Stephane Winterson has been named the new program director of the Mattapoisett YMCA.

Winterson, a Fairhaven resident, has been a YMCA Southcoast employee for the past four years, and has worked in leadership at YMCA Camp Massasoit and as an after school site director at the Mattapoisett and Rochester Memorial School YMCA locations.

“She is a breath of fresh air. She has great energy and leadership, along with dedication to the Y and the children and families in our programs,” said Joseph Marciszyn, executive director of the Mattapoisett YMCA.

In her new role, Winterson will be responsible for leading and managing the day to day operations of the school age programs at the Mattapoisett YMCA and at Rochester Memorial School. She will be the assistant camp director and work with the community to offer new programs and enrichment classes.