Staff

Staff

Leadership Team

Counselors

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Servants in Training

Brittany Spaulding
Birthday: April 11
Position: Counselor
Hometown: Canfield, OH
What is your favorite...
       Flavor of ice cream: Cake batter from Cold Stones
       Place to go: Jamaica
       Scripture: Philippians 2: 13
What is your favorite thing (or thing that you are looking forward to the most) about camp? Awesome campers, counselor hunt, and swimming.
If you could travel to any place in space where would you go and why? The moon. It looks like it would be fun to bounce on.

Autumn Bates
Birthday: May 3
Position: Counselor
Hometown: Salem, OH
What is your favorite...
       Flavor of ice cream: Ben & Jerry’s Peanut Butter and cookie dough
       Place to go: New York City
       Scripture: Jeremiah 29: 11
What if your favorite thing (or thing that you are looking forward to the most) about camp? I love building awesome relationships with my campers and the wonderful staff I get to work with. I really couldn’t ask for a better job…and it’s all for Christ!
If you could travel to any place in space where would you go and why? I would go to the black hole, of course. I would ride a star there. I would go there to visit everyone that got sucked into it…You know how boring that would be? Geez! Just to be stuck there for that long?

Kimberly Park
Birthday: June 15
Position: Counselor
Hometown: Dayton, Georgia
What is your favorite...
       Flavor of ice cream: Chocolate chip cookie dough
       Place to go: Ocean
       Scripture: 2 Corinthians 12: 9-10
What is your favorite thing (or thing that you are looking forward to the most) about camp? Hanging out with really cool kids, laughing, learning more about Christ, singing in chapel, and most importantly—Lip sync contests!
If you could travel to any place in space where would you go and why? I would probably go to dance on Saturn’s rings.

Dillon B.
Birthday: The ninth day of the eleventh month, the year of our Lord, nineteen hundred and eighty four.
Position: Best counselor ever
Hometown: Cleveland OHIO, SON!
What is your favorite...
       Flavor of ice cream: Mint chocolate chip, of course
       Place to go: Camp Carl…NOT Camp Gideon!
What is your favorite thing (or thing that you are looking forward to the most) about camp? Making my guys do hill runs! That and just the joy of being surrounded by beauty. The surroundings at camp are among the pinnacle of God’s creations.
If you could travel to any place in space where would you go and why? Probably the Degobah System, I hear an old Jedi Master lives there. He is to teach me the ways of the force.

Chris Harris
Birthday: August 30
Hometown: Canton
Position: Counselor
What is your favorite...
       Flavor of ice cream: Mint chocolate chip
       Place to go: Into the mountains
What is your favorite thing (or thing that you are looking forward to the most) about camp? I am looking forward to camp food.
If you could travel to any place in space where would you go and why? I would go to planet Earth. I have heard it is nice this time of year.

Halle Morris
Birthday: December 26
Position: Counselor
Hometown: Canton
What is your favorite...
       Flavor of ice cream: Starbucks coffee
       Place to go: Random road trips!
       Scripture: Isaiah 58: 11
What is your favorite thing (or thing that you are looking forward to the most) about camp? Silly Songs!
If you could travel to any place in space where would you go and why? Saturn because the rings around it are so cool.

Dawn Hoffmeyer
Birthday: August 23
Position: Counselor
Hometown: Minerva, OH
What is your favorite...
       Flavor of ice cream: Chocolate Peanut Butter
       Place to go: Kimberly’s house
       Scripture: Psalm 73: 23-26
What is your favorite thing (or thing that you are looking forward to the most) about camp? The people. I’m also looking forward to forming genuine relationships and making an impact on people’s lives. I’m really looking forward to seeing Ernest and Edger again, too. =)
If you could travel to any place in space where would you go and why? I would say the Death Star, but it got blown up…I love Star Wars!

Seth Parker
Birthday: June 6th
Position: Counselor
Hometown: Canton, Ohio
What is your favorite...
       Flavor of ice cream: Reese’s
       Place to go: Justin’s House
What is your favorite thing (or thing that you are looking forward to the most) about camp? Archery
If you could travel to any place in space where would you go and why? Earth, it’s nice.

Denise Evans
Birthday: Sept. 8
Position: S.I.T
Hometown: Canton OH
What is your favorite...
       Flavor of ice cream: Moose Tracks
       Place to go: New York
       Scripture: Ex. 14: 14
What is your favorite thing (or thing that you are looking forward to the most) about camp? Worship time. I love worship. You become so close to Christ at that time. I feel like it is one on one time with Christ.
If you could travel to any place in space where would you go and why? I would go to Saturn to see if the rings are really made of ice.

Melissa Millican
Birthday: May 25
Position: S.I.T
Hometown: Canton OH
What is your favorite...
       Flavor of ice cream: Chocolate Peanut Butter Cup
       Place to go: To…..Camp Gideon
       Scripture: All the Proverbs
What is your favorite thing (or thing that you are looking forward to the most) about camp? I am looking forward to playing knockout with the kids. Knockout seems like a favorite thing to do.
If you could travel to any place in space where would you go and why? I would go chill on a meteorite for a while then look at the Big Red Spot up close. ;)

Ashley Beck
Birthday: January 20
Position: S.I.T
Hometown: Alliance OH
What is your favorite...
       Flavor of ice cream: Blue Moon
       Place to go: Virginia Beach
       Scripture: John 3: 16
What is your favorite thing (or thing that you are looking forward to the most) about camp? My favorite thing about camp is meeting new people and just learning and experiencing new things.
If you could travel to any place in space where would you go and why? I would go to Mercury because it would be nice and warm there.

