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Waterfront Director: Adam RuhlandGaze eastward and you will find Adam Ruhland nestled in a historic coastal Virginia town. There he is completing his graduate education and searching for a future city to call home (a city from the future, not yet named). He enjoys all that life has to offer including homemade muffins, break dancing, and months ending in 'ber.' His main mode of transportation is a bicycle but thinks he would look cool on a Segway scooter. As a child Adam organized a summer camp for his toys that was coincidently named "Camp Mountain." |
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Alan HeatonAlan is from across the pond in the UK. Alan loves to travel and experience new cultures. He is about to become a mature student at Bangor University studying a BA degree in Sustainable Development. We will all be thinking of Alan at the Mt Camp Office, as he prepares to run the Everest Marathon on May 29th to raise money for his cause in Nepal www.starfishpromise.com. Al is determined to help everyone around him have an enjoyable time during his 4rd summer at Mt Camp. As a child Alan would never be without a football and was forever getting told off for playing indoors, nothing has changed. |
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Cabin Counselor: Denver PittmannIf Denver could use one word to describe her passion in life, it would definitely be: spontaneity. Growing up, she always enjoyed the atmosphere of her small southern hometown of LaGrange, Georgia; however, knew deep down that her dreams were too big to stay. After spending the past 8 months of her life in Jackson, Wyoming, she is currently a rising junior studying Early Childhood Education at Georgia Southern University. When Denver isn’t busy working in the classroom or planning her next free-spirited move, she enjoys playing soccer, singing, and engaging in anything that keeps her creative juices flowing. If you were to take a retrospective dive into her childhood, you’d more than likely see a shorter, more tomboyish snapshot of Denver giving her award-winning rendition of Billy Ray Cyrus’ “Achy Breaky Heart” to any willing (and sometimes reluctant) audiences at her older brother’s baseball games. |
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Cabin Counselor: Mark BarnesMark is 22 and from Norwich in the UK, he is currently studying Sports Studies at Derby University. He enjoys spending time with his friends and playing sports especially football. His favorite childhood memory was a camping trip with his friends, where they went hiking climbing and quad biking. |
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Cabin Counselor: Kristen RussellKristen Russell is an outgoing nineteen-year-old from Walnut Creek in the Bay Area. She attends school at the University of California, Davis studying psychology, but also loves being active and taking photography classes outside of school. Her favorite childhood activities included dressing her younger brother with sand on the beach and racing the neighborhood kids on her Razor scooter. She is so excited to be your child's counselor and promises a great camp experience! :) |
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Cabin Counselor: Amanda WilsonAmanda Wilson was born 20 minutes away from San Francisco in Belmont. She is graduating from university of California of Santa Barbara in June with a B.S in Pharmacology. She loves living on the beach with all of her friends and being outside (especially in the sun!) as much as possible. Amanda's favorite childhood activity was playing capture the flag and dodgeball as well as attending Mountain Camp as a camper. |
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Cabin Counselor: Molly FergusonMolly Ferguson is a junior at Georgia Southern University majoring in early childhood education. Besides working with children, Molly loves anything that involves water, sunshine, and laughter. Her laid back style and fun-loving personality make her an instant friend to the people she meets, and her big-hearted smile is a constant comfort to those who know her. At home in LaGrange, Georgia, Molly enjoys spending time on the lake with her friends and family, boating and skiing, and just loving life! Her favorite vacations have been spent sailing the Caribbean and exploring the U.S. and British Virgin Islands. As a child Molly could be found with her cousins and siblings, in a tent made of blankets and furniture or creating haunted houses in the basement. |
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Cabin Counselor: Erika LehmkuhlErika grew up outside of San Francisco in the beautiful Walnut Creek. She is loving her first year at Cal Poly where she is studying Graphic Communication. Erika speaks Swedish fluently and a little bit of Spanish and enjoys traveling to Sweden every other summer. She loves soccer and most other sports, any sort of art/photography, and riding her bike everywhere. As a child Erika loved beating the neighborhoods boys at 4-square and backyard soccer. She also loved making jewelry and friendship bracelets with her friends. Erika loves the Sierras and can’t wait to spend this summer in the mountains by the lake! |
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Cabin Counselor: Rob ConnellRob Connell spent the first 18 years of his life living in a small town outside of Boston, MA. He then moved to Austin, Texas where he is studying Philosophy at Southwestern University. When he has some free time Rob loves to read, hike, train Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and spend time with awesome people. As a child Rob most enjoyed himself when he was doing just about anything with his friends, be it a late-night sleepover or wiffle ball in the backyard. Rob is super excited to live on the West Coast for a while and even more excited to be at Mountain Camp! |
