Many of your camps are exploring ways to support campers and staff across the gender spectrum. Learnings from the Field sessions are designed for YOU to hear from camps doing this work in the field, so we are bringing some of your camp peers together to discuss the prompt “What does it mean to be gender inclusive at my camp?”

We will explore what their camps are doing (such as non-gendered housing, private changing areas, etc.), how and when they made those decisions, any pushback from constituents, and what’s next as it relates to gender at their camp.

You will hear from:
• Cara Bergantino, Director Camp Encore/Coda, an overnight camp in ME
• Sara Clarke, Executive Director, Episcopal Conference Center, an overnight camp also offering family camp in RI
• Hunter Hamlin, Assistant Director, Mansfield Holiday Hill Day Camp, a day camp in CT
• Keri Wood, Director of Camping Operations, West Suburban YMCA, an association with two day camps and one overnight camp in MA

We are not experts, but practitioners. So, come to hear and learn from others and pose questions you might have.

When: Thursday, October 16, 2025; 10:00 – 11:00am

Where: Zoom (you will receive a Zoom link the week of the event)

Cost: FREE for ACA Members; $25 for non-Members

Attendees will receive 1 CEC for their participation.

Please plan to join us live for these sessions! If you cannot join live, please register and email kerry@acanewengland.org to request a copy of the recording, which will be viewable for 30 days following the event.

Registration fees are non-refundable, but may be transferred to another attendee from your camp/organization by emailing gillian@acanewengland.org before the start of the program.

Questions, reach out Gillian Gold, Events & Logistics Coordinator at gillian@acanewengland.org or 781-541-6080 ext. 106.

Use of Images and Audio by ACA, New England: Through my registration, I give American Camp Association, New England (ACANE) full rights and permissions with respect to any photographs, video, and audio recordings taken during the ACANE event. These images and recordings may be used by ACANE and its agents in any format or medium and for any lawful purpose.