A world where work is fulfilling and life is fun .

Unlike a majority of the team, Allison traveled east to end up at CampMinder. Hailing from California, she loves sushi and puzzles. As a Client Success Manager she enjoys talking with new clients and helping her colleagues explore new ways to use the system. While she doesn’t consider herself a collector, she has a sweet spot for fun socks.

Fun Fact: Allison's dog Holly, an office regular, won our annual Halloween contest dressed as a taco.

Over the years, working at camps, Amber has called many places home including California, Oklahoma, Texas, and Iowa. She now calls Colorado home and at CampMinder she is the fearless and passionate leader of our Client Support team. When she’s not leading the charge at work you likely will find her out hiking, checking out a new brewery, or spending time with her family and friends. Amber, her wife, and their daughter consider themselves travelers and adventurers and they love to laugh. Amber’s favorite part about being a mom is seeing the way Haddie lights up when she has a new experience.

Fun Fact: Amber can wiggle her ears

Since her days as an editor of her high school newspaper in Iowa, Analiese has always had an interest in what drives human behavior - an interest that led her to study Anthropology at George Washington University. As CampMinder's Director of Talent & Culture, she makes sure the company is hiring great people and keeping them engaged. Analiese can often be found working out or spending time with her husband. She is also a self-professed bibliophile who devours literary fiction, business and leadership non-fiction, and cookbooks with equal fervor.

Fun Fact: Analiese is on a mission to bake the perfect gluten-free almond butter blondie.

Our resident pastry chef who frequently supplies the office with excessive amounts of sugar in the form of delectable confections, Becca’s culinary gifts are appreciated by all on the CampMinder team. She's a self-proclaimed Pinterest addict, Mexican food connoisseur, and has one of the strangest collections we’ve come across: pajamas. She has over 50 pairs! Meeting her best friend at summer camp is her all time favorite camp memory.

Dream Job: Astronaut

Ben, hailing from upstate New York comes to CampMinder with a background working in Higher Education with a Master’s in Humanistic and Multicultural Education. He has a passion for running that started on the track in high school and continues to this day. He now embarks on ultra-marathons and in both 2017 and 2018 did a 50-mile race called Rock the Ridge. As a former camper turned counselor, Ben brings his camp knowledge to the team and enjoys using his critical thinking skills to work with inspiring people across the camp industry on our Client Support Team. Any day that includes climbing and chicken parmesan sans cheese is a good day in his book.

Fun fact: Once upon a time Ben lived in a tiny home community in New York.

With a degree in Outdoor Education and a passion for the transformative power of nature, Beth Anne is an experienced outdoorswoman who once spent a solo night in the woods with nothing but a rain jacket and the howls of a nearby coyote pack for company. When she’s not leading backpacking trips, this sour beer aficionado and self-described Saturday Night Live fanatic loves laughing and making others laugh; as a frequent party-thrower, she admits to occasionally forcing her guests to play her favorite board games. When not helping clients as a member of CampMinder’s Client Support team, Beth Anne enjoys running and nurturing an obsession with corgis.

Fun Fact: Beth Anne has worked at different camps for the past 6 consecutive summers.

A San Diego native, Brian was a surfer in a past life, but traded in the sea for mountains when he moved to Colorado, after spending 14 years in ``Music City,`` i.e. Nashville, TN. With an explorer’s heart and over ten years of Product experience, Brian brings both curiosity and wisdom to his role as CampMinder’s Director of Product. His superpower lies in his willingness to ask “why?”, a simple act that yields important insights about how to design the best possible solutions. As a gifted strategist, speaker, and writer, Brian has put his leadership skills to use in myriad ways: as a former Young Life leader and camp counselor, and, currently, as an entrepreneur, husband, and father of three.

Byron Uy may be one of the nicest people you will ever meet. Working from his home office in New Jersey, Byron is the exterminator, ensuring that CampMinder is bug-free and solid. He is also responsible for building custom reports when camps have very specific needs. When he isn’t sifting through code, Byron loves to play video games. His favorite is Legend of Zelda.

Favorite Food: Pasta. Namely lasagne.

