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Jan Sherry
American Staff Director Jan is the American Staff Director from Las Vegas. She grew up in Ho-Ho-Kus, New Jersey (which is the only town name in the US with two hyphens!). She is a retired educator who played basketball, swan competitively, surfed, and played softball. Jan loves traveling with Jim. They have visited over 70 countries, and this year they visiting 8 new countries. But, Jan says Poland is still her favorite place to visit mainly because of the wonderful people she has met over the years. |
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Jim Skinner
Baseball Coach Jim is our camp baseball coach! He is originally from Dallas, Texas but now lives in Las Vegas. He was a pilot for the US Marine Corp and played for the Kansas City Athletics, a minor league baseball team in the Untied States! He and Jan are campground hosts at a national park and live in a motor home. Jim is one of the friendliest people you will ever meet. |
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Jeanne Pattman
Teacher Jeanne cannot wait to see all the students at camp and talk with them while playing one of her favorite games: cards! She also likes to play bocci, volleyball, and go swimming. She also likes reading and traveling, and is determined to finish this year’s camp puzzle! She has five sons, thirteen grandchildren, and one great grandchild. |
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Dan Lynam
Teacher This is Dan’s fifth camp in Tczew and he is more excited than ever to work with students on making the camp newspaper, magazine, and yearbook! Originally from New Jersey, he currently lives in Washington D.C., but spend the last 5 months living and studying in Brussels, Belgium! Dan’s hobbies include taking pictures on his iPhone, going out with friends, and watching Netflix for unreasonably long periods of time! |
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Amanda Gallagher
Teacher Amanda is from New Jersey where she is a manager at her family’s local business. She likes to play basketball and baseball. She likes listening to country music. During her class, Amanda will focus on engaging students in conversation while having fun and laughter too. |
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Beverly Winsor Teacher
Beverly is joining the American Staff for the first time this summer in Tczew where she will be exploring iNaturalist with students. Born in San Francisco, Beverly has lived in The Netherlands, Scotland, Germany, and Puerto Rico. She now lives in Novato, California where she likes swimming and hiking. Beverly loves country music and stand-up comedy. She describes herself as a “connector,” and loves meeting new friends as well as helping others meet new friends too. |
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Julianna Thornock Teacher
Julianna first came to camp several years ago, and loved it so much she is coming back this summer to teach a Creative Writing Class! After University, she wants to be an elementary school librarian, so she loves to read and write! Her favorite book right now is ‘The Book Thief’ by Markus Zusak. If you love to read, you and Julianna will have lots to talk about! Also, don’t ask her to sing: she is terrible but she still loves to sing karaoke! Meet Julianna in Tczew this summer and do Karaoke with her! |
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Nicolette Agresta
Teaching Assistant Nicolette is 17 years old and is from New Jersey. She loves sports such as: tennis, bowling, softball, and track. She likes to listen to music and perform in shows (plays and musicals). She also loves to read books such as the Maze Runner series. Her favorite songs are "Take Me To Church" and "Up Town Funk" and her favorite band is Twenty One Pilots. Nicolette looks forward to working with students, especially younger campers, to have fun and laugh much as possible! |
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Carly Agresta
Teaching Assistant Carly is a new member of our staff from New Jersey! She is 16 years old and loves music and theater. Some of her favorite singers are Taylor Swift and Twenty One Pilots. In her free time she likes to take pictures and edit them. She loves playing sports such as softball, dance, and cheerleading. She looks forward to meeting all the campers and playing baseball with them! |
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Maria Rahi
Teaching Assistant Maria is returning for her second year at camp with her sister Tiana. She tries to play soccer and softball in high school but often falls over the ball when playing. But, she is very talented at picking things up with her feet. In her future she wants to live on top of a mountain with a goat, but before she does that she can’t wait to meet all the campers in Tczew and celebrate 4th of July with them! |
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Tiana Rahi
Teaching Assistant Tiana is a senior in high school from New Jersey. She is returning for her second camp with her sister Maria, and cannot wait to meet new campers. She is especially looking forward to 4th of July and meeting previous campers! She loves watching Grey's Anatomy and plays soccer at school. She cannot wait for another amazing camp! |
