Kenny Moore

Director

Kenny’s Pemi journey started as a 10-year-old camper in J5 in 1992. Since then, he has served as a counselor, Division Head, Head of Waterfront, Program Head, Assistant Director, and now as the Director overseeing Camp. Prior to a full-time position with Pemi, Kenny taught history at both the middle and high school levels while also managing the schools Alumni Relations program. During the off-season, Kenny and his wife Sarah live in Avon Lake, Ohio with their son Winston and daughter Sally.

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Charlie Malcolm

Assistant Director

Charlie’s roots at Pemi run deep. He has spent his summers on Lower Baker since 1976; and his father attended Camp in the 1930s. Charlie came on as Camp Pemi’s Athletic Director in the early 1990s and served in that role for over 25 years. In 2021 Charlie took on the role of Assistant Director. When not at Pemi, he teaches history and coaches soccer and baseball at Northfield Mount Hermon School. He holds a Premier License from the National Soccer Coaches Association of America and has guided NMH to several New England Prep Championships in soccer. Charlie is joined at camp with his wife Kim and their two children, Patterson and Victoria.

Pat Clare

Assistant Director

Pat’s time at Pemi began as a full-session camper in Junior 1 in 1999. He proceeded to spend eight summers as a camper before working at Pemi as an assistant counselor, counselor, and Junior Camp division head. After several years away, Pat returned to Pemi in a year-round capacity as assistant director beginning in the summer of 2021. Prior to coming back to Pemi, Pat worked as an academic dean, history teacher, and lacrosse coach at several independent schools, most recently Berkeley Prep in Tampa, FL. Pat studied history and political science at Tufts University, and earned a Master’s degree in private school leadership from Columbia University. He’s joined at Pemi by his dog, Kemba.

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Tom Reed, Jr.

Consulting Director

Grandson of one of our founders, Tom has been at Pemi for all but a handful of summers since 1947 — first as a camper, then as a counselor, program head, and director. Formerly head of Pemi’s Trip Program, with which he still assists, Tom writes/oversees weekly newsletters, leads mess hall singing, and helps out in a number of other capacities. He is a Professor Emeritus of English at Dickinson College.

Dan Reed

Director of Family Camp

Dan, a great-grandson of one of Pemi’s founders, has spent the majority of his summers at Pemi as a camper, counselor, trip leader, head of program, and more. In 2021 he took on the additional role of Director of Family Camp and guided this new program to a highly successful summer. Outside of his work at Pemi, Dan serves as the English Department Chair at the Newark Academy in New Jersey, where he also coaches tennis. Dan is currently working towards a master’s degree from Middlebury’s Bread Loaf School of English, studying and researching at their twin campuses in Ripton, Vermont and Oxford, England. Dan holds a bachelor’s degree from Middlebury in Geology and English.

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Johanna Zabawa

Administrator

Johanna Zabawa, is a veteran staff member and great-granddaughter of one of Pemi’s founders, Edgar Fauver. During the fall, winter, and spring, Johanna is Pemi’s Lead Administrator and Registrar. During the summer, Johanna is a member of Pemi’s senior leadership team with a primary focus on camper and staff health and wellness. In 2004, Johanna participated in Pemi West, and the following year she joined the Pemi staff.  She led trips for a number of years, coached baseball, and in 2011, Johanna served as the first female Head of Staff at Pemi.  Johanna graduated from the University of Minnesota’s School of Social Work in 2013 and is a licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW). For the past 9 years, she has been practicing clinical social work in a variety of therapeutic and community settings. Since 2017, Johanna has been providing outpatient mental health therapy to adolescents at a public high school in Minneapolis, MN. Johanna lives in St. Paul, MN with her husband Nick and daughters Charlotte (3), and Holly (5 months).

Diane Rohde, CPA

Accounts Management

Diane has her own accounting firm located in nearby Plymouth NH. As a CPA, she specializes in small business consulting, tax services, and payroll management. She’s been Pemi’s CPA for well over 10 years in addition to serving as the liaison for enrolled camper/family financial management. During the season, Diane is on site several days a week.

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Kim Malcolm

Administrator

Kim has been a key player in the Pemi summer office for over twenty-five years. She arrived in 1991 as “Kim Chabot” and served as the bookkeeper. A year later, the Reeds and Fauvers hosted Kim and Charlie Malcolm’s wedding reception in the Pemi Mess Hall. In 2000, Patterson Malcolm spent his first summer on Lower Baker and four years later Victoria joined the Pemi family. Needless to say, Kim and all the Malcolms are intimately connected to Camp Pemigewassett! During the rest of the year, Kim is a practicing Physical Therapist.

Heather Leeds

Administrator

Heather Leeds came to Pemi in 2008. With over thirty years of boarding school experience, Heather, a former Pemi parent, anchors the office and is the friendly voice that answers the phone and answers your questions. A graduate of Bates College, Heather and her husband Greg, Director of the Northfield Mount Hermon Summer School, have three children, Zach, Heidi and Hillary. During the academic year, Heather teaches at Full Circle and the NMH School.

Wendy Young

Head of Program

Wendy joined Pemi in 2018. As Head of Program, she works closely with program heads and cabin counselors to create and oversee the weekly schedule for the boys. A former college soccer and lacrosse player, she enjoys all things sports as well as the summer camp life. During the school year she works as a certified athletic trainer at Northfield Mount Hermon School in Massachusetts, with 22 years of experience.