With a background in Social Work, Carly channels her passion for supporting others as a Talent Operations Specialist, developing and managing programs and initiatives that drive employee engagement. An avid runner, she enjoys training for races and cooking health-conscious meals – particularly ones that involve spiralized sweet potatoes. Carly comes from an impressively creative family; many of whom are artistically and musically gifted and Carly herself enjoys drawing and photography. On a typical weekend, she can be found hanging out with her pup, Basil, hiking, camping, or reading about Ecopsychology, alternative healing modalities, and earth based practices.

Myers-Briggs Type: INFJ

The day after high school graduation, Carrie moved by herself to Colorado to work at the YMCA of the Rockies. Though it was just for the summer, it was love at first peak. The following summer she was able to experience being a camp counselor and never heard a camp song she did not love. Twelve years later she found CampMinder as a perfect mix for her software skills and camp passion. When not crafting code on the Engineering team, Carrie loves spending time with her family, preferably outdoors. Her other passions include playing piano, trumpet, soccer, tennis, golfing, hiking, snow skiing, wakeboarding, fishing and grooming her dogs.

Fun fact: Carrie has owned seven boats.

Charles is a mega fan of University of Michigan sports, having grown up a half mile from the stadium. As a kid, he was mentored by the University of Michigan’s quarterback, a guy named Tom Brady, which made a big impact on Charles and inspired his interest in helping kids grow and thrive at camp. Charles spent more than ten years working at the YMCA Camp Al-Gon-Quian (AGQ), eventually becoming the Director of Camping Services. His love of the outdoors brought him to Colorado and to the CampMinder team, where he enjoys making clients’ lives easier in his role as a Client Success Manager. In addition to Michigan sports, Charles is also a fan of soccer, dogs, and sweet potato fries.

Fun Fact: Charles met his wife at camp. He took her sailing under the guise of needing more staff members trained as sailors – the rest was history!

Charly can bust out sweet dance moves if she’s feeling the rhythm, as she pretty much grew up in the dance studio that her mom owned for 20 years. Being around the studio also cultivated a deep love for music, with some of her favorite types being alternative, indie, and most anything from the 80’s. She plays the ukulele and enjoys hiking, skiing, and playing or watching sports. Charly also grew up playing basketball, soccer, and softball; attending sports day camps along the way. One of Charly’s favorite things about working on the Client Support Team is getting to interact with her collaborative teammates.

Fun fact: Charly was the champion of her 4th grade checker tournament.

Chris is a problem solver. At CampMinder, his inquiring mind lends to finding the most efficient solutions to our clients’ needs. He loves being active, whether it’s cycling, climbing or skiing the fresh pow-pow of the Rocky Mountains. Not only is he a master programmer, he’s also a master chef.

Fun Fact: Chris performed autopsies for 8 years.

Dan began building web applications when he was 13, way before it was hip. When he was 20, he won a VH1 myMusic Award for best fan website for The Dave Matthews Band. His love for music didn’t end there, as he learned the guitar at camp and later went on to record an album of his own. As the company’s founder, Dan is the keeper of the culture, making sure the company lives its values each and every day.

Fun Fact: Dan once dressed up as the Hamburglar in NYC and doled out McDonald’s Hamburgers to fans.

Hailing from Miami and tired of the humidity, Danny moved west and joined his brother Javi at CampMinder. Sticking to his roots, Danny is the office barista who makes fresh Cuban espresso for all of those who need an afternoon jolt. It’s strong, trust us. Danny is constantly smiling and laughing as he trains new camps. At home, you will most likely find him reading Terry Goodkind, Raymond Feist or R.A. Salvatore.

David (aka D-Lane, Coach Dave) turns ideas into user interfaces. If you’ve clicked on a button or typed into a textbox in CampMinder, chances are David was involved in creating it. When not typing feverishly on his keyboard, or iterating on design specifications, you might find him wearing another hat (literally), coaching his daughters’ softball teams. Coach Dave has had the opportunity to teach the in's and out's of hitting, fielding and running to over 100 girls during his management tenure.

Favorite U.S. President: Lyndon B. Johnson

David’s ideal day includes tromping through the forest foraging for mushrooms while admiring wildflowers. Afterwards, he sits down to a meal of salt-crusted, dry-aged ribeye with a fava bean risotto and maitake mushroom reduction that takes him nearly five hours to prepare. Following dinner, David enjoys a cocktail of two parts Templeton, one part Lillet Rouge, one part Benedictine, a third part agave syrup, and two dashes of his homemade aromatic bitters while re-reading Snowcrash by Neil Stephenson. It’s this attention to detail that makes CampMinder’s Director of Database Operations a prodigious artisan of queries.

