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Sponsored by: JoAnn Wine & Associates<\/em><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Written by Audrey Sochor<\/p>\n


\nAs soon as you step through the doors of the Blue Water YMCA, a cacophony of sounds echo off the cinder block walls \u2013 basketballs hitting the hardwood floor of the courts, the metal gears of exercise machines as they\u2019re put to work, or the smack of hands meeting in a high five and the encouraging voice of Josh Chapman.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0Having worked at the Y for eight years in a variety of roles, 30-year- old Chapman is a fixture for many patrons. He\u2019s well known for his energy and enthusiastic welcomes, often by name, and always makes time for the kids and adults.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0Those traits, said Denise Brooks, executive director of the Blue Water YMCA, are why some gym-goers have said it\u2019s like stepping into an episode of Cheers when Chapman is in the\u00a0<\/span>Welcome Center. His current role is vice president of healthy living and membership.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0\u201cI guess the best way to say my role is duties as assigned,\u201d Chapman said. \u201cIt really is managing the member experience, so making sure the folks of the Blue Water Area, everybody that comes into the Y, has everything they need. That they can participate in the Y, whether it\u2019s from a place of achieving their health and wellness goals, whether it\u2019s a young person that needs a safe place because they have a tough home life, or whether it\u2019s somebody who has no idea what to do, how to do it and just needs to get started. It\u2019s making sure that by the time they walk in the door they feel the embrace of what the Y is \u2013 and it\u2019s strengthening foundations of a lot of the community.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0His journey with the Y started as an intern in the summer of 2010 while he was on break from college. He soon graduated from Central Michigan University with a degree in management and marketing and took a position as an experienced team lead, working everything from the front desk to youth sports to housekeeping and maintenance. Chapman said it\u2019s been a wild ride, but he\u2019s glad to be a part of it. All those experiences help with the \u201cjack of all trades, master of none\u201d role of his current position. No two days are the same, he said, and he could go from fixing a door that refuses to open to giving a tour to prospective members.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u201cFrom my staff\u2019s perspective, I remove barriers for them and allocate resources for them, and get out of their way to let them do the good stuff they do, because they make a difference every day. They\u2019re the ones that are working with people, helping them lose weight, being mentors.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

It\u2019s also being passionate about the Y and caring for its members Brooks said. Making a difference for the people and families it serves \u2013 something Chapman does. \u201cOne of our members hadn\u2019t been in for a while due to some health issues and he took just a\u00a0<\/span>minute and sent an email to say hi,\u201d she said. \u201c[It] made a big impact that he noticed.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

The position means he needs to get creative with ideas for new programs or support for\u00a0<\/span>members, even if it means not working directly at the Y. Chapman serves on the board of the\u00a0<\/span>Blue Water Area Chamber of Commerce as well as the Community Foundation of St. Clair<\/span><\/p>\n

County\u2019s Complete Your Degree committee, which helps remove barriers so people can finish an associate degree or certification program at SC4. Working at the Y challenges Chapman to constantly learn and improve skills, which makes him a better professional, but he said it\u2019s also made him a better person because the Y\u2019s core values \u2013 caring, honesty, respect, and responsibility \u2013 are entrenched in everything he does.<\/span><\/p>\n

Chapman said it has given him not only a platform but also the opportunity to be self-made and meet people he would never have met otherwise coming from his background.<\/span><\/p>\n

Adopted in Texas by a hard-working single mother, Chapman often said he\u2019s blessed and fortunate to have a supportive family who loves him and always showed up. But, like most kids, while mom was at work he\u2019d look for trouble with his friends. To break that cycle, Chapman started playing basketball with the nonprofit group SONS under the guidance of Tyrone Burrell and Kevin Totty. <\/span><\/p>\n

