Meet the Staff – Camp Otonwe
Staff
Camp Director ~ Daniel Juarez (A.K.A. Zen) I am the Administrator of our Camp Fire Kids Before and After Care programs at Harrisburg Pike & Sullivant Avenue Community Schools. This will be my third year as a camp director. I graduated from The Ohio State University with a Bachelor’s Degree in Education. I enjoy riding bikes, playing sports, camping, and traveling. I hope to have a great summer atCampOtonwe building fires, cooking out, fishing, hiking, and leading string walks. Wohelo!
Counselor ~ Tyler Hopkins (A.K.A. Professor Nut) I have been working for campfire since summer 2010 and have 5 years of experience working with summer day camps overall. I have a degree in painting from theOhioStateUniversity. I like comic books, and according to campers, make a mean burger. I have lived inColumbus since 2006. I also answer to “P-nut” and “Professor.”
Counselor ~ Ariana Mills (A.K.A. Nawnee) I am 20 years old and I have been apart ofCampFire since I was 10 when I started going toCampWyandot in the summer. I was a CIT and Counselor atCampWyandot the past several summers. I love kids and nature! I am extremely excited for my first full summer at Camp Otonwe! I am currently in my sophomore year of college at Columbus State and I am expecting a whole new change next fall when I begin studies on my major for Outdoor Education and Child Psychology!
Counselor ~ Kelly Chambers (A.K.A. Piper) I am a 24-years-old. I have a bachelor’s degree in Psychology from The Ohio State University and will begin atAshlandUniversity’sColumbus branch in the fall to begin working towards obtaining my teaching license in Special Education. During the school year, I volunteer at J.C. Sommer Elementary, assisting in a Special Education classroom and work with Camp Fire USA as a staff member for their before and afterschool care program. One of my greatest passions in life is working with children, allowing them to grow and excel in every aspect of their lives. I also enjoy reading, concerts, cooking, hanging out with my friends, Ohio State football and basketball, and being outside in the summer time!
Counselor ~ Kelsey Robinson (A.K.A. Miss Lavender) I grew up in Northern Michigan and just moved to Columbus last July after completing my undergraduate degree. I went to college in Holland, MI at Hope College – a small liberal arts school on Lake Michigan – and graduated with a BA in psychology and dance. My future plans are to move out West to get my Masters in Dance Therapy. Until then I have been getting to know Ohio and working for the Camp Fire Kids after school program at both the Sullivant Ave. and Harriburg Pike locations. I’m excited to spend so much time outside this summer with kids at the Otonwe day camp. In my spare time I like to get outside and take walks or ride my new bike. I also spend a lot of time reading and a little bit of time writing. I love nature, animals, traveling, and the beach.