Get acquainted with the team that will guide you in your family camp experience:
Niki Roussopoulos Geisler
- Role: Camp District Executive
- Favorite camp song: The Sun is a Very Mellow Fellow
- Favorite outdoor activity: Paddling
- Most excited about: Exploring Bear Island Lake and watching families experience the magic of family camp at this new location
- Email address: niki.geisler@ymcamn.org
- Phone number: 612-465-0485
Dan O’Brien
- Role: Program Director
- Favorite camp song: The Boogaloo
- Favorite outdoor activity: Anything on the water!
- Most excited about: I am beyond excited for the opportunity to help connect families to nature; my goal is to build a warm and welcoming environment for all in a beautiful new space
- Email address: Daniel.obrien@ymcamn.org
- Phone number: 612-456-0554
Anastasia (Stazi) Anderson
- Role: Camp Administrative Coordinator
- Favorite camp song: Baby Shark
- Favorite outdoor activity: Hiking
- Most excited about: I am very excited to hear and see all of the family traditions that will be created at our new camp
- Email address: Anastasia.anderson@ymcamn.org
- Phone number: 612-330-3058
Noah Burson
- Role: Camp Host
- Favorite Camp Song: If I Had a Hammer
- Favorite Outdoor Activity: Paddling on Bear Island Lake
- Most excited about: Watching the seasons and wildlife change
- Email address: noah.burson@ymcamn.org
- Phone number: 763-445-3621
Isaac Patterson
- Role: Camp Host
- Favorite camp song: Booglaoo
- Favorite outdoor activity: Hiking through the woods at dusk
- Most excited about: Watching the seasons change in such a beautiful place
- Email address: Isaac.patterson@ymcamn.org
- Phone number: 651-747-0951
Jim Schwartz
- Role: Property Manager
- Favorite Camp Song: “Country Roads” by John Denver
- Favorite Outdoor Activity: Animal photography
- Most excited about: Being part of starting a new camp and being part of campers’ experience in the wilderness, a place that I have lived in and enjoyed for over 38 years
- Email address: james.schwartz@ymcamn.org
- Phone number: 218-208-3209