2010
Summer Staff Bios.Check back often. This page is always changing!
It's
still winter, but we've been hard at work. Negotiating with several,
but I don't want to put on their bios until I know for sure. Here is
whose said they will definately be playing with us this coming
summer!!!!:
Kendra Full time Riding and Vaulting Instructor
HEY!! My name is Kendra Edwards, and
I’m on staff again! (They can’t seem to keep me away!) Get excited for
this summer-I know I already am! Anyways, for those of you who don’t know me…
by the time this summer rolls around, I’ll be a graduate of Albion College
(psychology major, anthropology and sociology minor)  If all goes as planned
I’ll be heading to Chicago for graduate school in the fall. I’ve grown up at
Cedar Lodge my entire life and can’t imagine a summer without it. I love riding
and vaulting, so this summer I’ll be working in the full time barn position
teaching both. I can’t wait for that! In other summers I have been found
on the lawn doing various games as well, but I expect the barn will keep me
busy enough to fill my days. So come to camp ready to have an amazingly sweet
summer, because I’ve heard through the grapevine that we have an AWESOME
group of staff so far. I’m absolutely stoked. I cannot wait to see everyone’s
smiling and happy faces again!!
 Andre
Arts and Crafts, Archery, Senior Unit, Biking
Hi there! I'm new to Cedar Lodge but not new to camp life. Back in 2002 and
2003 I have been teaching arts and crafts, woodworking and archery at a summer
camp in Maine. Currently I finish
my studies of English and History in Münster, Germay. That's also the reason
why I couldn't come back to the US
earlier. Now, however, I am really excited to have the opportunity to teach
these things at camp again. We have several ideas how we will use some of the
woodworking skills and techniques in arts and crafts – so you will see exciting
combined projects coming out of there. Also I hope to meet you at the archery
range – what a great hobby. No matter whether you like the tension before you
release the arrow, the unity of bow, archer and movements or the technical
aspect provided by modern bows – there is something in for you for sure.
Furthermore you will find me cycling and doing my favorite sport:  Capoeira, a
mixture of Brazilian music, dance and martial arts – and of course you are
welcome to participate. Lastly I will coordinate and accompany the senior unit.
Probably we will do a lot of cleaning and maintenance in the woods but also
some painting and small building projects. It's going to be an exiting summer
for sure. I can hardly wait to meet everyone at camp!
 Alannah
Riding instructor
Hey!
My name is Alannah, I’m 19 & I’m from Auckland (The City of Sails)
in New Zealand. This will be my first time at Camp & my first visit
to the United States & I’m really looking forward to it. I have
been riding & competing since I was 4 years old. I started off in
the show ring in the Lead rein ring with my Mum & have progressed
through different height ponies. I now have 2 horses (Jack & Ozzie)
& I still have my favorite pony Rosco. We are in the middle of our
show season & we are off in a week to our Horse of the Year show.
I’m really looking forward to that.
I enjoy teaching kids &
seeing them improve & do the best they can. I would like to share
the skills I have learnt over my years of riding to others.
At
the moment I’m working at New World in Orewa which is the local
supermarket and riding my horses. I live near the beach which I love
going to! My Dad has a yacht which I enjoy sailing on. I also like
hanging out with mates and my boyfriend, going to parties, movies &
listening to music.
I can’t wait to come to Cedar Lodge to meet loads of new people, work hard & have lots fun!!!
 Kali
Full time Riding and Vaulting instructor
I
am 23 years old and grew up riding and going to summer camp at Cedar
Lodge. In fact, there are not many horses at Cedar Lodge that I haven’t
ridden. I have worked several summers for Cedar Lodge as junior staff,
program staff and full time barn. I am a small  town
girl but have spent 8 months of the last year living and working in
Amsterdam, Netherlands. I graduated in 2008 with a bachelor’s degree in
biology and chemistry from a small liberal arts school and I have a
variety of interests that extend beyond the horses; like rock climbing
and living history reenactments. After a summer of taking classes and
working construction and another summer in Europe it is time to come
back
to my roots and where I am truly happy. Camp. You’ll be able to
find me all summer working and playing in the barn, teaching riding and
vaulting as well as leading the horseback overnights.  I truly miss
teaching and cannot wait for summer to get here. I taught a vaulting
class at Cedar Lodge this past fall and I hope to use some of the
skills and tricks I’ve learned vaulting in Europe with you this
summer. For lack of a better expression; I’m super excited! And I
hope you are too! See you soon!