Working at the Y has put their mentorship into perspective and has given him insight on every type of person. He remembers sitting in the fitness center watching somebody he knows who had just gotten out of a drug rehabilitation center talking with the CEO of one of the area\u2019s largest employers. Seeing them joking and sharing commonalities gave him hope and perspective, especially today when divisiveness is everywhere.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m a firm believer we\u2019re all ninety percent the same,\u201d he said. \u201cWe all want to be safe and we want our family to be successful. It just seems that ten percent of stuff we disagree on is where all of the focus is, and the Y has given me the opportunity to really look at it and say it doesn\u2019t matter.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Chapman also wants to use his talents to give back. He volunteers at a soup kitchen and\u00a0<\/span>occasionally helps with SONS, but not as much as he would like. His time is currently devoted to raising his 2-year- old daughter, Irving, and his 11-month- old son, Apollo.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThree years ago does not seem that long ago, but, man, it is light years,\u201d he said. \u201cBut I got my little girl, my little man, and I love them to death. They are polar opposites, the ying and the yang of all things. She is sassy and a diva already \u2013 way too much attitude at two years old. My little guy is just as happy as could be, at everything just smiles \u2013 laid back. So it\u2019s been a ride but it\u2019s exciting.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

The collaboration and teamwork it takes to raise children has deepened his relationship with his wife, Judi. They\u2019ve been together since 2011 and were married last summer in a low key ceremony. And like their children, they are the ying and yang of each other, but Chapman said that makes them a better team and he couldn\u2019t do what he does professionally or personally without her backing him.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cMy life has gotten a little chaotic these last two years with the additions I\u2019ve had with my\u00a0<\/span>family, but any time I get the opportunity, any time I can volunteer or give no matter what the\u00a0<\/span>organization is or mission, I try to help. We either are a part of the solution or part of the\u00a0<\/span>problem.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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He\u2019s well known for his energy and enthusiastic welcomes, often by name, and always makes time for the kids and adults. \u00a0 \u00a0Those traits, said Denise Brooks, executive director of the Blue Water YMCA, are why some gym-goers have said it\u2019s like stepping into an episode of Cheers when Chapman is in the\u00a0Welcome Center. His current role is vice president of healthy living and membership. \u00a0 \u00a0\u201cI guess the best way to say my role is duties as assigned,\u201d Chapman said. \u201cIt really is managing the member experience, so making sure the folks of the Blue Water Area, everybody that comes into the Y, has everything they need. That they can participate in the Y, whether it\u2019s from a place of achieving their health and wellness goals, whether it\u2019s a young person that needs a safe place because they have a tough home life, or whether it\u2019s somebody who has no idea what to do, how to do it and just needs to get started. It\u2019s making sure that by the time they walk in the door they feel the embrace of what the Y is \u2013 and it\u2019s strengthening foundations of a lot of the community.\u201d \u00a0 \u00a0His journey with the Y started as an intern in the summer of 2010 while he was on break from college. He soon graduated from Central Michigan University with a degree in management and marketing and took a position as an experienced team lead, working everything from the front desk to youth sports to housekeeping and maintenance. Chapman said it\u2019s been a wild ride, but he\u2019s glad to be a part of it. All those experiences help with the \u201cjack of all trades, master of none\u201d role of his current position. No two days are the same, he said, and he could go from fixing a door that refuses to open to giving a tour to prospective members. \u00a0 \u201cFrom my staff\u2019s perspective, I remove barriers for them and allocate resources for them, and get out of their way to let them do the good stuff they do, because they make a difference every day. They\u2019re the ones that are working with people, helping them lose weight, being mentors.