Greetings, Camp Family,
My name is Troika Brodsky and I am beyond thrilled to share the news with you that I will be joining the already incredible team of year-round staff of Camp Nebagamon as your new Director of Development and Alumni Engagement! For those of you who do not know me already, I was a seven-year, second generation Nebagamon camper from 1987-1993 (perhaps you have read some of my father, L.D.’s poetry?) and I have also worked at Nebagamon for 15 summers (1995-2007, 2022, 2023) as a Cabin Counselor, Art Specialist, C.N.O.C. Director, Program Director, and… C.N.O.C. Director again. I really, REALLY love C.N.O.C.
In addition to my years of experience working at Camp Nebagamon, I’m also bringing to this role ten years of professional non-profit experience and a background in communications and community building work. I also happen to own an ice cream shop…which may or may not turn out to be relevant experience! I currently live in St. Louis, Missouri with my wife Elizabeth and 4-year old son, Daniel, who have both joined me at Nebagamon these last two summers. Going forward I will be working remotely from St. Louis during the winter with a little bit of travel as part of the camp reunion tour and then I’ll relocate to Lake Nebagamon during the camping season.
It would be a profound understatement for me to simply state that Camp Nebagamon has been an important part of my life. I suspect like many of you, Camp Nebagamon has occupied a critical and formative part of my heart and mind throughout most of my life. My experiences there and the relationships I have made along the way have had a definitively positive impact on the person I am today. I know a large part of what has brought me back to Nebagamon again and again over the years has been my desire to be an active participant in helping to make the magic happen for others and keeping it going for the generations to come. What an incredible gift to get to be part of a nearly 100-year legacy of positively impacting the lives of children in such a sacred and beautiful place. And now I have the privilege of working in support of this calling year-round! For the first time ever, Camp Nebagamon will have a full-time team member entirely dedicated and focused on building and strengthening the bonds of our camp community by creating new experiences and opportunities throughout the year for our alumni to support and connect with the greater Camp Family like never before!
Today I am feeling humbled and immensely grateful for the opportunity and trust afforded me in tackling this brand new role as Camp Nebagamon’s Director of Development and Alumni Engagement and I’m going to do my best to knock it out of the park. I also want to thank the Camp Family in advance for all of your interest, insight, and support in this good work as it will most certainly be a collaborative and synergistic process requiring your ongoing feedback and buy-in. I can’t wait to get to work!
Keep The Fires Burning,
Troika Brodsky
