Our Staff
Counselors at Camp Alleghany are women ages 18 and older, many of whom attended Alleghany as campers themselves. Alleghany encourages the return of alumnae year after year to help keep camp traditions and friendships strong, however all staff members must apply, interview, and submit to a background check annually. At the start of each summer, the staff undergoes 10 days of training and orientation. All staff members receive CPR/AED certification as well as instruction in child development and communication, in alignment with the American Camp Association’s standards and expectations for counselor training.
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Name: Sarah Hometown: Richmond, VA Position: JC Mom # years at Ghany: This will be my 10th!!! Favorite things about Ghany: Seeing old friends and making new ones, the traditions, and Miss Hazels' food!! Most looking forward to: Hanging out with the PURPLE JCs in the Palace! About me: I'm a Junior at James Madison University studying Special Education. I am excited to be studying abroad in Malta this May! |
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Name: Jess Hometown: Manchester, UK Position: Head of Junior Camp # years at Alleghany: This will be number 4 Favorite things about Ghany: Campfires in the middle of J-camp, looking up at night & seeing millions of stars, swinging on the swings, & spending the summer with my best friends. Most looking forward to: Getting to spend another whole summer having fun in J-Camp! |
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Name: Taylor Hometown: Charlottesville, VA Position: Assistant Head of Senior Camp/Upstart Mom # years at Ghany: 10!! Favorite things about Ghany: The traditions and the river Most looking forward to: The switch to Senior Camp. Something new!
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Name: Ellen Hometown: Allentown, PA Position: JC Mom # of years at camp: 15 Most looking forward to: Hanging out with the JCs, playing in the river under the scorching hot sun, relaxing in the West Virginia hills and spending another summer with my best friends. Favorite things about camp: The river, campfire songs, sleeping outside, the rifle range, the kitchen staff, and the PURPLE PALACE!!! |
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Name: Dana Hometown: Charlottesville, VA Position: Head of the Waterfront Number of years at camp: This will be my 11th. Favorite thing about Ghany: Taking part in Ghany's awesome traditions with my fellow counselors and campers...especially campfire and lunch under the apple tree! Most looking forward to: Spending my days on the river and of course Miss Hazel and the Kitchen Staff's AMAZING food. |
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Name: Liza Position: Head of Senior Camp Hometown: Bronxville, NY # years at camp: 12 years Favorite thing about Ghany: The campers and the traditions that make Ghany such a unique and special place. Most looking forward to: Hanging out with the girls in Senior Camp, and Ms. Hazel's amazing food! |
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Name: Olivia Hometown: Bethesda, MD Position: Assistant Head of Junior Camp # years at Ghany: 12 Favorite thing about Ghany: all of my best friends! Most looking forward to: Campfires in the middle of Junior Camp Guilty pleasure: Justin Bieber. Get ready, Junior Camp. |
Unit Heads and Department Heads |
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Name: Alyssa Position: Head of Ropes Hometown: Upper Marlboro, MD # years at camp: this makes 3! |
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Name: Georgie
Position: Senior Camp Unit Head Hometown: Birmingham, England. # years at camp: This will be my third. |
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Name: Teresa Hometown: Bedford, VA Positon: Head of Unit 1, Junior Camp # years at Camp: This will be my 12th!
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Name: Cookie Position: Head of Rifle Hometown: Fredericksburg, VA # years at camp: 8 years Favorite thing about Ghany: The Rifle Range :) Most looking forward to: Being with the campers and making lifelong friendships. Also seeing all the improvements camp has been making!
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Name: Weezie Hometown: Washington, DC Position: Head of Unit 3, Junior Camp, and Assistant Head of Rifle # years at camp: this will be my 10th summer
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Name: Kathryn
Hometown: Orange, VA Position: Years at Camp: This will be my 6th summer |
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Name: Stewart Years at Camp: 8 Hometown: Charlottesville, VA
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Name: Zoe Hometown: Edinburgh Scotland # years at camp: First time at any American summer camp!
