Summer Camp Director at Camp McDowell

Catherine “CPO” Arthur (she/her) is the Summer Camp Director at Camp McDowell in Alabama, where she began as a camper and summer staffer. A Birmingham native, CPO is deeply rooted in the Episcopal Church and earned her Bachelor’s Degree in Sociology and Human Development from Auburn University in 2015. Before joining Camp McDowell full-time, she served as Director of Youth Ministries at Saint Stephen’s Episcopal Church in Birmingham from 2015 to 2022. CPO is currently celebrating her three-year work-anniversary at camp and three months of marriage.

Executive Director at Bellwether Farm

Stratt (he/him) Born and raised in rural Alabama on a large family farm, Stratt found community and purpose exploring the creeks, canyons, and waterfalls of beautiful Camp McDowell in the Diocese of Alabama. Formed and transformed by Camp McDowell's Summer Camp on Clear Creek, Stratt has led camping, education, and retreat ministries at DuBose Conference Center, Kanuga Conferences Inc., and now serves as Executive Director of Bellwether Farm. Stratt has lead, supported, or participated in the Alabama Folk School, McDowell Environmental Center, Healthy Roots, and the Mountain Trail Outdoor School. It is at Bellwether where Stratt's upbringing and career have collided in a new and sacred way as Bellwether Farm is home to a regenerative and diversified farm as well as retreat and camp ministries. Stratt is joined at the Annual Conference this year by his partner Carrie, daughter Frances, and son Russell.

Executive Director of Episcopal Camps & Conference Centers

Jess Elfring-Roberts is the Executive Director of Episcopal Camps and Conference Centers. Jess holds a masters degree in education with a specialization in Educational Technology and Coaching.

Executive Director at Lake Logan

Fueled by her passion for community-building and transformative work, Laura brings nearly thirty years of experience in the fields of education, outdoor recreation, and nonprofit leadership. Most recently, Laura served as Senior Director of Community Schools and Network Development at United Way of Asheville and Buncombe County. Prior experience includes work with Samaritan Ministries in Washington DC, the Brush Ranch School in Pecos, New Mexico, Project HomeStart in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, and in Asheville, North Carolina as Eliada’s Director of residential treatment and experiential learning. Laura is an outdoor enthusiast and has worked as a river guide on the Rio Grande and Colorado rivers and a climbing instructor in North Carolina and New Mexico. When not working you can find Laura in the woods or on the water, spending time with family and friends, playing music, traveling for learning and adventure, and “being ever curious about the world around us”. Laura brings with her the pursuit of life-long learning and the ability to show up as a transformational, vision- and mission-driven leader - cultivating love, joy, connections, and community.

Executive Director of Camp Cross

Alex found himself at Camp Huston in the Diocese of Olympia in 2008, working as a camp counselor, playing guitar, and leading hikes. These days, Alex can be found at Camp Cross in the Diocese of Spokane, working as a camp director, playing guitar, and leading hikes. In his spare time, Alex volunteers on boards at other summer camps and retreat centers, at youth programs in Spokane, and spends time with his partner Moriah and their many pets.

Co-Executive Director of Procter Center

Jerusalem is Co-Executive Director and Agrarian Minister for the Procter Center, an Episcopal Farm, Camp, and Retreat center in the Diocese of Southern Ohio. As former Manager of Evangelism and Discipleship for The Episcopal Church under Presiding Bishop Curry, she co-founded the Good News Garden movement and oversaw Way of Love and Evangelism initiatives for the wider church. She is also the author of two books, At Home in this Life: Finding Peace at the Crossroads of Unraveled Dreams and Beautiful Surprises and A Homemade Year: The Blessings of Cooking, Crafting and Coming Together, both published by Paraclete Press, as well as multiple Episcopal curricula including the Abundant Life Garden Project and the 2025 Lenten Meditations for Episcopal Relief & Development. Jerusalem recently completed her MA from Wartburg Theological Seminary with an emphasis on Rural Ministry. Jerusalem serves on the board of Edible Theology, and the Council of Advice for Episcopal Relief & Development. She is an associate of the Benedictine Community of Saint Mary, Southern Provence, and a co-host of the Spade, Spoon, Soul podcast. Jerusalem and is a speaker, preacher, and contributor around the topics of outdoor and agrarian ministry, discipleship, evangelism, leadership, and the ministry of belonging in an era of loneliness.

