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Ginger Clare
What camp do you work for? What type of
camp is it?
Camp Danbee: Residential & Private & All
Girls
What is your title/position at camp?
Assistant Director
How long have you been working for camp
both seasonally and full-time?
Seasonally since 1995, Full-time since
fall 2004.
How did you get your start in camping? If
you started off seasonally, how did you
transition into your job as a full-time
camp professional?
I started in high school volunteering
as a staff member at an outdoor education
camp. During my freshman year of college
I accepted a job to work at Camp Danbee
for the summer; I ended up returning each
summer moving into roles as a Group Leader,
Lakefront Director, Head Counselor, and
finally Assistant Director. After
being at camp for 9 summers the directors
at Danbee offered me the opportunity to
come on full-time in my current role.
What is your background in terms of major
in school, degree(s) and school(s) attended,
and if you had another career prior to
camping, what was it?
I graduated from the University of Washington
with a B.S. in Psychology then went on
to receive my Masters of Science in Occupational
Therapy from Boston University. I
worked for a school district outside of
Seattle for two years as a school therapist
(OT) before moving into camping.
What areas do you primarily focus on in
your role (staffing, camper recruiting,
programming, etc.)?
Any other skills that people can feel
free to contact you about? Supervising
head counselors and bunk life, Problem
Solving, Communicating with parents, Camper
recruitment and retention, helping first
year families make the transition to camp,
staff recruitment and retention, Marketing,
Mailings and newsletters.
What do you like to do in your free time?
Volunteering for America’s Camp,
Spending time with friends, Snowboarding,
Hiking and being outdoors, Working on my
house, Getting ready to have my first baby!!
Where do you live/work and how can people
contact you?
Outside of Boston. I can be reached at ginger@campdanbee.com or
1-800-392-3752.
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