Tempo Kenosha June 2022 Luncheon

Our guest speakers this month are Cindy Altergott, CEO of the YMCA of Kenosha, and Jake McGhee, VP and CPO of Jockey International. They will present on the Teen Achievers program. 

The YMCA Teen Achievers program is an extension of our Achievers Afterschool program which has a focus on math, reading, and social-emotional learning. The Achievers program was launched in 2017 at Frank Elementary School and then expanded to Brass Community School and our next step was to expand to middle school. The Teen Achievers curriculum is based on Five Pillars of Success; Academics, College & Career, Positive Relationships, Life Skills, and Positive Identity and targets students between the ages of 11-14. The expansion of the YMCA Teen Achievers program to Lincoln Middle School was made possible by the support of Jockey.

Since its inception in 2005, Jockey International, Inc.'s (Jockey) philanthropic initiative, Jockey Being Family Foundation, Ltd. (JBF), has focused on supporting programs that help strengthen adoptive families nationwide by providing funding to nonprofit organizations, enabling them to provide critical post-adoption services. Now, Jockey is expanding its efforts by “adopting” Lincoln Middle School in Kenosha, Wis. with a new partnership beginning this fall and continuing throughout the 2021-2022 school year. As part of “adopting” Lincoln Middle School, Jockey contracted the Kenosha YMCA to operate its Teen Achievers program each day after school during the 2021-2022 and 2022-2023 school years.  In addition to partnering on the YMCA after-school program, Jockey is working with KUSD and will sponsor additional educational and enrichment programs for Lincoln students and their families.

About our speakers: 

Cindy Altergott is the Chief Executive Officer at the Kenosha YMCA where she has worked for nearly 28 years in health and wellness, community events, membership, development, and operations.  She has called Kenosha home for 30 years after moving here from the Upper Peninsula.  She graduated from Northern Michigan University with a bachelor’s degree in Health and Fitness Management.   Her hobbies include anything and everything outdoors and spending time with family and friends.

Jake McGhee is the VP and Chief Philanthropy Officer at Jockey International and has severed in this role since December of 2020. In this role he leads the Jockey Being Family Foundation and also oversees Jockey’s overall philanthropy and community engagement efforts. Prior to starting at Jockey, Jake served as the CEO of the Boys of Girls Club of Kenosha for five years. Jake originally moved to Kenosha in 2013 and was the first General Manager of the Kingfish. Jake is married to his lovely wife Kaleigh McGhee, and together they are proud parents of their 1 year old daughter, Chloe Madison McGhee, and not so proud dog parents to their naughty four year old Labrador Retriever Jozie.

Registration ends June 6 at 11am.