Camp Blue Spruce is overseen by a highly competent Board of Directors that includes health care professionals, financial and fundraising experts, communications specialists, and parents of children with food allergies. Our programs are managed by camp professionals, certified chefs, and nutritionists. Here’s a little more about us!
Board of Directors
Sharon rhodes, Board Chair
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Steve duston, vice president
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Melanie hughes, secretary
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Richard horsford,
treasurer
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Leslie berlin, board member/interim secretary
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Alex Flannagan, board member
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Lead Staff and Volunteers
Many counselors and mentors work hard throughout the year to make sure our programs are successful! Most are volunteers and/or work on a part-time basis. We are fortunate to have this amazing group of people making life better for kids and families with food allergies! Meet the leadership team that pulls it all together.
Tracy Wallace,
Development Director
Tracy brings 30-plus years of nonprofit and fundraising experience to Camp Blue Spruce as Development Director. Raising over $35 million throughout her career, she is skilled in Proposal Writing, Corporate and Foundation Relations, Event Management, Securing Sponsors, and Budgeting and Financial Statements. She relates to campers and their families because of her own food allergies and a family member who lived with them. When she’s not fundraising, Tracy enjoys traveling, listening to music and podcasts, working in her garden and spending time with her husband Bill, dog Brownie and cat Bubbie.
tracy@ campbluespruce.org
Julianne perrin, social media, admin. assistant
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Our Founder
Louise Tippens,
Founding Director
Louise loved going to summer camp as a child and wanted her (now-grown) son to have the same formative camp experiences as she did. But because of his life-threatening allergies to 6 of the top 8 allergens, she couldn’t find a summer camp that could safely accommodate him. So Louise, who is known by camper families as “Rudy Rutabega Riversong”, started Camp Blue Spruce. Founding CBS was the culmination of Louise’s career in non-profit management, program development, community involvement, and project planning. Louise loves singing (especially camp songs), laughing, and you guessed it…..camping!