\u201d \u201cIt\u2019s also being passionate about the Y and caring for its members,\u201d Brooks said. Making a difference for the people and families it serves \u2013 something Chapman does. \u201cOne of our members hadn\u2019t been in for a while due to some health issues and he took just a\u00a0minute and sent an email to say hi,\u201d she said. \u201c[It] made a big impact that he noticed.\u201d The position means he needs to get creative with ideas for new programs or support for\u00a0members, even if it means not working directly at the Y. Chapman serves on the board of the\u00a0Blue Water Area Chamber of Commerce as well as the Community Foundation of St. Clair County\u2019s Complete Your Degree committee, which helps remove barriers so people can finish an associate degree or certification program at SC4. Working at the Y challenges Chapman to constantly learn and improve skills, which makes him a better professional, but he said it\u2019s also made him a better person because the Y\u2019s core values \u2013 caring, honesty, respect, and responsibility \u2013 are entrenched in everything he does. Chapman said it has given him not only a platform but also the opportunity to be self-made and meet people he would never have met otherwise coming from his background. Adopted in Texas by a hard-working single mother, Chapman often said he\u2019s blessed and fortunate to have a supportive family who loves him and always showed up. But, like most kids, while mom was at work he\u2019d look for trouble with his friends. To break that cycle, Chapman started playing basketball with the nonprofit group SONS under the guidance of Tyrone Burrell and Kevin Totty. Working at the Y has put their mentorship into perspective and has given him insight on every type of person. He remembers sitting in the fitness center watching somebody he knows who had just gotten out of a drug rehabilitation center talking with the CEO of one of the area\u2019s largest employers. Seeing them joking and sharing commonalities gave him hope and perspective, especially today when divisiveness is everywhere. \u201cI\u2019m a firm believer we\u2019re all ninety percent the same,\u201d he said. \u201cWe all want to be safe and we want our family to be successful. It just seems that ten percent of stuff we disagree on is where all of the focus is, and the Y has given me the opportunity to really look at it and say it doesn\u2019t matter.\u201d Chapman also wants to use his talents to give back. He volunteers at a soup kitchen and\u00a0occasionally helps with SONS, but not as much as he would like. His time is currently devoted to raising his 2-year- old daughter, Irving, and his 11-month- old son, Apollo. \u201cThree years ago does not seem that long ago, but, man, it is light years,\u201d he said. \u201cBut I got my little girl, my little man, and I love them to death. They are polar opposites, the ying and the yang of all things. She is sassy and a diva already \u2013 way too much attitude at two years old. My little guy is just as happy as could be, at everything just smiles \u2013 laid back. So it\u2019s been a ride but it\u2019s exciting.\u201d The collaboration and teamwork it takes to raise children has deepened his relationship with his wife, Judi. They\u2019ve been together since 2011 and were married last summer in a low key ceremony. And like their children, they are the ying and yang of each other, but Chapman said that makes them a better team and he couldn\u2019t do what he does professionally or personally without her backing him. \u201cMy life has gotten a little chaotic these last two years with the additions I\u2019ve had with my\u00a0family, but any time I get the opportunity, any time I can volunteer or give no matter what the\u00a0organization is or mission, I try to help. 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He\u2019s well known for his energy and enthusiastic welcomes, often by name, and always makes time for the kids and adults. \u00a0 \u00a0Those traits, said Denise Brooks, executive director of the Blue Water YMCA, are why some gym-goers have said it\u2019s like stepping into an episode of Cheers when Chapman is in the\u00a0Welcome Center. His current role is vice president of healthy living and membership. \u00a0 \u00a0\u201cI guess the best way to say my role is duties as assigned,\u201d Chapman said. \u201cIt really is managing the member experience, so making sure the folks of the Blue Water Area, everybody that comes into the Y, has everything they need. That they can participate in the Y, whether it\u2019s from a place of achieving their health and wellness goals, whether it\u2019s a young person that needs a safe place because they have a tough home life, or whether it\u2019s somebody who has no idea what to do, how to do it and just needs to get started. 