Meet the Staff!
Tony Lea
Center Director
adlea@vt.edu
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Tony Lea is the Center Director for Jamestown 4-H Educational Center. Originally from Australia, Tony has over 12 years camp experiences in the United States. Tony has worked at YMCA camps in Arizona, New Jersey and Pennsylvania. He has undertaken a variety of roles in youth camping, including that of Challenge Course Director, Equestrian Director, Community Director and Group Services Director. Tony has also had professional experiences in corporate teambuilding, horse training (in Iowa – where he lived at 4-H Camp) and as an Equine Assisted Therapy facilitator. He has a degree in Human Movement and Sport Sciences. Tony was proud to have become a citizen of the United States in June 2008. His professional, experienced and passionate approach to camping is an asset to Jamestown 4-H Educational Center and to the community. Tony’s vision for the Jamestown 4-H Educational Center is continue strong partnership with to Virginia Cooperative Extension; to cultivate community visibility and build partnership other local organizations so that the Center will be a leader in positive youth development for our communities. Tony lives in West Point with his wife Patrice and four young children. He also enjoys camping, equestrian pursuits, kayaking and warbirds.
Marlie Smith
Program Director
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Marlie joined us here at Jamestown back in 2006 as the Program Director. She is a graduate and former lacrosse player of Old Dominion University. She graduated with a B.S. in Recreation and Tourism Management with a minor in Sport Management. Marlie’s past professional experiences range from a variety of outdoor adventure camps, wilderness therapy out in Capitol Reef National Park, and challenge course facilitation. She has recently been certified as a Challenge Course Manager and co-trains the VA 4-H Staff in Low and High Ropes Facilitation and Management. In addition, she is active on the Virginia 4-H Outdoor Adventure Committee and partakes in training VA 4-H staff and volunteers, annually in Outdoor Adventure. In her free time you are likely to find her out on the local mountain biking trails hitting up the big jumps, shrieking down the West Virginia downhill bike trails, or in the ER getting fixed up after her crashes :) She is survived by her Golden Retriever, Allie – the best friend of Camp Staff.
Vickie Anderson
Business Manager
vanders@vt.edu
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Vickie has considerable background in financial management. She holds a Bachelor of Business Administration degree, majoring in Accounting, from the University of Toledo, Toledo, Ohio, and an Associate of Applied Science degree from Monroe County Community College, Monroe, Michigan. Since moving to Virginia in 2005, she has completed several courses in Non-profit management through VCU’s Nonprofit Learning Point. Vickie is also active with local community theaters and a home-based paper arts company.
William Townsend Will joined us in 2011 and has become a valuable asset to the Center. |
Summer Staff
The Jamestown 4-H Educational Center employs a group of exceptional young adults each summer to work in our Summer Camp program as instructors, program staff, and role models for youth ages 5-18. The summer staff devote 3 months out of their summer to work at camp, sing songs around the campfire, enjoy ice cream socials, teach classes, perform flag ceremonies, tell stories, compete in biggest splash competitions, and so much more!
Click on a staff picture below to meet our fantastic summer crew!
