OUR STAFF
An Experienced and Caring Staff
Our Camp Counselors
We hire carefully. Every counselor goes through a two-step interview where we listen for both competence and character.
Before campers arrive, staff spend a full week in training:
- De-escalation and role-play
- Working with campers, led by our directors
- Mandated reporter training from outside specialists
- Health and medical protocols with our health center staff
Your son will have a hard moment this summer. The adults watching over him are equipped, supported, and chosen with care.
Many of our counselors first came to camp as boys themselves. They were mentored by the counselors before them, who were mentored by the ones before them. That lineage matters. Our staff know what a summer here should feel like for your son because they lived it.
Leadership Team
We all believe in the power of camp. A place where boys grow in community with strong mentors.
Executive Director
Jessica Paquette
Jessica Paquette, joins the team as the Executive Director of WEHC. Originally from Somers, NY, Jessica is a 2006 graduate of the University of Buffalo and also holds a Masters in Childhood Education from Hunter College. Jessica started in the camp industry as a resident camper at the age of 9 and since then she has only spent 1 summer away from camp. Former Assistant Director of a non-profit day camp in Manhattan, former Assistant Director of a private co-ed resident camp in Freedom, NH and most recently the former Associate Director of a non-profit boys camp in Tuftonboro, NH, Jessica has spent 20+ years as a camp administrator. Born and raised in NY, Jessica now lives in Chocorua, NH with her husband, Myles, two bonus kids, Ava and Mark, and son, Parker.
In Memoriam: Executive Director Emeritus
Bill Margolin
Bill Margolin, who began as a West End House Camp camper in the 1950s, followed by many years as a counselor, has been the full time Executive Director of West End House Camp since 1973. No one has been involved longer with the West End organization than Bill! He grew up in Boston and is a graduate of Boston Latin School and Bowdoin College. Bill passed during the summer of 2025 with his wife Bryna Leeder by his side. He will live on in the hearts of every West Ender forever.
2018 was Bill’s 60th year since he began as a camper at West End House Camp! Watch the 3 minute tribute video that made its debut at our 110th Anniversary Celebration event on 11/17/18 at Showcase Live in Patriot’s Place in Foxborough, MA
CAMP DIRECTOR
Ryan Wilensky
Ryan Wilensky, the youngest of three brothers to attend West End House Camp, began as a camper in 1987 at the age of 9. He spent 6 years as a camper and 7 as a counselor, leading most of the sports programs as a veteran staff member. Ryan is a graduate of Stoughton High School, Indiana University, and Simmons College where he received his Masters in Teaching, and currently teaches at Foxboro High School. He also has a great deal of experience coaching basketball at both King Phillip Regional and Foxboro High Schools. He became the Director of Operations for West End House Camp in the fall of 2007, working part-time in the off season and full-time during the summer. Ryan became the Director in September 2020 and lives in Foxborough, MA. Ryan has three children, Whitney, Wesley, and Wade. Whitney also attends the West End House Girls Camp.
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR oF CAMPER BEHAVIOR AND STAFFING
Josh Daigle
Josh first came to West End House Camp as a camper in 2001. He kept coming back, first as a counselor, then by 2007 as Co-Waterfront Director. After a few years away to finish college, get married, and start a family, he came home to camp in 2015. He has been here ever since.
Josh’s year-round work is in education. He teaches in Maine and works with a non-profit that helps young people stay engaged in school and graduate. The work is relationship-based and centered on the students who need it most.
As Assistant Director of Camper Behavior and Staffing, Josh does the parallel work at camp. He is the person we lean on when a boy is having a hard week or when a counselor needs help reading the room. He is direct, fair, and unhurried. Boys remember him for years.
He lives in Auburn, Maine with his wife Brianne and their daughters, Harper and Nora.
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF ADMINSTRATION AND OPERATIONS
Jesse McCormick
Jesse joins WEHC with more than ten years of camp operations experience. He came up through the ranks as a camper, CIT, ropes course facilitator, and program director before moving into full-time camp administration. He is a Wilderness First Responder and an active ACA accreditation visitor, where he evaluates safety, program quality, and standards compliance at camps across the region. His work has focused on building durable operational systems, staff training, enrollment strategy, and family communication.
Jesse lives with his wife and two young boys. He is an amateur cyclist and an outdoor enthusiast who would rather be outside with his kids than anywhere else.
