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Our Staff

Counselors Lead the Way
We strive to select and train only the best staff
at Emagination Computer Camps. Some of our counselors started here
as campers and some have been with us over 10 years! They are wonderful
teachers, leaders and mentors.
Counselors & Campers Share the Passion for
Technology
Counselors are recent college graduates and college students studying
computer science, information technologies, multimedia arts and
design or other related fields. All counselors are adults who share
the campers' passion for computers and digital technologies and
they love working with kids.
High Standards Mean Great Counselors
We recruit from a variety of colleges and universities, to develop
a select team that meets our qualifications and high standards.
Counselors go through a series of interviews with members of our
management team. The hiring process also includes reference and
background checks. We look for people who have both strong technology
skills and experience with children.
Pre-Camp Training
Counselors arrive before the campers and complete Emagination's
in person, on-site training and orientation program that has been
developed over 25 years. We train our counselors in fundamental
teaching skills and set high standards for delivering the curriculum
of their assigned workshops. During this time, counselors are also
trained to handle emergency situations and expectations are set
for staff behavior and conduct. The Camp Director, Assistant Directors
and selected counselors are certified in First Aid and CPR. Come
opening day, staff are prepared for an exciting and challenging
summer.
1:5 Counselor to Camper Ratio
Emagination operates at an average staff to camper ratio of 1:5
which significantly exceeds American Camping Association requirements.
Technology Workshops range in size from 5-10 campers. We believe
in nurturing the growth and development of campers one at a time.
Our conservative staff ratios help us accomplish that goal.
2012 Camp Directors
Joining the Emagination Team for the 2012 season:

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Hi there! I'm Sarah
and I'm the Camp Director in MA this summer. It will be my 2nd
year at Emagination after 7 years of working at summer camps
in NH. I graduated from Gordon College in 2007 with a degree
in Youth Ministries. I love to travel with my husband and I
also love playing volleyball - both on my league indoors in
the winter and with my family and friends outside in the late
spring/sporadic summer/early fall. I'm excited for another awesome
summer at Emagination! |
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Sarah
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Hello, folks! I'm Jason,
and I will be the director of the Lake Forest, IL camp. I will
also be overseeing the Game Design program. I was born and raised
on a small farm in Wisconsin and I have a Bachelors degree in
Digital Entertainment and Game Design from ITT Tech in Green
Bay, WI. I have held several positions at Emagination over the
years, including Technology Counselor, Assistant Director, Game
Design Program Director, and Camp Director. This will be my
sixth summer with Emagination and I am really looking forward
to another great summer! |
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Jason
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I have had many years
directing computer camps and will be returning for my third
year in PA with Emagination Computer Camps. I was born and raised
in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and earned my B.A. at Indiana
University of Pennsylvania, and M.A. at Temple University. I
currently reside in sunny Las Vegas as a middle school teacher.
Even though teaching computer applications and broadcasting
is my full-time job, I anxiously await the fun of the summer
months at camp. I enjoy computers, video editing, tv, movies,
Netflix, seafood, and Mickey Mouse. I spend my free time with
my dog “Mellow” and all the activities on his busy calendar.
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Desiree
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Hi! My name is Angel
and I am the Camp Director for the Atlanta location! To say
I am super excited would be an understatement! (as you can probably
tell by all the exclamation points :) A little bit about me:
I am originally from Brooklyn, NY; I am bilingual (Spanish),
I have a Bachelors degree in Political Science with minors in
African American Studies and Sociology and I also have a Masters
degree in School Counseling. I am currently a middle school
counselor in Alpharetta, GA and I LOVE what I do! I aspire to
inspire others and I can't wait to be able to do so this summer! |
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2012 Staff
Joining the Emagination Team for the 2012 season:

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Hello, I'm Adam. This
is my second summer at Emagination and I will be one of the
Assistant Directors at the MA site. During the year I live in
New Jersey and teach at Bronx Community College and William
Patterson University. I grew up going to camp and am excited
to return to Emagination. |
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Adam
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Hi, I’m Albert and I
will be a Technology Counselor in Massachusetts this summer.
I attended Emagination as a kid and am eager to begin working
there this summer. I enjoy playing Magic and fencing and I’m
excited to teach some programming! |
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Albert
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Hi Everyone! My name
is Anthony! I will be a Technology Counselor at the MA location!