Fun Fact: David’s mom insisted he learn Gaelic as a child.

Doug began his love for computers when he interned for a local computer shop in Dallas; however, he abandoned it quickly for his other hobby: lighting design. His first paid lighting gig was at 16 and he was hooked. One summer, Doug and friend drove around the United States on an amusement park tour. They rode 79 different roller coasters. His moving around didn’t stop there as life took him from New Orleans to Orlando to Nashville to Tampa (for a day) back to New Orleans. When Doug was 34, he and some friends started a theater production company and he moved to Boulder where he met his wife. She encouraged him to go back to school to study computer science, one of his original hobbies. Now Doug works with CampMinder’s development team building APIs and data tables and doing what he loves - writing code.

Are you interested in being part of a purpose-driven, values-led team that’s elevating the summer camp industry? CampMinder is hiring! Learn more by checking out our current job opportunities by clicking Careers in the menu at the top.

Elliot grew up in Sierra Madre, a town without any stop lights (at the time) against the foothills of the San Gabriel Valley. After graduating with a degree in Archaeological and Cultural Anthropology he took off to Korea with his girlfriend, now wife, to teach English for two years. During his time overseas he realized he wanted to pursue coding and completed a full immersion program upon his return to the United States, which eventually brought him to CampMinder as a Software Engineer 3 years later. Elliot was a camper growing up and brings his knowledge and excitement for bleeding edge technologies to the team. Outside of work he enjoys learning new things, flying drones, video games, hanging out with friends, cooking and eating good food, especially home Korean BBQ.

Fun fact: Elliot is well-known by family and friends as the cat whisperer and can make friends with almost any remotely friendly cat.

In 2009, as a color war captain, Ethan took the Gold team to victory in one of his most memorable summer camp experiences. As a third generation camper, summer camp has always held a special place in his heart. Speaking of camp history, Ethan is a Level 3 Import Wizard when it comes to getting historical data into CampMinder. He can also whip the database into shape with his eyes closed, and as one of our amazing QA Specialists ensures that the quality of anything and everything shipped out the door is top-notch.

Favorite Food: Grilled Cheese

Never pull a prank on Frank Fagan. This master prankster and diehard Gators fan keeps everyone on their toes. He is known to frequently frighten those around him by jumping out from dark corners or from beneath desks. Frank has been in the summer camp industry for over 25 years. He met his wife at camp, and they have two campers of their own.

Fun Fact: Frank cries at weddings and when he watches Sleepless in Seattle

Having lived in nine different states and briefly in South America, Hannah considers herself a child of the universe. During her time in South America she and her classmates took time to explore, which including a mini jaunt to Patagonia where they hiked the Torres Del Paine, experiencing every season and a rainbow all in one day. She now calls Colorado home and has lived here for almost eight years. Hannah enjoys hiking, being outside in the sun, and biking with her husband and daughter, who has her own little sidecar! With a Master’s in Information Science and over eleven years of camper and counselor experience, Hannah combines her knowledge, passion to learn something new everyday, and desire to help others as a Client Support Representative.

Fun fact: Hannah helped break a world record live on the Oprah Winfrey Show, when a bubble artist fit 100 people inside a bubble chamber in 2008!

An Albanian from Montenegro, a small Balkan country along the Adriatic Sea, Jah moved to New York and learned to write code as a young man. As one of our earliest developers, Jah has been involved in the development of most of CampMinder's Signature Systems. Some of them actually work. Just kidding. In his free time, Jah likes to ski, hunt, and hike with his family.

James grew up at camp... Literally. His family has owned and operated Camp Greystone since 1920 and he was raised just 200 feet from the dining hall. James spent his time during the off-season working on the maintenance crew digging ditches, painting, and doing whatever else was necessary to get the camp in order for the summer. For nearly 10 summers, James worked on the kitchen staff at camp before eventually taking the family’s RV to Durham Town Plantation - a motorsports complex outside of Athens, Georgia. He spent that summer living in the RV, working, and riding dirt bikes. In 2015, after completing his business degree at the University of Kentucky, James packed up his belongings on the east coast and moved to Colorado to work at CampMinder where he continues to help camps just as he did growing up (however, there is less manual labor).

