A former Tyrone man has assumed program director role at Tyrone YMCA.
\nDave Shildt has resumed the duties that were left vacant when Wendi Cushion became employed at the District Magistrate Office of Fred Miller a couple of months ago.
\nShildt was born in Altoona and resided in Tyrone for the first few years of his life. When he turned four, his family moved to the Smethport area. He graduated from Smethport Area High School and received a degree in recreation management from Lock Haven University in 1997. After graduating, Shildt put his skills to work in behavior management positions, most recently in the Chambersburg area.
\n\u201cI\u2019d really like to see the YMCA flourish like the facility in Hollidaysburg has,\u201d said Shildt. \u201cI only see big things here. The YMCA is definitely an integral part of Tyrone.\u201d
\nShildt\u2019s mission is simple: get the word out.
\n\u201cWe (the YMCA) are the like the community of Tyrone in that we need to market what we have,\u201d said Shildt. \u201cThere\u2019s no better marketing tool than word of mouth, but there are other things we\u2019ll need to do to make sure everyone in the community knows what we\u2019re about.\u201d
\nShildt began his employment at the YMCA Monday, and, already, has some ideas cooking \u2013 including a slew of summer leagues and the possibility of paint-ball events.
\n\u201cI sent my resume on just a whim,\u201d said Shildt. \u201cI didn\u2019t think anything would come of it, but I\u2019m glad it did.\u201d
\nShildt said his education at Lock Haven gave him the skills necessary for the job.
\nHis experiences in behavioral management will also be employed, but he said he won\u2019t miss those jobs.
\n\u201cIt was a mistake for me going into the psych field,\u201d said Shildt. \u201cIt was only supposed to be summer work, but it kept going and going. I\u2019m glad to be here and am looking forward to growing right along with the community.\u201d
\nCurrently, Shildt is residing in Huntingdon Furnace and is actively seeking more permanent living arrangements.
\nHe is married to former a former Bellwood woman, Melanie (Korman). They have two children – 4-year-old Taylor Marie and 3-week-old Arik.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
A former Tyrone man has assumed program director role at Tyrone YMCA. Dave Shildt has resumed the duties that were left vacant when Wendi Cushion became employed at the District Magistrate Office of Fred Miller a couple of months ago. Shildt was born in Altoona and resided in Tyrone for the first few years of […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-46488","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-local-news-in-the-tyrone-pennsylvania-area"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tyronepa.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46488","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/tyronepa.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/tyronepa.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tyronepa.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tyronepa.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=46488"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/tyronepa.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46488\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tyronepa.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=46488"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tyronepa.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=46488"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tyronepa.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=46488"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}