Edwin Shafer, Jr., Director,

years on staff - 36

Joined Camp Staff in 1976, after 10 years as a camper, former counselor and Assistant Director. Win has been Director or Co-Director since 1993. Win currently coaches MS Squash at Episcopal Academy (Newtown Square, PA), and a Middle School Science teacher. He is a licensed PIAA and NISOA Soccer Official, and has also coached Varsity Ice Hockey, Golf and JV Soccer.

Win took a sabbatical during most of the summer of 2009, hiking the entire length of the Appalachian Trail with his son Blake.

Win has a B.S. (Biology) from The University of Pennsylvania, and an M.A. in Counseling from Villanova University. Win lives in Haverford, PA

Soccer, Soccer Referee, Golf, Tennis, Swimming, White-water Canoeing, Bird Watching

First Aid/CPR Certified

Cannie Shafer, Co-Director

years on staff - 30

Joined Camp Staff in 1982. She is the former head of the Craft Shop at S4B, Assistant Director of S4G, and Co-Director of S4B since 2001. Cannie worked for 30 years at The Episcopal Academy (Newtown Square, PA), including seventeen years as Head of Lower School (Devon Campus) and 2 years as Assistant Head of School. She currently serves as Head of Lower School at Germantown Academy, Fort Washington, PA.

Cannie has an A.B. from Sweet Briar College (VA) and an M.A. (Elementary and Secondary Administration) from Villanova University. As an athlete at Sweet Briar, Cannie earned 12 varsity letters in Lacrosse, Field Hockey, and Basketball, and is a charter member of the college's Athletic Hall of Fame. Cannie lives in Haverford, PA

Lacrosse, Field Hockey, Basketball.

First Aid/CPR certified

Andrew Hano, Head of Boy's Camp

years on staff - 17

Joined Camp Staff originally in 1990 as a counselor, after 8 years as a camper. Andrew returned to Susquehannock in 2008 with his camper daughter Abigail and his younger son Drew.

Andrew holds undergraduate and graduate degrees in Education from Wake Forest University. He is a Middle School History teacher at Summit School in Winston-Salem, NC.

Swimming, Street Hockey, Football, Baseball, Soccer, Basketball, Waterfront

First Aid/CPR Certified

Tricia Pearson, Head of Girl's Camp

years on staff - 5

Joined Camp Staff in 2007. Trish joined us having heard about Camp all of her married life because her husband Tim Percevecz was an 11 year Susquehannock veteran in the 70's and 80's. Tricia was a camp counselor during college out in Colorado, where she taught canoeing and mountain climbing.

Tricia lives with her family in McKinney, Texas, where she teaches World Geography at McKinney-Boyd High School, and is a curriculum coordinator. Tricia is a graduate of Southern Nazarene University in Bethany, Oklahoma

Robert Kent, Assistant to the Head of S4B

years on staff - 29

Joined Camp Staff in 1980, after 6 years as a camper. "RK" coached Tennis and Hockey at the Marvelwood School (Cornwall, CT). He is a fourth degree black belt in Aikido and has helped run the Youth Program at Aikido West in Redwood City for 18 years. In addition he designs aerospace manufacturing systems. He is the founder of both AikidoKids.com and The PeaceCamp Initiative. "RK" teaches an Aikido and Politics course in January for the Political Science Department at his alma mater, Williams College.

RK has an MA in Philosophy and lives in Menlo Park, CA.

Aikido, Tennis, Street Hockey, Juggling, Frolf, White-water Canoeing, Digital Photography,

First Aid/CPR Certified, CMP

Jon Savitch, Assistant to the Head of S4B

years on staff - 23

Joined Camp Staff in 1988, after 6 years as a camper. "Savy" is a teacher at the nationally acclaimed Watershed Program at Radnor Middle School, Radnor, PA. He is also the Head Middle School Coach of Girl's Basketball, Girl's Lacrosse, and Boy's Soccer.

