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Branch Director
Catherine Seals

Catherine Seals, Branch Director, Farha Sports Centers

Catherine graduated in December 2008 from Wichita State University, earning her MA in Sports Administration. Catherine began working for the YMCA in June 2007 as a Site Supervisor at the Farha Sport Center. She joined the West YMCA in November 2009 as the Sports Coordinator, before coming back to work as the Sports Director at the South YMCA & Farha Sport Center in January 2011. In 2014, she transitioned to full time Director of Basketball Operations until May 2018 before accepting the role of Senior Program Director. She remained in that role until January 2021, when she accepted the role of Branch Director at YMCA Farha Sport Center.

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Natalie Woods, Administrative Assistant

Natalie attended Peru State College, graduating in 2010 with a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration. She moved to Wichita in 2009, where she was introduced to the Greater Wichita YMCA soon after becoming a member. In 2020, she joined the team at Farha Sports Center as an administrative assistant, where she splits her time working on philanthropy and administrative needs for her branch. Natalie is passionate about serving youth and families of the Greater Wichita YMCA and her community. 

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Steward Bortey, Senior Program Director

Degree
Bachelor of Science and Master of Business Administration

Steward Bortey was born in Accra, Ghana. He came to the United States in 2004. Bortey attended Midwest City High School where he played American football, ran track and also played soccer. He then played for Edmond OFC under coach Jordan Jordanov. He signed to play soccer for Sterling College in Kansas in 2012. During his time at Sterling College, he worked as a strength and conditioning coach with Oklahoma City Energy USL pro team summer of 2015. Steward graduated with his bachelor’s degree in Exercise Science at Sterling College in 2016.

Following his playing career, Bortey joined Oklahoma Christian University women's soccer program as an Assistant coach. He was the assistant coach for Carl Albert High School 2016-2017 season.

He graduated with his Master of Business Administration in August of 2017. He then ran logistics at FC Barcelona camps through Sporting Global before arriving to Dodge City Community College as Head Women’s Soccer coach and Assistant Men’s Soccer Coach. 
He spent 3 and half years at Dodge City Community College before arriving to Wichita in March 2021. 
 

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Matt Black, Sports Coordinator

Matt graduated in 2019 from Wichita State University with a Bachelor's Degree in Sports Management. He previously worked at the Great Bend Recreation Commission in various roles before moving to Wichita for school. Throughout his time in Wichita he has worked at Wichita Country Club, Rolling Hills Country Club, and volunteered multiple summers with the NBC World Series.

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