2017 starts my 64th summer at CAMP!! I have literally been in camping from the time I was 4 years old as a camper, until now. When I was 17 years old, I started working at Pierce Camp Birchmont (where I went as a camper) starting in the kitchen as a Shift Leader, General Counselor, Athletic Specialist, Assistant Group Leader, and three summers as a Division Head. I spent the next 25 years as Athletic Director and several years as also Program Director. I have been here at Meadowbrook since 1999. My first role was as the Ropes Director and after that first year, I’ve since been Camp’s Waterfront Director. As you can see Camping has been my life’s love.
I retired from Mendham HS in 2011 after 43 years of teaching and coaching. I have continued to coach Football and Golf since retiring. I have been honored by the Mendham community by being elected to the Mendies Hall of Fame for the 1975 State Championship in football and in December 2015 was inducted into the Mendham HS Hall of Fame. In November of 2016 I was inducted to the Roselle Park Hall of Fame for our 1969 undefeated State Championship. I am also a member of the New Jersey Wrestling Officials for nearly 50 years, and a winner of the Richard Mershack Award for outstanding contribution to Wrestling. I have also been a volunteer for 40 years with the Madison Fire Department, spending the last 8 years as Battalion Chief.
To me, Camp is a wonderful life experience. You have a chance to meet and make new friends, learn new and exciting activities in a warm, safe, caring environment. In my 17 years at MCDC I have seen great advances in the development of all aspects of camp life. The facility has been updated from top to bottom. The installation of new bathrooms, a new fieldhouse, new tents, newly renovated athletic fields, upgraded athletic equipment and newly planted trees throughout camp.
The best part of camp is the warm, caring, loving professionals that oversee the daily adventure of the campers & staff. I look forward to continuing my role at Meadowbrook as we continue our devotion to the personal development and happiness of our members of our Camp family.
I live in Landing with my lovely wife Loretta. We are blessed with six children (3 each) also rounding out the family is eight grandchildren - 6 Girls, 2 Boys and 2 dogs.