Jon is a graduate of SUNY Binghamton as well as the NOLS Outdoor Education Program. Jon lives in Rosemont, PA.

Soccer, Basketball, Outdoor Pursuits, Climbing Tower, Street Hockey, White Water Canoeing, Frolf, Golf

First Aid/CPR Certified

Jay Pearcy, Assistant to the Head of S4G

years on staff - 6

Jay joined Camp Staff in 1993, after 9 years as a camper. After 14 years away, Jay returned to camp with his wife Jennifer and daughters Kaitlyn and Elizabeth, soon followed by his son Ryan. Jay is the Middle School Dean of Students at Springside Chestnut Hill Academy. At SCH Academy Jay also coaches Middle School soccer and Upper School varsity lacrosse.

Jay earned his B.A. in Education at The Citadel in Charleston, South Carolina. He completed his M.A. Ed. At Villanova University.

Lacrosse, Soccer, and Watersports

First Aid and CPR certified

Tim Percevecz, Arts & Crafts Program Head

years on staff - 5

Tim re-joined Camp Staff in 2008, after having spent 11 years as a camper and one year as a counselor back in the 70's and 80's. Tim runs the Arts & Crafts program for both camps. Tim is a graduate of The Maryland Institute College of Art in Baltimore, MD. He lives in McKinney, Texas with his wife Tricia and their camper daughter Cassidy, and works in the computer industry.

Soccer, Baseball, Swimming, Sailing, Photography, Videography, Sculpture

First Aid/CPR certified

Carroll Bedford, Horseback Riding Program Head

years on staff - 8

Joined Camp Staff in 2004 and directs the Camp horseback riding program. Carroll rode professionally for almost 20 years, and has been teaching Hunting and English Riding for more than 50 years. She works with the majority of camp's horses year round. During the rest of the year, Carroll teaches at Foxnest Farm in Montrose, PA.

Carroll attended Boston University, majoring in History.

Horseback Riding

First Aid and CPR certified

Jaclyn Aldrich Horseback Riding Instructor

years on staff - 2

Joined Camp Staff in 2010. At camp, Jax teaches Horseback Riding.

Jax is a Senior at Marywood University, PA, where she majors in Psychology. Jax lives in Hallstead, PA.

Horseback Riding, Volleyball, Arts and Crafts

First Aid and CPR certified

Paul Bendernagel

years on staff - 1

Joined Camp Staff in 2011, after 3 years as a camper.

Paul is a sophmore at Macalester College in Minnesota, where he studies Geography and Geology

Ultimate Frisbee, Soccer, Baseball, Rock Climbing

Lifeguard, First Aid/CPR certified

Seth Brownold, Head of S4B Swimming Program

years on staff - 9

Joined Camp Staff in 2003, after 9 years as a camper. Seth teaches Baseball, Soccer, Fitness, and Ultimate Frisbee, in addition to his instruction at the waterfront.

Seth graduated from Camp Hill High School, Camp Hill, PA, where he was captain of the Soccer team and ran Track. He is a graduate of Dickinson College, where he played Ultimate Frisbee.

Soccer, Track, Baseball, Fitness, Weightlifting, Ultimate Frisbee, Climbing Tower, Canoeing

Lifeguard, First Aid/CPR for the Professional Rescuer Certified

Tim Faber

years on staff - 2

Joined Camp Staff in 2010, after 7 years as a camper. At camp, Tim teaches Tennis, Ultimate Frisbee and Baseball.

Tim will be attending The Pennsylvania State University at University Park, PA where he will be playing Ultimate Frisbee and studying Business.

Tennis, Frisbee, Street Hockey, Baseball

First Aid and CPR certified

Morgan Fox

years on staff - 2

Joined Camp Staff in 2002. At Susquehannock, Morgan teaches Basketball and Weight Training.

Morgan attended Goucher College as an undergraduate where he played Varsity Basketball. The team won their regular season, conference tournament and went to the 2nd round of one NCAA tournament.

