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Collegiate Summer Staff Crucial to Conference Center’s Ministry
“When we look at so many summer activities in such a short period of time here at Montreat Conference Center, it becomes evident that the conference center’s collegiate summer staffers are crucial to our ministry,” said Bob Tuttle, Vice President for the Center for Youth and Young Adult Ministry at Montreat Conference Center. “We are indeed grateful for their service.”
Early this summer, approximately 150 people, mostly college students, arrived at Montreat Conference Center from all over the United States. Following an intensive orientation period, they donned their bright blue “staff” t-shirts and went to work as summer camp counselors, life guards, facilities and production crew members, creative assistants, retail assistants, craft center helpers, office assistants, and more.
“Our year-round employees really depend on the summer staff during our busiest season,” agreed conference center president George Barber. “This summer, I took particular pride in seeing these young people rise to the occasion as Montreat Conference Center hosted the funeral service for Ruth Graham. As the whole world watched,” he continued, “our summer staff responded with grace to the needs of the Graham family, the media, and thousands of mourners. At the same time, they seamlessly turned the facilities around after one conference of 1,000+ attendees and prepared for the start of a second. It all happened in the space of three sleepless days and nights. It was an enormous effort and it was a job well done.”
“I think a lot of students are drawn to work at Montreat because of the memories they have of visiting here as children or as youth,” said Cat Williams, the summer staff Creative Assistant and veteran of 10 summers on staff or attending conferences at Montreat. “All of the jobs provide great hands-on work experience, especially for those going into education or parish ministry. And even though the hours are long and the summers are hot, I think we’re all grateful for our time here because of the friends we’ve made, the people we’ve reached out to, and all the experiences we’ve been able to share. Given the opportunity,” she concluded, “I don’t know many people who would turn down the chance to live in such a beautiful place and get paid for having such a great summer.” See our summer staff photo album…
2007 Summer Staff Roster
Carlie Abercrombie, Matthews, NC
Sally Adams, Mauldin, SC
Bonnie Allen, Black Mountain, NC
Johnathan Allen, Black Mountain, NC
Jeff Allen, Skipwith, VA
Chris Allen, Nashville, TN
McKenzie Allen, Swannanoa, NC
Sandra Arrowood, Black Mountain, NC
Brittany Arrowood, Black Mountain, NC
Fiona Baker, Belfast, Northern Ireland
Ellen Baker, Camden, SC
Laurie Beitler, Fairview, NC
Michael Belcher, Murray, KY
Will Blankenship, Swannanona, NC
Aimee Boswell, Black Mountain, NC
Danielle Bowers, Sylva, NC
Virginia Boyce, Belmont, NC
David Boyd, Greensboro, NC
Sara Brown, Orlando, FL
Beck Brunner, Black Mountain, NC
Sarah Cairatti, Franklin, TN
Erin Campbell, Black Mountain, NC
Sarah Campbell, Swannanoa, NC
Robby Canan, Glendale, MO
Emily Carpenter, Lincolnton, NC
Maggie Carruth, Roswell, GA
Amanda Case, Candler, NC
Ellison Cavedo, Anderson, SC
Douglas Clark-Brown, Davidson, NC
