Meet Our Full Summer Group Leaders!
If you’ve ever danced at Carnival or loved your Dining Hall table assignment or sang at Morning Assembly, you’ve benefited from our Group Leaders!
This team gives up their summer to work behind the scenes to make every camper’s experience the BEST it can be. They are the cogs in the wheel planning events and talking to parents and helping counselors have a great summer.
We love our Group Leaders every year, but this year is extra great. Scroll through to meet the team - we know you’re going to love them!
Anne Hayden Wray
3rd year on staff
Sessions: June, Main, and August
Dream camp class? if there was a class where we could parade Raindrop around the camp like the celebrity she is then that would be the dream
Go-to Lipsync song: Circle of Life
Guilty pleasure: Watching vlogs on YouTube and napping
Signature dance move: Somehow my dancing always turns into jumping in circles
What sounds fun to you right now? Blobbing into sweet Edith
Bess McLawhorn
3rd year on staff
Sessions: June, Main, and August
Camp meal I can’t wait to have: the broccoli!! So good. I guess that goes with cheesy chicken
Gas station snack: Peace Tea (lemonade + tea) and pretzels
Guilty pleasure? Watching random YouTube videos #therabbitholeisreal and making video montages
Signature dance move: whatever dance I’m doing, it always involves a lil shoulder action. I also do this jumpy step kick thing that I don’t know how to describe so I can’t WAIT to show it off this summer
Favorite thing about camp: everyone’s ability to radiate love. Love for others. Love for Jesus. Love for life. This place is FULL of joy!
Caroline Miller
5th year on staff
Sessions: Main and August
Favorite camp class? Sailing is the dream. Only thing that would be better would be a putt cove party barge class.
Camp meal I can’t wait to have: camp cookies! Is that a meal?
Signature dance move: singing to the people around me to distract from my actual moves
Favorite gas station snack Arizona tea and sour gummy worms
What sounds fun to you right now? Falling asleep with taps
Madison Sweitzer
3rd year on staff
Sessions: June, Main, and August
Go-to Lipsync song: anything from High School Musical
Guilty pleasure: HGTV marathons (I could truly watch Fixer Upper for forever)
Signature dance move: when in doubt I break out in the Macarena
What sounds fun to you right now? a morning assembly dance party
Favorite thing about camp: the people!! nothing beats camp friendships
Annabel Farley
3rd year on staff
Sessions: June and Main
Favorite camp class? I‘ll always be a BIG fan of waterpark!!
Guilty pleasure: celebrity magazines
Signature dance move: Definitely the sprinkler - I love to bring that one out
What sounds fun to you right now? I would LOVE to be either sitting at a wheel at ceramics right now or maybe dancing my heart out at corn roast!
Favorite thing about camp: My favorite thing about camp is no doubt the incredible people that fill that place every summer and the beauty of the mountains - I swear they both only get better and better!!
Katherine Rogers
5th year on staff
Session: August
Favorite camp class: My favorite is ceramics but my DREAM would be paddleboard yoga
Favorite gas station snack: Chex mix and Fiji water so I feel fancy
Guilty pleasure: The Bachelor (I’ve watched since 2009…help)
Signature dance move: Basically just walking around to the beat
Favorite thing about camp: The period of time between dinner and EP when everyone is just running around and laughing with their friends and everything is wonderful
Martha Lee
7th year on staff
Sessions: June
Go-to Lipsync song: Backstreet Boys: I want it that way (tell me your not singing it now… you won’t)
Camp meal you can’t wait to have: pot roast… “what a treat” (jk), enchiladas and tomato pie
Guilty pleasure: eating off other people’s plates
Signature dance move: noodling
What sounds fun to you right now? rest hour
Caroline Giraud
8th year on staff
Sessions: June, Main, and August
Camp meal you can’t wait to have: Anything that involves biscuits. And does the salad bar count?
Favorite gas station snack: Gatorade Frost and white cheedar Cheez-Its
Guilty pleasure: Listening to nerdy podcasts
Signature dance move: Flailing
Favorite thing about camp: The people - especially watching everyone grow!
Cat Elbaum
8th year on staff
Sessions: June, Main, and August
Favorite camp class? I could do Greystone Groove allll day long
Guilty pleasure: Reading every spoiler I can find for the Bachelor
Camp meal I can’t wait to have: Opening Day scones please!
Favorite gas station snack: Sour gummy worms and the new gingerale/lemonade cross - SO GOOD
What sounds fun to you right now? Jumping in the lake at the end of the day!