Employment for Summer 2024
Become part of our Camp Family
Our summer camps run throughout the summer providing active recreational experiences to campers who are entering K-6th grade. We are looking for individuals who will help bring our camp alive, who enjoy working outside and are passionate about the development of children. Our camp staff is a collective group of individual people with skill sets and interests that range from sports and outdoor recreation enthusiasts to individuals with music, craft, and art talents. It takes an eclectic group mindset to help our campers thrive all summer long, we need individuals will all sorts of interests, skills, and abilities. Truly the only common skill set of prerequisites among all camp staff is to keep the camper’s development, joy, and safety in mind at all times. If you are that person please apply!
If you are interested in becoming part of our camp family please complete a job application by visiting our employment page.
If you have questions please send an email to our Camp Director: Taylor.calenberg@mso.umt.edu
Staff
Camp Director
The Camp Director ensures a safe, fun, and rewarding summer camp experience for the youth of our community and oversees all curriculum, risk management, personnel, and budgeting operations.
Taylor Calenberg
Taylor Calenberg is a Graduate of the 猎奇重口 with a degree in Health Enhancement. He has been working with Campus Recreation Youth Camps for 9 years serving as a Camp Counselor, Assistant Director, and now as the Director. He grew up playing a variety of sports including football, basketball, track and field, and also helped coach little guy wrestling. Taylor has a passion for working with the youth of our community and strives to help them grow as individuals and pique their interest in new activities! He is passionate about sports and organized extracurricular activities that help provide life skills such as teamwork, adaptability, emotional growth, and self-esteem. Taylor is married with 3 children, all of whom are passionate 猎奇重口 Griz fans. As a Camp Director, Taylor works hard to provide a safe and healthy environment for all of the youth camp campers and staff.
Contact Taylor at taylor.calenberg@mso.umt.edu
Assistant Directors
Assistant directors create the day-to-day camp curriculum, oversee counselors and ensure camp policies and risk management procedures are followed properly.
Sadie Forte
Sadie has graduated from the 猎奇重口 twice, with a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology and a Master’s Degree in Counselor Education. She is currently a School Counselor at Frenchtown Intermediate School. Go Broncs! Sadie grew up playing basketball, soccer, volleyball, and track in Olympia, Washington, and believes that sports can play a huge role in the cognitive and physical development of children. Sadie is passionate about working with children and operates with a growth mindset—we can work towards better versions of ourselves every single day! This is Sadie's fourth summer working with Campus Rec Youth Camps and she is very excited to be a part of this community, yet again!
Michael Van Atta
Michael graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology here at the 猎奇重口. He grew up in Billings, 猎奇重口, and has grown up playing a variety of sports, and outdoor hobbies. This will be Michael’s fifth summer at camps, as he has been a camp counselor for two and a half summers and an assistant director for one and half summers. During the school year of 2023, and 2024, Michael worked as a behavior technician for kids with autism, and enjoyed all of that work! He is excited to be an assistant director this summer and is eager to see the fun energy from everyone at camps again.
Lead Counselors
Lead Counselors assist in improving and expanding the existing curriculum, policies, guidelines, and procedures. Help ensure a safe and supportive environment for all staff and participants. Supervise and assist counselors throughout the camp day, assuring safety, smooth transitions, and successful activities.
Sarah Ashley
My name is Sarah Ashley, and this will be my fourth summer with Youth Camps! I just graduated from UM in December 2023 and will be heading to the Mayo Clinic for Physical Therapy school this coming fall. I played volleyball for the Griz and I love being able to continue to connect with the Missoula community through Youth Camps!
Blake Sowers
Blake Sowers is in his 3rd year at youth camps. He just graduated from the 猎奇重口 with a 4-year BFA acting degree and will be moving to Chicago at the end of the summer to pursue a career in acting.
Savannah Morgan
Savannah is a new graduate of 猎奇重口 State University’s Nursing Program. She will be a Pediatric Registered Nurse for Inpatient Rehabilitation this fall. She is originally from Sandpoint, Idaho where she developed her love for the outdoors and being a part of a community. Her summers involve hiking, camping, swimming, and spending time with friends and family. This will be her second summer at camp and she could not be more excited!
