Staff

Alex first worked at Y Camp in 2011 while finishing college. He didn’t know at the time, but he would get hooked on camp pretty quickly. Starting full-time in 2013, Alex led the Summer Camp and Family Camp programs for 5 summers. In August of 2019 he took the reins...

Amy is a lifelong Boone gal who was looking to start her career in administration in 2002 when the position of office manager opened at camp. Over the years she has taken on many office roles and currently holds the title of Camp Executive Assistant. She lives in Boone with...

Tom has been around camp for years! Tom was on summer staff from 2006- 2009 and held the position of Groups Director from 2015- 2017! Tom, his wife Talia and two kids live in Grimes. They love spending time at camp and attend Family Camp each summer as well as...

Originally from Texas, Melanie began her Y Camp journey as a family camper in 1997, continued through the Leadership Development Programs from 2011-2014 and became a Y Camp leader in 2015. Melanie has served in a variety of roles ever since. Melanie met her husband Ollie at Y Camp when...

Eric joined the Y Camp staff team in 2004. Originally from Guttenberg, Iowa, Eric now lives in Boone with his wife, Marie, and has five kids: Storm, Virginia, Nikki, Madison and Jacob. He’s an outdoorsman at heart and camp is the perfect place for him. He enjoys hunting, fishing and...

Born and raised in Minnesota, Sydney grew up camping all over the state with her family. She later attended the University of Iowa, where she earned her Bachelor’s degree in 2022. She was introduced to Y Camp in 2024 as an overnight leader and quickly connected with the camp community....

Chris is a talented and hardworking guy who first started working for camp in 2010. He has established himself as an essential part of the Y Camp staff team and is responsible for the maintenance of camp’s buildings and grounds. Chris is originally from Boone and currently lives near Frasier,...

Matt serves camp in our Property and Facilities Department alongside Chris, and loves every minute he gets to spend making camp a safer and more functional place for campers, families and leaders. Matt grew up in nearby Ogden. He enjoys hunting deer and geese in his spare time and was...