Camp Green Forest: Lori Ann Hiener, "Cashew"
This summer will be my 11th year at Camp Green Forest. I first started when my oldest finished 2nd grade and my youngest was considered a Peter Pan. I was a Unit Leader for seven years and the past three as Camp Director. I love spending my summer days outside with all of the campers singing camp songs, going on hikes, and kayaking on Larkin Pond. My favorite part of camp is late nights sitting around the camp fire, roasting marshmallows and singing campfire songs. Girl Scout camp is like no other camp. It provides Girl Scouts the opportunity to learn skills such as fire building, knot tying, hiking, outdoor cooking and orienteering in a way that is fun and elicits team building. When I was a Girl Scout I never had the opportunity to attend Girl Scout Camp. I am so lucky that my girls love going to camp and that I can enjoy it with them.
*"Cashew" pictured with her oldest daughter, "Fudge".
Camp Hoffman: Karissa Matson, "Kay-K"
Hello, my camp name is Kay-K, and I am the new Camp Director for Camp Hoffman. I’ve been a Girl Scout since I was a Brownie in Michigan. I also have been going to Girl Scout residential camps since I was eight years old and working at camps since I was old enough to be a C.I.T. in high school. With a deep love for camps, I graduated from Northern Michigan University in 2011 with a degree in Outdoor Recreation Leadership and Management. My favorite things to do at camp are singing camp songs, practicing target archery, and making memories. I am super excited to join the Camp Hoffman family and to learn more about what makes every member of the family so awesome, including YOU!
Camp Cookie: Kristin Scribner, "Scribbles"
This is my tenth year as a Girl Scout Leader in Lincoln and I have led every age group. I currently lead a Cadette-Senior-Ambassador troop and I’m an assistant to a Junior troop. In addition to troop leadership, I am also the Service Unit Manager for Lincoln and the previous Camp Director for Camp Promising Acres. While I have only worked a few years at Girl Scout camp at both Cookie and Promising Acres, I also worked for seven years at the Boy Scout Camp, Camp Champlin, and for five years at South County YMCA’s Camp Takodah. My husband and I homeschool our two kids, Jared aged 13 and Lily aged 16. I absolutely love the time I get to spend with them and the other homeschooled students I teach through our co-op classes and online classes. My kids and I also volunteer at the Baldwin School in Pawtucket each week, at Hearthside House Museum, and at our church. You could say that I like working with kids and helping out! I'm looking forward to this summer at Camp Cookie!