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No two days are the same, he said, and he could go from fixing a door that refuses to open to giving a tour to prospective members. \u00a0 \u201cFrom my staff\u2019s perspective, I remove barriers for them and allocate resources for them, and get out of their way to let them do the good stuff they do, because they make a difference every day. They\u2019re the ones that are working with people, helping them lose weight, being mentors.\u201d \u201cIt\u2019s also being passionate about the Y and caring for its members,\u201d Brooks said. Making a difference for the people and families it serves \u2013 something Chapman does. \u201cOne of our members hadn\u2019t been in for a while due to some health issues and he took just a\u00a0minute and sent an email to say hi,\u201d she said. \u201c[It] made a big impact that he noticed.\u201d The position means he needs to get creative with ideas for new programs or support for\u00a0members, even if it means not working directly at the Y. Chapman serves on the board of the\u00a0Blue Water Area Chamber of Commerce as well as the Community Foundation of St. Clair County\u2019s Complete Your Degree committee, which helps remove barriers so people can finish an associate degree or certification program at SC4. Working at the Y challenges Chapman to constantly learn and improve skills, which makes him a better professional, but he said it\u2019s also made him a better person because the Y\u2019s core values \u2013 caring, honesty, respect, and responsibility \u2013 are entrenched in everything he does. Chapman said it has given him not only a platform but also the opportunity to be self-made and meet people he would never have met otherwise coming from his background. Adopted in Texas by a hard-working single mother, Chapman often said he\u2019s blessed and fortunate to have a supportive family who loves him and always showed up. But, like most kids, while mom was at work he\u2019d look for trouble with his friends. To break that cycle, Chapman started playing basketball with the nonprofit group SONS under the guidance of Tyrone Burrell and Kevin Totty. Working at the Y has put their mentorship into perspective and has given him insight on every type of person. He remembers sitting in the fitness center watching somebody he knows who had just gotten out of a drug rehabilitation center talking with the CEO of one of the area\u2019s largest employers. Seeing them joking and sharing commonalities gave him hope and perspective, especially today when divisiveness is everywhere. \u201cI\u2019m a firm believer we\u2019re all ninety percent the same,\u201d he said. \u201cWe all want to be safe and we want our family to be successful. It just seems that ten percent of stuff we disagree on is where all of the focus is, and the Y has given me the opportunity to really look at it and say it doesn\u2019t matter.\u201d Chapman also wants to use his talents to give back. 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He\u2019s well known for his energy and enthusiastic welcomes, often by name, and always makes time for the kids and adults. \u00a0 \u00a0Those traits, said Denise Brooks, executive director of the Blue Water YMCA, are why some gym-goers have said it\u2019s like stepping into an episode of Cheers when Chapman is in the\u00a0Welcome Center. His current role is vice president of healthy living and membership. \u00a0 \u00a0\u201cI guess the best way to say my role is duties as assigned,\u201d Chapman said. \u201cIt really is managing the member experience, so making sure the folks of the Blue Water Area, everybody that comes into the Y, has everything they need. That they can participate in the Y, whether it\u2019s from a place of achieving their health and wellness goals, whether it\u2019s a young person that needs a safe place because they have a tough home life, or whether it\u2019s somebody who has no idea what to do, how to do it and just needs to get started. It\u2019s making sure that by the time they walk in the door they feel the embrace of what the Y is \u2013 and it\u2019s strengthening foundations of a lot of the community.\u201d \u00a0 \u00a0His journey with the Y started as an intern in the summer of 2010 while he was on break from college. He soon graduated from Central Michigan University with a degree in management and marketing and took a position as an experienced team lead, working everything from the front desk to youth sports to housekeeping and maintenance. Chapman said it\u2019s been a wild ride, but he\u2019s glad to be a part of it. All those experiences help with the \u201cjack of all trades, master of none\u201d role of his current position. No two days are the same, he said, and he could go from fixing a door that refuses to open to giving a tour to prospective members. \u00a0 \u201cFrom my staff\u2019s perspective, I remove barriers for them and allocate resources for them, and get out of their way to let them do the good stuff they do, because they make a difference every day. They\u2019re the ones that are working with people, helping them lose weight, being mentors.