The Directors
Greg Finger is the camp Director.
He has been a camping professional for over thirty years,
plays a mean guitar and piano, is a pretty good
tennis player, and makes a delicious omelette. In the off seasons,
besides all the work he does for camp, Greg is a volunteer fire
fighter (past chief), EMT, and is involved in many civic organiztions.
Edythe McDannel, Assistant Director,
started working for TIV in 1982. Edythe is
a sure first pick if you're making a softball team; rumor has
it she is a good skier too. She is a full time mother of two and
a full time school teacher (we're still not sure how she does
it all, and so well too!)
Nate Hakken, one of camp's
Program Directors has been at TIV for the last 16 years in every possible position from
camper to Program Director. He is a high-adventure enthusiast always looking
for a challenge.
The Staff
Of course the staffing profile changes
a bit every summer but one thing is for certain, we strive to
hire mature fun-loving adults who care about young people's wealfare
and have a strong desire to share their skills, talents, and interests
in a safe and fun environment.
Each summer we have enjoyed a return
rate of staff from 50 to over 70 percent! The average age of our
staff has been in the low to mid twenties, an even mix of males
and females, and coming from all over the WORLD!!!
Each staffer specializes in at least
one of the program or support areas of camp and is strongly encouraged
to learn new skills. All program staff also have bunk/cabin life
responsibiliites and, therefore, get to develop better relationships
with the campers.
With over 60 staff, campers are assured
individual instruction, caring supervision, and appropriate attention.
In staff training we repeatedly cover the "why's" and
"how's" of our work ethic: "The kids come first."
