Director of Community Partnership

• May 2023 - Present

Executive Director East Shore YMCA

• Jul 2021 - Jan 2023

Originally built to accommodate a membership of 500, the Central Branch, our historical Harrisburg Y on Front Street, was in 1929 handling a number three times greater. The Executive Board determined it was time to build a new facility. The campaign for the new building began at about the same time as the Great Depression.The current East Shore Y facility was completed in 1933. The original structure was designed in the Italian Romanesque style, which provided the template for many YMCA buildings from the late 19th century through the mid 1930s. Traditional association thinking at the time was that a YMCA facility’s appearance should convey the organization’s intended image and mission. The YMCA of Harrisburg Central Branch building represents the end of an era in that it was one of the last grand YMCA structures of its type to be built.Additions have been designed to provide a balance between new functionality and historic form. When touring the building, there is ample evidence of the Y’s success in maintaining its architectural legacy while providing members with state of the art equipment and contemporary amenities. Since it’s founding, the YMCA has sought to provide quality social, health, spiritual, and child care services to the community of downtown Harrisburg. Show less

Affordable Housing Director Camp Curtin YMCA

• Jan 2019 - Jan 2023

The Harrisburg Area YMCA’s Camp Curtin Branch is glad to announce a series of new partnerships. These partnerships are in support of their newest initiative, the Cornerstone in Uptown Harrisburg. The Cornerstone in Uptown Harrisburg Initiative is a community improvement project undertaken by the staff and board of the Camp Curtin YMCA in collaboration with several partners“The streets surrounding the YMCA are full of potential,” said Jamien Harvey, Executive Director at the Camp Curtin YMCA. “We have so many empty lots and blighted properties on our block, and our goal is to change that.”The Camp Curtin YMCA team spent 2019 speaking with city officials, local improvement groups, and businesses to vet the project and gain support and funding for the Initiative.The YMCA’s vision for the Initiative is shaped by a desire to serve the community better. “When you look around our building, it’s hard not to take pride in all the change we’ve made inside the doors,” Jamien said. “We have hundreds of kids at the YMCA in any given week, and we want to make the streets surrounding our building an extension of the safe-haven we’ve created inside.”The YMCA staff is still working out many details but has identified properties on the surrounding streets as phase one, and are working with expert partners on timing. These properties include empty lots and marred properties, currently uninhabitable. The initiative will build single-family owner units on these properties with the intent that sustainable and affordable housing programs will attract new tenants, families, and first-time owners. Show less

Executive Director

• Nov 2011 - Jan 2023

• Facility & Operations • Manage neighborhood YMCA which serves as a vital community “anchor” in Harrisburg’s Uptown neighborhood. Responsibilities include facility management of the 25,000 square foot YMCA facility as well as operational, personnel, and programming oversight. • Oversee $2.5M annual operating budget and supervision of 45 full-time and part-time employees. • Lead successful fundraising drive ($500,000/year), meeting or exceeding goals every year. • Report to Camp Curtin YMCA Board of Directors as well as to the Capital Area YMCA (governing authority) President and Board of Directors. • Programming and Events • Organize, promote and oversee multiple youth programs, including basketball leagues, judo classes, • Programs serve over 5,000 neighborhood “at-risk” youths. • Administer all capital improvement contracts and projects. • Focus on ensuring efficient facility operations through the following initiatives: • Close supervision and proper scheduling of facility activities • Management and maintenance of appropriate equipment • Development and implementation of quality control measures • Administration and update of emergency plans CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: • Produced more than $10M fund within 9 years from grants and annual support from various entities that enabled the 90% renovation of the building, nearly fully funded depreciation, and $300K deficit reduction. • Successfully achieved all executive goals for incentive plan and annual support requirements through the facilitation of fundraising activities, expert management of allotted budget, and administration of programs. • Instituted numerous youth and adult programs focused on mentoring education and sports. • Fostered partnerships with county organizations and other major entities, such as The Hershey Company, Pinnacle Health, and Highmark Blue Shield. • Built an active board of managers, which included preparation of meeting agenda and executive report. Show less

CEO | President

• Apr 2009 - Dec 2011

• Employment of technical competency in developing and maintaining the organizational website. • Development of productive relationships with the public and various entities across the community. • Design and rollout of various programs, which involved the following activities: — Planning and promotion of sports camps such as basketball, football, soccer, and baseball — Development of curriculum and movies focus on violence prevention and athletes against bullying — Facilitation of SAT preparation classes — Provision of one-on-one mentoring • Accumulation of approximately $10K annual fund through fundraising, sponsorships, and facilitation of events. Show less

Middle School Tutor

• Sep 2009 - Nov 2011

• Close collaboration with designated personnel regarding afterschool activities and provide assistance to students in completing their homework. • Close collaboration with designated personnel regarding afterschool activities and provide assistance to students in completing their homework.

Varsity Football Coach – Offensive Line Coac

• Jul 2010 - Aug 2011

• Key input in the formulation and execution of practice plans. • Presentation of scout and training video to identify and formulate game plan and strategies. • Key input in the formulation and execution of practice plans. • Presentation of scout and training video to identify and formulate game plan and strategies.

Varsity Football Coach – Offensive Line Coach

• Aug 2009 - Jun 2010

• Mentorship of high-caliber football players by facilitating blocking scheme development, weight training, skill development, and individualized training that prompted the achievement of top five ranking in Pennsylvania, as well as the MidPenn title • Mentorship of high-caliber football players by facilitating blocking scheme development, weight training, skill development, and individualized training that prompted the achievement of top five ranking in Pennsylvania, as well as the MidPenn title

Middle School Health and Physical Education Teacher

• Dec 2007 - Aug 2008

• Provision of leadership to physical education activities, and arrangement of gym schedule. • Facilitation of health classes for grades 4 to 8. • Provision of leadership to physical education activities, and arrangement of gym schedule. • Facilitation of health classes for grades 4 to 8.

Varsity Football Coach – Offensive Line Coach

• Jun 2006 - Jan 2008

• Facilitation of diverse skills and conditioning training that honed football skills and abilities, which resulted to the achievement of the first-ever MidPenn and district titles • Facilitation of diverse skills and conditioning training that honed football skills and abilities, which resulted to the achievement of the first-ever MidPenn and district titles

Health and Physical Education Teacher

• Nov 2006 - Nov 2007

• Efficient fulfillment of coordinator role for physical education activities. • Instruction of students from grades K to12 on health subjects. • Efficient fulfillment of coordinator role for physical education activities. • Instruction of students from grades K to12 on health subjects.

Therapeutic Support Staff

• May 2006 - Sep 2006

Juvenile Counselor/Teacher

• May 2004 - May 2006

• Proactive management of the daily activities, including weekly one-on-one counseling to more than 20 juveniles. • Proactive management of the daily activities, including weekly one-on-one counseling to more than 20 juveniles.