Virginia S. Tillett Community Center Staff

STAFF

 

Amy Crawford, Administrative Technician
AmyE@DareNC.gov
252.475.9270

Amy is a native of Manteo and a graduate of Manteo High School. She started with Dare County in 2003 as the office support specialist at the Parks & Recreation Department office in Kill Devil Hills. She transferred to the Virginia S. Tillett Community Center in September 2014.

Amy has completed the Caring Effectively for Persons with Dementia training. In addition to being a Walk with Ease-certified instructor through the Arthritis Foundation, she is also CPR with AED certified and First Aid certified. Amy loves helping people and is a great member of the Virginia S. Tillett Community Center team. 

 

Crystal Corbin, Fitness Coordinator
Crystal.Corbin@DareNC.gov
252.475.9272 

Crystal is a graduate of Southwestern Community College with an associate degree in business administration and accounting. In 2017, she obtained a Personal Trainer Certification through the National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM). Crystal is a Keiser-certified spin instructor as well as CPR and AED certified. 

Crystal and her family moved to Manteo on Thanksgiving Day in 2021. Her husband, Tony, is a lieutenant with the Manteo Police Department. They have a 13-year-old son, Bryson, and two dogs.

Crystal has worked in fitness part time as a group fitness instructor, kickboxing instructor, spin instructor and weight lifting instructor. With the majority of her career having taken place in an office setting, she is excited for this opportunity to be able to work full time in a field she is passionate about: fitness!


Katherine "Kat" Irby, Leisure Activity Specialist

Katherine.Irby@DareNC.gov
252.475.9273

Kat has over two decades of educational experience in Dare County and has worked in tandem with the Dare County Public Services Department during this time. She holds two business degrees and a master's degree in education.

She is certified as a Diabetes Empowerment Education Program trainer, a Matter of Balance Virtual and In-Person instructor, Caring Effectively for Persons with Dementia, Disaster Preparedness, has Elder Abuse Awareness education hours as well as being CPR w/AED and First Aid certified. Kat also serves Dare County's older adult community as a Seniors’ Health Insurance Information Program (SHIIP) counselor and is a Walk with Ease Leader through the Arthritis Foundation. Kat is an Ann Johnson Institute graduate and has earned the North Carolina Senior Center Management Certification. 

She is a longtime member of the Dare County Juvenile Crime Prevention Council, a member of the GO FAR (Go Out for A Run) Advisory Board and a Dare County Special Olympics coach. In addition, Kat acts on behalf of the Virginia S. Tillett Community Center (VTCC) for external events.

Kat loves that she has the opportunity to work for Dare County and give back to the community of which she is so fond. When you can’t find her with her fantastic VTCC participants and wonderful, dedicated co-workers and volunteers, she is likely spending time with her beloved family and friends.

Jannie Spencer, Program Coordinator (Part Time)
Jannie.Spencer@DareNC.gov
252.475.9271

Michelle Revels, Senior Custodian
Michelle.Revels@DareNC.gov
252.475.9274

Melissa D'Ambra, Nutrition Site Coordinator 
Melissa.Dambra@DareNC.gov
252.475.9279