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Cabin Counselor: Jessica JayJessica Jay is from the sunny town of Campbell, California. She attends San Jose State University for Liberal Studies and French and works as a lifeguard and program specialist for the YMCA during the school year. Some of her hobbies include volleyball, swimming, knitting, and making her friends laugh. Jessica's favorite childhood activities were going to camp in the summers and spending time with her family, especially her big sister, such as trips to Disneyland or visiting her relatives in New York. Jessica is very excited to join the Mountain Camp family this summer and to share adventures with her new friends! |
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Cabin Counselor: Hannah SwindallHannah Swindall is a 21 year old student who lives Atlanta, Georgia. She attends Georgia State University and is studying Environmental Sciences and Psychology. Hannah's favorite past times included reading, traveling, volleyball, anything outside, and playing with her dog, Spencer. Last summer, Hannah traveled to South Africa for five weeks and volunteered at a baboon rehabilitation center, so after that your campers should be no problem! Hannah's favorite childhood activity was talking about anything to anyone who would listen, which may explain her outgoing personality and ability to make fast friends. Hannah is very excited about being a part of Mountain Camp and can't wait to start making memories this summer! |
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Cabin Counselor: Colette BoylanAlthough born in Northeastern Pennsylvania, Colette Boylan currently lives in Philadelphia, PA where she studies film and media arts at Temple University. When taking a break from studying, Colette enjoys photography, biking, and, most importantly, exploring! While living in Philadelphia, she spends a great deal of time volunteering in community organizations, such as the YMCA and local thrift stores. Some of her favorite childhood activities included going to camp every summer, tubing in creeks, always traveling with her family, and dancing! Colette thrives on world travel and working with others, as well as being an optimistic and fun person! |
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Cabin Counselor: Melanie ThomasMelanie Thomas is from Highlands Ranch, Colorado and attends the University of Colorado at Boulder. She currently studies English and Education with hopes of becoming a high school teacher. She enjoys creatively writing anything from poetry to fiction novels in her spare time. As a little girl she enjoyed singing Disney songs, eating macaroni and cheese, riding her bike and snowboarding. Today, not much has changed. |
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Cabin Counselor: Rachel AnorovRachel is all the way from Canberra, Australia and is currently studying a Bachelor of Commerce, majoring in Marketing at the Australian National University. Rachel loves to travel to new places, go skiing, hang out with friends, try new classes at the gym, go to the beach and listen to music. She also enjoys taking her beautiful golden retriever Summer, who loves to chase Kangaroos, for walks on their local nature reserve. As a child, Rachel loved playing dress ups, and looking for fairies in her garden. |
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Cabin Counselor: Dylan ValentinoDylan is from Northern California but has spent the last four years in gorgeous Boulder, Colorado. She just graduated with a Communication degree and is moving to NYC in the fall to pursue book publishing. Dylan likes being outside surrounded by family and friends while enjoying life. As a kid, Dylan liked to draw with chalk and play on swings- not much as changed! |
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Cabin Counselor: Adam YardleyAdam Yardley's hometown is Adelaide, Australia. He went to school at Brighton Secondary School and these days works at West Lakes Aquatic Centre teaching activities such as kayaking, sailing, snorkelling and surfing. Adam's hobbies include playing guitar, surfing, Aussie rules football and hanging out with mates. As a kid, Adam was usually running around dressed as his favourite cartoon carachters such as the Ninja Turtles and Captain Planet! |
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Cabin Counselor: Luci RossLuci Ross lives on a farm near the beach in Bellbrae Australia. She is currently working as a surf instructor and a lifeguard, and is looking forward to begin studying science at Deakin University next year. Her easygoing and playful personality allow her to make friends with all those around her, you never see her without a smile. Luci loves spending time with her friends, animals and being outdoors, especially at the beach. At home in Australia Luci can be found adventuring around the farm with her dog by her side, down the beach and always laughing. Growing up with two brothers Luci learnt to fend for herself from a young age and was often found high up in trees. |
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Cabin Counselor: Molly BarnesMolly Barnes is from Palo Alto, California and attends the University of Southern California, double-majoring in Anthropology and Pre-Medical studies. She loves sports, having played many years of competitive water polo, swimming and lacrosse. She also loves reading, painting, travelling, being outdoors and listening to music. When she was little, she loved going camping with her family in Pagosa Hot Springs, as well as being a camper at Mountain Camp! |
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Cabin Counselor: Matt AtkinsonMatt Atkinson is from Hamilton, New Zealand. For the first nine years of his life his family lived in many different places through out NZ untill he moved to Hamilton where he has since lived. After finishing school, he has been working on a kiwifruit orchard on the west coast of New Zealand. Matt is a huge of fan of any sport with a ball and also a huge movie fanatic, especially of the greatest trilogy ever Lord of the Rings, which was coincidently made by a kiwi, Sir Peter Jackson. He has grown up playing sport, but especially loves Rugby, Cricket and Rowing. When Matt was 14 he got to live in the bush for 6 months learning to kayak, rock climb, tramp, navigate and the art of caving. |
