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418 Fir Brook Road, Livingston Manor, NY 12758Camp office, Monday to Friday: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.Registration opens in January(845) 555-0105

The staff

The people who run camp

Our counselors change each summer, and these four are here before the first session and after the last.

  • Ora Halsey, camp director, in a navy fleece on a boathouse dock beside the lake

    Ora Halsey

    Director

    Ora grew up in these cabins and directs camp the way her parents did. She walks the grounds every morning of a session and answers the office phone in the off-season.

  • Bernadine Manigault, health center nurse, in a green jacket with a lanyard in the dining hall doorway

    Bernadine Manigault

    Health center nurse

    Bernadine runs the health center, keeps campers' medicine and is the first person we call about a fever or a scrape.

  • Cordell Pettigrew, waterfront director, in a canvas vest in front of a wooden cabin

    Cordell Pettigrew

    Waterfront director

    Cordell runs the swim test, the dock and the boats, and he teaches the swim periods and canoe skills.

  • Toru Sekine, trip leader, holding a canoe paddle on a grassy field

    Toru Sekine

    Trip leader

    Toru plans the river trips for older campers and teaches map and compass skills from the first week.

Meet the staff at family day

Family day is in the spring. Call the office to ask about it.