TSCS PODCAST 12: Conferences: Take Notes, Make Arts & Crafts
12 | Conferences: Take Notes, Make Arts & Crafts
In this podcast we are talking big ideas, actual and actionable takeaways, and lots of fun with the camp community and professionals!
IT’S CONFERENCE SEASON, BABY. Substitute host, Allison Krabill is on the conference circuit and joined on the podcast by Alice Haefeli and EmJ Juszczyk to get the deets on what to expect. Not all conferences are going to be the same, but here they discuss how to plan your sessions, when to join in on the fun, and random tips and tricks to make it great.
If you’re looking for the camp conference lowdown (& great ways to make friends) this is the pod for you.
Producer EmJ’s takeaways:
The cheesy community programs are supposed to be cheesy. Go to them.
Ask the speaker for their notes & slides— they (probably) WANT to share it
Alice is hosting TSCS Happy Hour at Tri-State, reach out to her to learn more!
What to be part of the belonging at tscs? — become a member
SHOW NOTES:
EMJ JUSZCZYK
Having spent her whole career in camp planning and programming, all EmJ knows is professionalism that is learned through yell-singing at campfires and giving board presentations on the importance of a 40 foot water slide.
After spending college summers at Camp Bob Cooper, EmJ served in various roles until she became the Camps and Program Director at Camp Happy Days, a non-profit camp for children with cancer and their families until 2022. She is now the Programs Director at Project Kindred based in Milwaukee. Outside of camps, EmJ enjoys editing this podcast, watching KU men’s basketball and going on long runs with longer podcasts about reality shows.
To get in contact, email eajuszczyk@gmail.com
Alice Haefeli
Alice Haefeli didn’t go to camp as a child, but she has been working in the camping industry in some capacity since her junior year of high school. She has experience working at day camps, residential camps, and camps for children with diverse needs and has seen first-hand the power that camp has to change people’s lives. Alice graduated from Hunter College in NYC with a degree in music and upon graduation began teaching. She continued going back to camp every summer until she realized that it was the right career for her. She still keeps music very much in her life, and in her spare time, you can find her sitting at a piano or strumming a guitar. Currently, Alice is a director at Camp Pinnacle in western North Carolina. Alice has been a member of The Summer Camp Society since 2017 and it is actually her favorite organization in the universe.
To get in contact, email alice@camppinnacle.com
Allison Krabill
Allison Krabill first chanted the camp name to light the magic campfire at age 6 and quickly became that one kid that never stops talking about camp. At 28, she became one of the youngest YMCA executive directors in the country as she led YMCA Camp Immokalee through doubling the budget, master planning, board restructuring, capital improvements, and more. She loves being a camp director to camp directors through TSCS and will never turn down a game of a Gaga.
To get in contact, email allison@thesummercampsociety.com
The Summer Camp Society Podcast is edited and produced by EmJ Juszczyk.
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