Leadership at Camp Nor’wester
Year-Round Team
Board of Directors
In May of 1996 Camp Nor’wester was converted from a privately owned, for-profit corporation to a 501(c)(3) Non-Profit corporation. Since that time its mission and vision have been guided by a Board of Directors.
Our current Board Members are past campers, past staff, parents, volunteers and donors – cumulatively, they bring literally hundreds of years of Nor’wester experience to the table, and work diligently to continue spreading the mission and story of the camp to our ever-growing community.
Board of Directors
Camp Nor’wester Board Culture Statement
We embrace our mission.
The mission first and foremost guides our leadership, decision making, and actions.
We value our traditions past, present, and future.
As we honor our history and culture. We respect and learn from the traditions of other cultures as well.
We respect the environment.
We love the land and strive to leave our camp site better than how we found it.
We create community.
We build, grow, and maintain honest and genuine relationships which are foundational to a sense of belonging. The creation of community requires trust, vulnerability, and forgiveness, and with these tenets in place individuals can flourish.
We practice inclusivity.
We accept people for who and what they are. Every person has a right to respect and dignity. Racism, bigotry, and prejudice have no place at Nor’wester. We embrace our diverse cultures, experiences, and backgrounds.
We support the Camp community with our hearts, our time, and our resources.
As members of the Board we value accountability and transparency in our commitment to the organization. We each have a responsibility to participate in the community and to contribute our energy, thoughts, opinions, and spirits.
We strive for an attitude of wonder, curiosity, and inquiry.
We listen to understand, not just to react. We seek new ideas and ask questions in the spirit of experiential learning and growth. We assume best intentions in our interactions. We strive to remain both humble and grateful in all we do.
We are pursuing a journey, not a destination.
We appreciate both process and progress. We enjoy the adventure and celebrate it together with dance and song.
Past Leadership
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1938-1966: Frank and Lucile Henderson (Founded in 1935 by Frank Henderson)
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1968-1980: Jack and Jan Helsell
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1981-1989: David and Susan Formo
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1990-2011: Paul Henriksen and Christa Campbell
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2012-2023: Sheila Tallmon and Jill Steigerwald
