Camp Nokomis Director
Debbie Parker, Camp Nokomis Director
Debbie Parker, Director of Camp Nokomis has been a camp leader at Camp Nokomis since 1952!
Born and raised in Winchester, MA Debbie is an honors graduate of Winchester High School and Wellesley College and has a Masters of Arts in Teaching Degree from the Harvard Graduate School of Education.
As a child Debbie attended camps in Maine for six years, five of them for the full season.
Camp Nokomis opened as a small private camp in 1952, when Debbie became one of the first counselors-in-training (C.I.T). She's been at Nokomis ever since, as a staff member, Program Director for 22 years and Camp Director since 1975.
Debbie has taught tennis, sailing, water-skiing, several crafts and canoeing, and has led the C.I.T. Program at Nokomis since the late 1950's.
She has combined the role of mother of three, two daughters and a son, and a grandmother of five with broad experience in camping, youth work, program development, administration, fund raising and Christian Education.
She has belonged to the American Camp Association for over 40 years, participating in its training events and is one of ACA's Pioneer in Camping Award recipients, and is an Elder in the Presbyterian Church.
