Meet the Counselors!
The Hitchcock Center camp counselors arrived yesterday for
staff training week. We have been having fun learning the ropes of Hitchcock
camp and planning a great summer full of learning, games and making new
friends. I am super excited about the folks we have on board. Here is a sneak
preview of our counselors!
Abbe
Abbe is a western Massachusetts native and has recently
finished a bachelor’s degree in environmental studies. She plans to pursue a
Master’s degree in sustainable farming. She is a veteran Girl Scout camp
counselor and her interests include looking at moss on rocks, crawling around
in caves getting alarmingly muddy and climbing to high-up places.
Leigh
Leigh moved to Amherst one year ago from Charleston, SC, but
actually grew up in northern California. She is currently an elementary school
teacher in Springfield. Some of her favorite hobbies include art and tennis.
Leigh loves hiking and is looking forward to learning more about the natural
history of Massachusetts with the Hitchcock campers. She especially enjoys
teaching and learning about animals and their habitats.
Patrick
A native of South Hadley, Patrick graduated from Unity
College in Maine with a bachelor’s degree in captive wildlife care and
education. After interning and Southwick’s Zoo and the Smithsonian Zoological
Park, Patrick worked as a field teacher at the W. Alton Jones environmental
center in Rhode Island. He enjoys hiking (barefoot whenever possible) and
canoeing, and is enthusiastic about all wildlife, but especially snakes.
Rebecca
Rebecca has been living and breathing the outdoors since
before she could walk. She has a deep love of nature and has spent the past
seven years brining and teaching people to enjoy its wonders. Rebecca started
teaching whitewater kayaking at the age of 16 and progressed into river and
watershed management work. She worked in Alaska as a river ranger, cleaning up
and protechting public lands in 2010-2011. She graduated magna cum laude from
Mount Holyoke College in critical social thought in 2011 and now studies
herbalism and holistic health.
