Senior Staff 2019

Alaina (Ah-lay-na)

• Unit: Sharone Unit Head
• Hometown: Michigan
• Years at Camp Sabra: 3
• Favorite Activity: Swim Dock
• Favorite Camp Meal: Quesadillas
• Advice: Try one new thing every day!
• Fun Facts:
  • When Alaina is not at camp you can find her working in a Title 1 Classroom during the school year.
  • In college, she double majored in Theatre and Psychology with a minor in History.
  • Alaina loves to sing & is a huge comic book nerd.

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Seth

• Unit: Golan Unit Head
• Hometown: St. Louis, MO
• Years at Camp Sabra: 5
• Looking Forward To: He can’t wait for his campers to get here and have an awesome summer!
• Favorite Camp Meal: French toast sticks
• Advice: Try everything! You never know what you might end up loving until you’ve tried it with a positive attitude!
• Fun Facts:
  • This past May, Seth graduated from Indiana University with a degree in Psychology. He plans to pursue a career with Psychology with an emphasis on children and adolescents.
  • After camp, he plans to find a job and travel.
  • Seth started going to summer camp back in 2005. He has gone to sleep away camp for a total of 15 years.

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Sydney

• Unit: Ayelet Unit Head
• Hometown: St. Louis, MO
• Years at Camp Sabra: 11
• Favorite Activity: Sail
• Looking Forward To: Meeting new campers and helping them build new summer memories
• Favorite Camp Meal: Foil packs
• Advice: Have fun and live in the moment. Try new things whenever you have the chance.
• Fun Facts:
  • During the school year, she student teaches at an elementary school in New Orleans.
  • Sydney is majoring in Psychology and Early Childhood Education.
  • After camp, she is going back to New Orleans for her senior year at Tulane University.
  • Sydney was an 8-week camper for 4 years!
  • She used to be scared of the lake.

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Ben (“Brez”)

• Unit: Almagor Unit Head
• Hometown: St. Louis, MO
• Years at Camp Sabra: 2
• Looking Forward To: Seeing all his campers from last summer and the river trip
• Favorite Camp Meal: Foil Packs
• Advice: Your next conversation could be your first one with your new best friend.
• Fun Facts:
  • Ben has a Master’s degree in Counseling.
  • After camp, Ben will continue working as a Mental Health Counselor.
  • His old job was to book stand-up comedians to perform at his University, such as John Mulaney, Nick Offerman, Mike Birbiglia, and Aziz Ansari.
  • He can clap with one hand.
  • During the winter, he swam in Lake Michigan.

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Natalie

• Unit: Younger Habonim Unit Head
• Hometown: St. Louis, MO
• Years at Camp Sabra: 11
• Favorite Activity: Pool
• Favorite Camp Meal: Pizza
• Advice: Always try new things.
• Fun Facts:
  • She just graduated from the University of Missouri-Columbia with a degree in Elementary Education.
  • Last semester she student taught at an elementary school and worked as the schools cheerleading coach as well.
  • After camp, she plans to move to Israel to teach English.
  • Natalie has a twin sister who is also working at camp this summer.

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Joshua

• Unit: Older Habonim Unit Head
• Hometown: Chesterfield, MO
• Years at Camp Sabra: 7
• Favorite Activity: Older Habonim River Trip
• Favorite Camp Meal: Waffle Bar
• Advice: Be yourself, and have fun.
• Fun Facts:
  • At the University of Missouri, Josh was the Vice President of Social Action for Hillel.
  • He has been on 6 river trips as a staff member.
  • Josh claims has never missed a shot in basketball.

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Patrick

• Unit: Masada Unit Head
• Hometown: Chicago, IL
• Years at Camp Sabra: 4
• Looking Forward To: Making sure campers enjoy the hiking trails in Colorado this summer.
• Favorite Camp Meal: Chicken Fajitas made over a Coleman stove
• Fun Facts:
  • This past May, he graduated from the University of Illinois and will be teaching 6th grade Math & Science in the fall.
  • He was also Masada staff last year.
  • He also used to be a state-ranked yo-yo-er.
  • Patrick says he hasn’t sneezed in 7 years!