 Wen
Arts and Crafts, Swimming
Hey Everyone I'm Wen, I'm 20 years young and l love CAMP!!
Im from originally from just south of Birmingham, however I spend more time
living at camp than at home as I live in Cardiff, Wales most of the year. I
study Fine Art and I am hoping to specialize in Sculpture- as I love to get
messy and have lots of fun experimenting with new things. I've missed camp so
much this year, so i've decided to come back again for Summer 2010, even
if I cant stop singing all the camp songs all year! This will be my second
summer at Cedar Lodge, and i cant wait!  This Summer, last summer after camp i
went traveling and i saw some incredible things like St. louis arch, Mount Rush
moor and Niagara falls, but was ready to come back to camp after that-
unfortunately i had to return to the UK for school though. This summer i will
be spending lots of time in arts and crafts as well as on the waterfront-
especially on those hot days when everyone just wants to be in the lake! In
arts and crafts we are going to be doing loads of NEW activities that will be
great for everyone to join in with, and hopefully you will all leave camp
learning something new. Im going to be creating some group projects as well as
having some cool little creations- my head is just buzzing with ideas already!!
So this summer i hope to see all of you guys hitting Arts and Crafts because i
know u know its the coolest place to be!! I really cant wait to see you
all, Hope your counting down to the start of camp just like me!
I know she'll be around some.............
 Allison
Riding Instructor, Camping, Folk Dance and Lore, Land Sports, Singing,
Hiking, Nature, Bugs, Camp Band, Canoing, Waterfront, Funny Stuff
With some many great old faces to see and so
many wonderful new faces to meet, how could I possibly resist coming
back to
camp for yet another summer. I would just miss the fun way
too much.
Those who know me know I love camp. I love the culture of camp, the
philosophy
of camp and all the great things camp gives to campers like you. In my
25
years, I have only ever missed two summers. For me, camp is a way of
life. I am
eager to see you all this summer and to do what I love. Which is share
with you
this wonderful place called Cedar Lodge, and to help you learn, grow,
and have
fun.
 If you want
to know where you can find me this summer, you will have to do some
searching around. I will spend a lot of my time at the waterfront
lifeguarding
for free swim, boating, and other activities at the lake. You will also
find my
hiking in the woods, keeping Sr. unit in line, making friendship
bracelets in
the A&C, playing SPUD on the lawn, and maybe even in the barn
on occasion.
And If you ask nicely, I will even teach you to hang a spoon off of
your nose
(and other important life skills that you only learn at camp)
What about my none-camp life you may wonder. Well, I
graduated from
Kalamazoo College in 04' with a BA in psychology. I spent 8
months living, working, and traveling in Africa.
Now I am working and hopefully starting graduate school in the fall to
get my
Master's. In my free time, I read, do yoga and swim laps to
keep
my
lifeguarding muscles in tip top shape for camp.
Don't forget the Senoir Junior Staff : Amanda
Riding, Sports, Kitchen
Hi my name is Amanda and I will be on staff again this
year. This will be my 9th
summer at Cedar Lodge and I can’t wait.
I live in Bloomfield Hills MI and will graduate from Andover
High School this fall. I don’t yet know where I am going to college
but hopefully will by the time summer comes.
I enjoy horseback riding as well as a variety of sports including
basketball, softball, golf, archery and many more. This summer you can find me mostly in the
barn but also helping around the rest of camp as well. I hope everyone is as excited for camp as I
am and hopefully this will be the best summer yet.
and the Junior Staff........... Kim!
Hey
everyone, I'm Kim! I'm from Grosse Pointe, Michigan, which is about 15
minutes or so away from Detroit. Currently I'm a senior at my high
school and am loving it. But I can't lie and say I'm not excited for
Summer 2010! I'm no newcomer to the grounds of cedar lodge and I look
forward to getting in another summer with my chillun' before I head off
to study at college; I just couldn't stay away! But in the meantime
I'll busy myself with tennis (which Kitchen Amy Kim
doing Thrillernever beat me at, don't let her tell you otherwise),
music and other pastimes. I love trying new things and am always up for
a good time, and enjoy creating laughs in the process. I enjoy
being active and outdoors, and can't wait to soak up the  summer
sun in Lawrence while I work on my tan! As for what I'll be doing
during my stint at camp, you'll most likely find me following orders
and working hard behind the scenes to make your camp experience
amazing! I can hardly wait until summer when I get to see all the kids
having fun. So get geared up everyone, because it's summer 2010 and I'm
coming!
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