\u201d \u201cIt\u2019s also being passionate about the Y and caring for its members,\u201d Brooks said. Making a difference for the people and families it serves \u2013 something Chapman does. \u201cOne of our members hadn\u2019t been in for a while due to some health issues and he took just a\u00a0minute and sent an email to say hi,\u201d she said. \u201c[It] made a big impact that he noticed.\u201d The position means he needs to get creative with ideas for new programs or support for\u00a0members, even if it means not working directly at the Y. Chapman serves on the board of the\u00a0Blue Water Area Chamber of Commerce as well as the Community Foundation of St. Clair County\u2019s Complete Your Degree committee, which helps remove barriers so people can finish an associate degree or certification program at SC4. Working at the Y challenges Chapman to constantly learn and improve skills, which makes him a better professional, but he said it\u2019s also made him a better person because the Y\u2019s core values \u2013 caring, honesty, respect, and responsibility \u2013 are entrenched in everything he does. Chapman said it has given him not only a platform but also the opportunity to be self-made and meet people he would never have met otherwise coming from his background. Adopted in Texas by a hard-working single mother, Chapman often said he\u2019s blessed and fortunate to have a supportive family who loves him and always showed up. But, like most kids, while mom was at work he\u2019d look for trouble with his friends. To break that cycle, Chapman started playing basketball with the nonprofit group SONS under the guidance of Tyrone Burrell and Kevin Totty. Working at the Y has put their mentorship into perspective and has given him insight on every type of person. He remembers sitting in the fitness center watching somebody he knows who had just gotten out of a drug rehabilitation center talking with the CEO of one of the area\u2019s largest employers. Seeing them joking and sharing commonalities gave him hope and perspective, especially today when divisiveness is everywhere. \u201cI\u2019m a firm believer we\u2019re all ninety percent the same,\u201d he said. \u201cWe all want to be safe and we want our family to be successful. It just seems that ten percent of stuff we disagree on is where all of the focus is, and the Y has given me the opportunity to really look at it and say it doesn\u2019t matter.\u201d Chapman also wants to use his talents to give back. He volunteers at a soup kitchen and\u00a0occasionally helps with SONS, but not as much as he would like. His time is currently devoted to raising his 2-year- old daughter, Irving, and his 11-month- old son, Apollo. \u201cThree years ago does not seem that long ago, but, man, it is light years,\u201d he said. \u201cBut I got my little girl, my little man, and I love them to death. They are polar opposites, the ying and the yang of all things. She is sassy and a diva already \u2013 way too much attitude at two years old. My little guy is just as happy as could be, at everything just smiles \u2013 laid back. So it\u2019s been a ride but it\u2019s exciting.\u201d The collaboration and teamwork it takes to raise children has deepened his relationship with his wife, Judi. They\u2019ve been together since 2011 and were married last summer in a low key ceremony. And like their children, they are the ying and yang of each other, but Chapman said that makes them a better team and he couldn\u2019t do what he does professionally or personally without her backing him. \u201cMy life has gotten a little chaotic these last two years with the additions I\u2019ve had with my\u00a0family, but any time I get the opportunity, any time I can volunteer or give no matter what the\u00a0organization is or mission, I try to help. 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He\u2019s well known for his energy and enthusiastic welcomes, often by name, and always makes time for the kids and adults. \u00a0 \u00a0Those traits, said Denise Brooks, executive director of the Blue Water YMCA, are why some gym-goers have said it\u2019s like stepping into an episode of Cheers when Chapman is in the\u00a0Welcome Center. His current role is vice president of healthy living and membership. \u00a0 \u00a0\u201cI guess the best way to say my role is duties as assigned,\u201d Chapman said. \u201cIt really is managing the member experience, so making sure the folks of the Blue Water Area, everybody that comes into the Y, has everything they need. That they can participate in the Y, whether it\u2019s from a place of achieving their health and wellness goals, whether it\u2019s a young person that needs a safe place because they have a tough home life, or whether it\u2019s somebody who has no idea what to do, how to do it and just needs to get started. It\u2019s making sure that by the time they walk in the door they feel the embrace of what the Y is \u2013 and it\u2019s strengthening foundations of a lot of the community.