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Cabin Counselor: Michelle TrippMichelle is a fun-loving 21 year old, all the way from Adelaide, Australia. She has just completed a University degree in Media, majoring in Film and Television and is extremely excited to finally give in to her travel bug and explore the world (first stop Mountain Camp!). In her free time Michelle enjoys making short films, keeping active outdoors, spending time with friends, and watching funny movies. As a child Michelle used to love building forts out of every single piece of furniture in the house that she could get a hold of, choreographing dances and performing them on stage (her trampoline), and camping with her family and friends on the riverfront. |
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Cabin Counselor: Hannah AkeMeet Hannah: the bubbliest, curliest girl that you'll ever come across. Yes, she knows her name's a palindrome and that it kind of rhymes with banana. Hannah hails from a sunny little island in the San Francisco Bay called Alameda, where everyone knows everyone and from which Berkeley, Oakland and the lights of San Francisco are but a bridge away. She enjoys: being cozy, cuddling with her German Shepherd Zorro, scarves, hummus and pita, Twilight Zone marathons, driving around in her old VW Station Wagon while singing along to the radio, traveling to exotic locales and anything, anything to do with the ocean. If there's sand, sun and water, it's Hannah's natural habitat. Her current location at University of California at Santa Barbara comes as no surprise, then, and its there that she pursues hobbies like surfing, swimming and scuba diving. One day, she hopes to make an excellent marine biologist. Until then, though, she's looking forward to working at Mountain Camp this summer, where many of her own favorite childhood memories were formed. |
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Cabin Counselor: Jessie BelferJessie Belfer grew up in the beautiful Bay Area in Palo Alto, California. She is now a rising sophomore at Tufts University in Medford, Massachusetts where she is planning on double majoring in Music and Peace & Justice Studies. Jessie loves music and sports. She likes to spend as much time as possible playing viola, guitar, and singing, and she also plays on Tufts’ club rugby and ultimate frisbee teams. If you were to look back into Jessie’s childhood you would probably find her transforming household objects into musical instruments or exploring the creek near her house with her neighborhood friends. Jessie has wanted to be a counselor at Mountain Camp ever since attended as a camper and CIT and she couldn’t be more excited for this summer! |
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Cabin Counselor: Ben ElieBen Elie is originally from Berkeley, California, but moved to France as a child where he grew up. While studying Theatre and Film, Ben likes just about any fun activity with other enjoyable people, biking, being in the outdoors (not much choice when there is a dog to be walked), and even ping-pong. Some of his best childhood memories are of constructing fortresses - from Legos to into the woods - and traveling around Europe on family vacations: this probably being one of the reasons to journey half around the world to Mountain Camp from Dublin, Ireland, where he is going into his second year at Trinity College. |
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Cabin Counselor: Calum BlythCalum is a student from Scotland. He lives in a village near Edinburgh but went to school in the city of Edinburgh. He is now studying sports coaching at college and is interested in all sports. Rugby is his passion, but he also enjoys golf and cricket. His other hobbies off the sporting fields include music and acting. Calum loves being with his friends joking around and is looking forward to Mountain Camp and working with the campers and fellow counselors |
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Cabin Counselor: Nick PiattNick Piatt is from the well known metropolis of Moraga, California in the Bay Area. He is going into his sophomore year at San Francisco State University, majoring in Cinema. In his free time Nick enjoys making people laugh (especially through Improvised comedy), making movies, creative writing, acting, camping/backpacking in the Sierras, and playing sports. As a child, Nick believed that he could be anyone he wanted to be, putting on ridiculous costumes, running around the house like a wild man. Nick was a camper at Mt. Camp for seven years, calling Mt. Camp his “home away from home”. He is very excited to be a counselor, and to create a fun camp experience for each and every camper. |
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Cabin Counselor: Adrian St. FrancisGenerally somewhere between his birth-place of Stamford, Connecticut; his home-town of Sonoma, California; or his college-town (really more of a city) St. Paul, Minnesota, Adrian St. Francis is always one ready for an adventure. Though he is devoted to his collegiate studies of Philosophy, English and Psychology, he has been known to spend long afternoons running, biking, and swimming (someday he may get around to actually competing in a triathlon) and thoroughly enjoys hiking, rock-climbing and salsa dancing. Adrian recounts some of his most cherished early-childhood memories involving high-element ropes courses and aerial trapezes. |
