Ginger and Steve Clare - Directors
Ginger and Steve have spent over 25 years working in camping, starting out as counselors and lakefront directors and
progressing through the ranks to fulltime camp directors. Between them, they have held just about every key position at
camp. They are also active in the American Camping Association (ACA), volunteer as Head Counselors at America's Camp,
and speak at camping conferences.
Ginger is originally from outside Seattle where she earned her bachelor's degree in
psychology from the University of Washington. She went on to earn a masters in Occupational Therapy from Boston University,
and worked as a children's O.T. for a Seattle-area school district before entering the camping profession full-time.
Steve earned his bachelor's in Mechanical Engineering from a university in his native New Zealand before traveling
to the states to work at camp. Ginger and Steve met at Camp Danbee, an all-girls camp in the Berkshires of Western
Massachusetts. Before becoming directors of Kippewa, Ginger was the Assistant Director of Camp Danbee and Steve
was the Program Director. Steve has spent the past 3 years working as Director of Alumni Relations and Staffing
Director for 11 different camps.
Ginger and Steve now live in Westford, Massachusetts, just outside of Boston.
Marnie Cerrato - Associate Director
Marnie started spending her summers playing at camp in Maine since the age of 10 and has never left. After being a camper and
then a counselor, she eventually became the director of an all girls residential camp. After 7 years of administrative
experience, Marnie is excited for this next chapter at Kippewa for Girls. Getting her masters degree in social work
at the University of New England, Marnie has experience working with kids and families out "in the real world".
She is a board member with the Maine Youth Camping Association and is a true believer in the magic of summer camp.
Marnie happily brings to Kippewa the knowledge and respect of camping, her husband Louis and their little camper, Myles,
and her love of laughter and smores.
Marty Silverman - Director Emeritus
Marty, together with his wife Sylvia, founded the camp in 1957 and owned and directed it for 51 years. Marty is a
member of the Academy of Certified Social Workers with a Master's Degree in Social administration from Case-Western
Reserve University and a Bachelor's Degree in Group Work from Springfield College. For nearly two decades, he was
the chief consultant on adolescents to the Quincy, Massachusetts public schools, and an adjunct professor at Boston
University School of Social Work. Marty served on the Board of the American Camp Association's New York Section.
Sylvia Silverman - Director Emeritus
Sylvia, together with Marty, founded the camp in 1957 and was a director for 51 years. Sylvia is a former elementary
school teacher with a degree from Oberlin College and graduate hours in education at Case-Western Reserve University.
She has many years' experience teaching outdoor education to inner-city youth. Sylvia served as one of the first Camp
Standard Visitors involved in assessing the Accreditation of American Camp Association Accredited Camps.
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