Our Directors and Staff

Staff

Christina Beckwith
Executive Director, Committee Chair
wapitimama@camphobekids.org

Wapiti Mama has been with Camp Hobé for almost 20 years. She first volunteered with Camp Hobé while in pharmacy school and continued volunteering ever since. She has done practically every job there is at Camp Hobé, from field games to cabin counselor to kitchen staff and co-director. She is currently the Executive Camp Director and oversees all Camp Hobé programs. Chris has served on the Board of Directors for the Children’s Oncology Camp Association International and for the Utah Elks Camp Wapiti. She caught the volunteer bug as a teenager and has volunteered with the Red Cross, University Hospital, the 2002 Summer Games, and at camps for children with asthma and muscular dystrophy. She is married and has a teenage daughter and two toy poodles. Her absolute favorite TV show is “Farscape” and her favorite movie is The Princess Bride.

Nicole Bailey
Volunteer
Nicole joined Camp Hobé in 2002 at the encouragement of her wonderful friend Captain Ron. She enjoys pudding fights, arts and crafts, and causing as much mischief as possible. She is currently enrolled at Westminster College's nursing program and hopes to go into pediatric oncology. She loves her kids and couldn't think of anything else she'd rather do than put a smile on their faces!

Michelle “Bunn Bunn” Bunn
Day Camp Director, Volunteer Coordinator
michelle.bunn@camphobekids.org

Michelle has been with Camp Hobé since 1999. Originally from Burley, Idaho, she's lived in Salt Lake for more than a decade. She loves Hobé. She's been Day Camp Director since 2002 and is the volunteer coordinator. She's led activities, been a cabin counselor, and part of the Cheesy Macaronia Kids Week kitchen staff. She likes camping, eating s’mores, and little white doggies that jump on you.

Anita Coyle
Kids Week Program Director
Anita loves eating massive amounts of cotton candy while at camp. She has been the Kids Week Program Director since 2002. She will go to great lengths to pull a prank on a fellow staff member, even forgoing food and potty breaks.

Jason Coyle
Camp Hobé Game Show Host
Jason is our very own Camp Hobé game show host and has appeared in many crazy camp skits. He is currently working on his teaching certificate and hopes to work with high school students. He has a brand new daughter who is cute as a button!

Nicole Ewing
Volunteer
Nicole is a childhood cancer survivor who first attended Camp Hobé as a camper and has loved it ever since. She has been a volunteer since 1997. She has been the Teen Week Craft director for the last several years. In her spare time, she likes to cross-stitch, cook, and bake.

Colleen Farnsworth
Volunteer
Colleen helps behind the scenes to run camp and take care of the million things that need to happen year-round. She is the office manager for a car dealership. In her spare time, she loves to spend time with her niece and her rescued greyhound.

Rebekah Grow
Teen Week Program Director
rebekah.cally@camphobekids.org

Rebekah has been with Camp Hobé since 2003. She is originally from Helper, Utah, but has lived in Salt Lake for the past 10 years. She loves Hobé. She got involved with Camp Hobé because she wanted to give back somehow. She had a sibling die from cancer. For the last two years she has been the Teen Week Program Director and has loved planning activities and working with the kids and all volunteers involved. She loves to travel, hike, bike, camp, read, and listen to music. Her favorite movies are the Lord of the Rings trilogy and Dune.

Ron “Captain Ron” Hansen
Assistant Director, Counselor-in-Training Director
captainron@camphobekids.org

Captain Ron has been with Camp Hobé since 1992. Ron got involved with Hobé after his sister attended as a camper for several years. He is a Renaissance Man. He is a professional waiter at Tuscany and L’Avenue, where he is always recruiting both volunteers and donors. He also designs custom furniture, designs and screen prints T-shirts, frames artwork, and prepares commissioned artworks using many different media. He loves listening to Nanci Griffith and tries really hard never to miss her in concert. He has two beautiful teenage daughters who have also volunteered with Camp Hobé. Like many of our “old timers,” he has done every job there is at Hobé (REALLY).

Melissa Kennedy
Volunteer
Melissa is the sibling of a childhood cancer survivor. She grew up with Camp Hobé, starting as a camper and moving up through our Counselor-in-Training program to become a counselor. She helps plan and run Day Camp as well as helps throughout the year with fundraisers. She has a beautiful young daughter.

Jeanne Kluse
Cook
Jeanne has worked with a variety of nonprofits, including scouting programs, children with disabilities, and children’s performing groups. She is a proud grandmother as well as a proud dog owner. She is always on the lookout for new and fun foods to serve our campers.

Paul Larsen
Volunteer
Paul is the sibling of a young adult cancer survivor. He started with Camp Hobé as a Counselor-in-Training and just completed his first year as a counselor. He is attending Utah State University and plans to become a physicians assistant. During school, his diet is mainly rice with various condiments. We ALWAYS feed him better than that at camp.

Colonel Steve Lloyd
Medical Co-Director
Colonel Steve has volunteered with Camp Hobé since the 1990s, with breaks along the way to serve his country in Operations Desert Spring, Desert Shield, and Desert Storm. He is a Family Nurse Practitioner in the Hematology/
Oncology Department at Primary Children’s Medical Center. He loves working with the Camp Hobé campers and playing with his Irish setters. He has intense dislike of camels, which are notably smelly and prone to spitting.

Michelle Pack
Volunteer
Michelle helps behind the scenes to run camp and take care of the million things that need to happen year-round. She works as a paralegal.

Jamie “Navy” Seale
Medical Co-Director
Jamie started volunteering with Camp Hobé in 1999. She is a Neonatal Nurse Practitioner at Primary Children’s Medical Center.