The 2025 Staff
Meet the Staff
Camp Owners
Owners & Directors
administrative staff
Melissa “Mel” Bernal Ramos – Cabin Life Advisor & Substitute Counselor (Session II)
4th Summer at Camp Nicolet
Linda Busch, RN – Relief Nurse
2nd Summer at Camp Nicolet
Georgette Cunningham, LPN – Camp Nurse
3rd Summer at Camp Nicolet
Rayven Jacobson, CNA – Relief Nurse
4th Summer at Camp Nicolet (3 year camper)
Valentina Lechuga Bravo – Wellness Coordinator (Session I)
2nd Summer at Camp Nicolet
Cliff Mortenson – Advisor Emeritus & Instructor of Water Skiing & Wakeboarding
50th Summer at Camp Nicolet
Kelly Stolberg, CNA – Relief Nurse (Summer) & Administrative Assistant (Winter)
2nd Summer at Camp Nicolet
Activity area Directors
Eleanor Bush – Cabin Counselor & Director of Sports
1st Summer at Camp Nicolet
Sela Cornell – Cabin Counselor & Director of Drama
7th Summer at Camp Nicolet (4 year camper)
Sarah Francis – Director of Horseback Riding
1st Summer at Camp Nicolet
Mary Miller – Director of Arts & Crafts and Substitute Counselor
1st Summer at Camp Nicolet
Hanna Stein – Northpoint Adventures Director & Instructor of Horseback Riding
2nd Summer at Camp Nicolet
Mia Verticchio – Director of Water Skiing & Wakeboarding
13th Summer at Camp Nicolet (9 year camper)
Counselors & Instructors
Jessica “Jess” Baron – Counselor/Instructor of Swimming and Sports
1st Summer at Camp Nicolet
Pamela Barrera – Counselor/Instructor of Swimming and Arts & Crafts
1st Summer at Camp Nicolet
Caitlin Bretland – Counselor/Instructor of Arts & Crafts and Court Sports
1st Summer at Camp Nicolet
Jamin Buckle – Counselor/Instructor of Arts & Crafts and Court & Land Sports
1st Summer at Camp Nicolet
Isabella Bukovic – Instructor of Horseback Riding
2nd Summer at Camp Nicolet
Camille “Cami” Diaz – Counselor/Instructor of Riding & Smallcraft
7th summer at Camp Nicolet (6 year camper)
Maria “Marifer” Fernanda Aragon – Counselor/Instructor of Swimming & Horseback Riding
1st Summer at Camp Nicolet
Jessica “Jess” Fisher – Counselor/Instructor of Swimming and Court & Land Sports
1st Summer at Camp Nicolet
Lia Guerin – Counselor/Instructor of Court & Land Sports and Swimming
1st Summer at Camp Nicolet
Rayven Jacobson – Counselor/Instructor of Smallcraft & Swimming
4th Summer at Camp Nicolet (3 year camper)
Fenella Jones – Junior Counselor/Instructor of Sports & Smallcraft
1st Summer at Camp Nicolet
Mia Kirsch – Counselor/Instructor of Skiing & Swimming
1st Summer at Camp Nicolet
Valentina Lechuga Bravo – Counselor/Instructor of Water Skiing & Court Sports (Session II)
2nd Summer at Camp Nicolet
Marianela Lopez Martinez – Counselor/Instructor of Arts & Crafts and Smallcraft
1st Summer at Camp Nicolet
Maddisson “Maddie” Macaree – Counselor/Instructor of Horseback Riding & Smallcraft
1st Summer at Camp Nicolet
Raymundo “Ray” Maldonado – Instructor of Court Sports & Music
1st Summer at Camp Nicolet
Ximena Maldonado – Counselor/Instructor of Court & Land Sports and Arts & Crafts
1st Summer at Camp Nicolet
Freya Needham – Counselor/Instructor of Swimming & Smallcraft
1st Summer at Camp Nicolet
Sophia “Saph” O’Kray – Riding Assistant and Instructor of Arts & Crafts
2nd Summer at Camp Nicolet (1 year camper)
Jayden Polyefko – Junior Counselor/Instructor of Horseback Riding and Arts & Crafts
1st Summer at Camp Nicolet
Therese Samson Olsen – Counselor/Instructor of Arts & Crafts and Land Sports
1st Summer at Camp Nicolet
Emily Stepanek – Instructor of Water Skiing & Wakeboarding
8th Summer at Camp Nicolet
Sofia “Sofi” Suberbie – CIT Advisor/Instructor of Water Skiing & Smallcraft
8th Summer at Camp Nicolet (4 year camper)
Martina Tortosa Ferraro – Counselor/Instructor of Horseback Riding & Court Sports
1st Summer at Camp Nicolet
Salome Vasco Acevedo – Counselor/Instructor of Swimming & Court Sports
1st Summer at Camp Nicolet
Northpoint adventures leaders
Jessica “Jess” Baron – Porcupine Mountains Backpacking & Sylvania Wilderness Canoe
1st Summer at Camp Nicolet
Lucy Darrow – Isle Royale Backpacking
7th Summer at Camp Nicolet (5 year camper)
Lauren “LP” Price – Rocky Mountain Backpacking
13th Summer at Camp Nicolet (8 year camper)
Therese Samson Olsen – Porcupine Mountains Backpacking & Sylvania Wilderness Canoe
1st Summer at Camp Nicolet
Anna Savini – Isle Royale Backpacking