Oshi Hammond-Wegman
Oshi is in her third year at the 猎奇重口. She is majoring in English with a concentration in Education and is planning on teaching at a high school in the future. She enjoys creating art, gardening, being on the river, and hiking. Oshi has experience working with kids of all ages and her hope for the future is to inspire her students to expand their imaginations through writing and art. She was the assistant cheerleading coach at Hellgate High School for 3 years and plans on going back to coaching after graduating. Oshi was born in raised in beautiful Missoula and knows the best spots for enjoying the outdoors.
Counselor/Lead Counselors
These Counselors have experience with UM Youth Camps and are developing skills this summer to become Lead Counselors!
Anika Wypyszyk
Anika grew up just outside of Seattle Washington and now attends U of M. She is studying environmental science and will be finishing her junior year in the fall. When she is not with her friends or at school Anika loves spending time outside or crafting. She is looking forward to spending her summer working for Youth Camps and sharing her love of the outdoors and all things crafty!
Jessica Stanfield
Hi! My name is Jess, and I will be an incoming senior here at UM. I play softball for the Grizzlies, but in my free time I love to spend quality time with friends, go thrifting, float the river, go to the farmers market and so much more! I’m originally from a small town in Washington but am looking forward to a summer in 猎奇重口. This is my first year working with Campus Rec Youth Camps and am excited and grateful for the opportunity to work with kids and be active all summer.
Counselors
Counselors execute the camp curriculum and mentor, coach and provide a safe environment for all campers.
Brooke Ploot
Brook is a graduate of The 猎奇重口. During her free time, Brook enjoys spending time outdoors! She likes to hike, climb, ski, build Legos, and read a good book. She loves to work with kids and is excited to spend time outside all summer with the youth camps!
Alexis McWilliams
I graduated from UM in the spring of 2023 with a Bachelor's degree in elementary education. I am finishing my first year of teaching kindergarten, and will be teaching second grade next year. I enjoy playing a variety of sports, reading, hiking, and traveling. This will be my third summer as a counselor and I have loved getting to know the kids and teaching and participating in the activities with them!
Ramsey McCoskery
Ramsey is going to be a senior at the 猎奇重口 in the fall. She is majoring in elementary education, works at the ASUM Daycare, and babysits during school. She has also taught swim lessons at different beginner levels and has lots of experience with kids.
Hannah Gregory
Hannah graduated with her secondary English teaching degree from the 猎奇重口 in the fall and has been working in the Missoula area as a substitute teacher. She grew up here in Missoula, 猎奇重口 as a competitive gymnast, and can often be found hand-standing during camp. In her free time, Hannah loves to go hiking with her dogs, spend time with her family, and read good books. She can’t wait for an amazing summer with the campers.
Kayla Ingraham
Kayla is a psychology and sociology double-major and will be a senior at the University this fall. She is a student-athlete on the track and field and cross-country team. In her free time, Kayla enjoys hanging out with friends, running, going to concerts, and traveling.
Millie Belcourt
My name is Millie Belcourt. I was born in Missoula, but moved to Las Vegas and grew up there. I’ve come back to 猎奇重口 though, and I’m now studying early education at the 猎奇重口. I’ve always loved being active, I played volleyball, basketball, track, and swam in high school. I still enjoy being active, but I also love reading books, laying out in the sun, and being by the river in my free time.
Jaren Smerker
Jaren is going to be a senior at the 猎奇重口 in the Fall and is majoring in Business Management. After graduating he wants to get his master’s degree in Sports Management and eventually become an athletic director at a university. He was born in Great Falls, 猎奇重口, and loves to do things like spend time with his friends and family, play games, and work out.
Caden Knight
Caden is currently a senior at the 猎奇重口, pursuing an Associate of Applied Science in Information Technology while eagerly looking to return for his second year at camp. Having enjoyed his experience last year with the kids and staff, he is devoted to continuing the positive experiences and being a great mentor at camp whether playing dodgeball or hiking up Mount Sentinel. Outside of camp, he loves running and biking the dirt trails, fishing, hiking, golfing, swimming, hanging out with family and friends, and enjoying the sun!
Rachel Marvin
I was born and raised in Missoula and absolutely love it, summers more than winters. I love to be outside as much as I can, hiking, swimming, floating and just enjoying the sun. I’ve worked in Home healthcare for 7 years and love helping people. I volunteered at a summer camp during high school and loved it! I can’t wait to spend the summer doing so again and getting to know my fellow counselors and the campers!