She and her husband Nathan live on camp at the Procter Center, and they are the parents of three young adults and one son-in-life.

Executive Director at The Barbara C. Harris Camp and Conference Center

The Rev. Spencer Hatcher serves as the Executive Director at the Barbara C. Harris Camp & Conference Center in Greenfield, NH where she lives in the woods with her husband, Sam, and their dogs Barbara and Martin. While she's served in a variety of contexts, her heart has been in camps and conference centers since her first summer as a junior counselor at The Claggett Center. She believes, whole heartedly in the power of transformation that is at the heart of camp ministry and holds to the deep belief that worship has always been bigger than the box we often have tried to use to contain it.

Senior Director of Programs & Outreach at Camp Mitchell

Larnie (she/her/they them) studied Whole Communities: an individualized study on how cultivating a relationship with nature, food, art, and music creates stronger and happier communities at Hendrix College in Conway, Arkansas. Post-college, Larnie and her partner, Sean helped run the White Water Tavern, a music venue and community space in Little Rock Arkansas for 14 years. They spent their free time exploring nature, camping, and cultivating a life long passion for the outdoors. From 2020-2022 Larnie served as a head teacher at the Ferncliff Nature School. In the summer of 2021 she received her level one certification in forest teaching from the Forest Kindergarten Association of America. In 2022 Larnie had the honor of being chosen to serve as the Senior Director of Programs and Outreach for Camp Mitchell, a role she held for a few short months in 2020. Larnie’s time as a Forest School teacher gave her an intimate look into the Forest School model, and when she returned to Camp Mitchell, Larnie was able to see the facility and it’s programs through the forest school lens. In the fall of 2022 the Evergreen Folk Society and Forest School was born. The Evergreen Society is an intentional community rooted in nature connection, education, diversity, and equity.

Michael Kellam began his career at Ware Insurance as a risk manager and commercial insurance broker in 2006 with a focus in multifaceted risk analysis across a broad range of industries. In 2021, 22, & 23, he was recognized by Insurance Business Magazine as one of the top 100 insurance brokers in the USA, with managed client volume and annual clientele growth exceeding 99% of his industry peers. In 2021, Michael was appointed CEO of Ware Insurance, where he now also provides corporate governance to the organization.

Officer for Young Adult and Campus Ministries and Grant Director for Camino Project

The Rev. Shannon Kelly is currently serving on the Presiding Bishop’s Staff of The Episcopal Church as the Officer for Young Adult and Campus Ministries and Grant Director for the Camino Project for The Episcopal Church. She convenes a networks of leaders throughout the church to teach, mentor, train, and build relationships in order to equip and empower people to share their story as the body of Christ in God’s continuing mission of reconciliation in the church and world.

Shannon’s passion and vocation has focused on advocating for and ministering with children, youth, and young adults through the churches and camps she has served in California, Wisconsin, New York, and denomination wide. This passion was formed in the Diocese of Idaho, where she worked at the diocesan camp, assisted with youth programs, and taught children in their Sunday morning formation time. She received a degree in English literature from the University of Idaho and attended seminary at the Church Divinity School of the Pacific. She was ordained to the priesthood in 1999. Throughout her ministry, she has created and shaped many formation programs for people of all ages. She wrote and edited God of My Heart, a book of prayers written by youth, for youth.

