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Michael Chapman, Executive DirectorMichael brings a wealth of experience to Apex Youth Connection. Past work experiences are in education, business relations, operations management, and executive roles in a wide variety of settings. Michael holds a Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) degree from the University of Vermont. Michael enjoys outdoor sports including mountain biking, hiking, and skiing. He is also a Maine junior high school and high school basketball official.
"It is clear the value that an organization such as Apex offers the community's youth. I am honored to help lead Apex as a valued pillar in the community as we continue to provide positive experiences, relationships and foundational skills to our youth." [email protected] |
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Sarah Hoover, Program ManagerSarah has been volunteering with Apex since 2017 and throughout that time formed a deep passion for working with kids, bikes, and the local community. Sarah has had many adventures with Apex and the CBC though the years, including mentoring and riding in two Trek Across Maine's, white water rafting, museum trips, mountain bike rides, and countless four-square games.
Previous to this role, Sarah worked at the University of New England as an Undergraduate Admissions Counselor. She has spent time in Madrid teaching English and also worked at the United Way of York County leading program and volunteer management and community outreach. Sarah is originally from Delaware but has spent the last 12 years calling Biddeford home. In this new role, Sarah is most looking forward to working with Apex youth to find out what programs are needed and valued in our Biddeford community and making those dreams a reality. [email protected] |
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Ally Demeule, Administrative CoordinatorAlly Demeule has joined APEX Youth Connection as an Administrative Coordinator and is now the latest addition to our team! She is an enthusiastic and motivated lifelong Biddeford resident with over 8 years experience working in youth programming. Ally specializes in after school and summer program planning as well as activity preparation and procedure. She greatly enjoys hands-on work within her community and she is looking forward to collaborating alongside our passionate team at APEX. Ally loves to spend her free time foraging in the woods, ghost hunting at local spooky hot spots or baking vintage recipes she found in old thrift store books.
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Fabian Cruz, Bicycle Program MentorFabian became a bike pro at 13 when he started going to the Community Bicycle Center, now APEX. A former instructor got him into the program with an old brochure and said he would be good at it. Even though he didn’t like bikes at the time, he showed up just to check it out. Now he's 21and has bike knowledge flowing through his veins! His specialties include fixing and diagnosing bikes. The CBC was his backbone as a kid when he didn’t want to go home, and now he's back to show up and support a new generation of Apex youth. This has always been a place with amazing volunteers, mentors, and events that have made a difference in his life.
In his time here he's seen a lot of people come and go, but the grease marks on the ceiling and the old nuts and bolts collected over the years of connecting with kids over bikes is still here. His goal is to reach out to the community and get those amazing volunteers, express kids' new innovations and desires, as well as do more bike rides! What really made this place great was the people. So let’s connect! Sign up to be a volunteer and check It out! [email protected] |
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Kris Hovasse, Communty Activities ManagerKris has been a part of the Biddeford Community since 2007. She has many years of experience with youth programming and enjoys working with them and community building. You can find Kris throughout many community based events here in Biddeford. Her favorite pastime is spending time with friends and family and sitting around a bonfire. She enjoys doing craft and painting projects. Kris is looking forward to this new role and journey with APEX and continuing working with and supporting our youth.
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Brodie Werner, Program Mentor
Hi, I'm Brodie! I found out about Apex last April by way of the previous Biddeford Teen Center. I started working as a pre-apprentice at the beginning of the summer, learning the ropes in bike mechanics and sales. I really enjoyed the opportunity to work in the bike shop. Now, as a Program Mentor, I support Fabian in the shop assisting with fixing bikes and helping youth, model positive behavior, and lend a hand in other after-school programming, such as Bike Bus safety monitoring. I'm a senior at the Biddeford Alternative Pathways Center and I'm currently applying to colleges to study media.
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