Contact Us | West Suburban YMCA Newton, MA | West Suburban YMCA

Meet our Camp Leaders

Keri Wood

Director of Camping Operations

keriw@wsymca.org

Keri joined the YMCA movement as a high school student working in summer camp and afterschool programs with the Y of Metro North. She began her professional career with the Y of Greater Boston where she served in a variety of capacities within the realm youth development, most recently as the Director of Youth and Family Services. Keri joined the West Suburban team in March of 2015 as the Director of Operations for the Camping Services department. She has a breadth of knowledge of governmental agencies and compliance organizations including the Department of Public Health, Department of Public Safety and Department of Labor as well as Early Education Care and the American Camping Association. 

Stephan Lockney

Camp Frank A. Day Director

stephanl@wsymca.org

Stephan joined the team here at the West Suburban YMCA in December 2017 after 23 years working for the YMCA of Central Massachusetts. As a career YMCA camping professional, Stephan believes that summer camp offers a unique chance for children to build social and emotional skills that help them mature into thriving young adults. He has a passion for training peers in the industry in staff training, recruitment, retention, motivation along with child development and child protection. His past work in Central Massachusetts at a camp serving the special needs populations was recognized by the State of Massachuetts as a Distinguished Program. He works to continue that inclusive-based work with the West Suburban YMCA and Camp Frank A Day. One thing that excites Stephan about residential camp is creating and participating in traditions and programs that campers enjoy for years to come.

Marie Minardi

Camp/Childcare Registrar & Community Events Manager

mariem@wsymca.org

Marie left a successful position with a private company to pursue a career that would employ her passion for supporting youth and families along with her strong background in office management. As our Camp/Childcare Registrar, she is the main point of contact for all camp and childcare registration needs. Marie holds a Bachelor of Science in Marketing with a minor in Business Management from Franklin Pierce University.

Request for Information