Rachel Wiesel
Birthday: March 22
Position: S.I.T
Hometown: Canton OH
What is your favorite...
       Flavor of ice cream: Chocolate Peanut Butter Fudge!
       Place to go: Anywhere where there are a lot of people
       Scripture: 1 Timothy 4: 12
What is your favorite thing (or thing that you are looking forward to the most) about camp? My favorite thing about camp is being around all the great kids and staff.
If you could travel to any place in space where would you go and why? I would go to the moon. I’ve always wondered if it was really made out of cheese.

Jared Hoffmeyer
Birthday: July Sixteenth
Position: S.I.T
Hometown: Minerva Ohio
What is your favorite...
       Flavor of ice cream: Butter Pecan
       Place to go: The Beach
       Scripture: 1 Timothy 4: 12
What is your favorite thing (or thing that you are looking forward to the most) about camp? Meeting new friends (making new friends), and having fun with the kids and counselors.
If you could travel to any place in space where would you go and why? Saturn, to see its rings.

Derek Allen Fostyk
Birthday: January 4
Position: SIT
Hometown: Akron, Ohio
What is your favorite...
       Ice Cream: Banana Mango Supreme
       Place to go: Taco Bell
       Scripture: II Kings 2:23-25
What is your favorite thing (or thing that you are looking forward to the most) about camp? All the new friends and memories I will make this summer.
If you could travel to any place in space where would you go and why? Planet Vulcan. It sounds awesome.

Heidi Laursen
Birthday: October 9
Position: Assistant Counselor
Hometown: Canton OH
What is your favorite...
       Flavor of ice cream: I love Lemon ice cream
       Place to go: Anywhere with my family
Scripture: Right now, Psalm 139
What is your favorite thing (or thing that you are looking forward to the most) about camp? I am looking forward to all the super fun initiative games and all the cool things we will learn about God at camp.
If you could travel to any place in space where would you go and why? I would go to the moon so I could see what the earth looks like from that far away. Also, it would be fun to be able to jump really high.

Anna Goodman
Birthday: Nov. 8
Position: Assistant counselor
Hometown: Lake Wood
What is your favorite...
       Flavor of ice cream: Cookies and cream
       Place to go: Florida
What is your favorite thing (or thing that you are looking forward to the most) about camp? Spending time with my sister and singing “Little Cabin in the Woods.”
If you could travel to any place in space where would you go and why? I would travel to Pluto because my cousin Jesse says it’s made of cheese.

Derek Urey
Birthday: February 28
Position: Assistant counselor
Hometown: North Canton, Ohio
What is your favorite...
       Flavor of ice cream: Cookies n Cream
       Place to go: Sheetz gas station
       Scripture: Phillippeans 3: 14
What is your favorite thing (or thing that you are looking forward to the most) about camp? I am most looking forward to seeing all the campers again and probably the lip sync contest.
If you could travel to any place in space where would you go and why? If I could go to anywhere, it would probably be up in the mountain cabin with a lake because I enjoy outdoors and the peace and quiet.

Katie Beppley
Birthday: 1-21-88
Position: Assistant counselor
Hometown: North Canton, Ohio
What is your favorite...
       Flavor of ice cream: Mint Chocolate Chip
       Place to go: The Ocean
What is your favorite thing (or thing that you are looking forward to the most) about camp? I am looking forward to meeting new friends and having lots of fun.
If you could travel to any place in space where would you go and why? I would go to the moon because I would love to be weightless and do the “moon walk.”

Karin Case
Birthday: October 23
Position: Counselor
Hometown: North Canton
What is your favorite...
       Flavor of ice cream: Peppermint
       Place to go: Africa
       Scripture: Matthew 11: 28-30
What is your favorite thing (or thing that you are looking forward to the most) about camp? I am looking forward to meeting new kids, laughing and playing with them and learning about God from their perspective.
If you could travel to any place in space where would you go and why? Well actually, I’m terrified of space and the thought of ever leaving the earth—I would go to the nearest planet so I could make the quickest return.

Derek Reiman
Birthday: May 17
Position: Assistant counselor
Hometown: Canton
What is your favorite...
       Flavor of ice cream: Clam Chowder
       Place to go: Pat Fey’s House
       Scripture: Proverbs 12: 1
What is your favorite thing (or thing that you are looking forward to the most) about camp? Playing some crazy games of capture the flag!!!
If you could travel to any place in space where would you go and why? Pluto, so that I could have one big snow ball fight.

Kristen Entwistle
Birthday: June 16
Position: Assistant Counselor
Hometown: Canton, OH
What is your favorite...
       Flavor of ice cream: Chocolate
       Place to go: The Pool
       Scripture: Hebrews 11: 1
What is your favorite thing (or thing that you are looking forward to the most) about camp? The thing I look most to about Camp Gideon is experiencing the time around kids and being able to share God’s love with them.
If you could travel to any place in space where would you go and why? If I could travel to any place in space I would travel to Mars because red is a cool color and I want to see just how different it is from our planet, Earth.

Emily N. Reich
Birthday: May 6
Position: Assistant counselor
Hometown: Beloit (AKA: Middle-of-nowhere USA)
What is your favorite...
       Flavor of ice cream: Cookie Dough (Yumm-yumminess)
       Place to go: The Kitchen
Scripture: 2 Samuel 2: 26
What is your favorite thing (or thing that you are looking forward to the most) about camp? The kids at camp are awesome! Every one of them is special and has forgotten about 1st 2nd and 3rd gear! They just go straight to 4th! They rock my socks! The staff is cool too….
If you could travel to any place in space where would you go and why? Is Canada a place in space?...oh…How ‘bout Pluto ‘cause it’s got the same name as one of the best Disney character ever besides Goofy!