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.

A summer camp favorite. