Dana has been part of the Roughing It team for several years now, as a Junior High Girls Counselor, Summer Secretary and Assistant. This summer she will be the Swim Director. Dana has many years of experience as a babysitter and counselor through Campfire USA and St. Mary’s summer camps. She is an incredible athlete, and has experience playing almost every sport. Her passion is for rowing – she received a rowing scholarship to St. Mary’s, has taught rowing programs, and rows for a competitive team. Dana also loves to teach, and after graduating from St. Mary’s with a Master's in Education, she just completed her first school year teaching third grade. She is looking forward to applying her teaching and athletic experience to the pool, and can’t wait to help campers improve their strokes this summer!

Taylor is a great addition to the Roughing It staff. He is returning for his third summer, and will be the Assistant Swim Director. He is eager to help campers learn new skills while having a great time at Swim Club. Taylor attended a number of summer programs when he was younger and always enjoyed his time at camp. Some of his favorite activities were, and continue to be, hiking, swimming, and rope climbing. He felt the best way to compliment his experience as a camper was to become a counselor. Taylor is in his third year of college at Hampton University in Virginia where he plans to pursue law.

Lauren will be joining us for her first summer as a Swim Counselor at Roughing It. Although it is her first summer at Roughing It, Lauren has several years of experience working at a variety of camp programs, including vacation bible school and a hands-on wild animal educational camp. She is looking forward to helping campers learn and develop their swim skills at camp. Lauren is an incredible athlete, enjoys swimming and volleyball, and plays rugby for the Cal women’s team. She was born in Monterey and grew up helping raise her two younger brothers. She currently attends UC Berkeley, where she is studying psychology and biology. Lauren is a passionate animal lover, and hopes to apply her studies to becoming a veterinarian.

Tosca will be joining us at Roughing It for her first summer as a Swim Counselor. She took swim lessons as a kid, swam competitively in high school, and is currently taking swim classes in college. She is really excited to share her skills with the campers at Roughing It. Tosca is very athletic, having played soccer for many years growing up, as well as running for her high school cross country team. She is also a talented pianist, and enjoys playing for competition and pleasure. Prior to this summer, Tosca spent three months in Italy living with a family and taking care of their child. She is currently a student at UC Santa Barbara, where she is studying business, economics, and Italian.

Robert is a longtime Roughing It family member. He has been a part of our camp for 9 years as a camper, C.I.L.T, Junior Counselor and now a Swim Counselor. For fun, Robert plays the drums, basketball, baseball, and football. In addition to being a Roughing It camper, Robert has been an active member in the Boy Scouts and Catholic Youth Organizations. This has provided him with an exceptional background in the outdoors. Robert’s younger sister, Wendy, was a Junior Counselor this past summer for both a Little Raccoons group and the B2’s. He is currently attending his 1st year at the Academy of Arts University in San Francisco.

Wendy has attended Roughing It for seven years as a camper, CILT and Junior Counselor. She is excited to be a Swim Counselor this summer. Having grown up attending Roughing It, Wendy is experienced in the outdoors, and is looking forward to sharing her leadership skills and all of her favorite camp songs. She loves arts and crafts, swimming, kayaking, and horseback riding, and has even been fishing in Alaska! This past spring, Wendy went to El Salvador to volunteer, and taught a variety of crafts to local children. She will be starting her freshman year at UC Santa Cruz in the fall, where she plans on studying psychology and theater. She hopes to become a child psychologist or teacher after graduating.