Deb Kure

Head of Nature Program

Deb earned her Geology degree through the University of Rochester (home of Fauver Stadium, named after the university’s Athletic Director and one of Pemi’s founders, Edwin Fauver). As a participant in Pemi’s first Nature Instruction Clinic in 1993, Deb received training that became the bridge between college field study and a career of leading outdoor science programs through camps, museums, and trips programs throughout the U.S. Her work in urban, rural, and wilderness settings in 22 different program types for 14 institutions and in a wide range of ecosystems shaped Deb’s perspective on the value of shared transformational experiences in the outdoors for all ages. Deb joined Pemi’s Nature Program staff in 2008 and in 2019 was named Head of the Nature Program. During the school year Deb and her husband Brian live in Reno, NV, where she is an Educator for Sierra Nevada Journeys, leading classroom and field programs with 1st through 6th graders, and Family STEM Nights.

Jud Landis

Head of Trips

I’m a native of Carlisle, Pennsylvania, but have lived in the Western US for most of my adult life. I was a Pemi trip counselor in the late 1980s and early ’90s, and returned to the shores of Lower Baker in 2021 after my retirement from a career teaching Science at Sheldon High School in Eugene, Oregon. I live with my wife, Jeanne, in Eugene, tutoring students at my old school, gardening, and skiing when we aren’t traveling. I’m excited to return as the Head of the Trips Program in 2023, and look forward to offering up another busy season of mountain and river expeditions in the best Pemi tradition.

Chris Johnson

Athletic Director

Since joining Pemi in 2014 as Head of Tennis, Chris has developed a robust program that welcomes newcomers to the sport and challenges those with advanced skills to further grow their game. He has coached tennis for over 20 years, guiding his teams to multiple State Championships. Holding a Masters Degree in Administration, Chris serves as Vice President of the Ohio Tennis Coaches Association and lives in Cleveland, Ohio, where he teaches 4th grade and coaches high school tennis. He is joined at Pemi by his wife, Ashley, and two children, Lauren and Clayton.

Charlotte Jones

Head of Waterfront

Charlotte joined the Pemi staff in 2015. As Head of Waterfront, she and other Pemi staff cover everything from teaching the basics to those new to swimming, to coaching the most accomplished swimmers on the squad. She writes, “Enabling the boys to have fun in the water whilst they develop new skills is the most rewarding experience and a job I feel so lucky to do.” Charlotte notes that Pemi is clearly an important place for growing boys to learn responsibly, build lifelong friendships and have fun, and she finds it a privilege to be a part of an inclusive and nurturing camp, representing one of Pemi’s strong female Pemi role-models and supporting the boys in their many endeavours. During the off-season, Charlotte is studying to become a doctor at Barts Medical School in London. She also trains as a distance runner throughout the year, a passion which she tries to instill in Pemi campers during the summers!

Steve Clare

Head of Archery

Steve lives in Cornwall in the SW of England. He’s a freelance teacher, supporting schools with specialist lessons. He’s coached youth soccer teams for over 10 years and coordinates a weekly community soccer programme for players aged 5–11. Steve came to Pemi in 2015 as Head of Archery and serves also as one of our soccer coaches.

Enrique Polletta

Head of Woodshop

Enrique joined Pemi as the Head of Woodshop beginning in the second session of 2021. He is from Beverly, MA but recently moved to nearby Fairlee, VT with his partner and two kids! Enrique LOVEs running in the woods and creating art from wood!

Kendra Wiesel, RN

Health Center

Kendra joined the Pemi Health Center staff in 2022.  She has over 20 years of experience in nursing, the last 6 specializing in school health and administration.  Kendra has worked in both boarding and day schools, and is currently the nurse at Watkinson, a private 6-12 school in Hartford, CT.  In her free time, she enjoys spending time outdoors, baking, reading, and heading to the beaches of Cape Cod with her husband Kurt, twins (and Pemi boys!) Max and Luke, and chocolate lab Hadlee.

Tami Harrah, RN

Health Center

Loving sleep away camp started many years ago when Tami spent her summers at sleep away camp. She works at an all-boys boarding school during the school year which allows her to continue to spend her summers, enjoying the outdoors, at Camp Pemi. Tami has spent her 30-year nursing career in public and private schools and camps.

Tom Ciglar

Director of Food Service

Tom has been a part of the Pemi family for 21 seasons and is known for the extraordinary breads that he bakes daily (often twice daily!) for our community of 250 people. (Last summer, he baked breads for 23 days in a row without ever repeating a recipe!) During the school year, Tom is a social studies teacher at Newport High School in Newport, NH. He lives in Rindge, NH with his wife, Anna, and son, Jonathan.

Frank Roberts

Head of Buildings and Grounds

Frank has been a member of the Buildings and Grounds team for the last five years, and has now taken over as the Head of Buildings and Grounds. Frank’s favorite aspects of Camp are “the incredible and passionate people [he’s] met and worked with,” and he loves, “the interesting, varied, and challenging nature of the work.” A New Hampshire native, Frank was a longtime Boy Scout and attended the University of New Hampshire, where he studied macroeconomics and international affairs. Frank and his wife Erica live nearby Pemi with their daughter Hazel and newborn son Dylan.