Meet the 2022 Summer Staff Team Below...
…the AWESOME Men and Women who will make this summer a blast!
Brigid Ambuul
Musician
From: San Diego, CA
Current University: Franciscan University of Steubenville
Favorite outdoor activity: Hiking
Favorite scripture passage: “But the word is very near you; it is in your mouth and in your heart, so that you can do it.” -Deuteronomy 30:14
Inspirational Quote: “The days of my life are not monotonous. When dark clouds cover the sun, like the eagle I will try to brave the billows and make known to others that the sun is not dying out.” -St. Faustina
Adam Clabaugh
Counselor
From: Clearwater, FL
Current University: Nursing Major at the Franciscan University of Steubenville
Favorite outdoor activity: Soccer, Hiking, White Water Rafting,
Favorite scripture passage: Samuel 3: 9-10
Inspirational Quote: “Be who you are meant to be and you will set the world on fire.”
Ariana Dale
Counselor
From: The Woodlands, Texas
Current University: Ave Maria University
Favorite outdoor activity: Gaga Ball
Favorite scripture passage: 2nd Corinthians 12:7-10
Inspirational Quote: “Not all of us can do great things, but we can all do small things with great love.” – Mother Teresa
Olivia DiGiovanni
Media Staff
Matthew Doyle
Counselor
From: York, PA
Current University/Job: Franciscan University of Steubenville
Favorite outdoor activity: Soccer
Favorite scripture passage: “A faithful friend is a sturdy shelter: he that has found one has found a treasure.” – Sirach 6:14
Inspirational Quote: “A wonderful fact to reflect upon, that every human creature is constituted to be that profound secret and mystery to every other.” – A Tale of Two Cities
Josie Edel
Counselor
Allyson Edgette
High Ropes Assistant
Murphy Givens
Musician
DJ Hostutler
Counselor
Favorite outdoor activity: Football
Favorite scripture passage: Matthew 6:34
Inspirational Quote: “It was pride that changed angels into devils; it is humility that makes men as angels.” – St. Augustine
Bridget Hughes
Counselor
From: Tucson, AZ
Current University/Job: University of Dallas
Favorite Outdoor Activity: Backpacking and Ultimate Frisbee!
Favorite Scripture Passage: “Do not conform yourselves to this age but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and pleasing and perfect.” – Romans 12:2
Inspirational Quote: “Every time you smile at someone, it is an action of love, a gift to that person, a beautiful thing.” -Mother Theresa
Grace Kimzey
Counselor
From: Castle Rock, CO
Current University: Franciscan University of Steubenville
Favorite outdoor activity: Archery or Hiking, preferably by rivers!
Favorite scripture passage: “Do not be ashamed then of testifying to our Lord, nor of me his prisoner, but take your share of suffering for the gospel in the power of God.” – 2 Tim 1:8
Inspirational Quote: “If we wish to keep peace with our neighbor, we should never remind anyone of his natural defects.” – St. Phillip Neri
Marie Kraemer
Counselor
Katie Leeker
Counselor
Aaron Lukas
Counselor
Ryan McDermott
Counselor
From: Colorado Springs, CO
Current University/Job: Colorado School of Mines
Favorite outdoor activity: Volleyball
Favorite scripture passage: “O Lord, though hast searched me and know me” – Ps 139:1
Inspirational Quote: “Dawn is ever the hope of man” – J.R.R. Tolkien
Rebecca Meyer
High Ropes Assistant
Abby Murphy
2nd Year Counselor
From: Freedom, WI
Current University: University of Wisconsin- Eau Claire
Favorite outdoor activity: Running or Hiking
Favorite scripture passage: “When I came to you, brethren, I did not come proclaiming to you the testimony of God in lofty words or wisdom. For I decided to know nothing among you except Jesus Christ and him crucified. And I was with you in weakness and in much fear and trembling; and my speech and my message were not in plausible words of wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power, that your faith might not rest in the wisdom of men but in the power of God.” – 1 Corinthians 2:1-5
Inspirational Quote: “The world is a book, and those who do not travel read only a page.” – St. Augustine
Gabrielle Nistler
Handicrafts Instructor
Devin O'Sullivan
2nd Year Counselor
From: Roanoke, WV
