Hilary Strimple Chiang
Hilary Strimple Chiang is a former Brown Ledge camper (2000-2005), junior counselor (2006-2007), and counselor (2009-2012, 2014). She also served on the Brown Ledge Board of Directors (2020-2024) and was Board President (2021-2023). Her mother, aunt, sister, and three cousins are also Brown Ledge alumni. Her mother, Liz Smith Strimple, also served on the Brown […]
Brooks Johnson
Brooks Johnson comes to us after 16 years’ experience teaching, coaching, and serving on the leadership team at Dublin School in Dublin, NH (including the roles of Dean of Students and Athletic Director). He also brings 18 summers of camp experience as a counselor, lifeguard, blacksmith teacher, and senior staff member at Camp Deerwood, a […]
Maddie Mandeville
Maddie (she/her), maybe more than most, is a product of Brown Ledge Camp. She started the summer of 1997, at 9 months old, with her mom Sally deOliva Mandeville. She returned to camp each year with her mom through 2003, and was a camper, JC, and Riflery senior staff between the years 2006-2015. Maddie graduated […]
Mitchell Watson
Mitchell Watson started with Brown Ledge in 2019, and worked his way into his current role as Facilities Coordinator. Under the tutelage of former director Bill Neilsen, Mitchell has learned the in’s and out’s of the Brown Ledge facility. This includes camp’s intricate water and sewer system, caring for over 70 buildings, and maintaining the […]
Marjorie Isaacs
Marjorie Isaacs (she/her) was a Brown Ledge camper and JC from 2002-2009, and Riding counselor and Camper Care counselor from 2011-2017, and is thrilled to continue her tenure as our Assistant Director. After graduating with a Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work from The University of Vermont, Marjorie earned her Masters in Social Work at Columbia […]
Shannon Elford
Shannon Elford(she/her) first came to Brown Ledge as the Head of Swimming in 2018. In 2020, she joined the year-round team as the Operations Coordinator. Shannon and her wife Sam stepped in to lead the BLC Waterfront program in 2021, ensuring the continued safety and quality programming Brown Ledge is known for. Shannon became our […]
Abby Lovshin-Smith
Abby Lovshin-Smith (she/her) began her Brown Ledge career as a camper in 1993. She graduated from the JC program in 2000, and went on to spend five summers as a Sailing counselor through the summer of 2006. Abby was born and raised in Vermont, but spent 18 years down South attending Auburn University in Alabama and […]