Executive Director of Trinity Center

John has spent over 35 years in Episcopal Camp and Conference ministry, holding leadership roles at five centers across four states since 1989. His career began as Executive Director of The Summit in the Diocese of North Carolina. He went on to lead Beckwith Camp and Retreat Center (Diocese of the Central Gulf Coast), the Barbara C. Harris Center (Diocese of Massachusetts), and Trinity Center (Diocese of East Carolina). Additionally, he served as Assistant Director of the Bishop’s Ranch (Diocese of California). Alongside his ECCC work, John pursued a parallel career in the wine industry, serving as Director of Hospitality at Dry Creek Vineyard and Tasting Room Manager at Arista Winery in California. John has shared his expertise as an ECCC Board member and Consultant, supporting Episcopal Camps and Conference Centers nationwide.

Principal of Emergent Mission

Joe Merlino is principal of Emergent Mission, a consulting and coaching firm that helps Episcopal faith communities achieve financial stability by cultivating meaningful diocesan, community, alumni and donor relationships that increase funding and support institutional advancement. Joe delivers interpersonal engagement strategies that shift the traditional mindset and practice of fundraising from transactional requests for money to a conversational model that connects giving with the life enriching and transformative experiences people receive from being in active relationship with your ministry. Practical areas of client need include donor capacity building, annual appeals, capital campaign fundraising, and increasing fee-based revenue. The approach is grounded in the theologies of mission, relationship, pastoral care and stewardship.

Joe has a formal consulting relationship with ECCC. He also serves as membership chair on the board of Community of Hope International. Prior to founding Emergent Mission, Joe spent 30 years working in the for-profit sector in executive leadership and business development roles focusing on value-based growth strategies, program development and customer experience. He holds a BS in Systems Analysis and Design from Drexel University in Philadelphia, PA and an MA in Practical Theology from the Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley, CA.

Director of Benefits Relationship Management at The Church Pension Group

Zach is a Director of Benefits Relationship Management at the Church Pension Group where he has worked since 2009. Zach and his team provide benefits administration support to Episcopal organizations and international dioceses of the Episcopal Church, and their Covenant Partners within the Anglican Communion. Before joining CPG, Zach worked in the investment finance industry, which included working for Fidelity Investments, where he was a Retirement Planning Specialist. Zach is bilingual (Spanish) and lives in northern Utah with his wife, Amber, and their four children. Zach enjoys grilling food, officiating high school basketball, and playing Pickleball.

Camino Project Program Manager

Kenianne Rivera is the Program Manager for the Camino Project in The Episcopal Church, where she works on a transformative initiative focused on faith formation for families and caregivers. Through the Camino Project, she helps families strengthen their faith practices and build strong, vibrant communities of faith that extend to the wider church and society. Her work is driven by a commitment to making faith formation accessible and meaningful for all families, with a particular focus on creating spaces where they can thrive in their spiritual journey. In addition to her work with the Camino Project, she serves as the Diocesan Youth Coordinator in Puerto Rico. She is passionate about working with youth and sees them as key agents in the faith community. She actively supports youth ministry programs, offering leadership and mentoring to help young people grow as leaders, engage in service, and embrace the values of justice, compassion, and community. Although Kenianne holds a degree in Criminal Justice, her deep passion for the church led her to a path of ministry, where she has found her true calling. Her experience as a lay leader in the Episcopal Church of Puerto Rico has shaped her understanding of faith, culture, and community development, allowing her to connect meaningfully with individuals and groups in various ministry contexts.

Communications & Member Support Coordinator for ECCC

Bekah (she/her) believes her life to be an example of God’s humor and grace. Equipped with an ever-present laugh and a lot of opinions, she loves it when she has the chance to share about her passions.

She is currently living that mid-20s stereotype of cobbling together a number of jobs in the pursuit of living out her passions (and also having health insurance). She serves at Episcopal Camps & Conference Centers as the Communications and Member Support Coordinator, at St. Francis House, UW-Madison as both the Office Coordinator and the House Fellow for Camp Ministries. Her home camp is EpiscoWisco camp, located in the woods of Wisconsin, where she served on staff for just under a decade.

