Christine Ader-SotoSenior Vice President of Family & Youth Asset Development
Y of Central Maryland
Christine Ader-Soto is responsible for curriculum leadership of all Y Journeys for Children and Youth programs with particular emphasis for our programs for at-risk youth inclusive of Head Start children and youth enrolled in our grant funded after-school programs. She leads the Y’s efforts to integrate the Search Institute’s Asset Development program into Y programming for children and youth. This approach identifies multiple assets needed in a child’s life to help assure confidence and success as they develop. Developmental assets range from feelings like “I feel cared for” to more concrete evidence of support such as the consistent presence of a responsible adult in a child’s life. The more developmental assets present in a child’s life, the greater likelihood of success later in life.
Chris is also responsible to secure grants that support the Y’s mission and help us reach more children, youth and families.
Throughout her career, Ader-Soto has participated in several advisory boards, committees and task forces including the Lt. Governor’s After School Task Force and the Maryland Committee for Children. She also served as a Y of the USA Child Care Specialist. Chris lives in Harford County with her husband and teen-age son.
Michelle Becote-Jackson
Christine Ader-Soto is responsible for curriculum leadership of all Y Journeys for Children and Youth programs with particular emphasis for our programs for at-risk youth inclusive of Head Start children and youth enrolled in our grant funded after-school programs. She leads the Y’s efforts to integrate the Search Institute’s Asset Development program into Y programming for children and youth. This approach identifies multiple assets needed in a child’s life to help assure confidence and success as they develop. Developmental assets range from feelings like “I feel cared for” to more concrete evidence of support such as the consistent presence of a responsible adult in a child’s life. The more developmental assets present in a child’s life, the greater likelihood of success later in life.
Chris is also responsible to secure grants that support the Y’s mission and help us reach more children, youth and families.
Throughout her career, Ader-Soto has participated in several advisory boards, committees and task forces including the Lt. Governor’s After School Task Force and the Maryland Committee for Children. She also served as a Y of the USA Child Care Specialist. Chris lives in Harford County with her husband and teen-age son.
Michelle Becote-JacksonSenior Vice President of Y Journeys for Children & Youth
Y of Central Maryland
Michelle Becote-Jackson is responsible for the delivery of quality operations for all Y Journeys for Children and Youth programs inclusive of before and after school enrichment, camp and preschool. Michelle has over 20 years operations experience across many consumer service industries.
Most recently, Ms. Becote-Jackson served as Regional Director for Education Station, LLC (formerly a Sylvan Learning Systems Company) where she was responsible for overseeing the delivery of after-school tutorial services to over 5,000 students in the Mid-Atlantic Region and the United States Virgin Islands.Michelle graduated from Goucher College in Towson, Maryland with a degree in Business and Computer Science. She also holds a Masters Degree in Business from Johns Hopkins University. She lives in Owings Mills with her husband and two young daughters.
Bob Brosmer
Bob BrosmerChief Operating Officer
Y of Central Maryland
Bob Brosmer oversees all day-to-day operations for the Y of Central Maryland, inclusive of quality and risk management and new product development.
Bob has more than 28 years experience in health, wellness and rehabilitation and has been a successful leader in numerous executive positions. Prior to joining the Y of Central Maryland, he served as Chief Administrative Officer for the Central Florida Y. He was also Executive Director of Wellness for Winter Park Health Foundation in Winter Park, Florida. As founder and president of Professional Fitness Systems, Inc., Bob helped members of the United States Senate, The Delaware State Police as well as Fortune 500 companies such as DuPont and Textron.
Bob has a Master of Science in exercise physiology from the University of Delaware. He is a Fellow of the Association for Worksite Health Promotion and has served on numerous non-profit boards. Bob is the past chair for the national board of directors for the Medical Fitness Association, from which he was honored for Distinguished Leadership in 1996. He currently is First Vice Chair for the board of Baltimore Medical System.
