Alumnae...
Camper spirit never dies! By registering as a member of the Camp Carysbrook Alumnae Association (CCAA), you can keep up to date with the happenings at camp, keep in touch with old friends and find out about reunions and other events. Membership also entitles you to a e-subscription to a new quarterly Alumnae Newsletter and discounts on Alumnae events.
Your membership dues will be used to fund capital improvements within camp. CCAA members will have input on where the money is spent although the CCAA board will have the final vote on capital improvement spending. The CCAA will track, account for and appropriate all membership funds and capital improvement donations.
Alumnae are an integral part of maintaining the traditions of Carysbrook and many of you have inquired about ways to give back although you have left camp days behind. Please see the "Donate to Carysbrook" page if you would like to make a monetary donation to either capital improvements or camper scholarships. The Scholarship Chair together with the CCAA Board is responsible for raising and appropriating tax-deductible funds through the American Camping Association to offer scholarships to campers in need and facilitate sending such campers to Carysbrook. The CCAA is responsible for establishing the benchmarks of these scholarships and selecting recipients.
There are also many opportunites for you to volunteer teaching a skill or workshop during the summer. Please contact the Director if you would like to donate your time or talents.
Click on the "Alumnae" button to register as a member and reconnect with old friends and share the magic and the memories of summers spent at Carysbrook.
Camp Carysbrook Alumnae Association (CCAA)...
Meet the Board Members of the 2012 Camp Carysbrook Alumnae Association
The current board was formed based on inquiries from former staff and campers interested in establishing a formal organization to make decisions and bring about improvements to Camp Carysbrook. If you are interested in donating your time to their efforts, please contact carysbrookalumnae@gmail.com
Name: Whitney Mitchell
Position: President
Years attended: 7; 2000-2006
Teams: Green/Purple
College: Indiana University
Current job: Communications Director for a U.S. Congressman
There is still no place in the world more magical or sacred to me than Camp Carysbrook. I feel blessed for the lifelong friendships I made there and all of the unique opportunities I had to learn new skills and challenge myself in a safe, loving, and accepting environment. I owe much of my sense of self-confidence to camp and am so thankful that I’m able to stay connected and give back now through the Board.
Name: Ashley Parker Yancey
Position: Events Chair
Years attended: 11; 1982-1992
Teams: Green/Purple
College: James Madison University
Current job: Executive Officer for Blenheim Vineyards and Best of What's Around
Camp Carysbrook has been in my blood since the age of 9. Through the years I have stayed involved and kept in contact with many from the Carysbrook “family.” Serving on the Board is a great way to reconnect, spread the word and keep the traditions going strong.
Name: Christine O'Connell
Position: Scholarships Chair
Years at camp: 9
Teams: Brown, Purple
College: Stanford University
Current job or position: Graduate student/research fellow (PhD in Ecology, Evolution and Behavior), University of Minnesota
"Simply put: Carysbrook forever!"
Name: Laura Dean
Position: Treasurer
Years at camp: 13
Teams: Green, Purple
College: Harvard University
Current job: Speechwriter
Camp is quite simply my favorite place on Earth. It's where I grew up and learned to me and made my best friends. Carysbrook is my personal giving tree, always there and always generous, so I couldn't be happier to give back to camp through the new alumnae board. I am thrilled to be part of the effort to preserve the camp that we all cherish and to expand access to camp so that more girls can have a summer to remember.
Name: Jen Mehler
Position: Capital Improvements Chair
Years at camp: 9; 1982-1990
Teams: Brown, Purple
College: University of Virginia
Current job: Architect
Camp Carysbrook continues to benefit me many years after I last spent a summer next to the Little River. The friends I made there during my childhood have become lifelong friends. I enjoy being able to give back to Carysbrook and to help make the camp experience available to the next generation of campers
Name: Deborah Murphy
Position: Communications
Years attended:
Teams: Brown, Purple
College: Wells College
Name: Katie Sovik Schultz
Position: Membership
Years attended: 15 1996-2009
Teams: Green, Purple
College: Clemson University, 2007; currently in grad school Denver Seminary
I am involved in the alumnae board because I think it is so important to stay connected and give back to camp. The alumnae board gives us a chance to stay in touch, and reconnect, with campers and staff who shared the same amazing experience at Carysbrook as I did. Those summers, especially because of the great people, shaped the woman I am today. I want to be able to give back to Carysbrook in any way possible and keep the traditions going for many generations of girls to come!
