Heights Youth Club

Heights Youth ClubStaff

Roscoe Morgan – Club Director

Our Club Director, Roscoe Morgan, is a graduate of Cleveland State University with a dual major in Education and Earth Sciences. He previously worked as an elementary school and adult education teacher, and a workforce education trainer with the Cleveland Municipal School District. He also spent three years with the Urban League of Cleveland as Director of Cuyahoga Countys’ YouthBuild Program. Mr. Morgan is currently working toward a Masters of Business Administration degree.

Jeff Haynes – Program Coordinator

Jeff brings seven years of experience with Boys & Girls Clubs to his position as Program Coordinator at HYC. After obtaining a degree in Sociology with a focus on youth development from Bowling Green, Jeff worked with Clubs in Syracuse, New York and Toledo, Ohio.

Jeff Jenkins - Youth Coordinator

Jeff is a former high school teacher and is currently Assistant Track Coach at Glenville High School. He has an Associate Degree in Recreation Administration.

Debby Elliott - Administrative Assistant

Board of Directors

Rev. Dr. Louise Westfall – President
      (Pastor, Fairmount Presbyterian Church)
Louisa Matthias – Vice President
      (Teacher, Shaker Heights schools)
Bob Matthias – Vice President
      (President, Handyman Extraordinare)
Irene Smith – Secretary
      (Retired computer instructor)
David Smith – Treasurer
      (Retired business consultant)
Marisue Besse
Joel Borwick (Owner, Seitz Agin Hardware)
William Frazier (Retired, Cleveland Clinic Finance)
Angela Karges (Senior VP, KeyBank)
Christopher Kious (Housing Services, St Clair Superior Development Corp.)
Anne McFarland (Attorney)
James Mylen (Business consultant, KPMG)
Dawn Parker (KeyBank)
Isaac Reid, MD (Retired physician)
Ellen Russell (VP, Marcus & Thomas LLC)
Rebecca Storey (Web Analyst, Progressive Insurance)
Greg Farkas (Partner, Frantz Ward LLP)

Ex Officio

Roscoe Morgan, Club Director
Ron Soeder, President, BGCC

HYC Board Committee Structure

Nominating / Governance:
Chair: Jim Mylen;
Assistant: Dave Smith

Community Relations:
Chair: Joel Borwick
Assistants Anne McFarland, Dawn Parker
Committee: Ike Reid, Renie Smith

Marketing / Publicity:
Chair: Ellen Russell;
Assistant: Angie Karges
Committee: Dave Smith, Rebecca Storey

Program / Operations:
Chair: Louisa Matthias;
Assistants: Marisue Besse, Chris Kious, Bob Matthias
Committee: Bill Frazier, Angie Karges, Dawn Parker, Rebecca Storey
Volunteer Coordinator: (needed)

Fundraising / Finance:
Co-Chairs: Bill Frazier and Dave Smith,
Garden Tour: Renie Smith
Committee: Louisa Matthias, Ellen Russell