Community Rec Magazine

In Episode 7 of the Community Rec Magazine Podcast, Mariella Canady-Towns, the chief philanthropy officer (CPO) at the YMCA of Central New York, joined to discuss all things philanthropy — from her start in the industry, fundraising experiences and how the Y has reached 63% of its annual giving goal so far. During the conversation, Canady-Towns also shared her advice for future CPOs including how...

The 2023 Community Rec Leadership Summit brought together leaders from across the community recreation industry to discuss a series of pressing topics through roundtable discussions. In this virtual discussion, sponsored by BellXcel, attendees from the Leadership Summit highlight the big ideas and top takeaways discussed during the event. Panelists include: -Sabrina Smeltz, CEO, Wakeman Boys & Gir...

In Episode 6 of the Community Rec Magazine Podcast, Justin Dominick, the senior director of fitness at the JCC of Greater Baltimore, joined to share his insights on changing the narrative about working out to belonging to a community, the impact on well-being and how others can start creating a fitness community in their centers.

In Episode 5 of the Community Rec Magazine Podcast, leaders of the Eugene Family YMCA — CEO Brian Steffen and chief development officer Danielle Uhlhorn — share about the Y’s $48 million project, including gaining community support, features of the project, and more.

In Episode 4 of the Community Rec Magazine Podcast, Brandon Davis, the senior director of brand strategy and marketing at the YMCA of Metropolitan Chicago, shares about the Y’s new playful membership campaign, "You Already Belong." We discuss his journey to the Chicago Y, working with president and CEO Dorri McWhorter, his passion for all things marketing and dive into the new campaign in the area...

In the first Community Voices Roundtable installment of 2023, three leaders from the community recreation industry dive into a new year with takeaways from 2022, what’s changing in 2023 and advice on membership, staffing, programming, and much more. The panel includes: -Audrey Edwards, health, fitness and wellness director at the Boston JCC -Santiago Prada, senior executive of membership and welln...

In Episode 3 of the Community Rec Magazine Podcast, Raychel Reilly, the chief health and wellness officer at the Kaplen JCC on the Palisades, shares her own health and wellness journey, including the career move she made during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. She also discusses how health and wellness trends have changed over the last few years and what to keep an eye on in 2023.

In Episode 2 of the Community Rec Podcast, Keith Vinson, the vice president of operations and Rodrigua Ross, the vice president of diversity, equity and inclusion at the YMCA of Metropolitan Dallas, talk about moderating the 2023 Community Rec Leadership Summit, their contagious energy and the Causenetic Podcast.

In this episode of the Community Rec Magazine Podcast, Rico Francis, the president and co-founder of Peake Media, sits down with Khyra MacMillan, the account strategy and services manager at Daxko. They chat about how MacMillan went from marine biologist dreams to working with Daxko, SEO and Google Ad Grants, and what lies ahead for Daxko.