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Affiliated with Commonpoint Queens
Overnight Camp
Camp accepts special needs children on a case by case basis.
Session Lengths: 3 Weeks, 4 Weeks, 7 Weeks
Camp Poyntelle is a traditional co-ed overnight camp in the beautiful Pocono Mountains in northeast Pennsylvania. We have 250-300 campers come from all over the country and world that join us for amazing summers in a pluralistic Jewish community. Situated on roughly 460 acres, our program provides a well-rounded experience, the gem of which is undoubtedly our 70-acre private lake! We aim to embody our camp values of Kindness, Empathy, Independence, Leadership, and Responsibility in all that we do within our down-to-earth mindful community. In emphasizing this Values-driven philosophy, our campers and staff become confident, resilient and compassionate people ready to take on the beauty and challenges of life.
Ryan Peters joined the Poyntelle Family in 2015. As a child, Ryan spent 7 summers at a Jewish residential Camp in Upstate NY. In 1994, he began working the summers as a counselor, Group Leader and Head Counselor for Trail’s End Camp, a prestigious, privately owned residential camp in Pennsylvania. Before long this became his full-time career and passion. For 23 years Ryan served as the full-time Associate Director of Trail’s End Camp, managing the daily program and all operational logistics. Ryan reinvented their teenage program, resulting in 150% increase in enrollment and bringing it into the forefront of the summer camp industry. Ryan brings a wealth of knowledge and experience in all areas of residential camp management. He has been a speaker at the American Camping Association’s Tri-State Camp Conference and a co-chair of the Conference Exhibit Center. He served as the Secretary of the Wayne County Camp Alliance, of which Camp Poyntelle is a member. Ryan has a Bachelors Degree in English & Psychology and dual Masters Degrees in English and Behavior Management.
Ryan’s wife, Corey, also comes to us with significant residential summer camp experience. She has spent the past 10 years working in various capacities at Trail’s End Camp and Chestnut Lake Camp. Most recently she was the Assistant Director of Chestnut Lake, where she oversaw all logistics, operations and programs. She is a graduate of Lafayette College with a Bachelors Degree in Psychology. Ryan and Corey reside in Babylon, New York along with their young children, Kolton, Kennedy and Kooper.
Adam Popper has been a member of the Camp Poyntelle family since 2001. He was a camper for 7 years, culminating in his LIT year. Adam went on to serve in multiple leadership roles in our camp community. He spent most of his staff years as our Program Director, where he excelled at managing camp’s daily schedule and overseeing our Non-Bunk Staff team. He is a graduate of Boston College with a Bachelors Degree in Finance and Economics. Adam joined our full time team as Assistant Director in October 2015 and we look forward to many years together.
