottland staff members

As we get closer to opening the Schottland Family YMCA, we want to introduce you to some of the staff that you will be seeing come September when we open our doors.

Jeff Cogan – Executive Director

Jeff has been with the YMCA of Greater Rochester for 10 years. He has been the Southeast Family YMCA Executive Director since September 2018 and was with the Eastside Family Branch in a variety of capacities, most recently as Associate Executive Director, for more than nine years. Jeff brings a strong energy, a working knowledge of the Greater Rochester Association, and is ready to lead the team during this exciting time in our Y history.

Jason Gottfried – Associate Executive Director

Jason has worked for the YMCA of Greater Rochester for 17 years, starting as a day camp counselor at Camp Arrowhead. Jason’s career brought him to the Southeast Family YMCA when he became the Youth Sports and Teen Director in 2007. In 2013, Jason went back to his roots when he became Center Director for Camp Arrowhead and the Victor Active Family Branch.

Kelly Piacelli -Senior Membership Director

Kelly has been with the YMCA for nearly 18 years. In her early days, she worked part-time as an Exercise Instructor and Group Exercise Coordinator before becoming Health and Wellness Director 16 years ago. Most recently, Kelly has been working as Director of Administration and Member Services at the Southeast YMCA.

Matt Pagano – Senior Director of Health and Wellness

Matt’s YMCA career began in 2012 as a Wellness Coach at the Eastside YMCA. While working at the Eastside Y, Matt obtained his NSCA-CPT (Certified Personal Trainer) certification and in 2013 became the Lead Personal Trainer at the Bay View Family YMCA. He moved on to become the Facility Director at Power Train East Rochester in 2016. Matt obtained his B.S. in Health and Wellness at Buffalo State College.

Lisa Tschiderer – Active Older Adult Coordinator

Lisa has been with the YMCA for 23 years. In her early days, when her main job was stay-at-home mom, she worked as a part-time Group Exercise Instructor. Lisa later took on the role as Volunteer Coordinator and Member Engagement Specialist. She has been in her full-time role as Wellness Center Coordinator at the Southeast Family Branch for the last four years.

Lisa O’Connor – Group Exercise Coordinator

Lisa has been working in the fitness industry for 25 years. Fifteen of those years have been at the Southeast YMCA. In her role as Group Exercise Coordinator, Lisa will continue to have a direct impact on delivering cutting-edge programming as well as providing you with the best experience.

Whitney Smith – Director of Athletics

For the past two years, she has taught K-5 Physical Education at Howard County public schools in Maryland. Prior to that, Whitney worked in the Athletic Department at University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC). At UMBC, she taught Physical Education classes and served as the Coordinator of Club Sports before being promoted to Assistant Director for Corporate Partners, Marketing & Promotions of their Division-I Athletic Department.

Sean Anne – Senior Director of Aquatics

During his career, Sean has had the opportunity to work in different aquatic settings — including recreation, coaching swim teams, waterfront and collegiate. He joined the YMCA family in 2006 as the Aquatics Director at the Eastside YMCA. Throughout the last 12 years he has had the opportunity to lead an innovative and driven team, which recently earned the title of No. 1 safety certification program in the Rochester Area.

Ashlee Read – Senior Child Care Center Director

Ashlee’s YMCA career started in 2004 at the Northwest Family YMCA. She worked in family and teen programs, ran preschool classes and summer camp, and was the Child Watch Coordinator. In 2015, following a five-year hiatus from the Y, Ashlee returned the Y as the Center Director for the Eastside YMCA Early Education Center.

Rebecca Fisher – Preschool and Family Director

Rebecca returned to her hometown in 2016 and joined the Before and After School Program department at the Eastside YMCA. For the past two school years, she has led the preschool team at the Southeast YMCA. A certified school counselor, Rebecca looks forward to enhancing the social-emotion learning in preschool and creating college and career readiness programs for older students.

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April-May 2019

December 2018

September 2018

August 2018

June 2018

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Schottland Virtual Walk-throughs

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The YMCA of Greater Rochester would be honored to work with you and your family to find an opportunity at the new Schottland Family YMCA to create your legacy.

Named spaces with a line through them are already named.

Premiere Naming Opportunities

~~Aquatics Center~~
~~Early Childhood Education Center~~

$500,000 Opportunities

~~Community Wing/West Entrance~~
~~Exercise Your Mind Center~~
~~Group Exercise Wing~~
Indoor Track
~~Main Gymnasium~~
~~Main Lobby~~

$250,000 Opportunities

~~Child Watch Center~~
~~Group Cycling Stadium~~
Family/Universal Locker Room
~~Kids Adventure Center~~
Preschool Center
~~Program Gymnasium~~
~~Senior Center~~
Turf Gymnasium

$200,000 Opportunity

~~Teaching Kitchen~~

$150,000 Opportunities

Group Exercise Studio A
Group Exercise Studio B
Group Exercise Studio C
~~Men’s Locker Room~~
Women’s Locker Room

$100,000 Opportunities

~~Arts Studio~~
Gross Motor Skills Room
~~Multipurpose Studio~~
Outdoor Fitness Trail
Preschool Family Lounge
~~Welcome Center~~
Whirlpool

$75,000 Opportunities

~~Outdoor Patio (East)~~
~~Outdoor Patio (West)~~

$50,000 Opportunities

Childcare Playground
~~Elevator (1)~~ Elevator (2)
Executive Director’s Office
Main Admin Office
Main Lobby Stairway
~~Preschool Classroom 1~~
Preschool Classroom 2
Preschool Classroom 3
~~Sauna~~
~~Steam Room~~
~~West Welcome Desk~~

$25,000 Opportunities

Administrative Office
~~Aquatics Admin Office~~
Infants Room A
Infants Room B
~~Childcare 2-3 y/o Room A~~
~~Childcare 2-3 y/o Room B~~
Childcare 4-5 y/o Room A
Childcare 4-5 y/o Room B
~~Community Garden~~
~~Childcare Kitchen~~
Childcare Office
~~Gathering Space 1~~
~~Gathering Space 2~~
~~Gathering Space 3~~
~~Gathering Space 4~~
Locker Staircase
Main Staff Meeting Room
Mothers’ Room

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