William Lawrence Staff Members of 2010
Here at William Lawrence, we believe that the key to making your child's summer camp experience the best it can possibly be begins with our staff.
Central Staff of WLC
Nat Crane, Director
Originally
from Dover, MA, Nat is a 1976 graduate of the University of New
Hampshire and holds a Masters degree in Business Administration from
Boston University. 2010 is Nat's
eighteenth year as the Director of William Lawrence Camp. Nat is a Past President of the New Hampshire Camp Directors' Association and a trained Ambassador for the American Camping Association. He is an avid outdoorsman and a year-round resident of Tuftonboro, NH.
Click here for a History of the Directors of William Lawrence Camp.
Scott "Goose" Giessler, Assistant Director
Scott 'Goose' Giessler is a long-time camper and member of the staff, has a degree in Communications from Ithaca College, and is presently a school teacher at the local high school in Wolfeboro, NH. He teaches Media Studies and Child Development.
Dave Hopkinson, Head Counselor
Dave Hopkinson has an extensive background in education and camping.
A graduate of West Virginia Wesleyan College, over the course of his
career Dave has taught in public schools, has directed alternative
education programs as well as directed Silver Towers Camp, a summer camp
for the developmentally disabled. Dave retired in 2008 from
Community Corrections Alternatives where he had worked for a number of
years as a Certified Mental Health Rehabilitation Technician. Dave
currently resides in Cornwall, VT and is a Certified Behavioral
Specialist.
Dian Darling, Office Manager
Dian
Darling is our new Office Manager. Originally from Rehoboth, MA,
Dian currently lives in Ossippee, NH with her husband, Mark, and
daughter, Bryanna, on a small farm. They have three grown sons who
reside in Massachusetts. Dian attended Southeastern Massachusetts
University in the Business Administration Program. She has an
extensive background in office administration, banking and marketing.
Loves the outdoors along with horseback riding, camping and hiking.
Lynda Goldkamp, Camp Nurse
Lynda
is a Pediatric Nurse Practitioner and received her Bachelors and Masters degrees from the Boston College School of Nursing. A school nurse when not at Camp, she resides in Manchester, CT.
K.V. King, Program Specialist
KV is a retired professor of Physical Education at Keene State College. He has an extensive background in camping and worked with the Dartmouth College Outward Bound for many years. A passionate sailor, he resides in Alton, NH on the shores of Lake Winnipesaukee and delights in taking campers out on the schooner.
Jim Bullitt, Operations Manager
Jim
worked in Quality Control at Goodmark Foods in Pennsylvania for 22 years. He has finally moved up to New Hampshire to join
his wife, Anne, and pursue his dream of changing careers to work in Building and Grounds Maintenance.