For us to succeed each
year we will
need volunteers like you to
help us create and
execute our plan for
Dragonfly Forest.
At
Dragonfly Forest
our Volunteers do more
than just provide labor,
they are an integral
part of our philosophy
and desire for community
involvement.
Help us Believe … Be
part our equation …
It will make
difference for you
and for our kids.
Become a Volunteer
Adults come to
volunteer and work at
Dragonfly Forest for
many reasons: some want
to have a summer of fun,
some want to give back
to their community, but
some come for other reasons.
Last summer we asked
our counselors about the
personal and
professional goals they
hoped to achieve while
at Dragonfly Forest. We
learned that they were
interested in the ways
that camp would
contribute to their
aspirations to be
doctors, teachers,
lawyers, social workers, and nurses by helping
them develop skills in
many different areas,
such as leadership,
organization, group
dynamics, advocacy, and
program development. In
addition, we learned
that counselors felt
that their camp
experience would help
improve their family
lives and
personal relationships
by improving their
patience, cooperation,
flexibility, motivation,
and enthusiasm.
What was even more
interesting than the
goals themselves were
some of the results,
such as a program leader
who developed new
teaching strategies for
her special education
classroom, and the
counselor who used his
background in biology to
learn more about
campers’ medical issues.
This personal and
professional development
means that Dragonfly
Forest is a place that
is magical not only for
the kids, but also for
the adults.
This year Dragonfly
Forest had over 151
Volunteers who gave us
over 9,459 hours that
were valuted at $
217,789.50*
*
Value of Hours is based
on Bureau of Labor and
Statistics –
Occupational Employment
Statistics and Wages,
May 2008
2009
Staff/Counselors
Robert Addy
Steve Andelman
Kelly Anderson
Karin Arizala
Scott Arizala
Tahirah Austin
Paul Beckles
Justin Belleme
Mike Belleme
James Brooker
Allison Burkholder
Jeffrey Campbell
Chance Condran
Chelsea Cress
Jeffrey Dolan
Lorraine Durson
Rachel Glickman
Jason Goldfarb
Mark Goldfarb
Liz “Phishy” Gray
Ashley Hallford
Jennifer Hannibal
Stephanie Harp
Carrie Holmes
Monee’ Jackson
Lesley Jacobowitz
Jamie Jennings
Christopher Johnson
Jeff Johnson
Laura Jones
Sarah Koczot
Faith Laken
Bristal McAlister
Joshua McDaniel
Colleen Miller
Roberta Miller
Kristen Molina-Nauert
Alexandra Monyhan
Hiroko Nakahama
Natalie Navarro
Douglas Nolt
Reity O’Brien
Malcolm Phelan
Alenna Pistentis
Alyssa Polakowski
Jamar Pyatt
Chelsea Ridenour
Hana Rosen
Patricia Smith
Russell Spiker
Dylan Totzke
Utenge Utuk
Sylvia van Meerten
Lyndsay Vogel
Sara Wadlinger
Angela Wilcher
2009 Volunteers
Dana Anderson
Anthony Armstrong
Paul Brayshaw
Allison Burkholder
Kevin Campbell
Kate Carpenter
Kerri Clifford
John Colburn
Kyle Colburn
Taylor Colburn
Terry Colburn
Shari Coltoff
Bryan Cress
Carol Goldenberg
Nanci Goldenberg
Robyn Goldenberg
Mei-Ling Grant
Ashley Hallford
Anne Hamilton
Shelia Hardin
LeeAnn Henry
Linola Juste
Scott Kennedy
Tarah Laurent
Allison Livelsberger
Tricia Mackay
Leah Markowitz
Danielle McClosky
Andrew Miller
Alex Monyhan
Hiroko Nakahama
Emily O’Hara
Katie Opher
Wyatt Pace
Christine Paris
Katie Perry
Beverly Reber
Ann Ritter
Angie Sacco
Cody Schultz
Linda Schultz
Rick Schultz
Ed Sotherden
Roseann Stetina
Renee Thompson-Hohl
Ethan Timmins-Schiffman
Tom Wallace
Jordan West
Lisa Xu
Sarah Yeoman
2009 Medical
Staff
Heather Bailey
Danit Brahver
Tyra Bryant Stephens
Regina Butler
Mary Anne Canales
Christine Correale
Matt Demczko
Shayna DeShields
Maya Dewan
Mark Dovey, MD
Angela Ellison
Sharon Farrell
Susan Fendrick
Lynda Fu
Blaze Gusic, MD
Charles Hackenberger
Marlene Hamilton
Nicole Hasbrouck
Maura Haslam
Tina Henderschedt
Phyllis Henderson
Jennifer Hill
Jennifer Hufford
Anne Jensen
Katie Keller
Gerald Kolski, MD
Lynette Lazarus
Sharon Littig
Lori Luck, MD
Nkecki Mba, MD
Maureen McCloskey
Mary Lou McDermott
Liz Mirsoff
Anna Morys
Colette Mull
Huong Nguyen
Helen Paik
Pam Palladino
Chavis Patterson, PhD
Leslie Raffini, MD
Patty Rettig
Caryn Ross
Richard Schwarz, MD
Deena Scilezy
Kristen Sedler
Heather Shafi
Mark Sheedy
Michelle Smith
Kim Smith Whitley, MD
Jonathan Steinfeld, MD
Trish Underland
Rachel Weiner
Patti Weir
Shayna Wetzel
Marcia Winston
Go to
How I Spent My Summer
Vacation to read
more about the volunteer
experiences of Dragonfly
Forest volunteer Fred
Weiner and Board member
John Colburn.
