Meet the Camp Staff at the McLane Center! - New Hampshire ...

Meet the Camp Staff at the McLane Center!Kevin Wall, Camp Director & NH Audubon Director ofEducationKevin is entering his fourth year as Camp Director at Friends of theEagle camp. He earned a BA in history and geography from theUniversity of Massachusetts in Boston. After completing hisundergraduate studies, Kevin worked seasonally with the National Park Service and the National ForestService where he honed his skills as an environmental educator. He eventually returned to school toreceive a Master’s Degree in Education and a teaching certification for grades 5-12. Kevin’s full-timeduties as Director of Education give him the opportunity to visit schools across the state with ourresident raptors and other animals to spread the message of conservation. He spends most of his freetime outdoors hiking, skiing, kayaking, or at home listening and playing music.Mary Stetson, AssistantCamp Director & WondersCamp LeaderMary has been a part of theFriends of the Eagle Camp familyfor 7 years. She has served asCamp Counselor, Director, andAssistant Director. Marygraduated from the University ofNew Hampshire with a degree inMarine and Freshwater Biology.She has a Master’s Degree inElementary Education (K-8) thatshe received from Southern NHUniversity. Mary is currentlyemployed as a sixth grade mathCamp Director Kevin Wall sharesand science teacher at Iber Holmes Gove Middle School inthe McLane Center’s residentRaymond. In her free time, she enjoys hiking, canoeing/kayaking,Barred Owl with campers in 2010.travelling, skiing, and reading. We are excited to welcome Maryback as our Assistant Camp Director and leader for our Wonders campers.Kelsey Graaskamp, Explorers LeaderKelsey plans to graduate this May from Mount Holyoke College where she studies Psychology andEducation. Her future plans are to attend graduate school and study counseling. Kelsey is entering hereighth summer as a counselor at Friends of the Eagle Camp. Before that, she attended as a camper forfive years. Kelsey is actively involved in sports of all kinds and is a member of her school’s soccer team.She loves hiking, swimming, and kayaking. She is excited to join us once again to welcome back old facesand meet new friends. This will be her third year as our Explorers Leader.Cameron Graaskamp, Explorers LeaderCameron is finishing up his freshman year at the University of New Hampshire where he is studyingBiochemistry, Molecular and Cellular Biology. At this point, he intends to pursue this major but isunsure of the direction his studies will take him. Cameron has spent five summers working as a CampCounselor with our Discovery and Explorers groups. Before that, he was a Friends of the Eagle camperfor numerous years. Cameron enjoys singing and is part of an a cappella group at UNH. In his free time,he enjoys hiking and exploring lakes and rivers in search of wildlife. He is excited to be back at NHAudubon for another season as a leader for our Explorers.

Ally Lewko, Discovery CounselorAlly has been involved in Friends of the Eagle Camp for 16 years! She began at age 4 as a Wonderscamper and progressed through to become a Leader in Training. She has been a Counselor for the past4 years. Ally is finishing up her sophomore year at NHTI were she is studying to become an elementaryschool teacher with a minor in special education. Ally loves working with children. She enjoys workingat NH Audubon because it gives her the opportunity to enjoy the outdoors while having theopportunity to teach children about the Earth they live on. Ally will return as a leader for our Discoverycampers.Madeline Champlaine, Discovery CounselorMadeline is entering her third year as a Counselor with our Discovery campers. She is a recentgraduate from Lyndon State College where she received a degree in Natural Science. Madeline was bornand raised in Concord. In her free time, she enjoys hiking, baking, and spending time with family andfriends. Currently, she is pursuing a career in Conservation or Wildlife Biology.Kate Haynes, Discovery CounselorKatie is entering her third year as a Counselor with our Discovery campers. She came to NH Audubonwith previous camp experience. Katie is certified as an elementary school teacher who is currentlyemployed as a paraprofessional with hopes to one day have her own classroom. She shares her love fornature, great imagination, and skills as a teacher with our campers every day. Her favorite thing to dowith campers is take them on journeys into the surrounding woodlands to discover new things.We are still in the process of filling some camp staff positions and will update this document as new informationbecomes available. For more information about camp staffing at the McLane Center, please contact Kevin Wallat 224-9909 or by email at kwall@nhaudubon.org.All NH Audubon camp staff are knowledgeable, professional, and certified in CPR and First Aid. As part of ourhiring process, we conduct reference and background checks for all our camp staff members. Our staffingstructure is designed to create a ratio of campers to staff of approximately 8 to 1 for Discovery Camp and 6 to 1for Wonders and Explorers Camp.