Boys' Summer Camp Staff

Henry R. Kennedy - Executive Director
Henry Kennedy has served as Kieve’s Executive Director since 1991 and is the third generation of his family at the helm. Henry graduated from Colby College in 1980 then worked as a Certified Public Accountant in California and Portland, Maine. His non-profit experience includes 2 terms elected to the Cumberland, Maine school board, member of the Colby College Board of Overseers, appointment to the Great Ponds Taskforce by Governor King, past president of the Maine Youth Camping Association, past member of Allagash Wilderness Waterway advisory committee, founding board member of the Family Ice Center in Falmouth, Maine, member of Governor Baldacci’s Equity in Education taskforce, and member of Maine Huts and Trails board. He was a Kieve camper from 1967 through 1972 and a counselor from 1973-1980. He lives in Cumberland and Nobleboro, Maine with his wife, B.J., and their 2 children, Sam and Blair.

Charlie Richardson - Director of Education and Operations
Charlie has been an integral member of the Kieve-Wavus family since 1983, first as an intern in Kieve’s Leadership School program then as a counselor, and ultimately as C0-Director of the Boys’ Camp. He currently is involved in helping to provide the best educational experience for each and every person and group that comes to our incredible campuses. In the community Charlie has been a board member at the Central Lincoln County YMCA and board member and chairman of the Nobleboro, Maine School board. His teaching and administrative experience have taken place in the Hull Public School in Massachusetts, the Linsly School in Wheeling, WV, and McDonogh School in Owings Mills, MD. He now resides year round at Kieve with his wife Annie and their two children Laurie Beth and C.J.

Tom Hartenstein - Assistant Director
My name is Tom Hartenstein, I am originally from Miami, FL but I am now living in Raleigh, NC. I am an English as a second language teacher at a public high school in Durham, North Carolina. I have been involved with Kieve for 24 years and I have worked in many different capacities at Kieve. I will be returning this summer as an Assistant Director along with my wife, Terrill.

Walter Dickerson - Assistant Director
Walter, a close friend of Tom Hartenstein's, joined us in 2008 and has done a wonderful job filling in wherever he was needed. An experienced hiker, jack of all trades, eternal optimist, and exceptional role model, Walter is famous on the Appalachian Trail for backpacking barefoot! His role at Kieve for 2010 will be as an Assistant Director, primarily in the wilderness trip program but also around camp.

Reid Anderson - Assistant Director, Tripping
Originally from Philadelphia, Reid was a Kieve camper in South Harris from 1992 through Maine Trails in 1996. He became a counselor at Kieve in 1998, continued through 2002, and started his current role as an Assistant Director in 2003. A graduate of The Haverford School and Hamilton College, Reid now resides with his wife, Jess Anderson, in Richmond, Me.

Faye Woodman - Staff Assistant, Boys' Camp
Over the past 13 years I have gathered the information for your son/sons; from processing their application to obtaining their medical form and travel information to and from camp. Then comes opening day, which is the greatest highlight for me as I watch the two chartered busses roll in, one after the other, and wave from the office parking lot at all the smiling faces! Every year it brings tears to my eyes knowing that I have brought back my children to camp (I know they are yours, but I take great pride in getting them to camp and home again). Thanks for sharing them with us!

Jess Anderson - Infirmary Director
Jess, originally from the Adirondack region of New York State, began working at Kieve in 1999 as a climbing and adventure course instructor. In 2002, following her graduation from Hamilton College, Jess began supervising the infirmary. Jess now lives with Reid and their two cats and dog, Bernard, in Pomfret, CT. During the off season, she teaches geometry and psychology at Marianapolis Prep and volunteers as an EMT with the local fire department.

Bill Chapman - Snowgoose Captain
Bill holds a Coast Guard boat license and has worked as a commercial fisherman for more than twenty years. He brings a wide range of experiences and talents to Kieve all year long. He has always had a mechanical bent, working as a maintenance mechanic in a local hospital while attending Northeastern University. He is a jack of all trades, able to handle a wide variety of projects on his own. In the past he has served as a law-enforcement officer in Washington, D.C., worked with Project Leap in Massachusetts , and overseen a number of properties in Coastal Maine. Bill is also a licensed Maine Guide, specializing in hunting expeditions both for upland birds and Sea Ducks.

Sam Kaplan - Assistant Tripping Director
Sam, a 3rd generation Kieve man, was a camper here from 1998 through 2001 then took a year off and returned in 2003 and finished his camping years with Kieve West in 2004. He returned as a counselor in 2006 through 2008, and then as an Assistant Tripping Director starting in 2009. Sam is a graduate of Bates College and an Upper School History Teacher at St. Paul\'s School for Boys in Baltimore, Maryland

Rob Reilly - Director Challenge Course & Facilitation
Rob is a native if Manchester, England where he started rock climbing at the age of 13. He moved to the US in 1993 and has been working in the field of outdoor education for over 15 years with groups ranging from corporate managers to adjudicated youth. Rob joined the Kieve-Wavus team in the spring of 2010 as a Leadership School teacher and Challenge Course Manager. He lives in Hope, ME with his wife of 20 years, Sarah, and their three children.

Ryan Pelletier - Environmental Education Coordinator
A graduate of Williams College, Ryan joined The Leadership School staff in the spring of 2010 and is currently a teacher with the program. He will be spending his second summer as one of the Environmental Educators on Hog Island, a neaby Audubon Nature Reserve. A native of Maine, Ryan has a great love for the outdoors and for working with young people.

Carolyn Findeisen - Maine Audubon Educator
Carolyn is part of the education team at Maine Audubon. She will be working on Hog Island this summer. Carolyn grew up at Camp Wyonegonic nn Maine, where she has spent 16 summers. She has also spent several seasons as an outdoor education instructor at the Aloha foundation in Vermont and at the Appalachian Mountain Club. Carolyn has just completed a graduate degree in education from Prescott College. She currently lives in Portland."

Miranda Sprague - Camper Connection
Miranda lives in Damariscotta and will be a senior at Lincoln Academy in the fall. She is active in local musical theater and is a member of the Lincolnaires. This is her third year working for Kieve and the Camper Connection and we are glad that she is returning for the summer.

Russ Williams - Development & Communications Director
In addition to being the Development & Communications Director, Russ coordinates all the the program brochures, newsletters and website updates. For Boys Camp specifically, he oversees the design and implementation of the "Camper Connection", a very popular website function, updated daily during camp and that allows parents to view thousands of camper pictures all year round.
Russ is also the 9/11 Family Camp Director.