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Reagan

• Area: Ropes Director
• Hometown: Independence, Iowa
• Years at Camp Sabra: 4
• Favorite Activity: Zipline
• Favorite Camp Meal: Quesadillas
• Advice: Try everything!
• Fun facts:
  • After camp, he will be going back to the daily grind of the university life where he is currently studying for his BA in Music Composition and Mathematics.
  • Reagan has written music that has premiered at the International Tuba and Euphonium Conference.
  • Reagan can sing the ABC’s backward.

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Shauna (Shaw-nah)

• Area: Drama
• Hometown: Dublin, Ireland
• Years at Camp Sabra: First year
• Looking Forward To: Tubing
• Favorite Camp Meal: Pizza
• Advice: Give everything your all, even though it may be scary to try new things. It will make for amazing memories. Don’t be afraid to goof around!
• Fun facts:
  • After camp, she plans to travel around the United States before going back to college at home.
  • Last summer she traveled all around Europe.

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Almog (All-mog)

• Area: Sail dock
• Hometown: Israel
• Years at Camp Sabra: 2
• Favorite Activity: Funyaks
• Favorite Camp Meal: Maccabia Fried Chicken
• Advice: Enjoy your time and try to meet new friends.
• Fun facts:
  • In November, he will start school at Ono University studying business and accounting.
  • He was also in the Israeli Army (IDF).
  • After camp, he will be traveling to New York City.
  • He is a Certified Scuba Diver.

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Sigal (See-GAHL)

• Area: Judaics Director
  
• Hometown: Verona, WI
  
• Years at Camp Sabra: First year
  
• Looking Forward To: Song Sessions
  
• Favorite Camp Meal: Shabbat Dinner
  
• Advice: Write your family and friends.
  
• Fun Facts:
  
  • Sigal taught high schoolers religious education in an after-school program.
    
  • She also was a Classroom Assistance in a high school last semester!
    
  • After camp, she is going make to Kenyon College to begin her junior year.
    
  • She learned to sail at her old summer camp.
    
  • She is really good at making friendship bracelets.
    

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Carly

• Area: Pool Director
  
• Hometown: St. Louis, MO
  
• Years at Camp Sabra: 11
  
• Favorite Activity: Lots of fun activities at the pool!
  
• Favorite Camp Meal: Mac & Cheese
  
• Advice: Try new things!
  
• Fun Facts:
  
  • After camp, her plans are to go back to college to get her Masters in Teaching at the University of Puget Sound.
    
  • This past year, Carly student taught in a middle school.
    
  • Carly’s spirit animal is a Pug Magot.
    
  • She was a camper in Masada in 2012 and absolutely loved it!
    

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Emma

• Area: Swim Dock Director
• Hometown: St. Louis, MO
• Years at Camp Sabra: 12
• Favorite Activity: Zipline and Tubing
• Favorite Camp Meal: Cheese Quesadillas
• Advice: Be nice to everyone you meet -- it makes for a better summer.
• Fun Facts:
  • This past May Emma graduated from Boston University.
  • Emma worked at a school for kids and young adults with Autism in Sydney, Australia.
  • After camp, Emma plans to move to New York City for work.
  • She will never forget the first time she climbed the rock wall.

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Mitch

• Area: Songleader
• Hometown: St. Louis, MO
• Years at Camp Sabra: 11
• Favorite Activity: Music and Song sessions
• Favorite Camp Meal: Chicken Patties
• Advice: Make the best of camp while you’re here.
• Fun Facts:
  • Mitch currently attends the University of Missouri-Columbia where he is studying Music Composition.
  • He can play tons of different instruments including guitar, bass, and piano!
  • Mitch can not only play the guitar normally, but he can also play them with his teeth!
  • He will also play any TV Show theme song.

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Mina (Mee-na)

• Area: Wellness Director
• Hometown: Milwaukee, WI
• Years at Camp Sabra: 2
• Looking Forward To: Creating a new area in camp and teaching kids how to love themselves and their surroundings.
• Favorite Camp Meal: Grilled cheese
• Advice: Get out of your comfort zone with a positive mindset.
• Fun Facts:
  • This past May, Mina graduated from college with a Bachelors of Science in Public Health Education.
  • She is a certified yoga teacher.
  • Mina has been to summer camp for 13 years straight!
  • Mina loved her first summer last year at Camp Sabra so much that she brought her brother, friend and, cousin all to work THIS summer!

