Liz Caywood

Liz Caywood has been employed with Fort Wayne Community Schools as the Natatorium Director since June 2001. She serves as the director for both the Helen P. Brown Natatorium and the North Side High School pool, the two aquatic facilities in Fort Wayne Community Schools.

Liz came to FWCS with more than 11 years of service at the YWCA of Fort Wayne, where she started as a lifeguard and swim instructor. She then moved into the aquatic management position and eventually became the Sports Club Director, overseeing the Sports Complex, as well as providing the risk management for the agency. While at the Sports Club, in 1997-99, Liz was ranked the #1 Aquatics Director in Indiana and #7 in the nation by the United States Water Fitness Association. Her first lifeguarding and instructing job was through the City of Fort Wayne Parks & Recreation Department.

Liz also has experience coaching high school swimming, as well as younger children. She founded and coached the Summit City Sharks summer swim team that targeted children and teens in the community who were looking for a less expensive, "fun-oriented" swim team that took away some of the pressures of learning to swim competitively.

Liz is a licensed Lifeguard Instructor Trainer through the International Lifeguard Training Program (Ellis & Associates). She is a certified Water Safety instructor through the American Red Cross and a certified Exercise Instructor through the Aquatic Exercise Association. She is a certified pools Operator. Liz holds a B.A. in Psychology from Purdue University.

Todd Bolinger

Todd Bolinger has been a Natatorium Supervisor since October 2001. He has over 20 years of experience in the aquatics industry. During those years, he has managed indoor and outdoor pools, facilitated learn to swim programs, coordinated swim meets, and trained and developed staff. Todd is always looking for new, innovative and safe ways to bring people to the water for exercise and enjoyment.

He is a certified Water Exercise Instructor with AEA, a Water Safety Instructor Trainer with the American Red Cross and an International Lifeguard Training Program Instructor with Ellis & Associates. He brings many years experience with him in all aspects of competitive swimming as a swimmer, coach and swim meet coordinator. Todd has a passion for aquatics and water safety.

 

 

Colleen Obergfell

Colleen Obergfell began working at the Helen P. Brown Natatorium in May 2001 as a lifeguard and was promoted to an administrative aide position in June 2002. Prior to working at the Natatorium, Colleen spent 12 years home schooling her four children. She spent six of those years as a support missionary with Project Amazon (PAZ) in northern Brazil where she taught, led worship and worked with short-term missionaries. Colleen enjoys traveling and has done so extensively while chasing her children and grandchildren around the globe.

Colleen is a licensed International Lifeguard Training Program Instructor (Ellis & Associates), a certified Aquatic Exercise Association Water Fitness Instructor and a certified American Red Cross Water Safety Instructor.

 

 

 

Cory Francis

A 2005 graduate of South Side High School, Cory Francis has worked at the Natatorium since June of 2003 when he started as a lifeguard. After graduation Cory was trained as a water safety instructor and began teaching swim lessons. After South Side Cory attended Valparaiso University and earned his bachelors degree in 2009 with a double major in meteorology and communications. Cory was promoted to Lead Water Safety Instructor in January of 2010 and promoted again in October of that year to Natatorium Supervisor.

In addition to his time at the Natatorium, Cory spent three summers with the Fort Wayne Parks and Recreation department at North Side Swimming Pool. There he served as a lifeguard and water safety instructor and also spent one year as manager of the facility.

Cory holds an International Lifeguard Training Program Instructor License with Ellis and Associates, a Water Safety Instructor certification through the American Red Cross, and an Aquatic Exercise certification through the Aquatic Exercise Association.