Her favorite aspect of her ministry are the opportunities she gets to encourage others to look for the small joys in everyday life, to discover new parts of themselves, and to walk with them as they explore and make their faith their own.

Principal Coach & Consultant at SoJourner Coaching and Consulting LLC

As a coach, consultant, and trainer, Lauri SoJourner journeys with leaders as they seek clarity, hold boundaries, and map strategies to get them where they want to go. She earned her BA and a Certificate in Nonprofit Management from Winthrop University and her MA from Ball State University. She is one exam away from being an ICF certified coach. For over 18 years, Lauri has worked in nonprofit camp and conference ministry. She served on the Board of Directors for the Episcopal Camps and Conference Centers for six years, and was the organization’s first female president, and she received the 2019 Peter Bergstrom Leadership Award. A skilled teacher, Lauri is a faculty member for Compass Points, an ecumenical certificate program for camp and retreat leaders, run through Columbia Theological Seminary. She currently serves as Interim Executive Director at Camp Weed & Cerveny Conference Center in the Diocese of Florida.

Founder & CEO of the Sollog Group

Nick Sollog, Founder & CEO, has been a development professional for over 20 years. In 2009 he formed The Sollog Group, a consulting firm dedicated to helping nonprofit organizations raise more money in less time. The group’s practice focuses on capital campaigns, annual giving, database administration, and prospect development. Prior to consulting, Nick worked in the University of Richmond and the University of Lynchburg development offices. Born and raised in Richmond, VA, Nick graduated from the University of Lynchburg with a BA in International Relations. His advanced education includes certificates from the University of Richmond's Institute of Philanthropy in Grant Writing & Management, Fundraising & Development, and Nonprofit Marketing. Nick is involved in the local community both personally and professionally. He is a former alumni board member of the University of Lynchburg and is an active communicant and former Vestryman at Grace & Holy Trinity Episcopal Church. Nick’s professional memberships include the Virginia Association of Fundraising Executives, Association of Fundraising Professionals, Association for Advancement Services Professionals, Apra International, Apra-Virginia, and is currently the chair of the Virginia Fundraising Institute.

Director of Benefits Relationship Management for Church Pension Group

Toni Marie Sutliff has worked from her home office in Salt Lake City, Utah since she joined the Church Pension Group in January of 2009. Prior to that, she served in the Diocese of Utah as Finance Minister. She is the Director of Benefits Relationship Management at CPG where she leads a team that serves diocesan leadership in Provinces V, VI, VII and VIII. Toni Marie also presents at various CPG conferences on financial literacy matters and is especially focused on education for lay employees. She is active in her home parish, All Saints Episcopal Church, as Eucharistic Minister and Visitor, Lay Reader and choir member. Between them, Toni Marie and her husband, Gary, have four children, eight grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. She enjoys all things outdoors, knitting and traveling.

Director of Camp Arrowhead

Teri (she/her) is preparing for her 27th summer in 31 years at Camp Arrowhead! She was named Director in 2017 and was Arrowhead’s Program Director as well as The Episcopal Church in Delaware’s Diocesan Youth Ministry Coordinator for 9 years before that. She brings 25+ years of Formation Ministry experience to the table and has a fondness for making slides and spreadsheets pretty. She is an Enneagram One and an INFJ on the Myers-Briggs. She is Secretary of ECCC’s Board and has proudly visited over 33 Episcopal Camps and Conference Centers.

Director of Camp Tuttle

Ingrid (she/they) is the Director at Camp Tuttle, in the Wasatch Mountains outside of Salt Lake City, UT. With a passion for education and the outdoors, Ingrid transitioned from a dedicated elementary school teacher to a dynamic professional in the summer camping industry. Armed with a background in fostering young minds, Ingrid brings a wealth of experience in creating engaging and enriching learning environments. With a commitment to fostering personal growth and building a sense of community, Ingrid continues to leave an indelible mark, shaping the lives of those they touch through the transformative power of education and adventure.

