Meet Our Staff
All of our staff are CPR/First Aid certified and many are also Epi-Pen trained every year.
Karen
Karen is a co-owner and director of Monroe Summer Day Camp. She worked in a neighboring school district for 17 years, raised two children, and now watches her grandchildren during the school year. Karen has always had a love for working with children, which led to the decision to open MSDC. She will be on site daily, handling most face to face interactions and making sure our camp day runs smoothly.
Abby
Abby is a counselor and assistant director of Monroe Summer Day Camp. Abby has been working with Karen and Krissy for over 10 years and has been at MSDC since it opened. She has a bachelor’s degree in early childhood and elementary education and is currently an integrated preschool teacher. Abby is passionate about teaching and loves working with children year round!
Grace
Grace has been a part of MSDC for the past two summers as a CIT and loves spending her summers at camp! She plays softball and dances, and she will be a junior at Masuk High School in the fall. She loves going to the beach and spending time with friends and family. Grace is excited for her first summer being a counselor at camp!
Alex
Alex is a rising junior at Masuk High School, where he is involved in the Masuk band. He has been with Monroe Summer Day Camp as a camper for 8 years, a CIT for 1 year, and is excited to be entering his second year as a counselor. In his spare time, he enjoys fishing with friends.
Mary
Mary is an upcoming sophomore at Quinnipiac University in the 3+1 Biology Master’s Program on the Pre-Med track. She has had previous experience in babysitting and nannying, and loves working with children. She has played hockey for the past 13 years and also enjoys spending time with friends and family. This is her first year working at MSDC and she is excited to have a great summer!
Tyler
Tyler just recently graduated from Joel Barlow High School and will be going to college to study political science. This will be his 4th summer at MSDC, having worked as a CIT for 2 years and now entering his second year as a counselor. He is excited to have a fun summer and he can’t wait to see all the new and old faces!
Ella
Ella is an upcoming senior at Newtown High School and is entering her second year as a counselor, but fourth summer at MSDC! She loves being apart of MSDC and it is the highlight of her summer! Throughout the year, she plays tennis, babysits, and works at a dress store, Sabrina Styles! She is passionate about working with and helping kids, as she hopes to study Early Childhood Development in college! She is so excited to see returning and meet new counselors and kids at camp this summer!
Emily
Emily is a rising senior at Emmanuel College in Boston and is studying elementary education. She has previous experience working with kids through after school programs and babysitting. This will be her first summer with MSDC and she is really looking forward to a fun summer!
Julia
Julia is a rising senior at Masuk High School. She worked as a CIT last summer and is eager to start her first year as a counselor at MSDC. During the summertime, she enjoys spending time with her friends, traveling, and tanning at the beach. She can't wait to have another amazing summer with all the campers!
Krissy
Krissy is a co-owner and director of Monroe Summer Day Camp. She has a bachelor's degree in elementary education and a masters degree in early childhood special education. Krissy is currently a second grade teacher in a neighboring school district. She handles most of the administrative work, and will also be on site periodically throughout the summer.
Alyssa
Alyssa is a senior at Southern Connecticut State University, majoring in elementary education. She is excited to begin her student teaching in the fall. She enjoys her time with the kids, playing games and doing crafts in the summer! This will be her fifth summer with MSDC as a group counselor. This is also her fourth summer as lead counselor.
Jonathan
Jonathan is so excited to be returning to MSDC for his fourth summer! He is a junior at the University of Connecticut and is studying financial management. Jonathan is so grateful to be a part of MSDC’s great staff and can’t wait to meet all the campers this summer!
Meghan
Meghan a rising junior at Roger Williams University studying Elementary Education. She loves to travel, do all things outdoorsy, hangout with friends, and try new things. She has past experience working at summer camps, as well as student teaching, and babysitting. This will be her first year working at MSDC and she can't wait to meet all the campers!
Nic
Nic is a senior at Quinnipiac University in the 4+1 MAT in Elementary Education. This is his third year as a gym counselor at MSDC. He can’t wait to see everyone and have an amazing summer of gym!
Sarah
Sarah is a rising sophomore at Clemson University majoring in nursing, with hopes of becoming a pediatric nurse in the future. She has previous experience working with children as a babysitter, TOPSoccer coach, and an after school helper at Osborn Hill Elementary School. This is her first summer at MSDC and she is so excited to meet all of the campers!
Patrick
Patrick is a rising sophomore at Xavier University in Cincinnati, majoring in business administration. Patrick has experience working with kids at Sky Zone, babysitting, volunteering with Trumbull Youth Lacrosse, and with the local pediatric cancer charity, Ryan’s Rebels. He loves lacrosse, pickleball, and traveling, especially visiting his family in Australia. This will be his first summer working as a camp counselor at MSDC and he can’t wait to get to know the campers!
Libby
Libby is a rising junior at George Washington University in DC, where she is studying public health and psychology on the pre-health track. Libby is passionate about working with kids, as she hopes to work in pediatric medicine in the future. She enjoys spending time with her friends and playing pickleball! This will be Libby’s second year at MSDC and she can’t wait for another great summer!