Meet the Staff
METRO STAFF
John Barber
Interim CEO
Barber steps into this new role with 15 years of experience providing leadership with the Jamestown Y. In 2007 he began as Director of the Teen Center, but his roles have expanded over the years to also include oversight of Eastside YMCA programs and 4th Street Housing, which provides housing for people with physical disabilities. During his time with the YMCA, Barber spearheaded the organization of a community-based travel sports league for non-varsity teens, launched a summer learning loss program, expanded Latino access to after-school programming, and led the ten-fold expansion of USDA at-risk meal programs.
A Chautauqua County native, Barber is a 1995 graduate of Cassadaga Valley. He holds a B.A. from Grove City College and an M Div. from Reformed Theological Seminary. He lives in Frewsburg with his wife Heather and 3 children. In addition to his role with the Jamestown YMCA, Barber also serves as a Councilman in the Town of Carroll and as Board Treasurer for the UCAN City Mission.
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Ashley Berlin
Executive Assistant/Human Resources
Starting out her YMCA career working at the Jamestown Y's Heritage House Childcare Center, she's constantly impressed the staff at the Y with her "can-do" attitude. Ashley has one son, who the sun rises and sets on. He can be seen running around the Y from time-to-time.
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JAMESTOWN DOWNTOWN BRANCH STAFF
Jason Chinni
Aquatics Director
Jason has many years experience teaching swimming and water safety to all ages. He is the head coach of the award-winning Jet's Swim Team, and supervises two large indoor swimming pools along with being the Y's residential safety expert. Jason is married and has two Labrador Retriever dogs.
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Maria Roehmholdt
Assistant Aquatics Director
Maria is the Jamestown Area YMCA's assistant aquatics director, and main life guard trainer. Maria specialize in water safety and swimming stroke development along with assisting with the Jamestown Town Jet's Swim Team. Maria is married and has 5 children.
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Gina Bloomquist
School Age & Family Director
Gina has many years of event planning along with child programming. Gina supervises all aspects of licensed YMCA childcare programs to include all day camps, all the Y's after school programming and special events like the YMCA's Annual Father/Daughter Dance and Family Nights. She is married and has two children, and is a wrestling mat mom.
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LAKEWOOD FAMILY YMCA
Matt Johnson
Director of Tennis
Matt graduated from Berry College in 2018 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology and a minor in Chemistry. He also completed Berry's USTA-accredited Professional Tennis Management Program.
Matt currently holds certified ratings as an Elite Professional by the United States Professional Tennis Association (USPTA), a Performance Associate Instructor and 10 and Under Instructor by the Professional Tennis Registry (PTR), Professional by the Professional Pickleball Registry (PPR) and Coach by the Professional Platform Tennis Registry (PPTR).
Matt recently completed University of Florida’s Director of Racquet Sports (DORS) Certification Program and Mark McMahon’s Certified Racquet Sports Executive (CRSE) Program.
Prior to the Y, Matt was the head women’s tennis coach of SUNY Fredonia where he was named the 2021 USPTA Eastern College Coach of Year. During his tenure, he led the team to a conference semi-final appearance in 2018, with a 12-4 record (4-3 conference), a new college record for wins in a season. In addition, several student-athletes on the 2018 roster established a bevy of career and single-season individual and doubles records under his guidance.
Matt is the Racquets Director at the Kahkwa Country Club in Erie, PA during the summer season.
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YMCA CAMP ONYAHSA
Jon O'Brian
Camp Director
Jon is a Jamestown native who started at our YMCA at age 2, in Learn to Swim. He participated as a youth under direction of Spiro Bello, started as a lifeguard at age 16 for Harold Leach, taught swim lessons with Vi Leach, and instructed fitness under Mike Manzel’s leadership, into his college years.
He also started at Camp Onyahsa at age seven, after participating in Y Guides there. Serving as a cabin counselor, waterfront director, and assistant Camp Director, he came to lead the camp in 1987. Since then, Onyahsa has grown from 24 to 180 acres, fully renovated its facilities, come to serve participants of diversity through inclusive programs, and moved to year-round Camp, collaborative, and rental offerings.
He is a full-time professor of History at Jamestown community college and is in his final year of a PhD program at the University at Buffalo. He has offices at both the Jamestown branch and the Camp, and works-out at the Lakewood Y. He lives at the Camp with his wife, daughter, two dogs and three cats, and is super-exited to celebrate Onyahsa’s 125th anniversary in 2023.
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