Current University/Job: Franciscan University of Steubenville
Favorite outdoor activity: Peak bagging and frolicking through fields
Favorite scripture passage: Psalm 139: 14
Inspirational Quote: “Float like a Cadillac, sting like a Beemer” -Lightning McQueen
Dominic Platte
Counselor
From: Aurora, CO
Current University: Franciscan University of Steubenville
Favorite Outdoor Activity: Volleyball
Favorite Scripture Passage: “I have said these things to you that in me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation. But take heart; I have overcome the world.” – John 16:13
Inspirational Quote: “Do the hard.” – Edward Sri
Catarina Rego
Nurse’s Assistant
From: Connecticut
Current University: Franciscan University of Steubenville
Favorite Outdoor Activity: Playing Soccer and Tennis
Favorite Scripture Passage: John 13:4-5
Inspirational Quote: “To always be close to Jesus, this is my life plan.” -Blessed Carlo Acutis
Juliette Roach
Counselor
From: Irving, TX
Current University: University of Dallas
Favorite outdoor activity: Swimming
Favorite scripture passage: Matthew 6:26-30
Inspirational Quote: “To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist, that is all.” – Oscar Wilde
Bailey Samuelson
2nd Year Counselor
From: Colorado
Current University/Job: Franciscan University of Steubenville
Favorite outdoor activity: I love to hike and take pictures of the beautiful Colorado wilderness!
Favorite scripture passage: “It is not I who lives but Christ who lives within me.” – Galatians 2:20
Inspirational Quote: “You can’t go back and change the beginning, but you can start where you are and change the ending.” – C.S. Lewis
William Sharp
Counselor
From: Ellicott City, MD
Current University: Franciscan University of Steubenville
Favorite outdoor activity: Hiking
Favorite scripture passage: Deuteronomy 31:8
Inspirational Quote: ““The world offers you comfort. But you were not made for comfort. You were made for greatness.” -Pope Benedict XVI
Emma Smith
Support Staff
From: Downingtown, PA
Current Job: Mount St. Mary’s University
Favorite Outdoor Activity: Canoeing
Favorite Scripture Passage: “Because you have the Lord for your refuge and have made the Most High your stronghold, no evil shall befall you, no affliction come near your tent.” – Psalm 91
Inspirational Quote: “Reach for the heavens and hope for the future, and all that we can be and not what we are.” – John Denver
Jim Stein
Returning Summer Volunteer
From: The Hills, TX
Karen Stein
Returning Summer Volunteer
From: The Hills, TX
Elise Valenzuela
Counselor
From: Evergreen, CO
Current University/Job: Ave Maria University
Favorite outdoor activity: Skiing, hiking, running, fishing, and anything else under the sun 🙂
Favorite scripture passage: “Therefore do not throw away your confidence, which has a great reward. For you have need of endurance, so that you may do the will of God and receive what is promised.” – Hebrews 10:35-36
Inspirational Quote: “Start by doing what necessary; then do what possible; and suddenly you are doing the impossible.” – St. Francis of Assisi
Peter Woodson
Support Staff
From: Conway, AK
Current University/Job: University of Central Arkansas
Favorite outdoor activity: Baggo toss, KanJam, anything involving a Frisbee, Nine square, GaGa, basketball, softball, camping, hiking, and backpacking.
Favorite scripture passage: “But God shows his love for us in that while we were yet sinners Christ died for us.” – Romans 5:8
Inspirational Quote: ““You’re never too old to be young” – Snow White
Spencer LeStrange
2nd Year Counselor
From: Tampa, FL
Current University: Franciscan University of Steubenville
Favorite Outdoor Activity: Bike Riding
Favorite Scripture Passage: Matthew 19:16-30 — The Rich Young Man
Inspirational Quote: “We are not the sum of our weaknesses and failures, we are the sum of the Father’s love for us and our real capacity to become the image of His Son Jesus.” – Pope John Paul II
Sam Sparling
Counselor
Maddie Samuelson
Support Staff
From: Littleton, CO
Current University: Ave Maria University
Favorite outdoor activity: Rollerblading/Soccer
Favorite scripture passage: Luke 6: 37-41
Inspirational Quote: “All is gift.”
