Meadowlands YMCA
Christian Vivas possesses a diverse professional background, currently serving as a Financial Planning Agent at Ronald Gelok & Associates since January 2017. In addition to financial planning, Christian holds multiple instructor roles at fitness facilities, including Les Mills Body Pump Instructor at Fitness Factory and Meadowlands YMCA, and previously at Retro Fitness. Christian also has experience in operations management from a role at International Point of Sale. Academic credentials include a Master of Education in Counselor Education from Rutgers University and a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey.
Meadowlands YMCA
Established in 1920, the Meadowlands Area YMCA is located in East Rutherford, New Jersey, in a service area of 127,000 households serving more than 350,000 guests per year. In 2019 alone, the Y provided more than $650,000 in financial assistance to over 3,500 local families in Bergen County. The central facility and its 30+ site locations host programs that are committed to nurturing the potential of children, promoting healthy living, and fostering a sense of social responsibility. By offering a wide variety of wellness and enrichment programs designed to benefit infants to seniors, the Y is helping the community to build a better mind, body and spirit for people of all ages and circumstances. On May 19, 2017, the new 83,200 sq. ft. Meadowlands YMCA opened at 390 Murray Hill Parkway, East Rutherford, NJ. The facility is the former training center of the NBA’s New Jersey Nets and is this Association’s first centrally located building.