Ross JCC, Boynton Beach

The staff at Camp Shalom is the best around! There’s no question that there is a direct correlation between the quality of our staff and the quality of the experience for the campers. Each staff member is highly screened by the Camp Director and must pass a background check prior to being hired. All staff members go through a week long intensive staff orientation, weekly staff meetings and staff evaluations throughout the summer. All Senior Counselors, Unit Heads, and Specialists are professionals who have the experience and maturity to make camp fun while keeping Camp Shalom both emotionally and physically safe.

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Rachel Fox, Camp Shalom Director This is Rachel’s 18th summer working at a JCC Day Camp. Rachel got her start as a Jr. Counselor at the Levite JCC in Birmingham, Alabama and hasn’t looked back! Camp has always been Rachel’s favorite time of year, and she loves watching the campers enjoy camp while gaining self confidence and having fun! After working at the JCC of Greater Columbus for 6 years as the Children, Youth and Camping Director, Rachel transferred to the JCC of the Greater Palm Beaches in March 2008, where she is the Program Director and Camp Shalom Director. Rachel received her Bachelor of Science in Human Development and Family Studies at Indiana University. She spent a semester at Tel Aviv University studying Jewish Education. She is a graduate of the Lekhu Lakhem Program for Day Camp Directors from the Mandel Center for Jewish Education at the JCC Association. Camp is Rachel's favorite time of year and she can’t wait for camp to begin!
Yale David, Camp Shalom Sports Camp Director After 3 successful years of being the overall Camp Shalom Director at the Ross JCC, Yale is looking forward to returning to his first love by directing the Sports Camps at both the Ross JCC and the JCC North. Yale has now been a part of the Jewish Community Centers of the Greater Palm Beaches Camp Program for over 16 years and serves as the Ross JCC Sports and Recreation Consultant. His company, Yale Sports Enterprises, Inc. is contracted by the Ross JCC to run its sports program with activities for youth and adults including sports camps, basketball, soccer, hockey, golf, t-ball, football, softball and stickball leagues. Before Yale founded Yale Sports Enterprises, Inc. in 2001, he served as the Recreation Coordinator at the Kaplan JCC for three years as well as the Recreation and Wellness Director at the Ross JCC for four years. Yale grew up in the Philadelphia suburbs and has a B.S. in Sports and Recreational Management from Temple University.
Sheri Kramer, Director of Special Needs, Camp Tikvah Director Sheri graduated from The University of South Florida with a Bachelor’s of Science Degree in Elementary Education. She also has a Master’s Degree in Special Education and Certification in Administration from Florida Atlantic University.For 12 years Sheri taught for all disabilitlies including inclusion, self contained and vocational training. She has been part of a camp program all of her life, beginning at the age of 5. She has worked as a Junior, Senior, and Head Counselor at camps in the past. Her passion for working with special needs children began many years ago and she knew that her ideal career would be working with and helping people with special needs. This is Sheri’s 2nd summer as the Camp Tikvah Director and she is looking forward to another wonderful summer and having the opportunity to see the children grow and flourish.
Steven Segall, Teen Travel Director Steven Segall is the Children’s Coordinator at the Ross Jewish Community Center. He has been working at the Ross JCC for ten years. He started out as a Sports camp counselor, and then started working full time with Coach Yale. During that time Steve worked with the preschool Physical Education classes, taught soccer and T-ball classes and coached basketball for children in kindergarten through 12th grade. Camp is Steve’s favorite time of year. Every morning you will find Steve in the middle of the ruach circle waking all of the kids up and getting them ready for the day with endless songs and cheers. He is extremely excited to be the Teen Travel Director this summer and is really looking forward to Travel Camp and all of the fantastic trips he has planned.
Carolyn Licciardi, Camp Shalom Assistant Director Carolyn has been working with children of all ages for the past 20 years. Originally from NJ, she has worked in both a preschool setting as well as day and overnight camps. A true camper herself, she spent 12 summers at a sleep away camp in PA working her way up from camper to counselor. Carolyn is no stranger to the JCC in Boynton Beach, as she ran a very successful Music, Mommy, and Me program for children ranging from infants to age 3. For the past 6 summers, Carolyn can be seen showing her ruach in the morning during Boker Tov and has put on many fantastic camp plays, including "The Wizard of Oz", "On Broadway", and "The Disney Diaries". As theCamp Shalom Special Events Coordinator, Carolyn successfully ran many events such as the olympiad, talent show, sing, and everyone's favorite...color war. During the school year, she is the PTA President of Manatee Elementary and very involved in the Jewish community. Each year, Carolyn works very hard to make sure that all of our campers get to feel that "camp magic" and can't wait for this summer to begin.
Dawn Schwebel, Camp Shalom Administrative Assistant Dawn has been a vital part of the JCC team for the past four years. Last summer was her first working with Camp Shalom and she was able to rekindle her passion for camp that began when she was a camp counselor years ago. Dawn lives in Boynton Beach with her husband and daughter, Tori, who is a Camp Shalom camper. Dawn can’t wait for camp to begin!