July 2, 2014

Visit www.rcdony.org/youth for information about Camp Guggenheim and registration forms for weekly sessions beginning June 29-July 4

Matt Conger
My name is Matthew Conger I grew up in Ogdensburg and my home parish is Notre Dame.

Currently, I go to school in Pennsylvania at St. Charles Borromeo Seminary. Some day God willing I will become a priest for our diocese.
I am so excited to be working at camp this summer to be able to bring the faith to the campers. I hope to see you all there this summer. 

Pat Knight
Pat Knight is from Peru, NY, and attends Franciscan University of Steubenville.

A Guggenheim camper since he was 12, this is his first year on staff!

"My prayer is that the campers learn to spread more love than you receive to those around you,” he said.

“God's love is infinite - if you live your life full of love then you will always be refilled."

Joey Izzo
Joey Izzo grew up in Lake Placid and is currently attending Berklee College of Music in Boston majoring in Music Production and Engineering. 

He is an experienced composer and pianist.

Camp Guggenheim has been an important part of his life for many years, having been a camper for several seasons. 

This is his second year on staff and he feels very blessed to return to the best job in the world for another summer. 

Anna Fisher
I belong to St. Joseph's Church in West Chazy, where I grew up, and am currently majoring in Environmental Planning and Management at SUNY Plattsburgh. Camp Guggenheim has held a special place in my heart since I was a camper, and I am so blessed to have been chosen to be on staff this year. I am looking forward to a faith filled summer of bringing young people closer to God, and to be part of a wonderful staff.

Juliet Bonino
I grew up in Wyomissing, PA, a member of St Ignatius Loyola Parish and am currently studying to be a nurse at Franciscan University.  I am SO excited to be on staff at camp because I am ready for an adventure out in nature with the Lord, the campers, and all the counselors.  This is my first experience with Guggenheim, as I was not a camper here, and feel incredibly blessed and privileged to be on staff with such a dedicated and holy staff. 

Zack Leader
Zackery Leader grew up in Gouverneur and is a member of St. James Parish. He recently graduated from The Franciscan University of Steubenville with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology. In June of this year he will wed Erin Miner. The couple met and were engaged at Camp Guggenheim.

This will be his fourth summer serving on the Camp Guggenheim Staff. He is looking forward to encountering the youth with joyfulness and encouraging them to seek out their vocations, listening to God's call and plan for their lives.

William Beese
My name is William Beese. I grew up in Adams Center, NY. I belong to St. Cecilia's Parish in Adams, NY. I graduated from South Jefferson High School in 2013 and now attend Syracuse University, majoring in Mechanical Engineering.

I have been going to Camp Guggenheim since I was about 5 years old with my family and went to Teen Camp for three years.

I am excited to be on staff this year because I finally have the chance to give back to Camp as a staff member and also get to see what Camp is like from the other side.

Erin Miner
Erin Marie Miner grew up just down the road from Camp Guggenheim in Saranac Lake and is a parishioner of St. Bernard’s.  After graduating from DeSales University she has spent the last year as the 9th and 10th grade religion teacher at Immaculate Heart Central High School in Watertown.  She has worked at Camp Guggenheim for the past 4 summers, became Assistant Director last summer, and is excited to return to camp this summer as Erin Marie Leader after marrying her best friend, Zackery Leader, this June 14th

Lyndale Nephew
My name is Lyndale Nephew and I am 19 years old. I live in Plattsburgh and I belong to St. Peter's Parish. I went to Seton Catholic for high school and I am currently in a 2+2 Program with Clinton Community College and SUNY Cortland for physical education!

I went to Camp Guggenheim as a camper for three years, but this will be my first year on staff!

I am so excited to spend my summer at the place I love and to be able to be so close to God, while spreading his message to all the campers! God is Good!!!

Ashlee Fairchild
My name is Ashlee Fairchild and I'm 21 years old. I grew up in Plattsburgh, where I belong to the St. John's Parish.

In the upcoming year I am going to be a senior at Le Moyne College where I study Psychology.  This will be my second year on staff at Camp Guggenheim and I am very happy to be spending my summer at the camp I have loved for the past seven years.

The most exciting part about this summer will be for me to spread the message of Christ to all the campers once again!

Mary Catherine Jadlos
Mary Catherine is originally from Potsdam. She graduated from SUNY Plattsburgh in 2013, where she was a parishioner at the Blessed John XXIII Newman Center and youth minister at St. Alexander's Parish in Morrisonville.

Mary Catherine now lives in Tempe, Arizona, where she works for Maggie's Place, a Catholic non-profit which offers homes of hospitality for homeless pregnant women.

Mary Catherine is excited to return for her fifth year on staff as Assistant Director, and is especially excited to spend her summer months on the water, out of the Arizona heat!

Andrew Stuckey
Hello! My name is Andrew Stuckey. I grew up and still live in Machesney Park, Illinois, where I attended St. Bridget Catholic Grade School and Boylan Catholic High School.

I graduated from Boylan in 2012 and decided to ship off to Ohio in order to study Psychology and Theology at Franciscan University of Steubenville, where I am now going into my senior year.

Reflected by my choice to continue attending Catholic schools throughout my life, I find the deepest fulfillment in learning and teaching the faith, and seeing as Camp Guggenheim offers both of these aspects, I am very much looking forward to my second year at camp.

The purpose of our faith is primarily toward evangelization, and God constantly calls us to glorify Him in all that we do, whatever it may be, so camp is truly a unique opportunity to glorify Him in that way and through every activity we engage in. At the end of the day, it is about Him, and the activities of camp do not take away from that, but in fact contribute to that purpose in the most profound way....hike, swim, praise, here we come!

Wil Neves
I am from Massena and my home parish is St. Lawrence/Sacred Heart Church. I am a recent grad from Le Moyne College in Syracuse, NY where I earned a Bachelors of Science in Biology with a concentration in Health Professions.

This is my tenth summer coming to Camp Guggenheim and fourth summer on staff; and for the past two years I have been the Kitchen Director and Chef.

I really hope that the campers that come through the gates this summer have such a good experience that they want to spend as many years as they can coming back to the best place ever.

Maeve McCullouch
I grew up in Black River, New York and my home parish is Holy Family Church in Watertown. I currently attend Siena College.

I am so excited and blessed to be serving on staff this summer. Camp Guggenheim has always been a big part of my faith life and has helped shape who I am today. I hope to help others grow in their faith and have just as amazing experiences at camp. I cannot wait to meet all of the campers and look forward to a fun, faith-filled summer!