Jason Ellsworth is our Athletic Director and this will be his 7th summer with TLC. Starting out as the Soccer Director for his first two years, it was an easy transition for Jason to take on the responsibility of working with the entire sports program. "We have so many great programs for every type of camper -- whether the child is just learning how to skate to the teen who is looking to sink the winning basket at the Jacob's Cup. I really love running and developing these programs at TLC because I know that we're developing both better athletes and better people."

In the off season Jason has worked as a teacher overseas and is continuing his academic studies in a masters program. He now helps recruit and hire staff for the Timber Lake Family of Camps from his winter home in Canada.

Jason can't wait to work with the best athletic staff in camping this summer.

Enrique Fernandez will be joining the Timber Lake family this summer as our Tennis Director. Enrique received his BA in Sports Sciences from the European University in Madrid, Spain followed by a year of study at the College of Birmingham, England with a concentration in sports management. Enrique has been coaching tennis in Europe for over 6 years. He began his career in 2002 as a tennis coach at the prestigious Turo Tennis Club in Barcelona, Spain and has coached several world-class players including Belo Horizonte of Brazil, who Enrique is coaching in his efforts of pursuing his dream of playing at Wimbledon this summer.

Enrique will be taking a leave of absence from his coaching position at the Edgbaston Priory Club in Birmingham to spend the summer with us at Timber Lake. Enrique is looking forward to sharing his love and passion for tennis with the Timber Lake campers.

Jeremy Bashham is back for his second summer as our Co-Basketball Director. "In life people have certain passions that they feel strongly about. My passion is working with young people to develop skills they can carry throughout their lives. The best way I know how, this is through the game of basketball. It is important for young people of today to develop teamwork, respect, and dedication. All these attributes and many more come from learning the game of basketball. I look forward to working with the campers of Timber Lake because they are very special people to me. I want to thank the people of Timber Lake for allowing me to come back and share my abilities. The achievement of which I am most proud is the development of many student-athletes who have carried their careers to their many universities which include The University of Kentucky, University of Louisville, Florida Atlantic University, Temple University, Marshall University, and Western KentuckyUniversity."

Trey Washington joins us this summer from just oustide Dallas, Texas as the Co-Basketball Director. Basketball has played a major role in Trey's life since high school where he played for the nationally ranked Duncanville High School. While in college, Trey was ranked one of the top 50 college players in America by Rick Ball of Ball Stars Recruiting. After college he was offered to play overseas but instead chose to join the Dallas Mavericks Basketball Organization as a video scout where he stayed through the 2003 season. During this time, Trey became a volunteer at his former high school, coaching and training children from the neighborhood at a local recreation center. His volunteer effort became his passion and he was hired to coach at his alma mater. Trey moved on a year later to Irving, Texas to coach at Nimitz High School where he led his team to become City Champions. He is currently the assistant Varsity coach and Head Coach of the Freshman team. Trey really enjoys coaching and teaching kids how to be the best they can be. He is looking forward to spending his summer at Timber Lake Camp and meeting all of the great campers and staff!

Emilie Jewell joins us this summer from Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada as our Soccer Director. She has been playing soccer at a premier level for 9 years and at the varsity level for 3 years. Emilie has coached an under 14 first division boy’s soccer team for 1 year. She has also organized and implemented an 8 week soccer program for children ages 5-9. She worked with children and teens at several different day camps and after school programs across Prince Edward Island, both as a soccer instructor and a day camp supervisor for the past 6 years. Emilie is extremely excited and honored to come to campthis year. She is also looking forward to meeting all of you and seeing you out on the field this summer.

Dan O'Rawe is our Golf Director. He is a member of the PGA and founded and developed the Growing Together Annual Celebrity Pro-Am tournament. He also founded the first professional assistant pro championship of the 40 PGA sections in the U.S. Dan has been a member of the guest teaching staff of Golf Digest Magazine and twice voted the top assistant pro in New Jersey. Dan is looking forward to working with our campers and creating a fantastic golf program on our new course.

Tom Tegeler joins us again this summer as the Baseball/Softball Director. Tom is best known in these parts as the fine young head varsity football coach at New Paltz, but there was a time when he was better known for his stellar performances on the baseball diamond. His college alma mater, however, hadn't forgotten his efforts. Last year, St. Bonaventure University honored "Tom Terrific" by naming him one of the newest members of the SBU Athletics Hall of Fame. In being inducted, Tegeler will join the likes of legendary major league manager John McGraw and NBA great Bob Lanier. In college, Tegeler was a three-time Atlantic 10 all-star catcher. After graduating in 1995, he stayed on to serve as a Bonnie’s assistant baseball coach for two years. He then played pro ball for the Albany Diamond Dogs in the Northeast League before taking the head coaching job in 1999 at Ulster County Community College where he rebuilt that program. In 2001 he was named the head football coach at New Paltz High. Tegeler is a 1991 graduate of Rondout Valley where he was a three-sport standout. In addition to football and baseball, he also played basketball.