FROM IDEAS TO ACTION.
Let's Turn Ideas Into Action.
Camp and youth-serving professionals have no shortage of information, ideas, or challenges. The harder part is turning good ideas into learning that people remember, use, and carry forward. It is frustrating when good information does not lead to meaningful change.
Whether you are leading a team, strengthening culture, or preparing people to do their best work, it can be difficult to make learning stick. This is where I come in. Through consulting, speaking, and training, I create opportunities to reflect, develop, and put new thinking into practice. I help people learn with confidence, lead with intention, and explore what’s possible.
When learning leads to action, meaningful change becomes possible. People grow more confident. Leaders become more capable. Teams become stronger. And good ideas become the experiences, cultures, and communities that make a difference!
About Us
A Teacher at Heart.
I have been teaching since I was old enough to play school in my basement and have spent more than 40 years learning, leading, and working alongside camp and youth-serving professionals. My experience spans the full range of camp life, from frontline counseling and program leadership to staff development, organizational culture, leadership, and consulting.
I am a teacher at heart, which means I am always looking for ways to make ideas clearer, learning more engaging, and knowledge more useful. If I can explain math to 8th graders so they get it (and like it), I figure I can teach just about anything!
A Camp Professional by Experience.
But teaching is only part of what I do. I partner with organizations and leaders to think through challenges, develop and refine ideas, strengthen teams and culture, and turn good thinking into practical action.
Whether I am consulting with a leadership team, developing a training experience, facilitating a conversation, or speaking to a room full of camp professionals, I bring the same curiosity, creativity, and commitment to making ideas useful.
SAMPLE LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES TO PUT IDEAS INTO ACtION...
Culture by Design for Organizations
Culture by Design for Organizations
Culture by Design for Organizations
Whether you are creating or revisiting your mission, vision, and values, strengthening an established culture, or addressing a gap between your stated intentions and lived culture, I can help identify what to keep, strengthen, reconsider, or correct.
Together, we can develop practical strategies to intentionally shape the culture you want your community to experience.
Conference Speaking: Keynotes, Breakouts & More
Culture by Design for Organizations
Culture by Design for Organizations
I would be honored to be part of your next in-person or virtual learning event as a keynote speaker, breakout session leader, panelist, pre-conference workshop facilitator, or a combination of these.
I bring innovative, engaging, and immediately useful content designed to meet your audience where they are, move them forward, and turn ideas into action.
Leadership-Level Training and Development
Culture by Design for Organizations
Leadership-Level Training and Development
The many demands of running camp can easily get in the way of a supervisor’s core responsibility: coaching and supporting their staff.
By equipping leaders with effective strategies to manage priorities, set expectations, lead staff training, address challenges, and provide meaningful feedback, they are able to develop stronger staff and create a better camp experience for everyone.
Frontline Staff Orientation and Training
Leadership-Level Training and Development
Prepare counselors for success with practical training on youth development, behavior management, co-counselor relationships, community building, meaningful moments, and creating the right vibe through energy and enthusiasm.
I also love showing staff that camp is a real job, where they are developing transferable skills and experiences they can carry into any career and capture on their resumes.
Ongoing Training and Staff Meetings
Training shouldn’t stop when campers arrive! Once the summer is underway, orientation scenarios become real-life challenges. Ongoing training helps staff reflect on successes and surprises, refine skills, reset habits that shape the camp community, refill their bag of tricks, and recharge to avoid burnout.
This is where summer experiences become growth, staff performance gets stronger, and retention gets a boost.
Design Your Own Learning and Training
I’m ready to consult with you on “most things camp,” whether you need support in a specific area or throughout the year as your needs evolve.
I can also design sessions around your specific training needs. Just ask! I’m happy to join staff training or meetings virtually before or during the summer. Sessions remain interactive, engaging, and packed with learning. Being on the big screen is almost like being there in person, at a fraction of the cost!
Invite Kim to Your next Conference or Training event
Conference Speaking
Conference Speaking
Conference Speaking
Invite Kim to present at your conference as a dynamic keynote speaker and/or to lead multiple engaging breakout sessions.
Staff Training
Conference Speaking
Conference Speaking
Invite Kim to lead half, full or multi-day training sessions for frontline, leadership, or other staff groupings (in-person or virtual)!