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Name: Anne Morgan Hometown: Fallston, Maryland Position: # Years at Alleghany: 10th Summer!! |
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Counselors |
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Mini Camp Counselors |
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Name: B.A. Position: Mini Camp Director Hometown: Canton, Ohio # years at Ghany: nearly 40!!! Favorite thing about Ghany: Everything tie-dye (and the little girls who think it's normal that I wear it every day!) Most looking forward to: Lanterns creaking, crickets chirping, bugles blowing, and little girls laughing! |
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Name: Flo Hometown: Fredericksburg, VA Position: Mini-Camp Counselor # years at Ghany: 7 as a camper, 5 as a counselor, 5 as a Family Camper, and this will be my 5th year as a Mini Camp Counselor! Favorite thing about Ghany: How time stands still. I can close my eyes and still be 10 years old and having my first camp experiences, I can be a teenager & learning who I am, I can be a new counselor or unit head or department head & taking on new responsibilities. Or I might be a mom, showing my sons, or my mini-campers, all the beauty camp has to offer.
Most looking forward to: Breathing the air-- it renews me!! |
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Name: Mary Elizabeth
Hometown: Alexandria, VA # years at Ghany: this will be my 9th summer |
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Name: Annie Hometown: Mechanicsville, VA # years at Ghany: Favorite thing about Ghany: It's one of the few places in the world where I know each summer when I return as a Camper, Counselor, Family Camper, or Mini Camp Counselor, I am going to laugh with friends and family until my sides hurt, usually during rest hour when I should be quiet! And sweet rolls on Sunday :). Most looking forward to: meeting some new friends and dipping my feet in the Greenbrier |
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Name: Sarah Hometown: Richmond, VA Number of years at Alleghany: 4 yrs. as a camper + 3 mini camp sessions |
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Name: Jen Hometown: Richmond, VA Position: Mini Camp Counselor # years at Alleghany: 14
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Name: Brooke Hometown: Grew up in Baltimore, MD, currently Washington DC # years at Ghany: Camper/Counselor 11, Family Camper/Staff 9, 2nd year as a Mini Camp Counselor Favorite thing about Ghany: It has always felt like home. I am most myself at camp. I am surrounded by friends old and new and I know these are friendships that I will have for a lifetime. Most looking forward to: My second year of Mini Camp! About one day in to the 2011 Mini Camp session, I knew what I would be doing every early June for as long as I possibly can. |
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Name: Weave Hometown: Charleston, WV, but I live in Charlotte, NC Number of years at camp: 29, including Family Camp - 15 without Family camp
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Name: Carin Number of years at Camp: 13 |
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Name: Katherine
Hometown: Mechanicsville, VA Position: Mini Camp Counselor # years at Alleghany: 20 Favorite thing about Ghany: Friends and traditions. Most looking forward to: Floating down the river. |
| Name: Tiemeyer (Debbie)
Hometown: Damascus, MD Position: Mini Camp Counselor # years at 'Ghany: 38 |
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Name: Lelia Graham Hometown: Portsmouth, Virginia Number of years at Alleghany: 18 years at camp (plus about 6 family camps) |
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Name: Landon Hometown: Southern Pines, NC Number of years at camp: 21 (13 years term, 8 Mini) |
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Name: Sally Hometown: Louisville, KY Position: Mini Camp Counselor-Head Hopper # years at Alleghany: 14 or 15 (last there in 1973!) |
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Name: Jen
Hometown: Alexandria, VA Position: Mini Camp Counselor # years at Alleghany: 10 |
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Name: Phyllis
Hometown: Washington DC Position: Mini Camp Counselor # years at 'Ghany: 15 (5 as camper, 4 as counselor, 6 as Mini Camp counselor)
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Name: Ruth Hometown: Mount Airy, MD Position: Mini Camp Counselor # of Years at Ghany: starting in 1975 - 5 years camper, 2 years counselor, 4th year Mini Camp Counselor and 14 years Family Camp |
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Name: Jane Hometown: Richmond, Va as a camper, now- Williamsburg, VA # Years: 7 as a camper, 1 as a JC, 6 as a Mini Camp counselor Favorite thing about Ghany: Campfires Most looking forward to: Floating down the river. |
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Name: Sandy Hometown: Towson, Maryland # years at Ghany: 19 years |
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Name: Stephanie
Hometown: Columbia, Maryland Position: Mini-Camp Counselor :) # years at Ghany: 8 |
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Name: Emily Hometown: Baltimore, MD # years at camp: 14 |
Future Green Team Member |
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# of years at Alleghany: 2! Most looking forward to: Being able to WALK and RUN around camp this summer!!
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Name: Mason
