Board of Directors
Ben is a resident of Adams Township alongside his wife and three active daughters. He has a vision of the needs in our community influenced by facilities he grew up attending in the state of Indiana. Ben was a multi sport athlete through high school and continued to play sports through college into his adult life including coaching young athletes in basketball, baseball and football. He believes in the importance of having a recreational facility that includes well rounded programming for active adults, as well as families and young children. Having the role of president for The ATTACC Foundation, he understands the value of what family means, what a project such as this encompasses for a community to come together, and ultimately build a facility that can support local residents and beyond.
Lance works as an operations expert for a large global technology company. He received his B.A. from Westminster College in Pennsylvania and earned the designation of Distinguished Toastmaster from Toastmasters International. Lance dedicates his time to youth and community development by volunteering his time for Scouts BSA, age group soccer, and it is a certified age group swim coach. Lance is supporting The ATTACC so there can be more opportunities for youth and the community to experience fitness and fellowship at a world class facility.
Sarah Hosack is a Senior Project manager who lives in the Mars school district with her husband and two children. She graduated with a Chemical engineering degree from Case Western Reserve University where she also ran cross country and track, and played basketball. Sarah grew up with a competitive drive and love for sports earning state medals in cross country, track and field, and also basketball. She has also qualified and ran the Boston Marathon. Sarah now devotes her time to her two children and their interests. She has joined ATTACC because of her love for sports and in hopes to help obtain a place for her children and others to have opportunities to swim, play, and train.
For over 40 years, swimming has been an integral part of Jamie’s life. Her younger years are filled with memories of competing, teaching swim lessons, life guarding, coaching, and managing neighborhood pools. She has never been very far from her ultimate happy place – barefoot on the pool deck. Nowadays, she swims with the local Masters team, participates in open water events, and officiates for the RESY Riptides. She is honored to serve the ATTACC in the role of Secretary and is proud to be part of an organization that creates lifelong friendships, fond memories, and the ultimate neighborhood training and wellness center for the Adams Township community.
Executive Board
Todd Slobodnyak- Executive Chair
Todd has been in and around athletics and aquatics his whole life. He grew up in Monroeville, PA attending Gateway High School where he was awarded the Tilbrook Citizens Award for Outstanding Community Service for his hometown. Todd graduated from Westminster College where he swam and graduated with academic and athletic honors. Since 2016, Todd has been the head coach of the Rose E Schneider YMCA and Mars High School swim programs. He is fiercely passionate about the world of competitive swimming, and the lifelong impact the sport has had on his personal and professional life. He resides north of Pittsburgh with his wife Janelle, and three children. Todd is extremely excited to bring this project to life and envisions the unlimited potential impact that the ATTACC could have in the local community as well as all of western Pennsylvania.
Jessica Narwold- Community Outreach
For three decades, Jessica has had a passion for helping local youth embrace life thru aquatics, education, and social development programs. Jessica resides in Adams Township with her husband and she coaches the RESY Riptide competitive swim team where their three daughters compete. Being raised in Adams Township, it has always been her dream to have a community center and aquatics facility that is available to individuals of all ages, families and athletes to use for training, physical and mental growth and play! She began competitive swimming at the age of 10, became a founding member of the Mars Area High School Varsity Swim Team in the late 90’s and continued to swim and coach through the Bowling Green Swim Club in college. Jessica is honored to give back to her local community as the Community Outreach Chairperson for The ATTACC Committee and believes that the goal of this group is extremely realistic and very much needed for our growing community.
Tara Quinn- Marketing/PR/Media
Tara has spent most of her life around sports. Growing up as a competitive athlete she played softball and swam in high school, then went on to swim and play water polo at the collegiate level where she graduated with her BS in Marketing and Masters in Public Administration from Gannon University. In her adult life she still stays active by coaching her kids sports teams and she owns Lucky Fins Swim School to share her passion of swimming with others. Tara, and her husband Kevin, raise their two children in the Mars School District where they participate in many youth programs including soccer, swimming, scouts, and theater. Tara joined the ATTACC because she wants to continue to advocate for more programs in our local community including everything from fitness and sports, to education and community outreach.
Heidi Brandon – Director of Giving
Heidi has been involved in swimming since age 2 when her family moved into a home in Whitefish Bay, Wisconsin with an in-ground pool. She was a competitive swimmer through her high school years and was recruited by Division 1 schools but chose to pursue an engineering degree instead.
She is the former Head Coach of Mars High School Boys and Girls Teams. In 2012, she coached the Boys team to the PIAA runner-up trophy. She followed up by coaching the Boys team to Section Champions, WPIAL Champions, and PIAA Champions in 2014. She was inducted into the Mars High School Sports Hall of Fame in 2021.
Heidi currently resides with her husband in Adams Township, where she continues her involvement in swimming and diving by officiating YMCA, high school, and college meets. Most importantly she is teaching her grandson to be safe around water and how to swim.