Bethesda Day Camp All-Star Team
Nicole Ryan & Randi Book – Bethesda Day Camp Directors
Years with Sidwell Summer: Randi – 14, Nicole – 6
This is Nicole and Randi's 3rd summer as Co-Directors of Sidwell Summer's Bethesda Day Camp. Before becoming co-directors Nicole was a teacher with the program and Randi has been with the program for many years as a teacher and a counselor. Randi is currently a 5th grade teacher in Montgomery County and has been teaching for 6 years. Randi has an elementary education degree from the University of Wisconsin and a Masters Degree in reading and ESOL from Johns Hopkins University. Nicole is currently a 3rd grade teacher in Montgomery County and has been teaching for 7 years. She has a Bachelor's Degree in Psychology and Elementary Education from Dickinson College and is now working on her Master's Degree in school counseling at Johns Hopkins and will graduate May 2009. We are both looking forward to all the new exciting activities and just to be back at camp this summer.
John Gillenwater - Bethesda Day Camp Drumming Teacher
Years with Sidwell Summer: 2008 will be the first!
This is John’s first summer with Sidwell Summer. John is an Elementary instrumental music teacher from Pennsylvania. He has a BS in music education from Penn State University. He enjoys playing volleyball, basketball and golf. His favorite part of the summer is going to his cabin in Canada with his family.
Mattie Greenwood- Bethesda Day Camp Counselor
Currently Attending: Southern Methodist University
Years with Sidwell Summer: 2008 will be the first!
My name is Mattie Greenwood and I have just finished my freshman year of college at Southern Methodist University where I am planning on majoring in corporate communications and English. This is my first year at Sidwell Summer, but I have worked with young children for the past several years. For example, last summer I volunteered as a counselor at the All Kids Camp in Potomac, and before that did volunteer work at the National Children’s Center. I have been babysitting since I was a freshman in high school. My uncle Chip Greenwood graduated from Sidwell in the 1960’s. I have been horseback riding for almost my entire life and I love animals. I also enjoy watching and playing all sports, especially tennis and basketball. This summer, I am looking forward to playing games outside and working on creative arts and crafts projects.
Amy Hartung – Bethesda Day Camp Teacher
Currently Working For: Montgomery County Public Schools, 8th Grade Science
Years with Sidwell Summer: 10
I am looking forward to seeing the "new" Bethesda campus with the renovations. I also can’t wait to see the teachers and counselors that I have worked with in the past summers. Each summer, I enjoy making new friends and meeting the new campers and I can’t wait for summer to start!
Emily Harwood - Bethesda Day Camp Counselor
Currently Attending: Bucknell University (in the fall)
Years with Sidwell Summer: 2008 will be the first as a counselor!
This is my first year working at Sidwell Summer! I am graduating from Walt Whitman High School in June 2008 and will attend Bucknell University in the fall (class of 2012). I love to spend time with my friends, play soccer, and go to the beach. I have many fond memories of Sidwell summers, especially my first sleep away camp experience with Sidwell's Camp Corsica. I always loved going to camp when I was younger, and I am looking forward to making this summer fun and memorable for the campers.
Katie Kambies - Bethesda Day Camp Counselor
Years with Sidwell Summer: 2008 will be the first!
This summer will be my first year working with Sidwell, and I am very excited! I will be entering my senior year at University of Maryland, College Park. I am majoring in elementary education and will be entering my first semester of student teaching in the fall. On my free time I really enjoy scrapbooking and doing crafts. My rooms at school and at home have walls that are covered in pictures, collages, and other hand-made things that I like to put my creativity toward. I played lacrosse for three years in high school, and am involved in a couple of education clubs at UMD. I have worked at a day care center for the past three summers where I worked with kids from the ages of 2-12 years, but I am very excited to try something new this summer. I am really looking forward to working with children, meeting fellow counselors, and working with teachers. I hope that I will be able to learn a lot this summer that will transfer into my student teaching next year.
Margo Silverman - Bethesda Day Camp Senior Team Counselor
Years with Sidwell Summer: 2008 will be the first!
My name is Margo Silverman. This is my first year working with Sidwell Summer. I'm a sophomore at Bates College in Lewiston, ME studying history. I'm excited to work at Sidwell Summer and get to know everyone involved. I've been at a sleep-away camp for the past ten summers and I can't wait to spend my summer doing a whole new kind of camping. I love to read and watch movies and enjoy all the warm weather I don't get for most of the year up in Maine. See you all at camp!
Michele Vicino - Bethesda Day Camp Music and Drama Teacher
Currently Working For: MCPS
Years with Sidwell Summer: 2008 will be the first!
This is Michele's first year with Sidwell Summer, and she is very excited to be joining the team. Michele has an Elementary Education degree with a specialization in Music from Messiah College. She is currently a 4th and 5th grade teacher for MCPS. Outside of teaching, Michele follows her passion for musical theatre and dance, performing with local theatre companies.
Emily Weaver - Bethesda Day Camp Senior Team Science Teacher
Years with Sidwell Summer: 2008 will be the first!
This is my first year with Sidwell Summer. I graduated in 2006 from Franklin and Marshall College with degree in Biology and I played on the women's basketball team. I love watching and playing sports, traveling, biking, cooking, scrap-booking, and the beach. Besides the warm and beautiful DC weather, I am very excited to share my love of science with everyone at Sidwell this summer!
David Eisenman - Bethesda Day Camp
Years With Sidwell: This will be the first!I'm a rising Sophomore at Yale University (Major: Undecided) I graduated from Maret School in DC in 2007. I went to Sidwell Tennis and Mock Trial camp in 2002.I do oodles of theater at college both on and behind the stage. I enjoy running, singing, and acting. My favorite television show has been Spongebob Squarepants for...about seven years. I'm most excited about getting to know a whole bunch of campers and families!