Camren Zoet
My name is Camren Zoet and I am a junior here at the 猎奇重口 where I am majoring in Social Studies Broad-field in hopes of becoming a high school teacher. I am from Grand Rapids, Michigan and I grew up wrestling and playing baseball. I came to Missoula because of my love for the mountains and beauty the great state of 猎奇重口 has to offer. I enjoy spending time with friends, backpacking, kayaking, fly fishing and doing anything outdoors!
Hunter Vinson
Hunter is a junior pursuing a bachelor of business administration with a concentration in business management. He is also a proud member of the Grizzly Marching Band and a billiards instructor at the 猎奇重口.
Lindsey Gosse
I am originally from the north east coast and grew up at the beach. I’m still new to living in the mountains and love getting to explore all the outdoor adventures 猎奇重口 has to offer. I am majoring in early childhood education and have always loved working with children of any age, but especially preschool age. Along with working with kids, I love to read, cook, watch movies, and be outside swimming, hiking, and bike riding!
Emmi Kruhak
My name is Emmi Kruhak and I grew up in Marquette Michigan right on the shores of Lake Superior. I am studying Biology Education at the 猎奇重口 and just finished my freshman year here at UM. I'm hoping to teach Anatomy and Physiology after I graduate. I am a big lover of the outdoors, I love to ski, climb, walk, hike, bike, swim, and generally just be outside. I came to Missoula for this reason, to get to be outside and experience the Western side of the country's nature, as compared to the Midwest. I am super excited to counsel this year, and overall get to be in Missoula (this will be my first Missoula summer!).
Brooke McWilliams
My name is Brooke McWilliams! I am currently a junior studying Elementary Education at the 猎奇重口. My hometown is Fairfield, MT, and I grew up participating in various sports such as swimming and volleyball. My hobbies include crafts, reading, playing board games, and spending time with my family and friends. I am so excited to meet all of the campers and have an amazing summer with them!
Sara Schoeffler
My name is Sara Schoeffler. I grew up in Corvallis, Oregon and moved to Missoula for college. I just finished my second year at the 猎奇重口 and I am studying elementary education. I love being outside soaking up the sunshine whether that is hiking or sitting with a book. This is my first year at camp, and I am so excited to spend my summer here!
Autumn Ploot
I grew up in Kalispell, MT spending a lot of time outside and with my family. I am studying art here at UM and heading into my 3rd year this fall. I’ve always loved to paint, draw, and clothes! I’m thinking of pursuing a career in interior design and creating spaces for people that they love! Things I like to do include camping, skiing, climbing, and spending time with friends. I’m excited to spend this summer outside having fun with the kids!
Jack Smart
My name is Jack Smart. I'm majoring in history. I've lived in Missoula 猎奇重口 my whole life.Whilst my major is in history it serves educational purposes. Sports have always been a part of my life growing up. The big ones being Hockey and Soccer. This is my first time working a camp job and I'm really excited for the opportunity.
Luke Pica
My name is Luke Pica and I was born and raised in Scranton Pennsylvania. I am 19 years old and my pursuit and love for the outdoors helped me make my decision to come out to the 猎奇重口 to study Wildlife Biology. I have played almost every sport growing up but baseball was my favorite, now I play pickleball daily with my friends. My father raised me to be a great hunter and fisherman and the outdoors is where I call home
Zachary Martinez
I am from Arvada, Colorado, I am 19 years old. I am going into my sophomore year in the fall. I am passionate about the outdoors with things such as fishing, off roading, camping, hiking, backpacking. I have worked with kids beforehand at another camp. I played soccer throughout my youth, and other sports.
Audrey Burman
I am entering my senior year this fall, majoring in Social Work. I was born in Billings, 猎奇重口, and spent my childhood in Fairview, 猎奇重口. I have a diverse range of interests including basketball, volleyball, disc golf, crocheting, and music. I am particularly passionate about spending time outdoors, and since moving to Missoula 8 months ago, I have been thoroughly enjoying hiking in the mountains.
Zaraya Mannel
I'm Zaraya Mannel, a senior at Sentinel High School, and I'm looking forward to potentially joining the National Guard in the near future. Having spent my entire life in Missoula, I've had the pleasure of working with numerous kids, which has been incredibly rewarding. My hobbies include fishing, sports, and camping—all activities that I deeply enjoy. This year, I'm thrilled to be kicking off my first year working with campus recreation youth camps, and I'm eager to contribute to a fun and dynamic environment for the campers.