PEOPLE POWER

The strength of an educational program lies not in buildings or equipment, but in people. In experience, maturity, professional standing, sincerity of purpose and length of service, our staff is unexcelled by that of any other institution of comparable size, without exception.

—JOHN L. HOLDEN

Leadership

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Hugh Haller

President & CEO

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Henry Bangert

Chairman, Management Board of Trustees

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David Meek

Chairman, Foundation Board of Trustees

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TRACE DUNNING

Urban Wilderness Program & Owakonze

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GRACE GARDNER

Ogichi Daa Kwe

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Tim Downey

Kooch-i-ching

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Damon Woudenberg

Operations

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RICK HALLER

Transportation

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Bill JOhnson

Accounting & Finance

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KYLE OBLONG

Marketing & Camp Accounting

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Laura Andersen

Fundraising

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jeff coleman

Development

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Michelle CHILDS

Business Administration

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Bart Vollmer

Facilities

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Jim MacAllister

Kooch-i-ching

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Meredith Freshley

Ogichi Daa Kwe

Camping & Education Foundation Board

Officers

David Meek
Chairman

Hugh Haller
President & CEO

Ryan London
Secretary

Peter Tester
Treasurer

Non-voting members

Pat Bowen
Financial Advisor

Ed Diller
Legal Advisor

At-large Trustees

Kathy Dix

Terry Jones

Steve Luebkeman

Dan Marshak

Jim Shook Jr.

Janet Vandenbark

Senior Emeritus

John Grate

John Lindberg

Tom Martella

Jeff Patterson

Camping & Education management Board

Officers

Henry Bangert
Chairman

Hugh Haller
President & CEO

Melynda Bowers
Governance Chair & Secretary

Noah Croom
Finance Chair & Treasurer

Mary Ganzenmuller
Chair, Kooch-i-ching

Tory Kotsinonos
Chair, Ogichi Daa Kwe

Katie Kemme
Chair, Urban Wilderness

At-Large Trustees

Rajan Kamath

Amy Krill

Marc Lassaux

Kinsley Perry

Mike Walsh

David Weiss

Carol Grim
Community Liaison

Dan Nikcevich
Community Liaison