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Directors at Arrowhead
"We believe that we have a sacred responsibility to our campers, our parents, and to our Creator to do our very best to help young men navigate the formative years of childhood on the way to becoming outstanding young men."
Benjy Darnell, Jeremy Gillespie, Dave McGlashan, Jeff Killebrew
Jeremy Gillespie, (Executive Director) joined the Arrowhead staff in 2004. A graduate of Winthrop University, Jeremy later completed a Masters of Theological Studies at Reformed Theological Seminary. Jeremy values a quality camp experience because of the impact summer camping had on his own life. His experience includes serving as a counselor, instructor and program director at various camps in the southeast and working as an assistant director at Camp Hope & Camp Sertoma in Clemson, South Carolina. Jeremy and his wife, Elizabeth, met at summer camp and share a passion to impact children's lives through camp. Elizabeth is a graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and later earned a Masters of Education from the University of Saint Thomas. Elizabeth taught elementary and middle school in Texas and North Carolina for five years prior to their joining the Camp Arrowhead team. Jeremy works with many facets of the program including staff and camper recruitment, camp programming and staff training.
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Jeff Killebrew (Director of Development and Outreach) rejoined the Arrowhead staff as the Director of Development for our Children of Promise inner city mission and ministry. Jeff spent a year at Arrowhead in 2004-05 developing the foundation for our first Children of Promise camp experience. Jeff graduated from the
University of
Florida with a marketing degree and spent the last few years working for Desire Street Ministries in
New Orleans ,
LA. Jeff will be leading the development and fundraising of our inner city camping program to expand our reaches beyond just DSM. In addition Jeff will also lead our traditional camping programs in various facets.
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Benjy Darnell (Associate Director) brings an extensive background in the outdoor education and recreation field. His experience has included both personal and professional development. Personally, he has over ten years of experience in climbing, kayaking, mountain biking and backpacking. Professionally, Ben has developed and directed adventure camps for at-risk youth and directed the outdoor program for a summer ministry camp in
Wears Valley ,
TN. He also has over five years of experience developing and coordinating challenge course events for camps involving participants with mental and physical disabilities with over four years of experience as an experiential educator and ropes course facilitator. Ben's education includes a B.S. in Therapeutic Recreation and a M.S. in Recreation Administration, both from the
University of
Tennessee . Ben is excited to be a part of the Arrowhead team and ministry. It is his desire to allow his outdoor education and adventure experience in an area of ministry that will provide growth, leadership and an opportunity for boys to develop spiritually. |
Dave McGlashan (Associate Director) is a former summer staffer (you may remember him as DMac) in the paddling program the past two years and experienced in the camp setting. Dave's camp experience ranges from camper (Falling Creek), counselor, to program staff (Arrowhead). DMac's education includes a B.S. and a M.S. in Therapeutic Recreation from the
University of
Tennessee of . He has multiple years of experience in climbing, kayaking, mountain biking and backpacking, as well as, leading adventure programs with Adventure Treks and other outdoor adventure programs across the Southeast.
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