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Meet Our Professional Staff

At YMCA Camp Mason, our highest priority is a successful and memorable outdoor experience for all of our guests. The full-time professional staff members listed below live and work here at camp - welcome to our home! Whether it's a summer day or resident camp experience, an environmental education outing, or a family camp weekend, we're here to serve you!

 

Dave DeLuca, CEO/Executive Director

Dave DeLuca
CEO/Executive Director
dave@campmason.org

Dave arrived at Camp Mason in 2007, having previously directed YMCA resident camps in western Massachusetts and Vermont. A YMCA professional for almost 30 years, he brings a wealth of experience, proven leadership skills, and an authentic love of camping to his role at Mason.

Alison Fisk, Outdoor Center Director

Alison Fisk
Outdoor Center Director
alison@campmason.org

As director of the Outdoor Center, Alison oversees the staff and programming for more than 8,000 visitors to Camp Mason throughout the year.

Don Jennings, Summer Camp Director

Don Jennings
Summer Camp Director
don@campmason.org

Don has been active in the fields of education and camping for more than 20 years. As a parent, musician, and Montessori teacher, he brings a fresh perspective on child-centered communities to his work at Camp Mason. Don has presented at national and regional conferences for the ACA, YMCA, 4H, and American Montessori Society. You can often find Don fishing at the lake!

Bernie Sulzer, Facilities Director

Bernie Sulzer
Facilities Director
bernie@campmason.org

Bernie joined the full-time staff here at Camp Mason in 2009, and manages the entire camp facility, as well as the staff who maintain it. They're the reason the grass looks great, the hot water flows, and the roofs don't leak!

Shani Kately, Registrar

Shani Kately
Registrar
shani@campmason.org

Shani is the first voice you hear when you call the camp, and knows the answers to almost every question about registering for all of our programs.

Laura Finkle, Program Director

Laura Finkle
Program Director
laura@campmason.org

Laura joined the full-time staff in 2012, and oversees both programs and program staff for the Outdoor Center and Summer Camp.

 

Maryanne Ledder
Food Service Director
maryanne@campmason.org

Maryanne joined us in 2012, and manages the kitchen and dining hall staff here at camp. She and her staff are responsible for the delicious camp cooking you find here all year long!


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May

19Sat
12:00pm Open House

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20Sun
12:00pm Family Day

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22Tue
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