He is now a Graduate Student at Goucher College, where he is the assistant coach for the men's basketbsall team and is pursuing a M. Ed in Athletic leadership and Administration.

Basketball, Lacrosse, Cross Country, Rugby, Golf, Baseball

First Aid and CPR certified

Erik Harvey

years on staff - 2

Joined Camp Staff in 2010, after 6 years as a camper. At camp, Erik teaches Street Hockey and Ultimate Frisbee.

Erik recently graduated from Conestoga High School, where he played Ultimate Frisbee and was a member of the Chess team. Erik will be attending Boston College in the fall.

Street Hockey, Ultimate Frisbee

First Aid and CPR certified

Garner Kaiser

years on staff - 4

Garner graduated from Saint John's River State College with a degree in Computer Information. He will be attending the University of North Florida in the fall. Garner lives in St. Augustine, Florida.

Lifeguard, First Aid/CPR certified

John Lloyd

years on staff - 5

Joined Camp Staff in 2007, after 8 years as a camper. At Susquehannock, John teaches Hockey, Baseball, and Juggling.

John is a graduate of The Episcopal Academy (Newtown Square, PA), where he played Varsity Ice Hockey. He is an avid juggler and will be a Senior at Temple University where he is majoring in Film. John lives in Berwyn, PA.

Hockey, Baseball, Juggling, Track

Lifeguard, First Aid/CPR certified

years on staff - 9

Joined Camp Staff in 2003, after 3 years as a camper. Paul helps teach Baseball, Street Hockey, and Ultimate Frisbee, but also assists with a variety of other sports.

Paul graduated from Xavier University in Ohio, where he played on the Ultimate Frisbee team, in 2008 with a degree in Middle Childhood Education. He teaches 7th and 8th grade Social Studies in Cincinnati, OH.

Baseball, Tennis, Street Hockey, Basketball, Ultimate Frisbee, Soccer

Lifeguard, First Aid/CPR certified

Ben Murdoch

years on staff - 2

Joined Camp Staff in 2010, after 7 years as a camper. At camp, Ben teaches Tennis, Ultimate Frisbee, Golf, Swimming, and assists in the Craftshop.

Ben is a graduate of Lancaster Country Day School, PA, where he played tennis. He will be a sophmore at the University of Saint Andrews in Scotland.

Tennis, Ultimate Frisbee, Golf, Swimming, and Arts & Crafts

Lifeguard, First Aid, and CPR certified

Blake Shafer, S4B LIT Program Head

years on staff - 5

Joined Camp Staff in 2007, after 13 years as a camper. Blake is a 4th generation member of the staff as the great-grandson of Camp Susquehannock founder George Carlton "King" Shafer and son of Win and Cannie Shafer.

Blake graduated from The Episcopal Academy (Newtown Square, PA), where he played Varsity Soccer, Basketball, and Lacrosse. He is a Junior at Bates College (Lewiston, ME) and will be studying Chinese and Economics at Zhejiang University in Hangzhou, China this fall.

Soccer, Basketball, Lacrosse, Volleyball

Lifeguard, First Aid/CPR certified

Michael Whalen

years on staff - 4

Joined Camp Staff in 2008, after 3 years as a camper. At Susquehannock, Michael teaches Tennis, Street Hockey, and Football.

Michael is a graduate of The Episcopal Academy (Newtown Square, PA), where he played Varsity Tennis. He will be a Senior at The College of William and Mary, VA, where he majors in History and Government. Michael lives in Berwyn, PA

Josh Zuckerman

years on staff - 3

Joined Camp Staff in 2009, after 5 years as a camper. At camp, Josh teaches Swimming and Lacrosse.

Josh is a graduate of Lower Merion High School outside Philadelphia and is a sophmore at the University of Pennsylvania.

