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Camp Staff
Caring ... Honesty ... Respect ... Responsibility
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Camp Echo staff members are not only highly-trained individuals who are dedicated to working with children, they are also fun!
"I cannot express in words how much I appreciate the cabin counselor who was charged with caring for my daughter.
It was very obvious that the counselor truly got to know my daughter.
Thank you for providing a wonderful experience - we're already planning next year!"
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Rob Grierson, Camp Echo Director, taught middle school and high school for 19 years.
He was Program Director at Boys Camp Echo in 1976, 1977, and 1978; Assistant Camp Director in 1985; and Camp Echo Director in 1986 and 1987.
A summer volunteer and member of the Camp Echo Committee for 10 years, he returned as full-time Director in 2002.
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Rob Johnston, Property Manager, lives at Echo year-round and handles all maintenance issues at camp.
He is in his twenty-ninth year with Camp Echo.
Rob supervises both paid staff at camp, and volunteers of all ages who donate their time and expertise.
During the off-season, Rob works on various projects that enhance and improve the Camp Echo facility.
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Katie Trippi, Alumni Development Director, began camping at Echo as a nine-year-old in Friendship Lodge.
She worked for many years as a cabin counselor.
After several years on the East Coast, Katie returned to Echo in 1992 and has held various leadership roles.
She now connects with alumni and raises funds for scholarships and other program initiatives.
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Brian McGinn, Assistant Property Manager, lives at Echo year-round.
He worked summer maintenance in 1988 and developed a life-long passion for camp.
For years, he gave his time and carpentry skills generously between jobs with his own contracting business in Evanston, IL.
In 2004, the McGinns moved to Fremont when Brian became a full-time staff member.
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Meredith Stevens, Program Manager, graduated from Bucknell University with a degree in Geography and Secondary Education in 2002.
She taught ninth and tenth grade at North Shore Academy, a theraputic day school in Highland Park for four years.
She is now in her first full year as Program Manager. Meredith has been coming to camp since 1991 - first as a camper and then as a staff member. In that time
she has been a Counselor, Area Head, Unit Director, Adventure Trip Guide, and Town Run Driver.
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Camp Echo staff members are chosen with care from a pool of applicants that includes both returning Camp Echo veterans and new recruits from colleges around the country and high schools in the Evanston area.
Our Michigan licensing procedures require that we maintain a 1:10 ratio of staff members (age 18 or older) to campers at all times during the day,
and a 1:14 ratio at night; Camp Echo's ratios are closer to 1:5 during the day and 1:7 at night.
The ratio for our teen programs is closer to 1:4.
The staff spends at least a week in early June before camp starts studying camp policies and learning counseling and teaching methods that are industry standard.
All Camp Echo policies and procedures are available for viewing online in our staff manual.
All staff members are certified in CPR and First Aid, and most are certified lifeguards.
All Trip Guides have a Wilderness First Responder certification or better.
Pathfinders and Main Campers interact with a number of different motivated and mature staff members.
Leadership Staff are age 21 or older and have special training, expertise, or certifications.
These staff members teach Camptivity classes, lead all-camp programs, and serve as mentors to both campers and staff members.
Senior Counselors are age 18 or older and most have a year or more of college; Assistant Counselors have completed three years of high school.
Senior and Assistant Counselors live in cabins and eat all meals with Pathfinders and Main Campers.
Through a balance of role modeling and providing guidance, they ensure a safe and environment in which all campers can grow and learn.
Many cabins also have a Counselor-In-Training who has completed two years of high school and adds depth to the counseling team.
Teen participants (Voyagers, Explorers, Rangers, and others) and trippers are mentored by Teen Counselors and Trip Guides who have been specifically trained in the unique needs and issues facing teenagers.
Teen Counselors work with each individual to develop leadership skills and use teambuilding activities to build a positive group dynamic.
Trip Guides are experienced staff members who safely lead participants on exciting wilderness adventures that develop self-confidence.
Family Camp staff are almost all age 21 or older.
They are typically college graduates, long-time returning alumni with a wealth of camp experience, or dedicated international staff members who are finishing their summer in United States.
These fun and engaging counselors love families and facilitate the many activities during family camp.
Please follow the job descriptions link to view detailed descriptions for every Camp Echo job.
Photos and biographies of returning Camp Echo staff members will appear on the Camp Echo website (after January 1st) as they are hired and new staff will be added each session during the summer.
Please visit the 2010 Staff web page to learn more about our wonderful staff from last summer!
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