The Summer Adventures Staff

A leadership team of educational professionals facilitates Calverton Summer Adventures. Energetic and experienced instructors, who are assisted by young adult counselors, teach the camp programs. The camp program is regulated and certified by the state of Maryland's Department of Mental Health and Human Hygiene.

Leadership Team

Director: Susan Cox has been a teacher and Lower School Head at The Calverton School and now directs the Summer Program.

Sports Camp Coordinator: Greg Zecca, Calverton's Athletic Director, brings his experience and expertise in planning sports camp programming for Summer Adventures. Mr. Zecca oversees the sports camp programs and lends his expertise to the instructional sessions.

Program Coordinator: Marianne Lounsberry is a Middle School mathematics teacher at Calverton. As program coordinator, Mrs. Lounsberry coordinates the youth camps, manages Kids Club in the afternoons, and oversees the Afternoon Extended Care Program.

Administrative Coordinator: Elizabeth Manning teaches Latin in Calverton's Middle and Upper Schools. She has been involved with the camp program since 2002, and she handles registration, billing, and medical forms for the camp program. She also handles the Morning Extended Care Program.

Instructors

Youth Camp: Instructors for the youth camp are individuals who have considerable experience working with younger children. Most have college degrees or are near completion of their degrees. Many instructors are Calverton teachers or return instructors for Summer Adventures. They are assisted by the counselor team.

Junior Camp: Instructors are experts in their fields. Most have college degrees or are near completion of a degree in a field directly related to the camp being taught. Many instructors are Calverton teachers or return instructors for Summer Adventures.

Sports Camp: Instructors are coaches or athletic directors. They are assisted by college players and young adult athletes with considerable experience in the sport.

Counselor Team

The counselor team assists with the youth camps and Extended Care Program. All counselors are at least eighteen years of age, and the majority are college students. The counselors assist instructors during activity time and assist Mrs. Lounsberry during recreation and Kids Club.