Matt Kaufman

Matt Kaufman

Associate Director

Matt has spent his summers at Camp Ramaquois since 1984 — as a camper, counselor, and in various administrative positions, including his current role of Associate Director. He holds undergraduate and graduate degrees in Operations Research and Industrial Engineering from Cornell University. At camp, Matt works in program development, staff training and camper engagement. He has served as the program chair of the Tri-State Camp Conference and authored a book about summer camp staff training entitled The Summer Camp MBA. Outside of camp, he enjoys hiking, reading, website development, and spending time with his wife, nieces, nephew and dog.

I have spent almost every summer of my life at summer camp. For the past 15 years, I have been fortunate enough to work year-round at camp. People often ask me why I have devoted my career to summer camp. I haven’t yet discovered the perfect answer to that question,...

Lynn - Ramaquois Ambassador Lynn, a Ramaquois parent and Division Leader, shares why Ramaquois is so special to her family. Lynn has been a ‘camper’ her whole life! She and her two children spend every summer at Ramaquois. Lynn is the Division Leader for girls entering nursery school. During the...

Several weeks ago, we shared with you our benchmarks for opening camp. They were: State and local government approval An infection level that makes it very unlikely that anyone who is positive for Coronavirus comes to camp Abide by all of the regulations while maintaining our core values. Ramaquois exists...

Camp Job or Internship? Which is a more valuable experience? This post was written by Brian M., a long time camper, counselor and division leader at Ramaquois. * When people think of camp, they think of it as an amazing experience for campers – which it certainly is. But it’s...

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