Ski Hi Staff 2013

Ski Hi Staff 2013
Tim Miller: Director
Hello! I’m Tim Miller and I will be the Director in Ski Hi this summer. I am excited to be
returning to Cheley for my 2nd summer. I am originally from Gambier Ohio but have
spent the last 7 years in Crested Butte Colorado. This will be my 14th summer in
the camping industry and I have a feeling this will be the best one yet!
Austin Cheley: Assistant Director
I was raised at Cheley camps, and went to Cheley as a camper for 9 years. I’m excited to be back.
My favorite camp dinner is fried chicken!!! I’m getting ready to go to law school in the fall, and
study environmental law. Can’t wait for this great summer.
Max Sandhaus: Riding
Hi! I’m from London, England. I’m passionate about horse riding and my football team, West
Ham, although I guess you guys call it soccer. I love all sports and the great outdoors. I am
really looking forward to my time at Cheley.
Nick Nissen: Riding
I’m a student at the University of Notre Dame (Go Irish!), studying Spanish and Pre-
Medicine. I am an outdoorsman at heart, spending my breaks planning backpacking
and rock climbing trips, and I’m excited spend my first year at Cheley. I love playing the
piano, playing guitar, breathing fresh air, and seeing our beautiful world.
Alex Clay: Relief Riding/General
I’m a sophomore at Emory University in Atlanta, studying Neuroscience and Latin. I’m
involved with a musician support group on campus, am a 4th degree black belt in Tae
Kwon Do and love all martial arts. After living in the swampy lowlands of New Orleans,
I’m very excited to be in the mountains this summer. I wear tri-cornered hat every day
because I’ve found it takes people off guard and makes them smile.
Henry Warrington: Hiking
A born and bred Ohioan, I attend the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor where I study
chemistry. When I’m not stuck in lab, I like to bike, rock climb, and pretend that
Michigan has a spring season. I am excited to be back for my second year on staff!
Christian Hamiter: Hiking
I’m from Marietta, GA and am studying Communication at Kennesaw State. My
hobbies include hiking (of course), rock climbing, music and having adventures. I look
forward to another summer summiting peaks and having a blast at camp!

Matt Grady: Backpacking
I’m from Athens, Georgia and am a senior at Georgia College in Milledgeville, studying
Outdoor Education. I love being outdoors and this will be my first summer at Cheley!
Enrique Mejia: Backpacking
I’m from Kansas City, Missouri (not to be confused with the Kansas side), and I go to
the University of Missouri-Columbia where I study English and Spanish. I get out to
Colorado at every opportunity and I am psyched to work at Cheley. I can cook anything
with bacon, including brownies, cinnamon rolls, and bacon wrapped bacon.
Jake Hines: Outcamping/General
From the great city of Cleveland, Ohio, I’m returning for my second summer. A rising
junior at Emerson College in Boston, I spend much of my time working on sound for
films and on theater productions, running cross-country, and playing quidditch. I love
the outdoors and can’t wait for summer!
Jon Calcara: Outcamping/General
I grew up and lived in Iowa my whole life. I’m studying Environmental Studies at
Kirkwood Community College. Most of my free time is invested in music; playing piano,
banjo, or DJing. I love hiking, fishing, and being outside. I’m so excited for this summer!
Jay Dumanian: Rifle/General
I’m from south of San Francisco, and am a junior at Dartmouth College in TheMiddleOf-
Nowhere, New Hampshire. I’m studying psychology and spend every moment I can in
the White Mountains backpacking, hiking, and rock climbing. After five years as a camper,
I’m excited about Cheley and the mountains. Also, cornbread- quite excited for that!
Carlos Bahamon Contreras: Crafts/General
Hey! I am from Bogota Colombia and I am so excited to arrive at camp and have a great
experience with the kids. I am passionate about watching and playing soccer. I also like
boxing, MMA, and tennis. Besides sports, I enjoying reading, especially Agatha Christie,
Edgar Allen Pow, and George R.R. Martin.
Tom Henderson: Sports
I’m from Leeds in the north of England. I’ve been doing a spot of traveling around Europe
and exploring some fantastic cities! I have a degree in Sports and Exercise Science form
the University of Teesside. I passionately love all sports and am so excited to get back to
Cheley and spend another wonderful summer as the Sports Counselor in Ski Hi!
Will Whipple: Campfire/General
This is my 8th year at Cheley and my 3rd on staff. I’m a senior at Rhodes College in
Memphis, TN and love being able to get out to beautiful Colorado! My favorite
campfire dessert is peach cobbler.