Swimming, Lacrosse, Street Hockey, Football, Basketball

Lifeguard, First Aid/CPR certified

Nora Saunders, S4G Head Counselor

years on staff - 4

Joined Camp Staff in 2005 after 8 years as a camper. Nora is a 4th generation member of the staff as the great-granddaughter of Camp Susquehannock founder George Carlton "King" Shafer and camp counselor Charles B. Saunders, counselor 1917-1921.

Nora is a graduate of Davidson College, where she majored in Psychology and rowed crew for 2 years. She spent last year getting a masters degree from Duke University's Fuqua School of Business. She is moving to D.C. after camp to start her job in consulting.

Tennis, Lacrosse, Soccer, Running

Lifeguard, First Aid, and CPR certified

Laura Boles, Head of S4G Swimming Program

years on staff - 5

Joined Camp Staff in 2007, after 9 years as a camper.

Laura is a graduate of the Lancaster Country Day School, PA, where she acted and was on the Varsity Swimming and Tennis Teams. She will be a Senior at the University of Toronto. Laura lives in Lancaster, PA.

Swimming, Tennis, Field Hockey, Volleyball, Climbing Tower

Lifeguard, CPR, and First Aid certified

Marin Abernethy

years on staff - 3

Joined Camp Staff in 2009, after 7 years as a camper. At Susquehannock, Marin helps teach Soccer and Basketball.

Marin is a multi-generational staff member - her father served as camp doctor for several years, her grandfather was a counselor from 1948-1950, and her uncles Robert and Tim Kent have been around camp since 1973.

Marin recently graduated from Acton-Boxborough Regional High School. She now attends Trinity College, CT where she plays intramural Soccer and Basketball.

Track, Soccer, Basketball, Volleyball

Lifeguard, First Aid/CPR certified

Holly Bailey, S4G LIT Program Head

years on staff - 4

Joined Camp Staff in 2007, after 6 years as a camper.

Holly is a Senior at Hamilton College where she rows crew, studies Sociology and Art.

Field Hockey, Volleyball

Lifeguard, First Aid, and CPR certified

Marina Dooney

years on staff - 2

Joined Camp Staff in 2010, after 5 years as a camper. At camp, Marina teaches Field Hockey, Softball, Aerobics, Nature.

Marina graduated from County Day School of the Sacred Heart, Bryn Mawr, PA. She will be attending St. Andrews, Scotland in the fall.

Katie Farias

years on staff - 1

Joined Camp Staff in 2011, after 1 year as a camper.

Katie is a Junior at Georgetown University where she plays Rugby.

Rugby, Lacrosse, and Basketball

Lifeguard, First Aid, and CPR certified

Bethany Feinberg

years on staff - 3

Joined Camp Staff in 2009, after 2 years as a camper.

Bethany graduated from Radnor High School, outside Philadelphia. She attends Cabrini College where she plays soccer and softball.

Softball, Soccer, and Swimming

Lifeguard, First Aid, and CPR certified

Sarah Long

years on staff - 2

Joined Camp Staff in 2010. At Susquehannock, Sarah teaches Soccer, Basketball, and Field Hockey.

Sarah is a recent graduate of Lancaster Country Day School, PA, where she played Varsity Field Hockey, Basketball, and Soccer. She is a Freshman at Tufts University, MA.

Clare Mahoney, S4G CIT Program Head

years on staff - 3

Joined Camp Staff in 2009.

Clare graduated from Radnor High School, outside Philadelphia and is a Senior at New York University, NY, where she studies acting, ran cross country and track.

Tennis, Field Hockey, Cross Country/Track, Swimming

First Aid and CPR certified

Katie Morris

years on staff - 2

Joined Camp Staff in 2010. At Susquehannock, Katie teaches Soccer, Track, Tennis, and Volleyball.

Katie graduated from the Acton-Boxboro Regional High School in Acton, MA where she ran varsity track and cross country, and played soccer and tennis. She will be a sophomore at Lehigh University after doing one year of Division 1 Track. She is majoring in Bioengineering and is Pre-Med.

