YMCA of Greater Springfield Announces New Board Members

SPRINGFIELD — At its recent annual meeting, the YMCA of Greater Springfield announced four appointments to its board of directors. They include Fran Smith, a veteran of the newspaper advertising and circulation business for 34 years, and currently advertising manager at the Republican and masslive.com; Mark Smith, vice president of Manufacturing & Supply Chain Management for Smith & Wesson, who was previously a director with the Chicago-based consulting firm Alvarez & Marsal; Dan Flynn, senior vice president and marketing manager at People’s United Bank; and Stacey Church, assistant general manager of the MassMutual Center in downtown Springfield. “The YMCA of Greater Springfield is very fortunate to have such strong, high-level board leadership,” said Kirk Smith, president & CEO of the YMCA of Greater Springfield. “We are grateful to have such a diverse, expert team to work with our staff to ensure that the youth-development, healthy-living, and social-responsibility needs of our community are being met.”