June 5th marked the first day of orientation week for this year’s summer staff where they began to settle into the peaceful woods. Whether new or returning to camp, we began to learn…
… how to successfully pop popcorn
… camp
… each other
… our roles
… and the structure of youth camps
… and more importantly; how to work together.
The week flew by, but I’d love to introduce this year’s summer staff:
Andrew Rissler – Counselor/ Rotational Staff
Midtown International School
Hometown: Atlanta, GA
Ben Hartzler – Counselor/ Rotational Staff
Bluffton High School
Hometown: Bluffton, OH
Elizabeth Martin – Counselor/ Rotational Staff
Oberlin College
Hometown: Columbus, OH
Emilia Thut – Counselor/ Lifeguard/ Rotational Staff
Goshen College
Hometown: Philadelphia, PA
Hannah LaFary – Counselor/ Health Officer/ Rotational Staff
Valparaiso University
Hometown: Goshen, IN
Indigo (Indie) Gott – Counselor/ Rotational Staff
Eastern Mennonite University (EMU)
Hometown: Bluffton, OH
Juan Witmer – Counselor/ Rotational Staff
Community College of Philadelphia
Hometown: Philadelphia, PA
Juliet Jenith Dias – Counselor/ Rotational Staff
IVEP (MCC’s International Volunteer Exchange Program)
Hometown: Chittagong, Bangladesh
Lara Claassen – Counselor/ Rotational Staff
Royal Holloway University of London
Hometown: Elkhart, IN
Ongeziwe Ncube – Counselor/ Rotational Staff
Goshen High School
Hometown: Bulawayo, Zimbabwe
Riley Garmatter – Counselor/ Lifeguard/ Rotational Staff
Bluffton University
Hometown: Rawson, OH
Patrick Estell – Head Counselor/ Rotational Staff
College of Wooster
Hometown: Bluffton, OH
Caroline Greaser – Head Counselor/ Rotational Staff
Goshen College
Hometown: Goshen, IN
Douglas Nester – Waterfront Director
EMU (Graduate)
Hometown: Bluffton, OH
Shianne Harrison – Communications Coordinator
Goshen College (Graduate)
Hometown: Elkhart, IN
Abigail Greaser – Program Assistant/ Worship Leader *
Goshen College (Graduate)
Hometown: Goshen, IN
*- is currently a year-round staff at Camp Friedenswald
We’re all getting around for the first two youth camps of the summer – Primary and Highschool. Whether we are counseling for the first time, or returning for another year, we all are looking forward to having campers here on Sunday.
Excited to meet you all!
Best,
Shianne!
