Dedicated and mature staff create a supportive atmosphere in order to help campers to challenge themselves to take risks that are social, emotional, physical and cognitive in nature. Risks that are self-directed become opportunities for learning and social and emotional development.
Meet the Camp Towhee Staff
Highly qualified, experienced and caring staff provide physical and emotional safety in ways that allow campers to learn and have fun! We have a high staff-to-camper ratio providing lots of individual attention, so you can be sure that we are there for the campers!
Camp Towhee’s therapeutic approach is supported by a 2:1 camper to staff ratio, in a small “community” style environment. Our staff consist of college and university students and professional, mature adults, from a variety of fields including education, social work, psychology, recreation, child and youth work, and health care. Camp Towhee staff are committed to helping campers discover their strengths, abilities and talents, and learn effective coping strategies.
Meet the Camp Towhee Directors
Nicola Bangham: Director
Nicola Bangham returned to Camp Towhee after a three-year hiatus working in other settings including West Africa as a therapist for United Nations Staff and as the Program Director of Pine River Institute, a Residential Addictions Treatment Centre for adolescents, in rural Ontario. Nicola holds a Masters of Creative Arts Therapies from Concordia University. In 1999 she started her career at Towhee, with 5 of her 7 years as the Assistant Camp Director, and at Integra, as a Child and Family Therapist. Nicola is delighted to be back "home" at Towhee and Integra where the staff are exceptional and the kids are an inspiration.
You can reach Nicola at : nbangham@integra.on.ca
Trish McKeough: Assistant Director
Trish McKeough has worked at Camp Towhee for the past 7 summers, and this was her third summer as the Assistant Director. Trish has an Honours Bachelor of Arts in Native Studies and a Bachelor of Science in Psychology, from Trent University. She also has a Masters of Social Work from the University of Toronto. More importantly, Trish has been studying campfires, nature, safety and fun at various summer camps for the past 22 years, 12 of those as a staff member. She loves singing silly songs and her favorite evening program is Sculptionary.
You can reach Trish at : tmckeough@integra.on.ca
Karen Gordon: Camp Director 1997-2009
On Sept 8/09, after 12 great years as the Camp Director at Towhee, Karen resigned her position to consider other opportunities and challenges. During the past year Karen had been contemplating such a significant change in her professional life and it finally happened.
Karen has seen so many campers change their lives because of the amazing effect of the magic atmosphere of Towhee and she always took great pride in receiving letters of thanks from parents and campers. She always spoke so highly about the talented, dedicated camp counselors and felt that her career had been enriched by working with them. The extended Towhee family maintains its strength because of these relationships and successes.
Thank you, Karen, for 12 years of caring for the crowd at Towhee during so many wonderful yet challenging summers and for creating a great program which has a reputation for excellence in the world of camping. We wish you every success in this next phase of your career.
Mike FayeExecutive Director
Camp Towhee is an Accredited Member of the
Ontario Camps Association. Integra is accredited by Children’s Mental Health Ontario.
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