Soccer, Track, Tennis, Volleyball

Lifeguard, First Aid/CPR certified

Craig Williams, Junior Counselor

years on staff - 1

Joined Camp Staff in 2011, after 6 years as a camper.

Craig is a senior at Rutgers Prep, NJ, where he trains for the CrossFit Games.

Soccer, Lacrosse, Ultimate Frisbee, Volleyball

Hannah Kirby, Junior Counselor

years on staff - 1

Joined Camp Staff in 2011, after 6 years as a camper.

Hannah is a Senior at Blair Academy, NJ, where she Dances and plays Tennis.

Moira Mahoney, Junior Counselor

years on staff - 1

Joined Camp Staff in 2011, after 5 years as a camper.

Moira is a Senior at Radnor High School, outside Philadelphia, where she plays Soccer, Basketball and Lacrosse.

Sarah Murdoch, Junior Counselor

years on staff - 1

Joined Camp Staff in 2011, after 9 years as a camper.

Sarah is a Senior at Lancaster County Day School, where she is Captain of the Field Hockey and Squash Teams.

Justine Shank, Junior Counselor

years on staff - 1

Joined Camp Staff in 2011.

Justine is a Senior at Conestoga High School, outside Philadelphia, where she plays varsity squash.

Squash

Peer Mediation Certified

Medical

Francis DeRoos

years on staff - 3

Francis is a board certified emergency physician working in downtown Philadelphia. In the evenings you’ll find him on the lake enjoying some peaceful time fishing.

Francis is married to our other Camp Doctor Jeanmarie Perrone

Jeanmarie Perrone

years on staff - 3

Jeanmarie is a board certified emergency physician in a busy practice in Philadelphia. She enjoys her time at camp caring for the children and planning for a safe summer for everyone.

Jeanmarie, her husband Francis, and camp children Spencer and Anika live outside Philadelphia, PA.

Carol Nasser, RN, MSN

years on staff - 29

Jacquie Meehan, Camp Secretary

years on staff - 7

Joined Camp Staff in 2005. Jacquie is responsible for camp accounts. Jacquie is an Administrative Assistant at Choconut Valley Elementary School, PA, where she has worked for the last 10 years. Jacquie also lives in Choconut, PA

Randy Hankins, Head of Maintenance

years on staff - 5

Joined Camp Staff in 2007. At camp, Randy helps take care of the grounds and facilities.

In the off season, Randy runs an auto repair garage.

Paul Travis, Maintenance

years on staff - 7

Joined Camp Staff in 2005. At camp, Paul helps take care of the grounds and facilities.

Paul is a Senior at The Pennsylvania State University, where he studies Information Science and Technology.

Tarryn Larson Rozen, Administrator, Camp Susquehannock Inc.

years on staff - 11

Tarryn joined Camp Staff in 1998. She is from South Africa, and while at camp her first year, Tarryn met Eric Rozen (a veteran counselor and camper at Camp Susquehannock for Boys) The two were married in 2000. Tarryn has served as a counselor, Program Director and Site-Director of S4G. Tarryn currently serves as Camp's off-season Office Administrator.

Tarryn is a graduate of Pietermarizburg University in South Africa, where she earned her Bachelors in Social Science, majoring in Psychology and Law, and an Honors degree in Psychology. She and Eric live in Rochester, NY, with their children Dara and Seth.

CPR/AED, First Aid certified

Josh Oryhon, Marketing,
Camp Susquehannock Inc.

years on staff - 11

Josh Oryhon joined camp staff in 2001 as a counselor. Since 2006, he has worked to spread the word about Camp in addition to planning reunions and other off-season events. He regularly updates Tripp Lake Times and helps maintain Susquehannock's presence on the internet.

Josh graduated from the State University of New York at Albany, where he majored in Slavic Studies. Josh retired as the only undefeated goaltender in the Great Danes hockey team's history. Josh lives in Philadelphia, PA.

Please feel free to contact him anytime at josho@susquehannock.com.