About Olivet

Olivet Boys & Girls Club enables all young people, especially those who need us most, to reach their full potential as healthy, productive, caring, responsible citizens.

Our MIssion & History

Olivet Boys & Girls Club was one of the original 50 organizations that banded together with like youth groups from across the country to form what became Boys & Girls Clubs of America.

We serve over 3,000 youth annually.

Our Club is a chartered member of the Boys & Girls Clubs of America and incorporates many of the national organizations ’ tested youth development programs into our own program lineup.

For most of the club’s history, we had two units in two neighborhoods, Clinton Street and Mulberry Street. During the 1990s, the Club expanded into several new areas of the city. Olivet currently operates seven satellite locations across Reading, along with Blue Mountain Camp in Hamburg, PA.

Our programs address the region’s most pressing and immediate youth issues of education support, after school programming, and mentoring – all of which are provided by caring and knowledgeable staff. We adhere to the national initiatives of Boys & Girls Club of America to help young people between the ages of six and eighteen get a healthy start and enter school ready to perform to the best of their ability cognitively, physically, socially, and emotionally.

Our three core areas of programming promote Academic Success, Healthy Lifestyles, and Good Character & Citizenship. To reach and serve as many youths as possible, our programs and services are available during non-school hours and during the summer at free or greatly reduced costs.

Olivet Boys & Girls Club Statistics

Overall, our services target underserved youth from diverse communities within the City of Reading.

Club Diversity

Current Members

What You Can Expect from Our Programs

Our programs address the region’s most pressing and immediate youth issues of education support, afterschool programming and mentoring – all of which is provided by caring and knowledgeable staff. We adhere to the national Boys & Girls Club of America’s initiative to help young people between the ages of six and eighteen get a healthy start and enter school ready to perform to the best of their ability cognitively, physically, socially and emotionally.

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of our members expect to graduate from high school

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of our members explore new opportunities at the club

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of our members feel safe at the club

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enjoy coming to the club

Olivet Executive Team

Kat Royer

Kat Royer

Interim CEO / Chief Operating Officer

Kristy Brown

Kristy Brown

Chief Financial Officer

Olivet Management & Administrative Team

Nicholas Philippides

Nicholas Philippides

Vice President of Operations

Rose Morales

Rose Morales

Executive Assistant to the President and CEO

Tim Schad

Tim Schad

Finance Department

Leo Martinez

Leo Martinez

Community Engagement and Resource Development

Richard Bradbury

Richard Bradbury

Director of Grants & Development

Shawn Stankiewicz

Shawn Stankiewicz

Vice President Of Development

Jordan Rodriguez

Jordan Rodriguez

Program Specialist

Elishea Shomgard

Elishea Shomgard

Administrative Assistant

Olivet Site Directors

Meaghan Bausher

Meaghan Bausher

D.R.E.A.M & Reading Youth Police Academy Program Coordinator

Brandy Del Gallego

Brandy Del Gallego

Director of Wellness

Mark Cogland

Mark Cogland

Blue Mountain Camp Caretaker

Ryan Hightower

Ryan Hightower

PAL Site Director

Ramses Sanchez

Ramses Sanchez

Mulberry/10th & Green Acting Site Director

Johnvel Vives

Johnvel Vives

Clinton Acting Site Director

Jafet Jaime

Jafet Jaime

Pendora Site Director

Jamie Chmielewski

Jamie Chmielewski

West Reading Elementary Center Site Director

Christian Singleton

Christian Singleton

Oakbrook Site Director

Brianna williams

Brianna williams

Center for the Arts Acting Site Director

Board of Directors

Alneasa Jordan

Alneasa Jordan

Board Chairwoman

Jack Gombach

Jack Gombach

Vice Chair & Chair of Development Committee

Roger Gray

Roger Gray

Secretary/Treasurer

Bill Dorward

Bill Dorward

Chair of Governance Committee

Wynton Butler

Wynton Butler

Chair of Programming Committee

Todd Good

Todd Good

Chair, Finance Committee

Erin Churico

Erin Churico

Chair, Safety Committee

Desha Dickson

Desha Dickson

Molly Maack

Molly Maack

Zachary Ebert

Zachary Ebert

Karissa Rodriguez

Karissa Rodriguez