The Journey.
At 21, I was running full force into my dream of camp management.
I loved ALL of the business things and couldn't choose a specialty. I love camping, kids, and teams.
At 24, I got my dream job and became a camp director with a seasonal lake house, and seasonal marriage .
I felt amazing. 46 staff, 200 campers a week, staff training and management, customer service, communications, crisis management, event planning... I WAS ON TOP OF THE WORLD
At 26, I had my beautiful baby girl. I decided that while we could manage a seasonal marriage, seasonal motherhood wasn't for me.
I couldn't give it up! I thrived in organizing the chaos.
I had another baby and found another camp.
I took programs with no structure and made it appear, I built staff manuals from scratch, created position binders from nothing, took a camp from analog to online registration. I improved customer satisfaction scores from 33 to 99% approval by improving communication and processes.
I was living my purpose... and still felt like a failure.
Then I realized I didn't have to give up my kids to organize the chaos.
My superpowers would work, out of camp, and I could calm the storm for others.
As an administrator, sometimes the difference between a healthy work-life balance and working on long-term planning was just one task or one project.
I am thrilled to be the person filling that role so that other’s can find the balance they are yearning for.