Amy Matney, Director of the Boys and Girls Club

(812) 935-6970
CenterDirector@YCCMC.org

Currently she is serving as both the Director of the Boys and Girls Club of Ellettsville and the Unit Director of the Youth and Community Center of Monroe County.

In 1995, Amy Matney earned a Bachelor's Degree in Criminology, with a focus on children and family studies, from Indiana State University. She has experience in the juvenile justice field, where she served as the Program Coordinator for an after-school program and as a Family Preservation Officer with the Monroe County Probation Department. Recently she has worked in the non-profit sector, as a Life Coach, providing mentoring services to at-risk children.

Carly Bickel, AmeriCorps Art Director

ArtDirector@YCCMC.org

Carly Bickel is from Culver, IN, though she's moved about 30 times in her life so far (and all in the U.S.)! She is currently an undergraduate art student at Indiana University Bloomington and a member of I.U.'s Marching Hundred. Music and art have made major impacts on Carly's life and she would like to take these experiences and share them in any way possible. Carly plans to become an elementary school art teacher, as well as do missionary work in the future. As the AmeriCorps Art Director, she will use her familiarity of working with kids at Culver Woodcraft Camp in 2008 to establish a fun-learning, artsy environment.

Morgan Lovit, Summer Executive Intern

I am a sophomore at Indiana University, studying Business Economics and Public Policy in the Kelley School of Business. I am originally from Columbia, South Carolina, where I enjoyed going to the beach and playing with my puppy. Becoming a Hoosier, I now love basketball and playing in the snow. I also enjoy sports, art, music, traveling, and anything that deals with being outside. I want to become a career woman after graduation and try to influence a non-profit organization of my own. I have a passion for community service and plan to devote my time to helping others.

Jessica Kee, Coordinator of Volunteers

Volunteer@YCCMC.org

Our Coordinator of Volunteers, Jessica Kee, is a Human Services student at Ivy Tech Community College in Bloomington. The devoted mother of two elementary-age children, Jessica is a hard-working woman who is dedicated to helping those in need. She was President of the Fairview Elementary Parent-Teacher Organization when her children attended the school. More recently, she served as the Chairperson of the Bloomington Housing Authority's Resident Council where she worked with Indiana University, Ivy Tech, the Bloomington chapters of the Boys and Girls Club and Big Brothers/Big Sisters, and other volunteer organizations, to coordinate the 2008 National Night Out celebration, the Halloween Haunted House, and other community-involvement festivities. Jessica is looking forward to applying her volunteer recruitment and community involvement-expertise to the Boys and Girls Club of Ellettsville.

Jennaya Aten, Youth Program Director

YouthPrograms@YCCMC.org

Jennaya Aten is from Defiance, Ohio and has lived in the Indianapolis area for 13 years. She has recently moved to Bloomington with her husband and two children. Jennaya has worked in child care as a nanny, a teacher and a before and after care program coordinator. As Youth Program Director, she will use her knowledge and experience with children to help them become confident and successful individuals.