I am a senior at Ferris State University in their Game Design
program. I am super excited for this summer and the chance to
meet some new peeps! In my free time I enjoy watching movies,
hanging with friends, playing video game and just generally
having fun... |
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Anthony
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Hi I'm Cameron! This
will be my 6th year here at Emagination, and I will be working
at the Lake Forest location this summer. I love any good video
game but especially a good Warcraft game. Outside of video games
I love to play a great game of Ultimate Frisbee! I'm excited
to meet all of you! |
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Cameron
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Hello Everyone! My name
is Christie and I will be the Assistant Director at the PA camp.
I am currently a Junior in college working towards a double
major in communications/electronic media and marketing. This
will be my first year with Emagination and I am thrilled to
be apart of the team. I love working with kids, and am passionate
about film production, editing, web and graphic design. I also
am involved in sports, along with other various activities.
I am looking forward to meeting you all! This should be an excellent
summer :) |
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Christie
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Hello everybody, my
name is Cordell and I am a 3D Artist and a recent graduate of
Full Sail University in Florida. I will be working as a Tech
Counselor at Emagination in PA this year. I am looking forward
to this experience and meeting everyone! |
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Cordell
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Hey! I'm going to be
working at the GA camp for the second year! (Third including
CIT year) I like to play Magic the Gathering and write programs,
mostly. I'm looking forward to another awesome summer! |
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Derek
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Hey everyone, my name
is Deterrion (or just Terry). I'm currently attending Columbus
State for Early Childhood Education, and I've worked with the
YMCA as a counselor for while now. I am a technology counselor
in Atlanta (Home for me). I'm looking forward to meeting everyone
and having a great summer. |
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Deterrion
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Hi Everyone! My name
is Frazier and I am a Music Education major at Wingate University.
I bet you can't guess which workshop I'll be teaching (Digital
Music!). I am the Network Administrator for the Georgia Camp
this summer. I am A+ and MCP certified! This is my first summer
with Emagination, but I was the program director for a summer
camp in Denton, NC in 2011. Looking forward to meeting you all! |
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Frazier
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Hey everyone! My name
is Greg, and I will be one of the Network Associates at the
MA location this summer. I cannot wait to get started! In the
fall, I will be a senior at Penn State, where I am majoring
in Information Sciences and Technology, with a minor in Security
Risk Analysis. When not in classes, I volunteer with the Penn
State Dance Marathon as a Captain, helping to raising funds
in the fight against pediatric cancer. |
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Greg
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Hey! My name is Joseph
but everyone calls me Jake. I will be a Recreation Counselor
at the Bentley University, Waltham, MA location. I am currently
studying computer science at Midlands Tech. I enjoy playing
PC games, shooting Sporting Clays, swimming, hunting and an
occasional game of Magic if I can find someone to play with.
I am excited for this summer and can't wait to meet everyone! |
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Jake
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Hello everyone, I'm
Jason and I will be taking on the role of Network Associate
this summer at the MA location. I'm extremely excited. I'm sure
it will be an awesome summer. As of this fall, I will be a Junior
at York College of PA, studying Computer Information Systems
and continuing my hobby of helping out with the technical aspects
of our theatre program. |
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Jason
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Hey everyone! I am Jeff.
I am coming back for my second year at Emagination as an EGD
instructor, so I will be in GA, MA, and CA! I studied Game Art
and Design at Art Institute of Atlanta and I can't wait to get
to work! |
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Jeff
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Hello, my name is Jeffrey.
I'm a graduate from the Illinois Institute of Art-Chicago and
a beginning freelance artist. This is my first year with Emagination
and I'll be a technology counselor at the MA camp. |
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Jeffery
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Hello! I'm Jess, a performing
musician, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist. I'm going to
be a Technology Counselor in MA. I have years of experience
recording and producing music, and I have my BA in Commercial
Music Performance. I'm also a music educator, and have been
rocking out garages since I was a kid! |
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Jess
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Hey everyone! I'm John,
and I'll be working with the Game Design camp this summer. I'm
a current student at Full Sail University, working towards my
Bachelors of Science in Game Art. I was born and raised in the
Greater Philadelphia area, where I graduated from the Pennsbury
School District. I currently work as an Assistant Manager for
GameStop, but am anxiously waiting to make the big transition
from selling games, to making them! When I'm not working, or
doing my homework, I'm usually either in the gym, or playing
my guitar. Some of my favorite video game franchises are Anything
from Blizzard, the Assassins Creed Games, and am anxiously awaiting
the new BioShock game this year. |
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John
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Hey, I am Julia and
I will be a Recreational Counselor in Boston with Emagination
Computer Camps, I am so excited to start! I love staying active
and hanging out with new people! This is going to be an awesome
summer! |
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Julia
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Hi guys! I'm a tech
counselor in MA this year and I'm SUPER EXCITED! I've been a
camper 6 years running and I'm coming back to add a year 7!