\u201d \u00a0 \u00a0His journey with the Y started as an intern in the summer of 2010 while he was on break from college. He soon graduated from Central Michigan University with a degree in management and marketing and took a position as an experienced team lead, working everything from the front desk to youth sports to housekeeping and maintenance. Chapman said it\u2019s been a wild ride, but he\u2019s glad to be a part of it. All those experiences help with the \u201cjack of all trades, master of none\u201d role of his current position. No two days are the same, he said, and he could go from fixing a door that refuses to open to giving a tour to prospective members. \u00a0 \u201cFrom my staff\u2019s perspective, I remove barriers for them and allocate resources for them, and get out of their way to let them do the good stuff they do, because they make a difference every day. They\u2019re the ones that are working with people, helping them lose weight, being mentors.\u201d \u201cIt\u2019s also being passionate about the Y and caring for its members,\u201d Brooks said. Making a difference for the people and families it serves \u2013 something Chapman does. \u201cOne of our members hadn\u2019t been in for a while due to some health issues and he took just a\u00a0minute and sent an email to say hi,\u201d she said. \u201c[It] made a big impact that he noticed.\u201d The position means he needs to get creative with ideas for new programs or support for\u00a0members, even if it means not working directly at the Y. Chapman serves on the board of the\u00a0Blue Water Area Chamber of Commerce as well as the Community Foundation of St. Clair County\u2019s Complete Your Degree committee, which helps remove barriers so people can finish an associate degree or certification program at SC4. Working at the Y challenges Chapman to constantly learn and improve skills, which makes him a better professional, but he said it\u2019s also made him a better person because the Y\u2019s core values \u2013 caring, honesty, respect, and responsibility \u2013 are entrenched in everything he does. Chapman said it has given him not only a platform but also the opportunity to be self-made and meet people he would never have met otherwise coming from his background. Adopted in Texas by a hard-working single mother, Chapman often said he\u2019s blessed and fortunate to have a supportive family who loves him and always showed up. But, like most kids, while mom was at work he\u2019d look for trouble with his friends. To break that cycle, Chapman started playing basketball with the nonprofit group SONS under the guidance of Tyrone Burrell and Kevin Totty. Working at the Y has put their mentorship into perspective and has given him insight on every type of person. He remembers sitting in the fitness center watching somebody he knows who had just gotten out of a drug rehabilitation center talking with the CEO of one of the area\u2019s largest employers. Seeing them joking and sharing commonalities gave him hope and perspective, especially today when divisiveness is everywhere. \u201cI\u2019m a firm believer we\u2019re all ninety percent the same,\u201d he said. \u201cWe all want to be safe and we want our family to be successful. It just seems that ten percent of stuff we disagree on is where all of the focus is, and the Y has given me the opportunity to really look at it and say it doesn\u2019t matter.\u201d Chapman also wants to use his talents to give back. He volunteers at a soup kitchen and\u00a0occasionally helps with SONS, but not as much as he would like. His time is currently devoted to raising his 2-year- old daughter, Irving, and his 11-month- old son, Apollo. \u201cThree years ago does not seem that long ago, but, man, it is light years,\u201d he said. \u201cBut I got my little girl, my little man, and I love them to death. They are polar opposites, the ying and the yang of all things. She is sassy and a diva already \u2013 way too much attitude at two years old. My little guy is just as happy as could be, at everything just smiles \u2013 laid back. So it\u2019s been a ride but it\u2019s exciting.\u201d The collaboration and teamwork it takes to raise children has deepened his relationship with his wife, Judi. They\u2019ve been together since 2011 and were married last summer in a low key ceremony. 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