Last year we were in need for a maintenance assistant in the middle of the summer. Its not quite as easy to find a staff member with such short notice, often with the start date being “as soon as possible”, but last year we more than lucked out when Noah […]
Earlier we introduced you to Adam Pechmann, who returning counselor Jeremy Palgen referred to camp and convinced to spend his summer at North Star. We’ll have to make sure that its a great summer, otherwise not only will Adam have words with Jeremy, but so will Dillon Price. Dillon is […]
A few months ago when we introduced Dylan Fogarty, we talked about former counselor Scott Diebel, who was stepping out on a limb by referring a friend to work at camp. Counselor Jeremy Palgen is taking a double risk by bringing two friends to camp. One of these guys, Adam […]
To add to the confusion of names at camp (we have a Matt Nixon and a Matt Rixon, lots of Andys), we have two Swenson’s, our Arts and Crafts Director Allison Swenson and now kitchen staffer Hanna Swenson. We haven’t actually determined whether or not Hanna and Allison are related […]
We pride ourselves on our hospitality, and we tend to think that we’re pretty welcoming of our new staff. Unfortunately, for our trip leaders, we wish we could have taken some time to chat, maybe give them a meal, and give them the North Star treatment. Unfortunately, for three of […]
Allison Swenson joins us for her first summer and will be our Arts and Crafts Director. She’s a student at St. Mary’s University in Winona, MN. She’s studying psychology with a minor in art. Her future aspirations are to become a grief counselor utilizing art therapy and when she read […]
David Barrera comes to North Star from Monterrey, Mexico, where he’s studying international marketing. David has been a sporting guy since he was a kid, playing football, soccer, baseball and tennis. He’s also an experienced coach, having coached football for the Club Avispones. He created a summer camp program for […]
Maggie Martin grew up in Pontiac, IL., and headed down to Southern Illinois University in Carbondale for college. She’s majoring in paralegal studies and will be taking the LSAT this June as she aims to head to law school in the fall of 2013. Maggie will be joining us as […]
We like having fun with names at camp. Further, Leb is infamous for his “Lebisms”, which often involves mispronouncing names. A Duke alum, just ask him to pronounce Mike Krzyzewski’s last name. We know that he won’t be the only person confused by the fact that we have two counselors […]
Youssef Azmani comes to North Star as a wilderness trip leader. A native of Hales Corners, WI, he’s spent the last year and a half as the operations manager of a fitness center in the Chicago area. He’s also worked as a swim coach and head life guard in the […]
We seem to have a plethora of staff who have spent time in Africa, and perhaps none more than Sarah Crockett. Sarah is finishing up her studies at St. Lawrence University (New York) with her bachelor of science in biology and a minor in African studies. She spent a semester […]
