CLARION, Pa. – The Clarion County YMCA has hired five new staff members in anticipation of the opening of the new Clarion County YMCA at 499 Mayfield Road in Clarion.

(Photo: Rachel Berry and Michelle Miller have accepted new positions at the Clarion County YMCA.)

Michelle Miller, of Frogtown, was selected as the new Director of Child Care. As the Director of Child Care, Miller will oversee the operation of the full-day child care center at the YMCA. The center will offer care for infants through age twelve five days a week from 6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.

Miller is a graduate of Wallenpaupack Area High School and Pennsylvania College of Technology where she earned a degree in Early Childhood Education. Miller has worked at the Clarion County YMCA for three years as the Child Watch Coordinator and has experience as a preschool teacher, afterschool program coordinator and was the head counselor at Camp Coffman’s YMCA Summer Day Camp for two years.

Rachel Berry, of Clarion, has been selected as the new Clarion County YMCA Wellness Coordinator. She will oversee all wellness programs and operations including wellness classes, wellness challenges, and personal training. Berry will ensure all members are comfortable on the equipment and in the facility. Berry has been employed with the Clarion County YMCA for four years as a Rehabilitation Coordinator, Personal Trainer, and Member Services Representative and has coached gymnastics at the Oil City YMCA for about 10 years.

Berry earned her Bachelor’s Degree in Exercise Science from the University of Pittsburgh and is a Certified Exercise Physiologist through ACSM. She is a graduate of Rocky Grove High School.