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Meet the Camp Tanadoona Team

Tara Markely

Violet

(Tara Markley)

Outdoor Programs Director

Day Camp Director

Homebase: Minnesota

I am excited to work with Day Camp and to practice/improve upon my Dutch Oven Cooking!!!

Favorite activity: Night Hikes!

Angus

Angus

Counselor

Bieber

Bieber

Lifeguard/Counselor

Homebase: England

I can’t wait to get involved with running fun activities for the campers and hopefully having a positive impact on their time at camp and their lives.

Favorite activity: I love sports! Iplay and coach cricket, and I am a big follower of football.

Birdie

Birdie

Counselor

Homebase: Australia

I’m excited about meeting everyone, going to America and doing all the activities.

Favorite activity: Cooking, photography and sports.

Blades

Blades

Counselor

Homebase: Minnesota

Chuck

Chop

Counselor

Homebase: Hungary

Chuckles

Chuckles

Counselor

Homebase: South Africa

I am excited for a new adventure, meeting new people and making special friends and the memories that will be made!

Favorite activity: I absolutely love to sing!! It makes me smile.

Dash

Dash

Counselor

Homebase: Minnesota

I’m excited to meet all the campers and staff! And to make this summer the best and most unforgettable!

Favorite Activity: I pole vault for my school’s track team, so I really enjoy running, working out and being active.

Goose

Goose

Adventure/Day Camp Assistant Director

Homebase: Minnesota

I’m really stoked to hang out with kids. I get to have a job where I play games all day...it’s the best thing ever.

Favorite activity: I’m a big reader, kind of a nerd actually. However, I also enjoy sports; especially golf, tennis, and hockey.

Ice

Ice

Counselor/CIT Director

Homebase: England

I can’t wait to come back to Camp Tanadoona!

Favorite activity: I enjoy watching and playing soccer.

Idgie

Idgie

Resident Camp Director

Homebase: Wisconsin

I’m looking forward to another summer at Camp Tanadoona!

Favorite activity: I love canoeing and playing outside.

Jinja

Jinja

Creative Arts Director

Homebase: Israel

I’m excited to meet new people, learn about new cultures and share my own! I also love kids and can’t wait to get to know all of them! We’ll have GREAT fun!!

Favorite activity: I love art!! Painting, drawing, designing theater sets, photography and sculpturing with sugar dough.

Kudu

Kudu

Counselor

Homebase: South Africa

I am excited for a new adventure, meeting new people and making special friends and the memories that will be made!

Favorite activity: I absolutely love to sing!! It makes me smile.

Lorilea

LoreLai

Lifeguard/Counselor

Homebase: Germany

I’m looking forward to pretty much everything...meeting tons of new people, having a lot of fun playing with them, learning games, in particular the awesome-looking water-trampoline, which im really excited about!!

Favorite activity: meeting friends, swimming, reading, talking.

McKiwi

McKiwi

Adventure Assistant/Counselor

Homebase: New Zealand

Noodle

Noodle

Waterfront Director

Homebase: Minnesota

Pearl

Pearl

Counselor

Phinn

Phinn

Lifeguard/Counselor

Homebase: Australia

I can’t wait to meet new people, have a great summer and spend time with all the campers! I’m also excited about seeing America.

Favorite activity: Swimming, watching movies and shopping with friends

Pickle

Pickle

Counselor

Homebase: Minnesota

I’ m looking forward to meeting all the new youth at camp this summer. I’m attending MSU in Mankato as an education major and love helping and working with children. I am excited to work at Camp Tanadoona!

PJ

PJ

Counselor

Homebase: Canberra, Australia

I can’t wait to meet all of the amazing staff and campers, and having a blast while trying exciting new things at camp

My favorite activity: All things crafty!

Rabbit

Rabbit

Counselor

Homebase: Minnesota

Rhino

Rhino

Counselor

Sticks

Sticks

Counselor

Stretch

Stretch

Lifeguard/Counselor

Homebase: England

I can’t wait to make new friends from all over the world and learn about their different cultures. I am excited about spending 3 months in America doing something i love - lifeguarding.

Favorite activity: swimming or shopping

Turtle

(Bill Donald)

Facilities Manager

Homebase: Minnesota

I can’t wait for summer with the energy of all the kids running around enjoying the outdoors.

Favorite activity: the water trampoline, and just swimming in general.

Yam Yam

Yam Yam

Adventure Assistant/Counselor

Homebase: England

I’m looking forward to visiting the US, and also to working with children in sports I enjoy doing myself, such as climbing, kayaking and canoeing.

Favorite activity: kayaking, nothing beats paddling (or swimming) down some crazy white water!

Marniae

Marniae Spiotta

Registrar

   

We're working hard to put together the best team of Camp Tanadoona counselors for Summer 2010. We'll be adding more staff over the next couple months - check back in June to see all of this summer's counselors!

We are currently accepting staff applications for Summer 2010.