Our Directors and Staff

Staff

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

Wapiti Mama has been with Camp Hobé for over 20 years and has been Executive Director since 2003, overseeing all our programs. She caught the volunteer bug as a teenager and has also volunteered for the 2002 Summer Games and at camps for kids with asthma and muscular dystrophy. She is married and has a grown daughter and 2 toy poodles. Her absolute favorite TV show is Farscape and her favorite movie is The Princess Bride.

Nicole Bailey
Arts and Crafts Leader
nicolebailey@camphobekids.org

Nicole joined Camp Hobé in 2003 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 pre-med at Westminster College and hopes to specialize in pediatric oncology once in medical school.  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
anitacoyle@camphobekids.org

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.

Colleen "Coco" Farnsworth
Administrative 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.

Alan "Doc Mop" Gartrell
Medical Co-Director

Doc Mop has volunteered with Camp Hobé since 1998, with breaks along the way to raise his kids (now in college) and go on medical humanitarian visits to various far-flung places like South America and Sri Lanka. He is an anesthesiologist practicing at Primary Children’s Medical Center and Shriners Hospital. He loves working with the Camp Hobé campers, cleaning the Infirmary, meditating, and any outdoor activity.

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 Merrill RN,BSN
Volunteer
melissacox@camphobekids.org

Melissa has been a camp nurse since 2005. As a nurse, she gets to see everyone and everything. The kids are so energetic and they teach her how to have fun. Each year when camp it over, it’s bittersweet and she already looks forward to the next year. She also loves camping, hiking, biking, reading books, and watching any movie with John Cusack.

Stacy Nisogi
Volunteer

Stacy’s first year with Camp Hobé was 2004. She currently volunteers with our Day Camp, working with the youngest campers. She thinks Camp Hobé is great. In her everyday life, she plays a lot of volleyball and works as a safety consultant.

Matt "Schmatt" Schmidt
Teen Week Field Games Leader

Schmatt got involved with Hobé after hearing about it from his sister and a good friend. Schmatt loves to ski, play guitar, and eat at Beto’s. He is studying robotics in school and learned to ride a motorcycle in the Peruvian jungle. He loves Camp Hobé! He acts like a kid sometimes, but it seems normal when he’s at Camp!

Jamie “Navy” Seale
Medical Co-Director
jamieseale@camphobekids.org

Jamie started volunteering with Camp Hobé in 1999. She is a Neonatal Nurse Practitioner at Primary Children’s Medical Center.

Kevin Stoker
Teen Week Program Director
kevinstoker@camphobekids.org

Kevin has been with Camp Hobé since 2002. He enjoys sports of all kinds and his job involves attending most of the UU athletic events (how great is that?). When at camp, he runs field games and mountain biking activities. Go Utes!

Leah Willis
Administrative Volunteer

Leah helps behind the scenes to run camp and take care of the million things that need to happen year-round. She is a relocated Canadian who used to live in Tennessee. She thinks everyone should try eating poutine. In her spare time, she loves to travel, enjoy great food, and spend time with her puppy Wicket.