Staff
Director
 The Rev. Susan Carpenter, Director for Summer Camp and Youth Programming:
Susan’s association with ECC spans 50 years! She was a camper from 2nd grade right through high school and has stayed involved with the ECC community in various capacities. Her son and daughter-in-law met at ECC and she cannot wait for her grandson to become the third generation to fall in love with the camp. Susan Carpenter grew up in Scituate, RI. She earned her Bachelor's and Master's degrees in Education from Rhode Island College, and returned to the Scituate School system as a sixth grade teacher. In 2008 she also graduated from The General Theological Seminary in NYC with her Master of Divinity degree, was ordained, and served as the Associate Rector at St. John’s in Barrington. Susan is married to her high school sweetheart, Brian Carpenter, and they have two sons and one grandson. While the boys were young, Susan left teaching and opened “Cherry Valley Herb Farm”. She also founded and ran the RI Herb Festival, an annual event from 1998 – 2004.
Managers:
 Lance and Joyce Roberts reside at the Conference Center with their two dogs! They own a small farm in Exeter, RI where they raise sheep and Llamas.
Joyce Roberts, Resident Manager
Joyce graduated from Rhode Island College in 1983 with a B.S. in Early Childhood Education. She taught for six years (1983-1989) as a preschool teacher at The Children's Center, then held the position of Head Teacher for 13 years (1989-2002) at WonderKids before leaving to take the position of Resident Manager at ECC in August, 2001. Joyce enjoys knitting and has a love of animals. She has recently taken up snowshoeing around the ECC property. Joyce started coming to ECC at the age of 9. She was a camper from 1969-1975, counselor 1976-1978, Young Adult Staff 1979-1980 and the Director of Younger Children's Camp from 2000 to the present.
Lance Roberts, Property Manager
Lance took on the position of Property Manager at ECC in July, 2002. In 1985 he started his own landscape, construction and tree service business. The business has grown into an excavation/construction business concentrating in septic installation and site preparation. He attended Rhode Island Junior College for machine tool processes in 1980. Lance was raised on a farm much like ECC, growing up with the philosophy of "if it breaks you fix it or fabricate a new one", thus the development of his mechanical ability and skills. He attended ECC as a camper in 1968, later a counselor from 1978-1980. He volunteered as a member of the Adult Visiting Staff at ECC for several years as a work project leader and weekend chaperone before accepting the position of Property Manager.
Staff Counselors
We have an outstanding staff that is selected for their leadership qualities and their enthusiasm for working with children and teens! Our staff is committed to growing int heir faith as they provide campers with a safe, nurturing and fun camp environment. An extensive training program takes place prior to camp and throughout the summer they take part in ongoing training and support. Certified lifeguards are on duty at the waterfront and a registered nurse is on site 24 hours a day. |