Meet the Staff

Get to know "who's who" at Whippoorwill - we'll be adding to this screen, so check back often.

Shanelle Lambert

Staff Position: Executive Director
Education: BS in Visual Communication from the University of Evansville
How many years at camp: 6
Favorite camp activity: Creek Hike
Favorite tv show/movie: A League of their Own
Favorite camp animal: Miss. Duck

Marissa Levieri

Staff Position: Bear Cub Director
Education: DePauw University: B.S. in Elementary Education
How many years at camp: First year at Camp Whippoorwill. 18th year as a camper or counselor.
Favorite camp activity: Arts and Crafts and Pottery
Favorite tv show/movie: Grey's Anatomy
Favorite camp animal: The ducks

Terra Hissong

Staff Position: Log Cabin Director
Education: Palomar College, San Marcos, CA - Graphic Communication
How many years at camp: first year at Whippoorwill
Favorite camp activity: horseback riding
Favorite tv show/movie: Food Inc.
Favorite camp animal: horses ... and the cats!

Gene Hudson

Staff Position: Teepee Director
Education: Middle Tennessee State University (Music Education)
How many years at camp: 2 years
Favorite camp activity: Creekhike!
Favorite tv show/movie: American Pickers
Favorite camp animal: Gotta Love the Crawdads!

Chris Ford

Staff Position: Ropes Director
Education: BA in Psychology from the University of Tennessee
How many years at camp: 16 (camper and staff)
Favorite camp activity: Rappelling
Favorite tv show/movie: Forrest Gump
Favorite camp animal: Buddy the goat

Nature Jon

Staff Position: Nature Director
Education: Antioch College
How many years at camp: 1984-1999, 2008-2009
Favorite camp activity: Showing kids the wonders of Nature
Favorite tv show/movie: Nova and Nature on Public Television and Dog Whisperer
Favorite camp animal: Non-poisonous snakes

Julia Williams

Staff Position: Horse Director
Education: Peabody and Trevecca Nazarene University
How many years at camp: 15
Favorite camp activity: tie-dying socks
Favorite tv/movie: Law and Order and Julie and Julia
Favorite camp animal: all the horses

Donna Winston

Staff Position: Art and Craft Director
Education: SCC in Lincoln, Nebraska
How many years at camp: 6
Favorite camp activity: Arts and Crafts, of course, but my "just for me" favorite is the zip line
Favorite tv/movie: I am a fan of Biggest Loser - I like the goal setting and the hard work they put in! and I loved the Blind Side - real feel good movie
Favorite camp animal: Camp wouldn't be camp without Lilly, our camp dog.

Jeanna Roush

Staff Position: Camp Nurse
Education: Nursing at Northern Arizona University
How many years at camp: this will be my first at Whippoorwill - but 14 years at other camps
Favorite camp activity: the growth of each camper
Favorite tv/movie: Bones
Favorite camp animal: the bunnies - Chocolate Chip and Thumper

Dick Wooten

Staff Position: Business Manager
Education: North Carolina State
How many years at camp: 25
Favorite camp activity: Swimming in the pond
Favorite tv/movie: Nova and Patton
Favorite camp animal: Lilly

Sidney Wooten

Staff Position: Emeritus Director
Education: Vanderbilt University
How many years at camp: 38 wonderful years
Favorite camp activity: Farming - we get to eat the results!
Favorite tv/movie: Evening news and The Black Stallion (I have always wanted an Arabian horse, but this is not practical for camp)
Favorite camp animal: Chickens - they talk to you and give you blue and green eggs.

Look who is coming back!

Mike Bowins
Luba Bulay
Leah Cover
Paige Craig
Trent Ehrlic
Kayla Gulley
MacLaren Jones
Sheri Jones
Ricci May
Laura Miller
Tommi Quiaoit
Hannah Ramey
Kelley Smith
Kate Tulley
Danielle Vaughan
Kimberly Walsh
John Wells