Fun Fact: James is the fifth in a long line of James's. The third was widely known as ``Jimdaddy``, the fourth then became ``Jimboy``, and the fifth, ``Jimfant``.

As a native of San Diego, Jason grew up attending football and lacrosse camps all over the United States. His love of sports was matched only by his passion for singing, as he was voted “best vocals” in his sixth grade choir (He has the mini trophy to prove it). Later, Jason employed his musical aptitude to co-write and perform in rap parodies extolling the joys of River Way Ranch Camp, where he met his now-wife, best friends, and worked as a counselor, staff member, and full-time HR Director. Serving as a member of CampMinder’s Client Support team, Jason loves knowing that he’s helping camps have easier and smoother summers. Outside of work, he enjoys snowboarding, coaching lacrosse, and daydreaming of the carne asada fries at Cotijas in San Diego.

Camp Nickname: Squirrlee. You’ll have to ask him.

Javi is the Sherlock Holmes of the database, although he would prefer to be known as Colossus, his favorite superhero. Few people know that Javi took ballet classes in high school, and performed stand up after college. Javi cries himself to sleep every night because of something he insists on calling “The Impending Doom” even tho he won’t give any details. We’re worried about him. He loves Cinnamon Toast Crunch.

Childhood Aspiration: Investment Banker

Julia's experience as a camper and counselor helped foster her love for the outdoors. She once led a group of 8th graders on a 200 mile bike trip through northern Michigan, her favorite place in the world. With a passion for hiking, backpacking, and long treks, Julia took off on a solo hike of the Appalachian Trail in 2017. She became a proficient hitch-hiker, and only had a mouse chew through her tent two times. Her longest day was a whopping 34 miles as she crossed into Virginia. When Julia is not answering calls and tickets on the Client Support team she can be found climbing, reading, social cooking, journaling, and enjoying a more than occasional slice of pizza.

Fun Fact: Julia met her now partner while hiking the Appalachian Trail. They hiked the final 900 miles together, and then moved to Colorado!

Though his formal education was in the humanities, Kade has a penchant and passion for technology. After finishing a Master's degree in Writing, Kade spent the better half of a decade as an electrical engineer specializing in quality processes before joining CampMinder. When not leading and coaching the Engineering team to reach their full potential, Kade loves spending time with his wife and son exploring Colorado's great outdoors. His other passions include woodworking, fly fishing, hiking and science fiction.

Fun Fact: Kade and his wife said “I do” at the top of Mt. Bierstadt at 14,065 feet.

Growing up, Kat spent sixteen summers at camp before attending the University of Georgia, where she studied Political Science. After college, she returned to camp as a Program Director, where her favorite part of the role was watching campers grow into staff members. She loves the problem-solving element of her role as a Client Support Representative, and she uses her natural curiosity to make sure she understands what’s at the root of each request. A recent transplant from North Carolina, Kat enjoys spending time in the mountains and hanging out with her dog, Prince.

Favorite Food: “Anything beige.”

Kevin is one of the few Colorado natives on the CampMinder team. We can’t blame him. Who would want to leave this place? You’re likely to find Kevin collaborating with the development team to build new systems or improve existing ones. You might also find him playing lawn games with friends. We dare you to challenge him to a game of horseshoes or ladder golf.

Fun Fact: Kevin refuses to watch broadcast television

Laura captains the ship of CampMinder's Client Services, managing no less than 17 unswarthy landlubbers - and doing it with style and grace. You'll catch her farming in her garden every morning, eating apples at noon, and fixing her house at night.

Fun fact: Laura's never met a cheese she didn't like.

Growing up, Lazar enjoyed spending time in the forests, mountains, lakes, and rivers near his hometown in Bulgaria. This love of nature has followed him throughout his life and across the globe to Colorado, where he continues to enjoy the outdoors by skiing, biking, hiking, camping, and cultivating a talent for nature photography. As CampMinder’s Director of Software Engineering, Lazar leads the team responsible for building the CampMinder platform. But it is a passion for people above technology that drives him. He finds fulfillment in building relationships with team members and colleagues, and in knowing that through his work he is contributing to camps and positively influencing future generations. Outside of work, Lazar can often be found spending time with his family, preferably outdoors.