Stephanie Cooper, Black Mountain, NC
Ian Copeland, Tallahassee, FL
Glen Cornell, Decatur, GA
Alex Cornell, Decatur, GA
Lauren Davis, Orange Park, FL
Christina DeCusati, Huntersville, NC
Jesse Dimmock, Black Mountain, NC
Nate Dimmock, Black Mountain, NC
Leah Dubose, Black Mountain, NC
Jed Edwards, Hunclok Creek, PA
Shelby Etheridge, Burnsville, NC
Amy Fidis, Black Mountain, NC
Christina Ford, Black Mountain, NC
Diana Ford, Black Mountain, NC
Christy Forsyth, Tallahassee, FL
Nancy Fortson, Black Mountain, NC
Charles Freeland, Charleston, IL
Leslie Fuller, Matthews, NC
Mallory Gambill, Laurens, SC
Sarah Gazak, Cornelius, NC
Claire George, Fountain Inn, SC
Mac Gilliland, Staunton, VA
Anne Gordon, Nashville, TN
Meghan Goyer, Jacksonville, FL
Jenifer Gregg, Moncks Corner, SC
Julie Guess, Union, SC
Meg Gunn, Swannanoa, NC
Spencer Hardee, Rosewell, GA
Tom Harley, Richmond, VA
Liz Harrod, Greenville, IN
Brittany Harrold, St. Augustine, FL
Blair Hartman, Columbus, GA
Brittany Harvey, Fredericksburg, VA
Jessica Hill, Allen Park, MI
Margaret Hurt, Black Mountain, NC
Claire Hyde, Suwanee, GA
Mark Ingram, Cheraw, SC
Stevie Jackson, Pensacola, FL
Jack Jenkins, Aiken, SC
Nancy-Kerr Jennings, Ft. Walton Beach, FL
William Jeter, Columbia, SC
Carson Johnson, Princeton, NJ
Ross Kennedy-Shaffer, Mechanicsburg, PA
Scott Kessler, Talahassee, FL
Hannah Kirby, Salisbury, NC
Elizabeth Klein, Lexington, VA
John Koury, Nashville, TN
Ann Laird Jones, Greenville, MS
Hannah Legerton, Asheville, NC
Taylor Lewis Guthrie, Brooklyn, NY
Anne Liffiton, Bethesda, MD
Elizabeth Lovell, Nashville, TN
Elly MacPhail, Spartanburg, SC
Scott MacRae, Six Mile, SC
Dawn Martin, Burlington, NC
Megan McMillan, Columbia, SC
Katie Miller, Clayton, NC
Whitney Minor, West Columbia, SC
Rachel Morris, Roanoke, VA
Sophie Mullinax, Asheville, NC
Madison Munoz, Ocala, FL
Nina Myers, Knoxville, TN
Jason Nanz, Roanoke, VA
Martha Nelson, Ridgecrest, NC
Ryan Nepomuceno, Beaverdam, VA
Barbara Nix, Swannanoa, NC
Wendy Nix, Black Mountain, NC
Cindy Owensby, Old Fort, NC
Sarah Peters, Raleigh, NC
Drew Powell, Monroe, NC
Leslie Price, Latta, SC
Blake Pruitt, Knoxville, TN
Claire Rathbun, Minden, LA
Susan Rembert, Erwin, TN
Jen Rembert, Erwin, TN
Jordan Reynolds, Fort drum, NY
Elise Rich, Wilmington, NC
Alice Ricks, Richmond, VA
Chris Robinson, Raleigh, NC
Kara Ruth, Lawrenceville, AL
Bill Sanderson, Asheville, NC
Joyce Schwarz, Black Mountain, NC
Heather Scott, Ft Myers, FL
Myra Shanks, Jonesborough, TN
Maggie Shaw, Oxford, MS
Elizabeth Shuler, Orangeburg, SC
Casey Simmons, Chapel Hill, NC
Davis Skipper, Marion, SC
Amy Smith, Enka, NC
Shay Smith, Black Mountain, NC
Janet Sonnenberg R.N., Black Mountain, NC
Anna Sorin, Black Mountain, NC
Amy Sperry, Black Mountain, NC
Rachel Steber, Davidson, NC
Allison Steele, Fort Mill, SC
Casey Stitt, Greenville, SC
Anne Stone, Washington, DC
Davis Tate, Hickory, NC
Kelly Taulbee, Frankfort, KY
Rachel Taylor, Raleigh, NC
Linda Thompson, Fairview, NC
Talae Tuitele, Black Mountain, NC
Marada Uchniat, San Antonio, TX
Ryan Walker, McLeansville, NC
Margaret Walker, Franklin, TN
Julia Ward, Port Orange, FL
Susie Watson Burns, Montreat, NC
Joe Welker, Cary, NC
Margaret Willard, Durham, NC
Lindsey Williams, Rock Hill, SC
Cat Williams, Matthews, NC
Jean Wilson-Stayton, Brandon, FL
Megan Woodiwiss, Black Mountain, NC