Camp Speers-Eljabar

Director of Member Services

Barbara Hupfer

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Facility Director

Michael Ciancitto

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Retreats & Schools Planning Director

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Cherie Hammond
Cherie Hammond rejoined Camp Speers-Eljabar YMCA in May of 2005 as the Chief Operating Officer.  Cherie was originally associated with Camp as the Eljabar Program Director during the summer of 1981 and then as the Associate Director for Camp Eljabar and Conferences 1982-1983.  She then served as the Youth & Special Program Director at the Morris Center YMCA and later as Senior Program Director at the Princeton Family YMCA. While at the Princeton YMCA she served on the Interim Management Team during an eight month period while the association was without an Executive Director. She has served as the Chief Executive Officer of Camp Speers-Eljabar YMCA since July of 2008.

In addition to Cherie’s YMCA work, she served as the Director of Conferences and Events Planning for Johnson State College; as the Program Associate for Marketing and Training for World Learn, Inc and just prior to her return to CSEY she served as the Coordinator of Lamoille Valley Success By Six.

Throughout her 25+ years of work in non-profit human services, Cherie has developed and utilized skills in operational management, marketing and sales, public policy advocacy, staff development, and financial management.  Cherie was recognized by the by the Vermont Association for the Education of Young Children for advocacy on behalf of young children and their families. She was awarded a citation by the Governor’s Highway Safety Commission by then VT Governor Howard Dean for work she lead to improve child passenger safety laws in VT.

Cherie has an A.S. in Recreation and Leisure Service from Morris County College. She has a B.S. in Outdoor Recreation Management from Centenary College. She has also obtained her Senior Director Certification through the YMCA of the USA’s Professional Development Program.

Cherie is a member of the NJ YMCA COO Network and the NJ chapter of the American Camp Association. She served as chair for the 2008 NE YMCA Camping Conference and is the President of the Milford-Matamoras Rotary. Cherie along with her husband, Marty;  daughter, Katie and English springer spaniel, Tucker call Camp home.

Julie Jester
Julie Jester started at the Y as a 7 year-old camper.  She has worked at YMCA Camp Ockanickon in New Jersey, the Western Family YMCA in Delaware, and YMCA Camp Tockwogh in Maryland.  Julie married her high school sweetheart, Louis, at camp and they had their first child, Gwendolyn, while working at camp.  Julie started at CSEY in May of 2009 and now serves as the Program Director for Conferences , Outdoor Education & Special Events.

Barbara Gill

Barbara Hupfer
Barbara Hupfer, a graduate of Belleville Senior High School in Belleville, NJ, began working at CSEY in October of 2004 as an Office Assistant.  She is now the Associate Director of Member Services and is looking forward to the challenges that the position has to offer.