Hello: I am the Founder and Director of a special needs camp who is looking for a new opportunity. I am a lifelong camper with over 30 years experience as a Camper, Counselor, Administrator and Director. My camp experience includes both non-profit and high end camps including day camp, overnight camp, teen travel,special needs camp and group sales.
Having gained a diverse array of camp experience I founded and serve as Director of a day camp for campers with special needs. My camp is geared towards campers who need to improve their social skills and are diagnosed with learning differences and neurological profiles that include: ADD/ADHD, high-functioning Asperger's Syndrome, Non-Verbal Learning Disability and more. I created this camp with the idea of providing a traditional day camp and teen travel experience for campers who may not be successful amongst a typical camp population but have needs that require a different structure and level of support. My camp was created with an extremely limited budget and was successful immediately. Being such an innovative camp, it immediately received media coverage in local newspapers and great word of mouth in the learning disabilities community.
My entrepreneurial spirit and passion for camp have led me to being the search for a new opportunity in the private camp market. I am looking to open a camp (preferably overnight) with someone who has a property and can combine their business and operations management background with my camp background. I am looking for a full-time situation where I can serve as Director of the Camp and spend the off-season doing recruiting, marketing, hiring, program development and generating group sales if the facility allows for groups.
Ideally the camp property would be located within 4 hours of Philadelphia but this is not a requirement. Creating this camp with someone who is flexible, open to learning/teaching and truly has a passion for camp as I do is definitely a requirement.
I look forward to hearing from you!
CampDirector215@gmail.com