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Lindsey

• Area: Arts and Crafts Director
• Hometown: Milwaukee, WI
• Years at Camp Sabra: First year
• Looking Forward To:  Meeting new people, friendships, and a free summer full of self-love and love from others
• Favorite Camp Meal: The Salad Bar & Tuna
• Advice: Live in the moment and soak up the sun.
• Fun Facts:
  • Last summer, she traveled to Italy for Art School and had her work put up in the gallery twice!
  • She has a bunch of super fun focus and cabin activities planned.
  • When Lindsey was younger she attended summer camp.

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Bennett

• Area: Tripping Director
• Hometown: St. Louis, MO
• Years at Camp Sabra: 2
• Looking Forward To: River Trips
• Favorite Camp Meal: Potato bar, but mainly the Caesar salad
• Advice: Make sure to unwind and think about every day, each day
• Fun Facts:
  • This past May, Bennett graduated college and plans to achieve an MBA in the near future.
  • Bennett was a Macabbia captain last summer and won!
  • He loves Marvel movies.

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Elissa

• Area: Tripping Director
• Hometown: Kansas City, MO
• Years at Camp Sabra: 3
• Looking Forward To: Leading some fantastic river trips
• Favorite Camp Meal: Tacos
• Advice: Wake up every day and tell yourself that today is going to be the best day ever, and then it will.
• Fun Facts:
  • Last semester, Elissa studied abroad in Greece.
  • After camp, Elissa will return to college to complete her senior year!
  • Elissa went on a two week trip to Montana and canoed down the Missouri River.
  • She has also been to 4 continents.

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Kevin

• Area: Landsports Director
• Hometown: Arlington Heights, IL
• Years at Camp Sabra: 4
• Looking Forward To: Seeing all the armadillos
• Favorite Camp Meal: Meatloaf
• Advice: Don’t be afraid to make new friends.
• Fun Facts:
  • Kevin is also getting his MFA in painting from Syracuse.
  • While at Mizzou he was the president of the Student Artist Community.
  • Kevin is a platinum skier and unobtanium wakeboarder.
  • After camp, he is moving to New York.

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Talya (Tall-yah)

• Unit: Ski Director
• Hometown: Highland Park, IL
• Years at Camp Sabra: 3
• Favorite Activity: Wakeboarding
• Favorite Camp Meal: Pizza
• Advice: Appreciate every moment you have a camp because it goes by super fast and as soon as you know it, you’re back at school.
• Fun Facts:
  • Talya is the Vice President of her Service Sorority.
  • After camp, Talya is going back to the University of Missouri to complete her senior year.
  • She is a site leader for Mizzou service trips.
  • Talya can also play 5 instruments.
  • The first time ever that she went skiing she got up on the skis. ​

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Kathy (Kay-tee)

• Area: Video Director
• Hometown: Augsburg, Germany
• Years at Camp Sabra: First year
• Looking Forward To: Making a video that will create memories for a lifetime
• Favorite Camp Meal: Chipwhich
• Advice: Don’t worry be happy. Happiness makes your life so much easier. Forgive and forget things to have a peace of mind.
• Fun Facts:
  • After camp, she plans to go back to Germany to work, but looks forward to coming back to camp!
  • She is very bubbly and loving.
  • Kathy says she is the always the one that you can always make fun of! (funny stuff happens to her!!)

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Rosie

• Area: Programming Director
• Hometown: St. Louis, MO
• Years at Camp Sabra: 13
• Favorite Activity: Going on the river trips
• Favorite Camp Meal: Foil packs over a campfire
• Advice: Be open to trying new things around camp.
• Fun Facts:
  • After camp, Rosie will finish her last semester studying Public Health at Ball State University & then go to Nursing School.
  • Rosie met all of her best friends at Camp Sabria and is so lucky to still be friends with them.

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Molly

• Area: Media Director
• Hometown: St. Louis, MO
• Years at Camp Sabra: 3
• Looking Forward To: Meeting all the new staff and making lots of memories
• Favorite Camp Meal: Stir-Fry
• Advice: Don’t be afraid to try new things.
• Fun Facts:
  • Molly just graduated from the University of Missouri with a degree in Finance and Banking and Real Estate.
  • She was the Vice President of her sorority.
  • Molly’s twin sister, Natalie also works at camp!
  • After camp, she plans to go back to St. Louis and look for a job.

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