Executive Director of Camps & Conferences for the Diocese of West Texas

Rob has been a Camp Director since 1988 and since 2008, he has been the Executive Director of the Episcopal Diocese of West Texas' camping program. Rob has the pleasure of overseeing the operations and facilities for the Diocese's three sites: Camp Capers in Waring, Texas; Mustang Island Conference Center in Port Aransas, Texas; and Duncan Park Camp in Ward, Colorado.

Rob grew up in camping, attending a YMCA camp on Possum Kingdom Lake as a camper and staff member for fourteen summers. He worked for Mission Presbytery for twelve years, eventually as the Executive Director of John Knox Ranch and Outdoor Ministries. He has served on the boards of the American Camp Association, Texoma, and the Presbyterian Church Camp and Conference Association, Episcopal Church Camp and Conference Association and Children’s Association for Maximum Potential. Rob has also served on the ACA National Program Committee, National Task Force and is an ACA Lead Visitor. Rob also serves as an ECCC Consultant.

Rob and his camp director wife have 6 children and four grandchildren and live in Wimberley Texas.

Executive Director of Camp Stevens

Kathy Wilder (she/her) is the executive director of Camp Stevens, the Episcopal camp and retreat center for Southern California. She has been a leader in youth and family non-profit work for over 25 years. Camp Stevens envisions a world of wholehearted belonging, with a mission to inspire, challenge, and empower personal, social, and environmental transformation. Kathy has a passion for leadership and employee resilience which was the focus of her doctoral degree in organizational leadership. She lives on site at camp with her wife the Rev. Hannah Wilder and two dogs Bear and Coco. They love to travel and catch up with their adult son Owen who lives in Northern California.

Summer Camp Programs Director at Camp Washington

I am a cradle-Episcopalian and have been engaged in the whimsical work of camp for 8 years. I come from a family of 5 (I'm the youngest....) and after high school earned my bachelor’s degree from Goucher College In Applied Social and Emotional Studies. In addition to serving as Shrine Mont Camp's Director for the past two years, I have worked in jobs from legislative advocacy to Union Organizing to being a Barista! In my personal life, I am dedicated to climate and social justice, love to rock climb, and travel. I grew up attending camp in the Diocese of Virginia, where I experienced a deep sense of belonging and community. At camp we find out together what is possible, do the hard/fulfilling work of growing in Christ's love, and HAVE FUN!

Executive Director/Diocesan Youth Networking Coordinator at EpiscoWisco Camp and Diocese of Wisconsin

Erin Wolf serves as the Executive Director for EpiscoWisco Camp & Youth Networking Coordinator for the Episcopal Diocese of Wisconsin. She has been serving the Episcopal Church in WI for over two decades through camps and diocesan & local youth ministries. Other ministry areas include: Safe Church management, ECCC and Episcopal Diocesan Youth Ministry (EDYM) networks, music/liturgy/worship in camp & church settings, and consulting. She has served on governing bodies at diocesan & denominational levels, most recently with the Standing Commission for Ecumenical & Interreligious Relations - Interim Body for General Convention. When not nerding about all things camp & church, Erin is Mamalorian to four Younglings, enjoys time with friends & family, and moonlights as a singer-songwriter.

Programs Director at Claggett Center

The Rev. Sara Yoe (they/them) began their ECCC work as a camp counselor at Claggett in 2013. Over the years, Sara has held many roles in Claggett's camp programs, and as of December 2024, Sara is serving as Programs Director at the Claggett Center. Sara believes in the transformative power of living in intentional community at camp (that's how they ended up a priest!) and making that experience possible and accessible for people from all backgrounds, identities, and life circumstances. Sara's favorite camp activities are kayaking, tie-dye, and skit night. Ask them about Claggett's DEI Grant for camp counselors and Gender Neutral Housing for campers!