The Sherry Group Podcast
By The Sherry Group LLC
Season #1: Summer Camp and COVID-10. Season #2: Leading Through Adversity. Season #3: Meaningful Camp Moments. Season #4: Site and Facilities
The Sherry Group PodcastApr 16, 2021
Summer Camp Staff Training
Sherry Group members Drew Demery, David Sherry and Glenn Svetnicka discuss why staff training is so important to get right, what to included in this orientation time and how to go about teaching skills, culture, belonging and confidence to your young staff members.
Leadership Development Programs for Summer Camp: Episode #6
Drew Demery and David Sherry of The Sherry Group LLC share insights into what was learned and shared during this series with Summer Camp Professionals and their successful Leadership Development Programs.
Leadership Development Programs for Summer Camp: Episode #5
Anna Mitchell and Jerod Briscoe of Heartland Camps speak with Sherry Group hosts Drew Demery and David Sherry about their year-long Cornerstone Program that bridges the gap from summer staff to youth ministry professional.
Leadership Development Programs for Summer Camp: Episode #4
David Sherry and Drew Demery of the Sherry Group interview Jason Smith and Olivia Hultman of YMCA Camp Kitaki about their successful year-round teen leadership program. This revered program is one of the highest quality in America. Listen to hear what makes this program so unique and meaningful.
Leadership Development Programs for Summer Camp: Episode #3
Drew Demery and David Sherry of the Sherry Group LLC interview Camp Eage Ridge's owner Kelly Rossebo about her CIT and Junior Counselor programs. They disuss the program's successes, challenges and 30 year evolution.
Leadership Development Programs for Summer Camp: Episode #2
Sherry Group members Drew Demery and David Sherry interview YMCA Camp Wapsie directors Paul Denowski and Hannah O'Toole about their highly successful teen leadership development program. The conversation covers program design, implementation and many useful insights into how to manage an LIT/CIT program.
Leadership Development Programs for Summer Camp: Episode #1
In this espisode, Sherry Group members Drew Demery and David Sherry discuss the importance of establishing a teen leadership development program at summer camp as well as how to go about designing and implementing that program.
Preparing for Summer Camp: Part 2
Preparing for Summer Camp: Part 1
In this episode of The Sherry Group Podcast, Drew Demery and David Sherry discuss useful summer staff onboarding and training information for Camp Directors.
Site and Facilities #7: David Sherry
Camp facilities and grounds are constantly needing repairs, reimaging and reinvigorating. Join Sherry Group members, Drew Demery and David Sherry as they discuss site development and multitude of intentional steps Camp Directors can take to make their own camp safer, more inviting and better reflect their mission and values.
Site and Facilities #6: Joel Sieplinga
Sherry Group members, Drew Demery and David Sherry speak with Camp Tecumseh YMCA CEO, Joel Sieplinga about their site development, intentional building techniques and how involving key stakeholders in the design process had aided their success in recent years.
Site and Facilities #5: Tom Neppl
Sherry Group members, Drew Demery and David Sherry speak with Landscape Architect, Tom Neppl about the nuances of site planning and development.
Site and Facilities #4: Sean Gundersen
Sherry Group members, Drew Demery and David Sherry interview Camp Director, Sean Gundersen about site rentals and partnerships. Sean speaks about relationship building being crucial when multiple stakeholders are involved with operating summer camp.
Site and Facilities #3: Corey Vansickle
Sherry Group members, Drew Demery and David Sherry speak with arborist, Corey Vansickle about tree care at summer camp.
Site and Facilities #2: Kelly Rossebo
Sherry Group members, Drew Demery and David Sherry interview Camp Director/Owner, Kelly Rossebo about her process buying a camp then renovating it over the past 28 years.
Site and Facilities #1: Adam Aalgaard
Sherry Group members, Drew Demery and David Sherry speak with architect, Adam Aalgaard about the nuances of site planning and development.
Meaningful Camp Moments: #6 Jordy Brown
Summer Camp is full of significant moments and experiences. Join Sherry Group members, Drew Demery and David Sherry as they speak with Jordy Brown about two of his favorite summer camp moments.
Meaningful Camp Moments: #5 Robyn Ratcliff
Sherry Group members, Drew Demery and David Sherry hear from Robyn Ratcliff about a couple cool camp experiences she's had as a Camp Director.
Meaningful Camp Moments: #4 Drew Demery
Sherry Group member, Drew Demery shares a meaningful camp tradition and story from his own camping career that has made a lasting impact.