When I'm not listening to or playing music (bringing a guitar),
you may see me around camp making bad puns or being a goofball.
I like videogames, movies, and all genres of music, Oh, and
fun fact: I'm taller than you! |
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Justin
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Hello all!!!! My name
is Kelly and I am senior at Emory University in Atlanta, GA!
This summer I am going to be the Assistant Director for the
Atlanta camp. I am excited for things to begin and I can not
wait to meet everyone at the Atlanta campus. |
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Kelly
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Hi, I’m Malika and I
will be a Technology Counselor at the Massachusetts camp this
summer. I went to camps as a kid and I’m excited to give back
so that kids coming to Emagination can have as great an experience
as I did. I can’t wait to meet everyone this summer! |
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Malika
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Hi! I'll be working
at the Georgia Camp this summer as a Technology Counselor. I
was an Emagination camper for two years and I had a blast, so
I wanted to give back and help others have the same kind of
experience I had. I will begin studying Liberal Arts at St.
John's College in the fall, but I am a hobbyist in the areas
of game design and digital music, and they are very close to
my heart. |
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Max
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Hey, my name is Mike.
I've been with the camp for over a decade, and this year I'll
be returning as the Assistant Leadership Program Coordinator.
I'm currently studying Music and Linguistics at Washington University
in St. Louis. I love almost all music from classical to rock,
the Zelda and Kingdom Hearts series, and for some reason, Food
Network. I'm very much looking forward to this summer! |
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Mike
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Hi, I'm Patrick and
will be a counselor for the Illinois camp. I attended the camp
for 2 years prior. I'm at UW Oshkosh as a freshmen and my major
is computer science. My main fields are Photoshop and Digital
music. I'm looking forward to teaching this summer! |
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Patrick
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Hey everybody, I'm Peter.
I will be a counselor after two years attending the PA camp
(back in '05 and '06). I'm a sophomore Game Dev student at Rochester
Institute of Technology, and I'm excited to share what I've
learned so far. |
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Peter
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Hi everyone! My name
is Prachi. I am currently a sophomore studying Computer Science
at University of Georgia. I will be working at Lake Forest College
in IL. I love to read, play tennis, paint and cook. I am very
excited to be surrounded by kids and technology and I cannot
wait for camp to begin!! |
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Prachi
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Hey guys! My name is
Sean, and I've been a camper at Emagination Computer Camps for
about six years, and Emagination Game Design for three years.
I love playing and creating video games, and will be attending
the class of 2016 at Champlain College for Game Design. I am
excited that I finally have the opportunity to work at the camp
that has taught me so much, and I look forward to seeing both
new and familiar faces this summer in MA! |
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Sean
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Hey everyone! I'm currently
a 3rd year student at Southern Polytechnic State and studying
in Software Engineering. During my (very little) free time I
like to practice my flute/piccolo and do some online/window
shopping. I'm extremely excited to be working at the GA-Mercer
Univ. camp. |
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Shirley
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Greetings, I'm Steven.
I'm studying Robotics Engineering at Worcester Polytechnic Institute.
I'm also founder and president of my university's makerspace,
known as the CollabLab. Though originally born in Pennsylvania,
I've come to really enjoy Mass and I'm very excited for the
opportunity to spend my summer here. It should be a lot of fun. |
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Steven
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It's my 3rd year at
Emagination, and my first working, and I'm so happy to have
been accepted. I am very much looking forward to working at
the IL camp again! |
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Tom
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2012 CITs
The Counselor in Training (CIT) program is the last stage of Emagination’s
Teen
Leadership Program. CIT’s are selected from among the very best
performing participants in the prior season’s Teen Leadership Program.
They train with Emagination’s adult staff and assist them during the
summer.

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Hey everyone! I'm Brandon.
I've been attending Emagination for three summers and I am very
excited to be returning for a fourth year as a CIT in Massachusetts.
Basically, I just fell in love with the workshops, the campus,
the staff, etc... A little about myself: I love playing video
games, watching movies, reading books [recently Hunger Games],
and sharing my love of technology.... I can't wait to get to
know you all better :) |
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Brandon
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Hi! I'm Kevin. This
summer I will be a CIT at the Lake Forest camp in Illinois.
This will be my first year as a CIT, but I've been to the camp
as a camper for more than three years. I thoroughly enjoy a
good Warcraft game or programming, but also a good game of soccer
or ultimate frisbee. I'm looking forward to going to camp this
summer and can't wait to meet everyone! |
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Kevin
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more of our staff as they are added.
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