We admit it: the Camp Echo Family can’t do it all alone!

We are assisted in everything we do by a core of dedicated, passionate camp professionals – our Leadership Team. Handpicked for their caring, creativity, and ability to work with youth, these parents, educators, artists, and coaches collectively and individually set the bar for the staff they supervise. We work together year-round to create the best possible summer experience.   

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Our counselors also are carefully selected men and women – college students and professionals with education and camp experience. We personally travel the world to identify people who will be positive role models and who love working with children. Then, we employ multi-layered methods of checking their credentials, including background checks and personal references.

Because of our rigorous interview and selection process, our staff is culturally diverse and highly experienced. In any given season, we have representation from at least 15 states within the U.S. and as many countries. While we are careful that the predominant culture suits our American kids, our campers learn the value of being an inclusive community and are exposed to many different ways of life and customs.

Once hired, our staff must undergo our intensive training – a full week of sessions and orientation led by former counselors, supervisors at camp, and some of the country’s leading child development experts. Our goal in staff development is to empower our counselors with the tools and techniques to become not only “big friends” to our campers but also to be their nurturing coaches in truly life-defining emotional situations.