WATERFRONT DIRECTOR
Allan Jacobs
Allan Jacobs, began as a camper and a counselor in the 1960’s and 1970’s. He returned 4 years ago to help us out at the waterfront and throughout camp. In 2018 he started to serve in the role of Waterfront Director. A native of Brookline, MA, he graduated from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. For many years Allan has been a professional juggler and entertainer! Allan and his wife live in New York City, except when they are at their house on Long Pond down the street from the camp. They have two adult daughters, one of whom is married- recently bringing Allan’s grandson into the West End House Camp family!
Camp is a way of life for us.
The work doesn’t stop when the boys go home.
We spend the off-season at trainings, conferences, and round-tables with other camp directors from across the country. The photo above is from the American Camp Association’s regional conference, where the four of us went together to sit in on sessions about staff training, youth mental health, risk management, and how to help boys grow.
We came home with notebooks full of things to sharpen and try. Your son’s summer is built on that work.
Medical Team
Registered School Nurse
Terra Brulport
Terra Brulport is a school nurse from Cincinnati who is excited to spend the summer at camp! She is passionate about helping kids feel safe, supported, and confident so they can make the most of every camp adventure. When she’s not at work, you can find her enjoying the outdoors with her dog (Daphne), traveling, spending time with friends and family, or checking out live music. She loves the energy and joy that summer camp brings and can’t wait to be part of an our camp this summer!
Registered Nurse
Jasmin "Jaz" Jacob
Jaz returns to camp life this summer after working as a nurse at a boys camp in Minnesota. Beyond the Health Center, she looks forward to joining in camp activities and getting to know campers and staff. Jaz will be at camp with her mother Jessy and her 18-month-old son, also named Jacob.
Nutrition Specialist
Holly Cadorette
Holly Cadorette Born and raised in Maine, and enjoys spending time with her two sons Aiden and Logan, and her dogs Murray and Chase. Holly has degrees in Dietetics/Nutrition as well as Culinary Arts and is currently studying to be a Registered Dietetic Technician. During her free time, Holly enjoys going for walks with her dogs, the beach, cheering for her boys from the sidelines, and working in her garden.
Medical Assistant/EMT
Tabatha Mason
Tabatha Mason is a Medical Assistant/EMT joining us for another summer at camp. She works as a Medical Assistant at the Sacopee Valley Health Center, and as an EMT at Sacopee Rescue. She is a single mom of 3, and lives near camp in Hiram.
Pediatrician
Dr. Evan Hack
Dr. Evan Hack is Board Certified in Pediatrics and is a Fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics. He enjoys caring for children of all ages, with particular interests in ADHD, learning disorders, children’s mental health, nutrition, and obesity prevention and treatment. Dr. Hack is our on call doctor in case of emergencies and has helped with all COVID safety protocols and procedures. He lives in New Milford, CT with his wife and has two grown sons.
Maintenance Team
Steve Chamberlain
A major key to the operation is the maintenance assistant, Steve Chamberlain. Under his watchful and capable eye, the physical setting remains in outstanding condition. He constantly inspects the many buildings, cabins, courts, and fields which comprise West End House Camp, and through his diligence and many skills the camp has always remained in near perfect condition. He also checks on the camp regularly during the winter months, ensuring that Mother Nature does not take a toll on our wonderful camp
WEST END HOUSE CAMP, INC.
Members of the West End House Camp Corporation are people who have all had a long affiliation with the West End House organization and who volunteer extraordinary time and efforts throughout the year for the benefit of the West End House Camp. The Officers, Trustees and Directors, as of May 1, 2026.
Board of Trustees
- President:
Stuart Snyder – Attorney, Stuart L. Snyder, P.C. - Vice President:
Brett Barenholtz – CEO Above All Transportation/ Boston Car Service - Co-Vice President 2: James Stoller – VP, Rodman Insurance; a division of Brown and Brown Insurance
- Co-Vice President 3: John Zinman – Head of Service Provider Channel Sales, US, Canada, LATAM and Asia Pacific, Zoom
- Treasurer:
Geoff Dancey – CFA Managing Partner & Portfolio Manager, Cutler Capital Management - Clerk:
Martha Day - Past President:
Michael Berger – Real Estate Broker, Keller Williams Realty - Stephen Dancey – President and Fractional COO at Dancey Growth Group
- Scott Eagerman – Senior VP, Digitas