Junior Day Camp Staff

Kathleen Reilly - Director. Ms. Reilly has worked at the camp since the summer of 2000. She has taught kindergarten children and at the present time teaches at the Eastchester High School.

Ms. Gerri DeSilva - Arts and Crafts Instructor - Gerri has worked with the Junior Day Camp since 1990. She is a co-director of the Ossining Children's Center. Ms. DeSilva works hard to design hands-on creative projects for our young campers.

Katie Mullen - Katie joins the Junior Day Camp staff this year. She currently teaches 5th grade in Bronxville. Prior to that, she taught 5th grade in the Bronx.
Ms. Wendy Hollander -Group Teacher (oldest campers) - Ms. Hollander is an elementary school teacher at the Pearls School. She came to work in the Junior Day Camp after her son "graduated" from the program (he's now a counselor!). Ms. Hollander brings her musical talents and creative skills to the oldest campers
Ms. Gianna Tringali - Group Teacher (4 year old campers) - Ms. Tringali is a 3rd grade teacher in the Eastchester School District. She has been with the Junior Day Camp since 1995. Ms. Tringali enjoys creating special adventures for the campers.

MaryEllen Barbieri - Music Specialist. Ms. Barbieri rejoins the day camp staff after working the summer of 1999. She was the Music Therapist at the Blythesdale Childrenās Hospital and at the present time conducts the Music Program at St.Lukeās Nursery School in Eastchester.

 
Sean Jones - Sean has been a Gymnastics Instructor for 18 years at Spotlight Gymnastics in Pelham, teaching 2 year old children to adults. At the day camp he will be in charge of the Physical Activities Program and the afternoon Gymnastics Camp.

Monica Gerken has been teaching second grade at the Horace Mann School in Riverdale for the past eight and one half years. Prior to that, she taught three-year-olds at the Church of the Highlands Early Childhood Center in White Plains. For the past fourteen summers, she has been the four-year-old teacher at the Highlands Summer Play Camp.

The professional staff is assisted by a group of approximately thirty-five high school and / or college age students.