Directors

Hi Everybody! My name is Jason and I'm the Owner/Director of Menominee. I'm a lifelong camper! I started at Menominee when I was 10 years old and after my first summer, I knew this was the place I wanted to be forever.

I was a camper, CIT (Counselor in Training), Counselor and Associate Director during my first 12 years at Menominee, before becoming Owner/Director in January of 2015. I grew up in Buffalo Grove, IL and continued on to the University of Texas. After graduating from Texas with a Masters degree, I spent a few years in public company accounting before entering the camping community full time. I also spent time as the Director of Operations at Camp Lenox in Massachusetts before returning home to Menominee. I spend my year recruiting, hiring, planning and preparing for each summer at Menominee while striving to make sure that each summer at CM is better than the previous. I strongly believe in the core values that have been instilled in Menominee campers for generations and I'm thrilled to help provide the same incredible experience that I had growing up at Menominee to current and future campers.

I'm also very active in the camp/youth development community. I sit on the board of the Midwest Association of Independent Camps and in 2018 I became a certified Mental Health First Aid Instructor. My favorite camp activities are Tennis, Softball and of course, Green & White. However, my favorite thing to do with the boys each night is record the Camp Cast podcast!

Despite my 24 years of experience at Menominee, I could never do this alone. Below you'll meet all of the incredible Directors that help make Menominee so special. This includes my amazing wife (and camp's Medical Director) Melanie, and of course Buster the Dog. He's a 6 year old Sheepadoodle and this will be his 7th summer at Menominee. He is the sweetest boy, loves swimming and has converted even our most skeptical of campers into dog people!

Hello CM family! My name is Pamela and I have a storied history in camping. I look forward to sharing it with you when I see you but basically I have been in camping since 1979 with a small hiatus, I was fortunate to have my life come full circle and marry one of the best not only on this earth but in the world of camping!

Tom and I had the pleasure of owning Chippewa Ranch Camp for girls and few years after the sale came on to be part of the CM family!

Around the friendly confines I can be HEARD from Sand Lake coaching waterskiing and teaching yoga at the flagpole. I love to help the boys and staff with their fitness goals and teach some pretty invigorating workouts at the near basketball courts. In addition to helping boys achieve physical goals and teaching of activities I am here to be an ear, a shoulder, a resource, a sister, a mother, a grandmother, and most of all - a friend. I am here to support Jason and the Administration to see that the values and fundamentals of this special place seep into the fiber of EVERYONE at camp. See you soon!