Rec Center Spotlights

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Meet Judy Gillissen
10/18/2022
Judy Gillissen joined the Lenexa Rec Center during the COVID-19 pandemic. Membership helped expand her social activities and physical exercise.
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Meet Avery Bowers
Meet Avery Bowers
09/20/2022
Member Avery Bowers has trained for an Ironman Triathlon at the Lenexa Rec Center.
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Meet Leah
08/22/2022
Leah B. is a Group X class fitness instructor who has been getting people's heart rates up since 2019.
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Meet Amy Smith
02/22/2022
Since Amy joined the Rec, she's gained confidence seeing how far she's come in her fitness journey.
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Mary Malecki
Meet Mary Malecki
10/14/2021
Mary has been a member of the Rec Center for about a year and keeps coming back because of her desire to live a long and healthy lifestyle.
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Meet Hannah
09/23/2021
Hello, Hannah. As a born and raised Lenexan, we're happy to have Hannah as part of our community.
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Meet Christina
07/20/2021
Meet Christina E., a fitness attendant who has worked at the Rec Center for nearly two years. She previously worked as a child watch attendant in KidZone.
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Meet Emily J.
06/29/2021
Emily is a yoga instructor who teaches Group X classes on Mondays and Wednesdays.
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Meet Johnny Lind
05/18/2021
Meet Johnny Linder, our new customer service supervisor! While Johnny has worked in various positions for the City of Lenexa for nine years, we are happy to have him on our staff full-time now at the Rec Center.
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Meet Abby
04/20/2021
Abby says she loves getting to interact with new people and making them smile while they're at the Rec Center.
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Meet Steve
03/19/2021
Steve has been a member at the Rec Center since we first opened!
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Meet Karen
02/23/2021
A Rec Center member for more than three years, Karen loves coming here because it keeps her working out regularly.
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Meet Cruz
01/25/2021
Meet Cruz Ybarra! You can always find Cruz on the third floor ready to greet all of our early riser members. Cruz loves getting to chat with all of you about life and fitness. Here's a little bit about him.
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JaCori Edgely
Meet JaCori Edgely
11/17/2020
Meet JaCori! JaCori is a wonderful welcome desk attendant who greets you with a smile when you walk into the facility.
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Jason Butterfield
Meet Jason Butterfield
10/15/2020
Jason has been a member of the Rec Center since January of 2018 — almost as long as our doors have been open!
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Meet Lesa
09/22/2020
Lesa is a member of the Rec Center's welcome desk team and absolutely loves to make sure you stay safe and have fun.
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Meet Angela DeCoursey
09/22/2020
Angela loves the many options for exercise at the Rec Center, including indoor classes and — of course — training with Mariana.
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Meet Shereen
Meet Shereen
02/21/2020
Say Hello to Shereen, a member of the Rec Center Fitness team. She can often be found behind the fitness desk or out on the fitness floor answering questions about the fitness equipment.
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Meet Phil
Meet Phil
01/15/2020
Meet Phil! Phil likes all things sports. When he’s not watching over the courts at the rec you may find him cheering on his favorite team, the Eastern Suns or in the bleachers watching his grandson.
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Meet Jim & Becky Thomas
Meet Jim & Becky Thomas
12/16/2019
Meet Becky and Jim Thomas. This duo joined the Rec Center back in February of 2018.
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