A self-described class clown who once tried to Super Glue his teacher to a chair, Lukas’ love of camp was cultivated early in life as a camper and later a ropes course instructor and EMT Intern for camps in New York and Colorado. Prior to joining the CampMinder team, Lukas nurtured his passion for the outdoors as a manager for L.L. Bean, where he was nominated for the Bean’s Best award (the company’s highest internal honor) for his team’s achievement of world-class customer satisfaction levels. With a degree in Social Work, Lukas’ favorite part of his role as a Client Support Representative is, unsurprisingly, the people: both his colleagues and the clients he gets to help every day.

Fun Fact: Being from upstate New York (home of the buffalo wing), Lukas is a connoisseur of spicy chicken in all its forms.

Marissa has dreams, dreams that Cal Berkeley will one day win the Rose Bowl and that the San Jose Sharks will win a Stanley Cup. As an Oakland native who grew up in Alamo, CA, she enjoys skiing, hiking, camping, gardening, baking, reading, and listening to podcasts, in particular True Crime. Marissa has been a camper and counselor and her favorite camp memory involves putting on a Michael Jackson Thriller themed show at the end of camp with her fellow counselors to surprise the campers. As a Product Manager at CampMinder, Marissa enjoys working cross-departmentally to determine the best plan to bring the project to fruition.

Fun fact: Marissa spent many years researching native bees and is a published author on the topic!

Marty grew up in Eden, NC and left in 1995 to work at a camp. While he was never a camper himself, he fell in love with the camp world and worked at camps for 23 years as a counselor, backcountry trip leader, assistant director and director. He now supports camps as an Account Executive at CampMinder. While Marty is no longer on the front lines welcoming campers to a temporary home each summer, his passion for serving youth has led him to opening his own home to kids in need as a foster parent. He has a great community here in Colorado and loves spending time with his family, being outdoors, traveling, sleeping under the stars, and watching college sports.

Fun fact: Marty was an 8th grade math teacher before he got hired at camp full time.

Mason spent several summers attending summer camps with the Boy Scouts, eventually earning the rank of Eagle Scout. One of his favorite memories was attending Philmont Scout Ranch, where he went on a 10-day backpacking trek. Mason and his wife Lauren moved to Boulder in 2014, where they enjoy spending time hiking, camping, and relaxing in the great outdoors with their dog, Ruby.

Melany has been involved in the camp industry her whole life, first as a camper and later as a counselor for campers with special needs. As an Account Executive at CampMinder, she puts her relationship-building skills to good use and enjoys introducing the 'awesome' that is CampMinder to new people. A transplant from Michigan, she is a big fan of the Great Lakes, Coney Island, and the Detroit Tigers. She loves to point at her hand when you ask her where she is from.

Favorite Dance Move: The Running Man

Although Nate grew up in sunny California, he prefers the coziness of a rainy day: the kind that makes you want to relax with a cup of coffee and a good book. In fact, this musically-inclined coder met his wife at a coffee shop! As a front-end developer, Nate enjoys working on the parts of the CampMinder platform that clients interact with.

Since a young age, Paul’s loved making things. Whether it’s playing music, designing user experiences, or writing business plans, he has a passion to create. This creativity translates into many of CampMinder’s Signature Systems, marketing efforts, and strategy. Moving from Washington D.C. to the Rocky Mountains in order to ski, backcountry camp, and see as much live music as possible, Paul enjoys everything about the Colorado lifestyle.

Instruments: Guitar, Piano, Bass, Mandolin, Drums

Ryan is an avid road tripper and ultra-runner. With a personal motto of “persistence,” it's not surprising that he is drawn to challenging, time intensive feats which include ultra-marathons (he’s completed approximately 20), running once for 32 hours straight, and road tripping across the country alone in a ‘93 SAAB filled to the brim! Ryan also loves a clean space and in college had a job detailing cars - this is still one of his favorite things to do. Don’t be surprised if you see him venturing from ultra to ultra across the country in an impeccably clean van someday, #vanlife. As part of our Product Team and a former camper himself, Ryan loves being able to translate big ideas into deliverable items to improve the user experience. When not working his magic at CampMinder, he loves to grill and fancies himself somewhat of a grill master.