7th Summer at Camp Nicolet (5 year camper)
Katie Singleton – Rocky Mountain Backpacking
12th Summer at Camp Nicolet
Olivia Starz – Apostle Islands Sea Kayaking
4th Summer at Camp Nicolet (2 year camper)
Carly Sternberg – Voyageurs Wilderness Canoe
7th Summer at Camp Nicolet (4 year camper)
Jessica “Jess” Sternberg – Voyageurs Wilderness Canoe
5th Summer at Camp Nicolet (4 year camper)
Ellie Valeta Wiltgen – Isle Royale Backpacking
9th Summer at Camp Nicolet (7 year camper)
Kitchen & operations team
Greek House Chefs – Foodservice Management Company
1st Summer at Camp Nicolet
John Cunningham – Facilities Staff & Van Driver
3rd Summer at Camp Nicolet
Camille “Cami” Diaz – Office & Camp Store Assistant (Afternoons)
7th Summer at Camp Nicolet (6 year camper)
Luis Gonzalez Altamirano – Assistant Kitchen Manager & Baker
3rd Summer at Camp Nicolet
Gabriela “Gaby” Leon Castro – Assistant Cook & Kitchen Assistant
3rd Summer at Camp Nicolet
Daniela Perez Guerrero – Kitchen Assistant
1st Summer at Camp Nicolet
“Cindy” Paola Rangel Castillo – Kitchen Assistant
1st Summer at Camp Nicolet
Hanna Stein – Office & Camp Store Assistant (Mornings)
2nd Summer at Camp Nicolet
Alexa Yamilet – Kitchen Assistant
1st Summer at Camp Nicolet
Andrea Zavala – Assistant Kitchen Manager & Cook
2nd Summer at Camp Nicolet
clinicians & Trainers
Keith Freeman, LGI – Lifeguard Trainer – 30+ Summers
Andrew Holperin – Ski School Clinician & Boat Driver – 17th Summer
Felicia Linsky – Employee Development / Leadership & Mindfulness Trainer – 8th Summer
Patti Nolan – Horseback Riding Clinician – 10+ Summers
The 2025 Camp Nicolet Staff has over 360 summers of combined experience!
Updated April 7th, 2025
Testimonials
Testimonials
Our daughter would not be the strong, confident person she is today without the experiences she had at Camp Nicolet. Thank you a thousand times over!
Everyone was so kind and attentive. I enjoyed getting the letters and seeing the excitement in our daughters handwriting. She survived without her phone! We have camp as a reference now, as we remind her of how much she accomplished without devices or streaming media
Because of camp, I have been able to meet so many different people with all different backgrounds. Camp is just a magical place where girls from all over come to be girls, and I can honestly say there has not been a day at camp out of all my years that I did not feel like I had best friends who really cared for me.
Camp means more to me that you will ever know. My best friends/sisters are the most important people in my life. I am forever grateful to you for providing me (and my mom!) with nine wonderful summers. I would not be who I am today without Nicolet.
The fact that you are able to slow these girls down, detach them from their electronics, and show them all that Nicolet has to offer is amazing to me and very lucky for them. You have not only kept the very special legacy of Nicolet going, but you have added to and changed camp in such a way that you have kept it relevant to this next generation. Thank you for that.
Camp Nicolet is a tremendous gift, not just for our daughter, but for our whole family. It’s always nice to remind our daughter that her favorite time of year is the one month she doesn’t have a phone in her hands. Camp is a huge part of who our daughter is – for that we are thankful.
My 9 years at Camp Nicolet are some of the highlights of my life. I think of my time on Lake Franklin, laughing, singing, learning new skills, and making lifelong friends. The memories are a source of pure joy and happiness buffering the inevitable challenges of life!
As a preteen who struggled to find her place in school— I absolutely flourished at camp and was forever changed. Camp Nicolet helped me discover who I was and how powerful one girl could become.
One day, I will return to gather Nicolet up into my arms. One does not forget, ever, being so very lucky to have grown up with such a friend as Nicolet. I treasure it always.
Cannot begin to thank you enough for giving my daughter a chance to have the most amazing summer of her young life. she thoroughly enjoyed her time at camp, made so many nice friends, and had so many wonderful experiences (including the backpacking trip along Lake Superior) that she can’t stop talking about it.