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Cabin Counselor: Johnny PowellJonny is normally situated way across the pond in jolly old England, pip pip. The last 3 years he has been studying for a BA honours degree in Media Production w/digital photography and graduated in September. He has been extremely lucky to be able to transform one of his favourite hobbies into a possible career, working as a freelance photographer. His hobbies include playing guitar, singing badly and drinking way 2 many cups of tea to be considered healthy. In the summer he spends most his weekends at the lake wakeboarding, waterskiing and taking too many photos. In the future he would appreciate some form of superpower being entrusted to him, failing that, the Batmobile would suffice. Spontaneity dictates his life; he wouldn’t have it any other way and cannot wait for summer to start at Mountain Camp. |
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Cabin Counselor: Victoria SimpsonVicki comes all the way from Sheffield in England. She finished her degree in Applied Social Sciences at the University of York last year and has been travelling since, going to Italy, New Zealand and Australia. She enjoys playing sports like field hockey, watching movies and hurtling down a snowy mountain on a snowboard. When Vicki was young she enjoyed making home videos with her sister and building dens in the woods. Vicki cant wait to get to America and start her summer at Mountain Camp!! |
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Cabin Counselor: Jon SilmanJon Silman lives in a small town called Congleton, not too far from Manchester in England. He's just finished a 2 year college course in Adventure Sports, and works part time as a sailing and windsurfing instructor. Jon enjoys windsurfing, sailing, kayaking, skiing, snowboarding (badly), playing rugby and socializing with his friends. His favorite childhood activity was probably going down to the park with his friends and trying to make the swing go all the way round the bar at the top, thought he sadly never succeeded. |
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Cabin Counselor: Stephanie WrightStephanie Wright is an outgoing 18-year-old from the land down under. Raised in a small country town, she was always outdoors playing everything from soccer to backyard cricket. Every summer you’d find her down at the coast with her family waterskiing, and surfing like a champ. Steph is keen to complete her degree in business sport tourism and event management at Griffith University. As much as she’ll miss her teddy, she can’t wait to come to camp for an awesome summer!! |
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Cabin Counselor: Steven LatowSteven grew up in Davis, a small college town in northern California. He was a rambunctious child who enjoyed any outdoor activity. As he got older his love for the outdoors manifested itself in extreme sports (wakeboarding, mountain biking, wrestling, skiing, backpacking) He now attends Boston College and is working on a degree in political science. Steven looks forward to returning to the camp he attended in his youth. |
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Cabin Counselor: Jeffrey HesterJeffrey Jerome Hester (you can call him Jeff) grew up in West Menlo Park, California, a small town nestled quietly in the Bay Area Peninsula about thirty miles south of San Francisco. He is a current student at Colorado College, a small liberal arts school in Colorado Springs, where he will be a Junior next year. His favorite subjects are English, Art and Music and he is pursuing a Creative Writing major with an emphasis on Poetry. While at school, Jeff spends his free time working as the Opinions editor at the school newspaper and playing on the college’s Ultimate Frisbee team. Otherwise, Jeff enjoys writing, backpacking, exploring,rooting for the San Francisco Giants and producing posters and small books on a Vandercook printing press from the 1800’s. As a young boy, Jeff’s favorite activity was fooling around with any musical instrument he could find...but he still can’t play guitar. |
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Cabin Counselor: Reed McinnisReed is from way down south in New Orleans, Louisiana. He is a year away from finishing a degree in Marketing from UNO. When he’s not in the classroom, he can be found on some kind of field/pitch/court playing a variety of sports, like basketball, volleyball, and rugby. As a kid, Reed loved being outside and exploring the world around him. Really, the only to change since his childhood is that he got taller (but not that much). A camp counseling veteran of six years, Shamer is ready and rarin’ to go for an awesome summer. |
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Cabin Counselor: Samantha JudaSamantha is from beautiful “Red Rock Country,” Arizona also known as Sedona. She currently attends Santa Clara University where she studies Communication and Environmental Studies. In her spare time she enjoys swimming, running, and biking, and even does them all together when she races triathlons. When she’s not training she loves taking pictures for the school newspaper, eating mac and cheese, and dancing in the rain. As a child, Samantha attended Mountain Camp with her brother, where they were known most for their performance of the “Lady Bug Song.” |
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Cabin Counselor: Marina CaronMarina Caron was born and raised in Berkeley, CA. Having taken a year off after high school for travel and work, she just finished her first year as an art student at Cooper Union in NYC. Her aesthetic sense was first apparent when at 6 months old she expressed clothing preferences.She is an accomplished pianist and avid swimmer and really likes to dance. |
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Cabin Counselor: John EldridgeJohn Eldridge is from the great state of Iowa and currently teaches 7th Grade English in Fallon, Nevada. John likes to play guitar, exercise, swim, ski, watch movies and spend time laughing with friends. As a child, John enjoyed fishing, playing sports and riding bikes with friends. |
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