About Us

Hilltop YMCA started to take shape when Chevron gave the West Contra Costa YMCA a gift of land in 1984. Six years later, the West Contra Costa YMCA merged with the YMCA of Alameda County to become the YMCA of the East Bay. In 1993, Hilltop YMCA opened it doors. They have been open ever since to members of the communities of Richmond, North Richmond, Hercules, Pinole, El Cerrito, San Pablo and El Sobrante.

We continue our close relationship with our sister branch, West Contra Costa, even sharing a board of managers. These close ties give us insight into community needs and we work hard to meet them. We also have a strong community partnership with the City of Pinole.

Facility Hours:                                                                 Membership Services (Point of Sale)
Mon-Fri: 5:30 am to 10:00 pm                                      Mon-Thurs: 8:30am-8pm
Sat: 7:00 am to 7:00 pm                                                Fri: 8:30am-7:30pm
Sun: 9:00am to 6:00 pm                                                Sat. & Sun. 9:00am-2:00pm

Elements of our strategic plan include:

• Expanding and renovating our facilities with more space and programming dedicated to fitness and wellness
• Extending our health and wellness services into to the greater community through outreach to underserved populations
• Integrating literacy and healthy lifestyles into all programming
• Increasing contributed income in order to better serve the community
• Offering more opportunities for member and volunteer involvement in the areas of our health, wellness and youth services

WHO WE SERVE

In 2007, we served: 

• Children ages 1-5                10%
• Youth ages 6-11                   21%
• Youth ages 12-17                  8%
• Yong adults ages 18-26       5%
• Adults ages 30-54                35%
• Adults ags 55-64                    8%
• Adults ages 65 and older    12%

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LEADERSHIP

“By getting to know our members and their needs I’m better prepared to guide my staff and use our resources to optimize member satisfaction. If our members are satisfied, we will be successful!”
Linda Cook, Executive Director

In 1984, Linda Cook had a good job as a loan officer in a bank. A year later, she had a satisfying job with the San Francisco Central YMCA in the Tenderloin neighborhood. In her 20 years at Central YMCA, she worked as an administrative services director, senior director/guest and member services director. She joined the Hilltop Family YMCA in the Fall of 2006. Linda holds a bachelor’s degree in organizational behavior from the University of San Francisco.

Senior Staff
Susan Spencer, Health & Wellness Senior Director
Jeff Rothberg, Membership Director
RJ Natal, Youth & Family Program Director
Lauren Bullock, Health & Fitness Director

Board of Managers
Officers
Judy Morgan, Richmond Chamber of Commerce (Chair)
Steve Barlow, The Mechanics Bank (Treasurer)
Katrinka Ruk, Council of Industry (Secretary)
Carol Frank, Early Childhood Mental Health (Development Committee Chair)
Donald Honigman, Kenneth and Markowitz, L.L.P. (Hilltop Committee Chair)
Gay Adams, University of California Treasury Office (Strategic Plan Chair)

Members
Irma Anderson
Alan Baer
Gale Bell
Vickie Blomquist
Steve Barlow
Brian Epps
Oscar Erickson
Sylvester Greenwood
Harlan Grossman
Angela Jenkns
Everett Jenkins
Pamela Jones
Ken Kille
Shirley Kille
Jonathan Lawlis
Cheryl Maier
Susan McCloskey
Joann Moczulski
Roberta Quan
Katrinka Ruk
Alex Sample
Douglas Swager
Daniel Tanita
Tony Thurmond
Darrell Jay Tucker
John Tysell
Kay Yamagata 

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