Explorers Camp Director

Annalise Ennis is a long time West Windsor resident that lives in Happy Canyon with her husband, teenage daughter and her dog, Doctor Watson. She returns to Base Camp with years of experience as a camp counselor and a director of youth skiing programs. On top of that she's been working at the local elementary school, Albert Bridge School, as a Social Emotional Interventionist and Enrichment coordinator for 11 years. Annalise is a certified parent trainer for Collaborative Problem Solving through Massachusetts General Hospital/ThinkKids.org, and a member of the WSESU Trauma Champion team. Annalise's passions outside of work are spending time in her garden, painting, reading, singing and going on adventures in the woods. She is looking forward to bringing her love of the outdoors and the arts together to allow campers the opportunity to combine nature with art. She is also extremely excited about working with such an excellent group of counselors.

Adventurers Camp Director

Jaclyn Griffis grew up in central Connecticut and found her passion for hiking and outdoor adventure growing while attending Keene State College in close proximity to Mount Monadnock.  For the past 6 years she has worked in Kindergarten at Albert Bridge school. 

In her free time she enjoys caring for her goats and chickens as well as making time to hike local trails and complete the New Hampshire 4000 footers. 

Jackie is looking forward to working in the outdoors with middle school students and teaching skills that can be transferred and used in many outdoor situations.

Explorer Assistant Director

Samantha Yates is a lifelong resident of Brownsville, and returning for a second summer at Base Camp. She has two younger siblings at Albert Bridge School. She has two years of experience working with kids of all ages. As a student athlete at Fitchburg State University she has been involved with running many youth sports clinics. She is excited to be in Brownsville for the summer!

American Red Cross Certified Lifeguarding (Including Deep Water) with CPR/AED for Professional Rescuers and First Aid

Assistant Adventurers Camp Director

Ruben grew up in Chelsea, Massachusetts and for the last 5 years has worked as a social emotional interventionist at Albert Bridge School. Ruben has a passion for camping and hiking in the woods along with swimming and fishing. He is currently coaching Junior Varsity Lacrosse at Hartford High School.

Explorer Counselor

Henry is finishing his freshman year as an environmental studies major at the University of Vermont. He loves spending time outdoors in the form of swimming, snowboarding, and all things sports. Henry has a great appreciation for the outdoors and is excited to share this with campers!

American Red Cross Certified Lifeguarding (Including Deep Water) with CPR/AED for Professional Rescuers and First Aid

Explorer Counselor

Maddy is joining camp this year as a full time counselor. She has lived in Reading and Weathersfield her whole life and loves the surrounding area of nature and community. Maddy is finishing her first year at Keene State Honors College where she is studying Secondary Education, English and Theater. She has been involved in theater and enjoyed singing all her life, and is eager to share her passion with campers this summer. She also enjoys hiking, swimming, looking for bugs, and making fairy houses in the woods.

Explorer Counselor

Helen is a graduate of Windsor High School and is headed to Keene State College in the fall. Helen is a talented actor, and appeared in many shows during her time at Windsor. Helen loves being outside, and playing with kids. She is looking forward to hiking, and playing in the woods this summer.

Ride Leader

Sam Moore is a geosciences major at the University of Vermont where he received training to lead backcountry trips for the University's Outing Club. He is an avid mountain biker and backcountry skiier who loves to spend as much time as possible outdoors. Sam is a certified bike instructor and is looking to expand our biking program in his second summer at Base Camp. He is excited to be a part of this community and share his love of the outdoors!

American Red Cross Certified Lifeguarding (Including Deep Water) with CPR/AED for Professional Rescuers and First Aid

Assistant Ride Leader

Haley is from Ludlow, VT and is a business major at UVM where she is also on the club cycling and ski teams. Haley loves to ski and mountain bike. She has been riding Ascutney’s trails since she learned to ride a bike. She loves being able to share her passion for the outdoors with the younger generation and she can’t wait to return to Base Camp this summer and show the kids around her home turf!