Board of Directors

Tom Slocum has been a resident of the Village of Ballston Spa for over 30 years and a member of the BARC Board for over 25 years. He has served in various capacities at BARC such as the Program Coordinator for the Swimming, T-Ball, Baseball and Basketball programs as well as the BARC Board Secretary. Tom became the BARC Board Chairman in 2010. He has four grown children who all participated in BARC programs. Tom works as an Electrical Engineering Manager at the Naval Nuclear Laboratory.

Holly was elected in May 2022 to complete the unexpired term of a former Board member and was sworn in and seated as a Board member on May 18, 2022.  Her educational background includes a Master’s Degree in Education, School Counseling Concentration from SUNY Oneonta, and a Bachelor of Science Degree in Psychology from Elmira College. She is currently serving as the Director of the Welcome Experience at the University at Albany. Her school/community involvement includes serving as the former Chair of the Ballston Spa Education Foundation; as well as a Ballston Area Recreation Commission Board member from 2013-2019. She is a 21-year resident in the district and lives in Malta with her husband Shaun and son Collin, who is a sophomore at Ballston Spa High School and Early College High School.

Nancy lives in Malta and has a son (Frank – 35) in California and daughter (Christie – 32) in North Carolina with husband and two daughters. She served on the Ballston Spa School board for over 21 years and was very active volunteering in each school for over 25 years. Nancy was also a girl scout leader and active in the boy scouts for over 12 years, was one of the founders of the NYS Day Care Association and has helped many other volunteer organizations in our area. She has been involved with BARC since her children started school. They participated in every sport offered, attended some enrichment classes and were referees and umpires when they were older. When on the School Board of Education Nancy was the BARC representative and then continued on the BARC board afterwards as an officer. She has been a member of the BARC board since 2009. Nancy is owner of Tigger’s Tiny Tots Day Care (for over 35 years now) and works part time for the Town of Malta Highway Department.

Joel is a long time resident of the Ballston Spa area and grew up right in the village. He played BARC sports as a kid, refereed for BARC as a teen and coached both BARC and CDYSL teams as a young adult. He loves soccer and has been playing competitively since high school.

Pat’s bio is coming soon…

Garry is a life long resident of Ballston Spa and has raised his children here with his wife Jean. Garry is a math teacher at Ballston Spa High School and is the Boys Varsity Soccer Coach and the high school’s Track & Field coach. He and his kids participated in BARC soccer when his kids were in school, and Garry has continued to coach BARC Soccer teams almost every year since.  In addition to BARC, Garry as worked with club soccer programs such as Ballston Spa Soccer Club (BSSC) & NY Elite.  Garry is currently the Director of Coaching at BSSC where he holds summer clinics for kids of all ages at the Eastern Ave fields.  He has been on the BARC board since 2005.

Gary’s bio is coming soon…