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
smithm06@vt.edu
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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.
Katie Bratcher
Program Specialist
bkatie@vt.edu
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Katie Bratcher, an art graduate of Longwood University, begins her 2nd year at Jamestown 4-H Educational Center and her 15th year in 4-H. Katie coordinates school programs at the 4-H center, assists in specialty camp planning, is a teambuilding facilitator, lead outdoor educator, and all around camp nut. She grew up spending her summers at Holiday Lake 4-H Center, and hasn't missed a camp moment since. Katie's favorite camp pasttime is singing and dancing around the campfire. During her spare time, Katie’s an avid skiier, kayaker, and artist. Her art work has been featured in a number of gallery shows, and is a permanent addition to the Longwood Center of Visual Arts.
John Lewis
Outreach Speicalist
johnnl@vt.edu
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It was a bright sunny day in late December 1984, when the world smiled. John Lewis, destined to be Outreach Coordinator of the wonderful Jamestown 4-H Center, was born. After a brief stint at early childhood, he quickly became a teen volunteer at the vaunted Hidden Pond Nature Center of Fairfax County. It was here he regaled many children in the intricacies of Box turtles, American Toads and King Snakes. Though this kept him occupied and content as he adventured through the educational hallways of Northern Virginia Community College, his soul desired to broaden its horizons even greater. He then transferred as an Outdoor Recreation major to the famed Radford University, which concluded with an amazingly successful internship corralling canoeing children at Holiday Lake 4-H Center. Afterwards, he leaped with joy and rapture at the opportunity to become the Outreach Coordinator at Jamestown; a position he is still enamored with today.
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.
Kate Coelln
Guest Services
kcoelln@vt.edu
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Kate Coelln came to the Jamestown 4-H in April of 2009. With 20 years of experience working in Food and Beverage, Events Management and Childcare, the 4-H camp seemed an obvious fit. She manages the kitchen, works in Group Services, and helps to organize events at the camp. Her favorite thing to do in her free time is spend time with her family and friends or watch Bravo. She’s looking forward to the craziness of summer camp.
Betsy Coe
Kitchen Supervisor
camp.betsycoe@gmail.com
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Born in Williamsburg, Virignia, Betsy Coe is an art graduate of Hollins University. As much as she enjoys a good Dali or Van Gogh, however, her love of the culinary arts is unsurpassed. She has worked in numerous camps before hand, but has finally found her home back in Jamestown. A culinary prodigy, she produces meals along with Kate Coelln that surpass even the fanciest fast food restaurant or college dining hall. She is a cooking fanatic, and works her magic in the theater known as the Jamestown 4-H Dining Hall. 
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 thier 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! If you would like to be a part of our summer staff, check out our summer staff application!
