About Us

Who We Are.

The Boys & Girls Club of Stamford is a dedicated youth facility that is open daily, managed by professional staff and made available and affordable to all youth. We serve more than 1,600 Children (ages 6-18), offering programs and services to promote and enhance their development. We inspire confidence, a sense of competence, usefulness, belonging and influence in this POSITIVE PLACE FOR KIDS.

BGCS is located in census tract 214 on Stamford’s West side, where over 70% of the community is categorized as low income. With over 45% of our youth coming from single parent households, many of these young people have no adult supervision at home and spend each day at the Club until parents return from work. 42% of our youth are African American, 50% Hispanic, 4% Caucasian, 2% multi-racial and 2% from other races. Approximately 58% of the members are male and 42% are female.

The Boys & Girls Club of Stamford’s focus is to offer programming in the core areas of Character and Leadership Development, Education and Career Development, Health and Life Skills, The Arts, and Sports, Fitness and Recreation. The Boys & Girls Club has many committed partners who have supported and continue to support the many program offerings that are made available to our members.

Mission

The Mission of Boys & Girls Club of Stamford is to enable all youth to reach their full potential as productive, caring and responsible citizens. We strive to empower our youth and provide a safe and supportive environment with caring adult professionals and volunteers. We strive to achieve our mission by offering facilities, programs and support systems that assist young people in their academic, social, athletic and cultural pursuits. Our formula for impact focuses on children’s academic success, good character, citizenship and healthy lifestyles.

Our Vision

Provide a world-class Club Experience that assures success is within reach of every young person who enters our doors, with all members on track to graduate from high school with a plan for the future, demonstrating good character and citizenship, and living a healthy lifestyle.

Financials

Boys & Girls Club of Stamford is a Non-Profit 501(c)(3) Organization.

Safety Policy

See below for our Club safety policy.

Meet the Staff

Every staff member at the Boys and Girls Club of Stamford is a thought leader who has made significant contributions to our community, club and its members. Each one brings a unique set of skills and expertise to our organization.

Rowena Track

Chief Executive Officer
203-324-0594 (ext. 101)
rtrack@bgcastamford.org

Jeff Pytlak

Director of Operations
203-324-0594 (ext. 102)
jpytlak@bgcastamford.org

Sam Gordon

Director of Development
203-324-0594 (ext. 107)
sgordon@bgcastamford.org

Max dixon

Director of Major Gifts
203-324-0594
mdixon@bgcastamford.org

Laraine Mehr-Turlis

Director of Finance & Admin.
203-324-0594
lmehrturlis@bgcastamford.org

James Kendall

Senior Program Director
203-324-0594 (ext. 103)
jkendall@bgcastamford.org

Barry Woods

Teen Program Director
203-324-0594 (ext. 112)
bwoods@bgcastamford.org

Sedera Jones

Membership Director
203-324-0594 (ext. 100) sjones@bgcastamford.org

Lamar Ranger

Director of Programming & Admin.
203-324-0594 (ext. 104)
lranger@bgcastamford.org

Steve Basquiat

Sports Director
203-324-0594 (ext. 105)
sbasquiat@bgcastamford.org

Dale R. Holder

Asst. Director of Development
203-324-0594 (ext. 106)
dholder@bgcastamford.org

LISA PITTS

Executive Assistant
203-324-0594 (ext. 109)
lpitts@bgcastamford.org

Maribel sandalo

Yerwood Center Director
203-323-3547
msandalo@bgcastamford.org

Dwayne Stephenson

Alt. Yerwood Center Director
203-323-3547
dstephenson@bgcastamford.org

Melissa stanley

Yerwood Program Director
203-323-3547
mstanley@bgcastamford.org

mike halley

Yerwood Program Director
203-323-3547
mhalley@bgcastamford.org

Board of Directors

OFFICERS

Andrew Zeitlin

Board President

Shipman & Goodwin LLP

Karyn Ward

Vice President

The Ashforth Company

Fanny G. Ferreira

Board Secretary

People’s United Bank

Joseph Zeni

Board Treasurer

KPMG

Neil Frieser

Immediate Past Board President

Frontier Communications

Directors

Gayle Alswanger

Stamford Hospital

Matthew Blumenthal

Koskoff, Koskoff, & Bieder P.C.

Tom Burger

Gridiron Capital

William Brevard

Stamford Police Department

Brian Carroll

PWC

Chris Catania

Point 72

Scott Centrella

Diserio, Martin, O’Connor & Castiglioni LLP

Steve Elbaum

Robinson + Cole LLP

Amy George

Terex Corporation

Michelle Girard

NatWest Markets

Christopher Grundy

Jenice Jeter

A+E Networks

James Johnstone

Shahzad Khawaja

Seth Lapine

Lapine Inc.

Lauren Neubauer

Bridgewater Associates

Gregg Peters

Synchrony

Kelly Saltzgaber

Genworth

Kit Thorpe

CFGI

Natasha Tomai

Newmark Knight Frank

Nancy Westington

Bank of America/Merrill Lynch

Board Member Emeritus

Honorary Board Members

Gary Wendt

Rick Redniss

Bob Hartt

Bruce Rogers

John Griswold

Tom Rich

Margaret Carlson

Clay Fowler

Darrell Harvey

Allan Houston

Please note that it is the policy of Boys & Girls Club of Stamford not to engage in political activity or endorse candidates for political office. Any endorsements expressed by individuals associated with Boys & Girls Club of Stamford are not those of the organization.