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Ira Campbell
Co-Director
School Counselor - Streetsboro High School
RYLA Counseling Experience: 20
Favorite thing about RYLA:
"The relationships that are built."
Colleen Wilson
Co-Director
Corporate and Community Relations Manager -
DICK's Sporting Goods
RYLA Counseling Experience: 14
Favorite thing about RYLA:
"The relationships that have developed with the counselors and RYLArians."
Mike Hale
Educational Supervisor -
Northwest Tri-County Intermediate Unit
RYLA Counseling Experience: 13
Favorite thing about RYLA:
"Watching complete strangers become life-long friends"
Anne Leonard
Career Counselor -
Northwest Tri-County Intermediate Unit
RYLA Counseling Experience: 10
Favorite thing about RYLA:
"Witnessing the growth of the campers over six short days. The bonds that are created and support that they show to fellow students by the end of the week, who were total strangers a few days before is humbling to witness."
Ang Castellani
Counselor - Pacific Quest
RYLA Counseling Experience: 7
Favorite thing about RYLA:
"The opportunity to promote the importance of vulnerability, the magic of connection, and the healing power of laughter."
Nick Cherry
Student - The Dickinson School of Law
RYLA Counseling Experience: 4
Favorite thing about RYLA:
"The strong relationships that are built and the impact this camp has on so many lives."
Mark Vavithes
Regional Production Engineer -
Bombardier Transportation
RYLA Counseling Experience: 4
Favorite thing about RYLA:
"The lasting friendships that are developed over such a short period of time."
Liz Buechele
Development Manager - YEA Camp
RYLA Counseling Experience: 3
Favorite thing about RYLA:
"The way strangers turn into family. Without a doubt, RYLA is the most important thing I do each year"
Shane Slater
Business Marketing Student -
University of Nevada Las Vegas
RYLA Counseling Experience: 2
Favorite thing about RYLA:
"The deep connection that is created from so many strangers to be brought into a lifelong family."
Casey Seaman
History and English Writing/Pre-Law - University of Pittsburgh
RYLA Counseling Experience: 1
Favorite thing about RYLA:
"It’s ability to connect so many different people with different backgrounds while creating meaningful friendships! "
Kai Skinner
Biology Student - Westminster College
RYLA Counseling Experience: 1
Favorite thing about RYLA:
"The opportunity to step out of your comfort zone, find your passion in life and develop relationships that last a lifetime."
Aaron Weltner
International Relations Student -
Duquesne University
RYLA Counseling Experience: 1
Favorite thing about RYLA:
"Lessons learned and the relationships built that will last a lifetime."
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Cassie Folmar
Elementary & Special Education Dual Major - California University of PA
RYLA Counseling Experience: 1
Favorite thing about RYLA:
"Individuals are brought together for a week and made into a family. It challenges us to be vulnerable, lean on each other, and better ourselves to help others."
Becca Liddle
Speech-Language Pathology -
Duquesne University
RYLA Counseling Experience: CIT
Favorite thing about RYLA:
"RYLA was the best experience I’ve ever had. It transformed me as a person and helped me reach potentials that I could’ve never reached without it. I’ve made lifelong friends and created a new “RYLA” family. I couldn’t go just once, that’s why I came back! "
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Chris Wig
Corporate Communication and Entreprenuership - Lycoming College
RYLA Counseling Experience: CIT
Favorite thing about RYLA:
"Seeing kids from all walks of life and coming together as friends."
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