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YEAR ROUND STAFF & BOARD MEMBERS
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YEAR ROUND STAFF

Michael Wolf- Camp Director

Michael Wolf- Camp Director
Email: Michael@campramah.com

Michael became Director of Camp Ramah in Canada in the fall of 2002.
Michael went to camp as a camper and was also a staff member at camp.
Michael brings his love of Judaism, kids, people and great sense of humor to his role.
Previously, the head of a Hebrew School in Michigan, Michael has been in formal and informal Jewish Education his whole life.
Michael received his Master’s from the “Hornstein Jewish Professional Leadership Program” at Brandeis University.
At camp, when Michael has some spare time you will find him on the Basketball courts or picking up garbage while talking to campers and staff.
Michael, his wife Betsy and their four wonderful children, Shira, Ilana, Jonah and Adena, love spending their summers at Camp Ramah and look forward to seeing you all there!


Ariella Moss Peterseil - Assistant Director

Ariella Moss Peterseil - Assistant Director
Email: ariella@campramah.com

Ariella has been in her current full-time job for two years and was the Summer Assistant Director for 3 years prior to that.
Ariella came to Ramah for the first time in 2000, after her Army service, as a member of the “mishlachat”, the Israeli delegation.
After falling in love with camp, Ariella came back summer after summer from her home in Israel, in various roles.
Ariella brings her creativity, her love of working with young adults, her background in the Education Unit of the IDF, Jewish Philosophy at Hebrew University and studies in Theater at the “School of Visual Theater” to the role.
Ariella can be found on the track, talking to staff members, unit heads or solving a crisis!
At camp when Ariella has some spare time, she enjoys running or swimming and hanging out with her favorite 2 people- her husband Nachum and daughter Miya.


Dennis Maister - Business Manager

Dennis Maister - Business Manager
Email: dennis@campramah.com

Dennis has been in his role as Business
Manager for 16 summers.
Originally from South Africa, Dennis went to various summer camps there and only discovered Camp Ramah as an adult.
Dennis brings his hard work, expertise and business knowledge to the role.
You will find Dennis crunching numbers, fixing machines and pipes, at all hours of the day and night!
Dennis has his Business Commerce Degree from South Africa with a specialty in Business Management, Property Management and Accounting.
At camp when Dennis has some spare time, he loves fishing and jet skiing.
Dennis has a wonderful family and his newest job in life is being a Grandfather!


  ilana hirt - Development Director
Email: ilana@campramah.com

Ilana joined the Camp Ramah in Canada team in April 2010 as Director of Development.

Growing up in Toronto, Ilana spent her summers at Jewish Zionist Camps from a very young age returning to these camps as a staff and an active member of her youth movement. Camping has played an integral role in shaping Ilana’s life, and giving her a strong Jewish Identity that she has taken with her throughout her career choices.

Upon Graduating from UofT in 1994, Ilana moved to Israel for three years, where she worked with Youth and Young Adults from around the world helping to shape their Jewish Identity. She returned to Toronto in 1997 and worked as Administrative Director for Camp Gesher before returning to her studies in 1998 at the Public Relations Program at Humer College.

Since then, Ilana has been working within Toronto’s Jewish Community as a Senior Campaign Associate with UJA Federation of Greater Toronto’s Annual Campaign (2000 – 2003), National Director of Education with CIE (2003 – 2005), Manager of Jewish Life at the Miles Nadal Jewish Community Centre (2005 – 2010) and a year and a half secondment back with UJA Federation of Greater Toronto, overseeing all of the Israel@60 Celebrations.

Ilana is excited to join the Camp Ramah in Canada team helping to plan and fundraise for Ramah@50 with a great team of staff and volunteers.


Casey and Adam Green

Casey and Adam Green- Tikvah Directors
Email: tikvahprogram@gmail.com

Adam and Casey Green are looking forward to their second summer as Tikvah Directors at Camp Ramah Canada.  Adam spent many summers at Ramah, both as a camper and on tzevet, and Casey worked on staff at other camps, and in summer as well as year long programs in Israel. 

When not at camp, Casey's background is in special needs, having worked at the Muki Baum Centre and at the Geneva Centre for Autism.  Currently, she teaches in the Toronto District School Board.  Adam works as an MSW at the Griffin Centre, working with teenagers with Dual Diagnosis, and also counselling in the larger community. 

They have 2 young children; Avi, aged 2 who can't wait to be back at camp, playing with his friends in the gan, and Noa, 5 months who is eagerly anticipating the first of many wonderful summers at camp. 

 



BOARD MEMBERS
Chair
Marty Strub

Executive Committee
Guy Alberga-Physical Plant Committee Chair
David Chaikof- Immediate past Chair
Dr. Joshua Charlat-Wellness Committee Chair
Joel Flatt
Shawna Goodman- Alumni Committee Chair
Bernie Gropper
Lewis Norry- Fundraising Committee Chair
Mayeer Pearl-Budget and Finance Committee Chair

Camp Committee
Debbie Cohen Savage
Nathan Disenhouse
Deborah Fidel
Abe Glazer
Barbi Green
Shari Kaufman
Danny Kurzmann
Gerry Maldoff
Melissa Margles
Barry Palkovitz
Gideon Pollack
Benjamin Rubin
Michael Schlesinger - Personnel Committee Chair
Pearl Schusheim
Dr. Larry Schwartz
Scott Silver
Howard Slepkov - Visitor’s Day and Ramah @ 50 Committee Chair
Amy Weiss
Dena Zack
Jackie Zimmerman
Ruth Zive

Honourary Members
Rabbi Wayne Allen
Dr. Paul Freedman
Harvey Frisch
David Matlow
Dr. Martin Pearlman
Harold Wolfe
Larry Wolynetz

Past Chairs
J. Barney Goldhar(z”l)
Sidney Zweig(z”l)
Ab Flatt
Stan Freedman
Sheldon Disenhouse
Rhona Birenbaum
David Chaikof


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