OUR 2011 KEYNOTE SPEAKERS!
The following two speakers dazzled eevryone at the 2011 conference!
Michael Brandwein
Michael Brandwein is one of the top trainers of persons in the fields of education, camp, and recreation. He has made presentations in all 50 states and on six of the seven continents. Michael is the number one national bestselling author in the camp field, with four consecutive bestsellers, Training Terrific Staff (Volumes 1 & 2), Super Staff SuperVision, and Learning Leadership. Michael wrote and presented three 1999 Emmy award-winning television programs on communicating with children called Parenting Puzzle. He is a frequent keynote speaker for national organizations that serve youth, families, teachers, and others, including the American Camp Association (ACA) and the National Recreation and Park Association, among many others. He has served on the National Board of Directors and Executive Committee of the ACA. He has presented standing-room-only sessions at ACA national conferences every year since 1983, was the chair of the 2005 national conference, and has received two national honors from ACA for his training of directors and staff throughout the world. Michael’s camp experience includes everything from front-line counselor and supervisor to camp administrator. His Juris Doctor degree is from the University of Chicago. Michael lives in the Chicago area with his wife Donna, a professional sign language interpreter, and their two sons David and Benjamin.
Scott Arizala
Scott is one of the leading experts and premier trainers on kids, staff and the experience of summer camp. He has been involved with camps and youth development for over twenty years as a camper, counselor, administrator, teacher and consultant. He has been the director of traditional resident camps, day camps, single gender camps, and is currently the Camp Director for Dragonfly Forest, a resident camp for kids with serious illnesses and disorders in the Philadelphia area.
Scott is on the Board of Directors for the American Camp Association Oregon Trail section and serves as the Education Chair. He is author of the new book on summer camp and youth development, S'more Than Camp.
As a professional speaker and educator, he has given keynotes, workshops, seminars and educational sessions at numerous professional conferences, training events, and with organizations. He is currently the CEO of The Camp Counselor, a consulting and training company working with hundreds of camps and thousands of staff & administrators across the country.
