Occasionally we at CampLeadership.org get emails from Camp Directors across the country telling us about an idea that they have. James Davis, who is with the Vandercamp Center in Cleveland, New York is one of those people. He sent me a polite email asking me to check out a budget and retention tool he created. I [...]
My daughter was born three weeks ago. This is the first child for my wife and I, and I already feel part of this new parent club that I have heard so much about. No longer do I have to worry about the question, “Do you have kids,” from parents of campers who think I’m [...]
If you have been paying attention to the news — or if you have actually talked to someone or seen the Internet this week — you are probably aware of the Penn State University and Joe Paterno scandal. I won’t bore you with the details since we all know them, but I will give a [...]
If you are like many Camp Directors, the summer turns into a black hole of busy-ness. From the first week of staff training through the final camp staff banquet the Camp Director is involved in many (all) aspects of the day-to-day of running a small company or small country (depends on your perspective). Now that [...]
On August 1, 2011, I packed up my car with my belongings and my dog and left Charlotte, NC and Mike D’Avria in my rearview mirror. After 40 years on the East Coast, it was time to take my talents to the Great Northwest and the YMCA of Greater Seattle. In less than two years [...]
