Dover Staff Profiles

Beth Crone

Membership Director – Bob Hoffman YMCA in Dover
Beth has been a member of the Bob Hoffman YMCA team for over 21 years.  She began her service as a part-time Customer Service Representative and gradually became the branch’s full-time Membership Director.

Beth is responsible for the processing of all membership transactions and overseeing membership retention at the Bob Hoffman Branch in Dover.  She also recruits, trains and supervises the Customer Service Staff. The most exciting and rewarding part of her job is meeting people in the Dover Area and the surrounding community. 

Beth graduated from Dover Area High School and has been married for 27 years.  She has two daughters and two grandchildren and enjoys reading, shopping, bowling, and spending time with her family.

FITNESS

Karen Ruppert

Associate Executive Director, Aquatics and Fitness – Dover, Eastern & York Branches
Karen joined the YMCA of York & York County in 1991 as the Fitness Coordinator for the Dover branch, and became the Branch Director in 1999.  In 2006, she was promoted to her current position, assuming oversight of fitness and aquatics at three YMCA locations.

Karen received a BS degree from York College of Pennsylvania in 1984.  She holds YMCA Director, Fitness Instructor and Trainer Level certifications and is a certified American Red Cross CPR instructor.

Child Care

Sara Bradley

School Age Child Care Coordinator
Sara is a graduate of University of Maryland Baltimore County where she completed her B.A. in American Studies with an emphasis in early childhood education.  She also completed minors in both developmental psychology and histoy. Sara has  been a YMCA Employee since 2006 and sincerely enjoys being able to have a positive affect on the youth of the community every day. In her spare time, Sara enjoys coaching youth sports in the community and spending time with her husband in their home in Dover.