Your Camp Leadership Team: Whom and What Create the Strongest On & Off-Season Management?
Date & Time: April 16, 2026 | 10:00am - 11:00am
Price: $15 – $25
Location: Zoom
Organizer: ACA, New England
Running a camp is becoming more complicated each year, as trends change quickly.
Between business operations, program, facilities, campers, staff, parents, and more, it can be difficult for even the most seasoned directors to know what and whom they need in order to keep their camp on top. In this session, Dr. Nick Teich will dive into which year-round and summer leadership positions are becoming more (and less) common, and how to think about streamlining your team so that your camp is covering all the bases. We’ll discuss summer positions, year-round full-time positions, leveraging seasonal staff for off-season part-time positions, as well as when (and what) to outsource.
Learning outcomes:
- Participants will have an exercise in thinking critically about their camps’ needs in terms of year-round operations, summer operations, and the “in-between” (e.g. how summer employees can help year-round on an hourly basis).
- Participants will learn which leadership positions are most common, and which are trending to be more common or less common.
- Participants will get ideas on how to bolster or change their leadership teams – and implement these changes – based on their camp’s specific needs relative to industry trends.
Dates & Rates
When: Thursday, April 16, 2026; 10:00 – 11:00am ET
Where: Virtual on Zoom (meeting link will be sent prior to the start of the session)
Cost: Members $15 ; non-Members $25
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About the Instructor
Nick Teich | Owner | Fairwinds Camp Consulting
Dr. Nick Teich is an executive coach and consultant for camp directors and owners, helping them with their camp’s unique needs and goals. He has been working with camps for over 25 years and was a former longtime residential camp director. Nick is a recent recipient of ACA New England’s Peter Kerns Award for the Advancement of Professional Development at camps. He is also a member of the ACA New England Board of Directors. He is a trained social worker and holds a doctorate in social policy. Nick lives in the Boston area with his wife and two kids.
Questions, reach out Gillian Gold, Events & Logistics Manager at gillian@acanewengland.org or 781-541-6080 ext. 106.
Registrations are non-refundable, but may be transferred to another member of your team, prior to the start of the session.
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