Fun fact: Ryan once lived in a converted train caboose in Seattle, Washington.

Sean grew up in Rush City, Minnesota, a city whose claim to fame is that they have the largest ever caught walleye, by Paul Bunyan, no less. Last year, with the pull to explore, Sean took off on a 5-month road trip across the United States. In the span of four days he went from the lowest point to the highest point in the lower 48 states, ending at the peak of Mt. Whitney, which is his favorite hike thus far. When not helping clients as a member of the Client Support team, you can find Sean running, hiking, playing soccer, or crushing some chorizo tacos.

Fun fact: Sean canoed the entire Mississippi River in the summer of 2014.

Originally from Christchurch, New Zealand, Simon moved to Colorado after working for 8 years at River Way Ranch Camp in California. As the company’s resident Kiwi, Simon spends his days as a member of CampMinder’s Client Success Team. When not helping clients, Simon enjoys skiing, playing rugby, and indulging in fan theories about the Marvel Universe and Game of Thrones. He is pretty sure that – spoiler alert – Tyrion is actually half Targaryen.

Fun Fact: As a social butterfly, Simon loves parties, especially 80’s-themed parties.

A former marine, Stuart was in the 2nd Marine Air Wing before joining CampMinder in 2004. As CampMinder’s first software engineer, Stuart is responsible for developing CampMinder’s coding methodologies and overseeing the stability of the system. Stuart grew up at camp, as his family has owned and operated a summer camp in North Carolina since 1920.

Favorite Food: Ribeye, medium rare, of course.

Surat was raised in Virginia, but has been in Colorado for 12 years, considering himself a local. He recently ventured into the world of snowboarding, an experience teaching him that you can’t be afraid to try new things. With a love for solving problems and tabletop games, he is a Solutions Engineer master by day and Dungeons and Dragons aficionado by night. While he isn’t a fan of cooking, he is a big fan of eating, especially sushi, pho, or ramen.

Fun fact: Once, just to show himself that he could, Surat ate two entire Chipotle burritos in one sitting, an impressive feat.

Travis is officially a Colorado native, but grew up mostly in rural Oklahoma, where he had an old red tractor in the front yard, a pickup named ol’ Yeller in the drive, and a hound dog named ol’ Blue that milled around in the shade. After weathering years of Oklahoma’s sweltering heat, tornadoes, and general lack of mountains, in 2004 he moved to back Colorado and hasn’t looked back. Travis spends his days at CampMinder working to elevate the camp industry as a whole, and, as a by-product, introducing camps to the ‘awesome’ that is the CampMinder platform.

You might also find him wielding a large camera, donning a welding helmet, turning wrenches, throwing his kids in the air, drinking iced mochas (aka chocolate milk) from Ozo Coffee Co., or working on his family’s small fleet of Volkswagen buses (#vanlife).

Fun fact: Travis has owned more than 200 classic vehicles.

Will spent three years as a camp counselor in college and then went on to teach outdoor ed for three years. His favorite memories from teaching outdoor ed are marked by his time living in a cabin that was built in the 1900’s for two years in Keystone, Colorado. While the winters were cold and the cabin didn’t have central heat or running water, he did have internet! At CampMinder, Will enjoys problem solving and finding solutions alongside his colleagues on the Client Support team. Outside of work you can find him hiking, backpacking, playing frisbee, watching sports, and enjoying live music, most likely with french fries in hand.

Myers-Briggs Type: ENFJ

Will grew up in Colorado and has lived all over the country with his two great pyrenees pups in places such as LA, Utah, and Washington out of his Sprinter van conversion that he built with refurbished materials. As a trained meteorologist he started doing research and computer programming to help build weather stations. Finding that he really enjoyed development, one thing led to another and he became a Software Engineer. For Will, camp fostered a love for the outdoors and meeting new people. He was drawn to CampMinder because of the meaningful impact he could have on the camp industry while working on fun projects. He enjoys rock climbing, mountaineering, being outside and has a particular passion for skiing, which he started at two years old. His favorite thing about skiing is shredding down the mountain really fast.
Myers-Briggs Type: ENFJ