While pre-camp didn’t officially start until the evening of June 11, folks have been up at camp since May 17 getting ready for North Star’s 73rd summer. The kitchen opened a few weeks earlier than it typically does so that we could host a Wilderness First Responder (WFR) course. WFR […]
Oliver Rockman is returning for camp for summer number 14. A native of Omaha, Nebraska and graduate of Emory’s Goizueta Business School, Oliver joined Andy and Dan on the full-time staff this offseason. Now living in Chicago, he has been helping with the marketing and recruiting for camp. More about […]
Jeff McCormack is the CIT Director and Disc Golf Guy at North Star. This will be Jeff’s 22nd summer at camp. Jeff, his wife Kim, son Lake (12) and daughter Summer (4) live in Westminster, Colorado in the off-season. They have two dogs, Osa and Boomer. This year Jeff will […]
Soumya lives in a small Himalayan town in India called Ranikhet at an altitude of 6132ft. It’s a beautiful place surrounded by lush green pine forest. From his porch, Soumya can see snow capped mountains every morning, some of which he dreams to climb some day. Soumya works with NOLS […]
Micah Jona is returning for his 10th summer at North Star. Micah just finished his senior year at New Trier Township High School in Winnetka, IL, and this fall he will be a freshman at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. There Micah will be studying business and computer science. At camp, […]
Mike Dainis joins our staff from Salem, MA when he is not living on campus at the University of New Hampshire. Mike will be a senior nursing student in the fall. He is also a brother at the Sigma Nu fraternity on campus, and a peer buddy at Best Buddies. […]
Daniel is coming back for his 3rd summer at North Star Camp, he is 24 years old and he’s from La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico. He’s an English, German and Spanish teacher as a foreign language. He’s going to be working with the kitchen Staff. His favorite hobbies are […]
Andrew Cohen is returning for his 6th summer at camp. Andrew is currently a sophomore at Deerfield high school in Deerfield Illinois where he is involved in student council in addition to playing on the volleyball team. Andrew’s favorite activities at camp are water skiing, riflery, basketball and disc golf. […]
Michael Berger is returning for his thirteenth summer at North Star and first as a Village Director. Right before camp, he graduated from American University in Washington, DC, with a degree in journalism and political science. Michael is originally from Chicago, and will be spending most of his time at […]
Richelle is returning to camp for her third summer. She is a recent graduate of American University in Washington D.C., where she earned her undergraduate degree in elementary education. Richelle first learned about North Star from her college friend and camp counselor Michael Berger. After spending her first two summers […]
Ethan Levy is returning for what will be his 13th year at camp. Ethan is from Mequon, Wisconsin, and during the off-season he goes to the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where he just finished up his junior year studying Philosophy and Economics. At camp Ethan teaches floor hockey, football, and climbing. […]