Meaningful Camp Moments: #3 Scott Brosman
Sherry Group members, Drew Demery and David Sherry hear from Scott Brosman about a very impactful experience he had with a young camper.
Meaningful Camp Moments: #2 Jeanne Muellerleile
Sherry Group members, Drew Demery and David Sherry chat with Jeanne Muellerleile about one hilarious experience she had with a unique camper and another heartwarming story where she made a lasting impact on a successful young professional.
Meaningful Camp Moments: #1 Travis Allison
Summer Camp is full of significant moments and experiences. Join Sherry Group members, Drew Demery and David Sherry as they speak with Travis Allison about a meaningful moment from his own camping career.
Leading Through Adversity: #7 Connecting Ideas and Lessons Learned
Leading Through Adversity: #6 Julia Mannes
Drew Demery and David Sherry sit down with Julia Mannes, Camp Director for Camp Tanglefoot, a Girl Scout camp in northern Iowa. Julia shares some great insight into the challenges and successes of working and living year-round at camp.
Leading Through Adversity: #5 Jami Biodrowski
Drew and David chat with Jami Biodrowski, Camp Director with the Easterseals of Nebraska to discuss her personal and professional journey as she transitioned from a full-time salaried employee to hourly, all the while maintaining the same workload and position but significantly different hours.
Leading Through Adversity: #4 Hanna O'Toole
Episode 4 of Leading Through Adversity sees hosts Drew Demery and David Sherry sit down with Hanna O’Toole of YMCA Camp Algonquin to discuss the journey that many first time Camp Directors go through when they begin employment at a camp brand new to them.
Leading Through Adversity: #3 BJ Murray
In episode 3 of our Leading Through Adversity Series, Drew and David sit down with BJ Murray of Camp Wood YMCA to discuss staff accountability and how to go about having difficult conversations surrounding employee performance.
Leading Through Adversity: #2 Russell Link
In Episode 2 of our Leading Through Adversity Series, Drew and David sit down with Russ Link of Camp Olson YMCA to discuss the finer points of conservations easements and how his camp has benefited financially from these endeavors.
Leading Through Adversity: #1 Jason Smith
In this first full-length episode of "Leading Through Adversity", Sherry Group members Drew Demery and David Sherry, speak with Jason Smith of YMCA Camp Kitaki. He shares insight into intentionally creating meaningful challenges and difficulties at camp, while also offering tips for setting staff limits and creating a respectful camp culture.
Leading Through Adversity: Introduction
Sherry Group members David Sherry and Drew Demery introduce the next series of "The Sherry Group Podcast". This next series is called "Leading Through Adversity" and listeners can expect to hear common summer camp challenges that Directors face and how experienced Directors have lead their organizations through them to positive outcomes.
Summer Camp and COVID-19: #6 David Sherry and Drew Demery
Co-hosts Drew Demery and David Sherry, share what they learned from guests and their own personal insights from this challenging year. They discuss commonalities and differences as well as what kind of hope there is for the summer camping industry in the years to come.
Summer Camp and COVID-19: #5 Cory Harrison
In this episode, YMCA Camp Greenville Executive Director, Cory Harrison tells us about how his team was able to pull off a safe summer of camping with 1,500 children in the time of COVID-19. Sherry Group members, Drew Demery and David Sherry ask Cory about his involvement with the CDC, American Camping Association and YMCA and how this involvement ultimately led his camp to being able to offer a safe, meaningful experience.
Summer Camp and COVID-19: #4 Curt Jackson and Chris Kallal
The guys from, the "Summer Camp Programming Podcast" join us for an insightful look into what they experienced and learned this year. Hosted by The Sherry Group members, Drew Demery and David Sherry. To learn more about the Summer Camp Programming Podcast visit: https://www.summercamppro.com/scp-pod/.
Summer Camp and COVID-19: #3 Ricky Wright
Ricky Wright provides a candid and optimistic outlook on cancelling summer camp this year and all the challenges that have come with managing a historic YMCA camp in the time of COVID-19. Sherry Group members, Drew Demery and David Sherry, co-host.
Summer Camp and COVID-19: #2 Ryan Graden
A conversation with Ryan Graden and The Sherry Group LLC about Camping Operations in the time of COVID-19.
Summer Camp and COVID-19: #1 Abbie Parker
In this first episode of "Summer Camp and COVID-19" hosts Drew Demery and David Sherry interview long time Camp Director, Abbie Parker about her experiences this year.