He has written numerous articles on health promotion for journals, newspapers and magazines, and is the co-author of Health and High Performance (Kendall/Hunt Publishing).
Bob and his family live in Ellicott City, Maryland. He keeps in shape by running and strength training.
John K. Hoey
Bob Brosmer oversees all day-to-day operations for the Y of Central Maryland, inclusive of quality and risk management and new product development.
Bob has more than 28 years experience in health, wellness and rehabilitation and has been a successful leader in numerous executive positions. Prior to joining the Y of Central Maryland, he served as Chief Administrative Officer for the Central Florida Y. He was also Executive Director of Wellness for Winter Park Health Foundation in Winter Park, Florida. As founder and president of Professional Fitness Systems, Inc., Bob helped members of the United States Senate, The Delaware State Police as well as Fortune 500 companies such as DuPont and Textron.
Bob has a Master of Science in exercise physiology from the University of Delaware. He is a Fellow of the Association for Worksite Health Promotion and has served on numerous non-profit boards. Bob is the past chair for the national board of directors for the Medical Fitness Association, from which he was honored for Distinguished Leadership in 1996. He currently is First Vice Chair for the board of Baltimore Medical System.
He has written numerous articles on health promotion for journals, newspapers and magazines, and is the co-author of Health and High Performance (Kendall/Hunt Publishing).
Bob and his family live in Ellicott City, Maryland. He keeps in shape by running and strength training.
John K. HoeyPresident and CEO
Y of Central Maryland
As President & CEO of the Y of Central Maryland, John works with our volunteer board to develop long and short term plans which help us bring Y services and programs to more people through means that are both fiscally responsible and true to our charitable mission. His leadership determines our priorities and assures proper focus on the quality delivery of our mission to all of the communities and constituents we serve.
Prior to joining the Y, John last served as President of Progressus Therapy, a division of Baltimore-based Educate, Inc. Progressus Therapy is a leading national provider of school-based and early intervention special education services across the country. Previously, he served in a variety of executive management positions at Laureate Education (formerly Sylvan Learning Systems). His experience includes key contributions to the start-up of Laureate's international higher education business, and an earlier eight-year stint in various domestic and international management assignments in consumer segments of Citigroup (formerly Citicorp).
John has been actively engaged in the Greater Baltimore community for a long time, having served on the boards of many non-profit organizations, including The Family Tree, the National Aquarium in Baltimore and the Baltimore Workforce Investment Board. He currently serves as a trustee and the treasurer of Second Presbyterian Church in Baltimore, chairs the Board of Visitors of the University of South Carolina's College of Arts & Sciences and serves on the Board of Advisors of USC's Honors College.
A native of New York, John has lived in the Baltimore area since 1989. He received an undergraduate degree from the University of South Carolina's Honor College and earned his M.B.A. at the State University of New York. John resides in the Roland Park neighborhood of Baltimore with his wife, Holly, and three children, Liam, Ella and Caroline.
Troy S. WeaverSenior Vice President of Y Family Centers & Membership Experience
Y of Central Maryland
Troy S. Weaver is responsible for the management of all Family Center Ys operations and services inclusive of sports, fitness and aquatics programming.Serving in this capacity, Troy is tasked with developing structures, systems and procedures that ensure all Y of Central Maryland members and participants receive a consistent, enriching and welcoming experience which reinforces our mission to help develop the full potential of every individual in spirit, mind and body.
Troy has held numerous executive leadership positions in the Y and holds numerous certifications in the areas of fitness, aquatics and membership, and programs. He has been a trainer for the Y of the USA since 1994 and leads national trainings for Associations along the East Coast in personal training, life guarding and member services. Troy received a B.S. in Recreation – Fitness Management and Health and Physical Education. He has competed in more than 100 racing events that not only test his physical conditioning, but his mental toughness as well. He participates in an average of seven triathlons a year, ranging in distance from sprints to Iromman-distance.
