Boys and Girls Club of Northern Westchester Staff

Brian Skanes, Executive Director
Mr. Skanes has worked for over 30 years with Boys & Girls Clubs on local, regional and national levels. He has served as the Executive Director of the Boys & Girls Club of Northern Westchester since 1994. Prior to this he was Regional Vice President or the Northeast Region of Boys & Girls Clubs of America; Executive Director of the Boys & Girls Club for Binghamton, New York; Executive Director of the Boys & Girls Club of Billerica, Mass.; Assistant Executive Director of the Nashua, NH Boys & Girls Club; and Program Director of the Boys & Girls Club of Salem, NH.

This Boys & Girls Club veteran pioneered the Club's major renovation and expansion; its first since 1963. Under Mr. Skanes' auspices, the Club's annual budget has more than tripled from $800,000 to almost $4 million, and the Capital Campaign surpassed its' $6 million goal by almost $1million to $6.9 million.

Mr. Skanes has received numerous awards including Nashua, NH Citizen of the Year, Professional of the Year for Central New York 1989, Professional of the Year Northeast Region 1989, Executive of the Year Northeast Region 2001, and a 30 Year Service to Youth Award from Boys & Girls Clubs of America in 2004. More recently, Mr. Skanes was awarded the Mt. Kisco Chamber of Commerce Citizen of the Year in 2002, and Boys & Girls Clubs of America Contribution to the Profession Award in 2005.

He has been a Board member for over 15 years on the Association of Boys & Girls Clubs Professionals (ABGCP) and is Chairman of the Hudson Valley Chapter. In addition, he serves as a member of the Tom Garth Leadership Program Class of 2001. He is also a member of various civic and professional organizations, including past President of Mt. Kisco Rotary Club, past Treasurer and President of the Mt. Kisco Chamber of Commerce, and the President's Council of the Northern Westchester Hospital Center.

Mr. Skanes also serves as a Career Consultant with Boys & Girls Clubs of America and is a member of the Career Advancement Team. He is also a distinguished member of the Academy of Boys & Girls Clubs of America. Mr. Skanes received his B.S. degree from the University of Massachusetts and resides in Mt. Kisco with his wife Jean and their two children Mark and Monica.

Barbara Cutri, Director of Operations
Mrs. Cutri has been involved with the Boys & Girls Club of Northern Westchester since 1964, when she enrolled as a member. Prior to being named Director of Operations in 2000, she served as the Program Director, Child Care Director, a Pre-school teacher and volunteer.

Her passion for youth and her belief in the mission and purpose of the Boys & Girls Club have provided Mrs. Cutri with the impetus to improve and develop quality programs at the Club. She has worked to develop and license both the preschool and after school programs at the Club. She has raised the professionalism of the preschool and school age staff, securing funding for training and college level courses and has developed and enhanced the youth and teen programming at the Club.

Mrs. Cutri received an award from the New York State Education Department and Westchester Association for Retarded Citizens for her work in inclusion programming of children with special needs at the Club. She has also been a recipient of a community "Woman Of The Year" and Boys & Girls Clubs of America's "North East Region Youth Develop Professional" awards.

Currently, she is a member of the Association of Boys & Girls Club Professionals (ABGCP). In addition, she served on the Boys & Girls Clubs of America Committee that developed the Kids and Company Program for Child Safety. She is a member of the Child Care Council of Westchester, Child Health Task Force, Bedford Central School District's Committee on Special Education, Mt. Kisco's Lions Club, the Yorktown Alliance for Safe Kids, and Westchester/Putnam Boy Scouts of America Board.

Mrs. Cutri received her B.S. degree from State University of New York's Empire State College. She lives in Mt. Kisco with her husband Tony and sons Mike and Marc.

Cheryl J. Scala, Director of Finance and Administration
Mrs. Scala began her career with the Boys & Girls Club of Northern Westchester in 1971. She has utilized her experience in finance and accounting to organize office functions, automate procedures, and establish guidelines for maintaining proper New York State Accounting Principles.

She assists the Executive Director in developing, maintaining and administering a capital budget of $6 million, and an operating budget of $3.8 million.

Mrs. Scala received her certification in Business Management from Pace University. She is also certified in Peachtree Accounting Systems, and is a commissioned Notary Public.

Her strong motivation and dedication stem from her belief in the Boys & Girls Club of Northern Westchester and its mission to serve all young people.