Amy Bram, Camp Milldale Director Amy is an exciting new addition to JCC Camps who comes to us with over 20 years of camp leadership experience. She was most recently the Outdoor Adventure Coordinator at Camp Airy & Louise. Prior to this she worked at Ramah Darom in Georgia as the Director of Exceptional Experiences. She was also the Day Camp Director of the Chattahoochee Nature Center’s Camp Kingfisher near Atlanta for 10 years and the Co-Director of the Teva Learning Center in NYC for three years.
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Bill Kirkner, Aquatics Camp Bill Kirkner was a competitive swimmer through college, and was first certified as a Red Cross swimming instructor in 1986. Bill has been the JCC’s Aquatics Director since 2006, and supervises the Aquatics programs at all of the JCC’s camps. Bill started the JCC’s Aquatics Camps in 2011; this will be his fourth summer supervising the various Aquatics Camp programs.
Amanda Max, Assistant Director Camp Milldale This will be Amanda’s third summer as Assistant Director at Camp Milldale. Amanda has been with the JCC since 2007. Her roles have included TNT Director and Assistant Director of the JCC Maccabi Experience. During the school year Amanda is the Director of Kids Center, our After School Program, and School’s Out. She also organizes enrichment classes for grades K-5 at the Owings Mills JCC.
Adam Stein, Tennis Camp Director
Paul Lurie, JCC Maccabi Director
Jen Lake, CSA Karate Camp Director
Paul Lurie is the Senior Program Director at the JCC where he oversees all of our programs for school-aged youth. Paul has been in charge of our JCC Maccabi program since 2003. This includes running the 2007 JCC Maccabi Games and 2010 JCC Maccabi Experience that took place here in Baltimore. He is also in charge of the upcoming Junior Maccabi games in Baltimore in May 2014.
Jen, a Black Belt Martial Arts Instructor, has been with the JCC for 24 years. She has spent most of this time as the Vice President and head instructor of CSA Martial Arts and Wellness School. Jen has been running CSA Karate Camp since 1994.
Emily Peisach, Noah’s Ark Owings Mills Director
Melissa Berman, Habimah Performing Arts Camp
This will be Emily’s fourth summer as Director of Noah’s Ark. Emily works during the school year as the Program Coordinator for the Roslyn & Len Stoler Early Childhood Education (ECE) Center at the Owings Mills JCC. She has been a familiar face in the ECE since 2008.
Melissa grew up in JCC camps and is currently our Assistant Director of Arts & Culture. She has worked at the JCC since 2010. Melissa also organizes our JCC Maccabi ArtsFest program. She will be supervising our Performing Arts Camp director.
Roman Gertsovich, Maccabi Sports Camp Director
Brad Kerxton, TNT Director
This will be Roman’s third summer as the Director of JCC Maccabi Sports Camp. Roman has been with the JCC since 2004. Through the years, Roman has worked as the Assistant Fitness Supervisor, Personal Trainer and Sports Programmer. He has been running our sports leagues for youth, teens and adults since 2009.
This will be Brad’s third year as TNT Director. Brad worked parttime for the JCC for six years while in high school and college. This will be his tenth summer at the JCC with roles that have also included Loft Camp counselor, drama teacher, and CIT unit head at Camp Milldale. During the school year Brad runs our Middle School Department and the Jr. Maccabi program. He will also be supervising our Tiyulim Travel Camp Director.
Adam is a certified tennis professional who has been teaching tennis to children and adults at the JCC since 1994. He has been running our Tennis Camp since 2001. His JCC past also includes roles as a lifeguard, pool supervisor, league director, camp counselor and personal trainer.
JCC Summer Camps 2014