Pinemere Camp
Max Gidaley
Max is thrilled to be returning for his 11th summer at Pinemere. He is proud to be an original CIT TWO of 2006, and was supervisor for the trip in 2012. After earning his BFA in musical theatre, Max has been teaching theater across the country choreographing by day and performing by night. He recently finished choreographing Beauty and the Beast in Long Island this spring, and will be returning to his hometown of San Diego to star in Rocky Horror Picture Show this fall. Max is ready for his third trip with the CIT TWO crew and is even more excited about spending his birthday on the beach of Tel Aviv with everyone.
Max is thrilled to be returning for his 11th summer at Pinemere. He is proud to be an original CIT TWO of 2006, and was supervisor for the trip in 2012. After earning his BFA in musical theatre, Max has been teaching theater across the country choreographing by day and performing by night. He recently finished choreographing Beauty and the Beast in Long Island this spring, and will be returning to his hometown of San Diego to star in Rocky Horror Picture Show this fall. Max is ready for his third trip with the CIT TWO crew and is even more excited about spending his birthday on the beach of Tel Aviv with everyone.
Grant Kaufman
Grant is super pumped for the summer to start! This is his 15th summer at Pinemere and first year as a counselor in the CIT TWO program. He is from Princeton but attends Syracuse University majoring in accounting and finance. It is rumored he is Syracuse’s mascot Otto the Orange but is a confirmed tennis star, skipping out on Wimbledon to join in on this Adventure. He is the last CIT TWO of 2014 still at camp and hasn’t been to Israel since his trip with camp, so he is super excited to have another chance to experience all that Israel has to offer.
Grant is super pumped for the summer to start! This is his 15th summer at Pinemere and first year as a counselor in the CIT TWO program. He is from Princeton but attends Syracuse University majoring in accounting and finance. It is rumored he is Syracuse’s mascot Otto the Orange but is a confirmed tennis star, skipping out on Wimbledon to join in on this Adventure. He is the last CIT TWO of 2014 still at camp and hasn’t been to Israel since his trip with camp, so he is super excited to have another chance to experience all that Israel has to offer.
Skylar Carroll
Skylar is excited for round two of Pinemere’s leadership program after an amazing CIT summer in 2017! This is her 12th summer at Pinemere and second time doing the CIT 2 trip to Israel. She is from Wilmington and an incoming senior studying Elementary Education with a focus in special education at the University of Delaware. She cannot wait for Israeli Aroma coffee, falafel and exploring Israel’s beautiful sights.
Skylar is excited for round two of Pinemere’s leadership program after an amazing CIT summer in 2017! This is her 12th summer at Pinemere and second time doing the CIT 2 trip to Israel. She is from Wilmington and an incoming senior studying Elementary Education with a focus in special education at the University of Delaware. She cannot wait for Israeli Aroma coffee, falafel and exploring Israel’s beautiful sights.
Camp Wise
Eva Bogomolny
Eva is from Cleveland and so excited to take part in the Israel Leadership Summer! This is her 12th summer at Wise and will be a senior at Ohio State in the fall, where she studies Early Childhood Education. Eva just returned back to the States from her study abroad program in Jerusalem at Hebrew University. She is so excited to merge two of her biggest passions: camp and Israel, as a staff member on this trip.
Eva is from Cleveland and so excited to take part in the Israel Leadership Summer! This is her 12th summer at Wise and will be a senior at Ohio State in the fall, where she studies Early Childhood Education. Eva just returned back to the States from her study abroad program in Jerusalem at Hebrew University. She is so excited to merge two of her biggest passions: camp and Israel, as a staff member on this trip.
Ben "Stalls" Stallsmith
This is Ben's 16th summer at Camp Wise, where he has been a camper, SIT, counselor, and Noar and SIT Supervisor. He is a 6th and 7th grade social studies teacher at the Mandel Jewish Day School in Cleveland. Before teaching, Ben attended The Ohio State University, where he earned a bachelor's degree in history and mater's in Secondary Social Studies and Global Education. This will be Ben's fifth trip to Israel and is so excited to share his knowledge and continue to learn with the camp groups. Ben loved hiking, traveling, and rooting for Cleveland sports teams!
This is Ben's 16th summer at Camp Wise, where he has been a camper, SIT, counselor, and Noar and SIT Supervisor. He is a 6th and 7th grade social studies teacher at the Mandel Jewish Day School in Cleveland. Before teaching, Ben attended The Ohio State University, where he earned a bachelor's degree in history and mater's in Secondary Social Studies and Global Education. This will be Ben's fifth trip to Israel and is so excited to share his knowledge and continue to learn with the camp groups. Ben loved hiking, traveling, and rooting for Cleveland sports teams!
Camp Interlaken
Jacob Ollanik
Camp Livingston
Shira Spiegel
ILS Trip Supervisor
Kari Semel
Kari is so thrilled to be supervising the Israeli Leadership Summer Program. This will be Kari's 22nd summer involved in a Camp program! Kari spent 11 summers at Camp Wise before being an Assistant Director at the Louisville JCC Day Camp. Kari grew up in Cleveland, Ohio and attended DePaul University in Chicago for her undergraduate degree. For the last two years, Kari was living in Louisville, Kentucky where she was the JCC Jewish Youth Director and the BBYO City Director. After the trip, Kari will be moving to Pittsburgh to attend the University of Pittsburgh and pursue her Master's degree in Social Work and School Counseling. This is Kari's fourth trip to Israel, and she is so excited to go back to the land of milk and honey with such an awesome group of upcoming camp leaders.
Kari is so thrilled to be supervising the Israeli Leadership Summer Program. This will be Kari's 22nd summer involved in a Camp program! Kari spent 11 summers at Camp Wise before being an Assistant Director at the Louisville JCC Day Camp. Kari grew up in Cleveland, Ohio and attended DePaul University in Chicago for her undergraduate degree. For the last two years, Kari was living in Louisville, Kentucky where she was the JCC Jewish Youth Director and the BBYO City Director. After the trip, Kari will be moving to Pittsburgh to attend the University of Pittsburgh and pursue her Master's degree in Social Work and School Counseling. This is Kari's fourth trip to Israel, and she is so excited to go back to the land of milk and honey with such an awesome group of upcoming camp leaders.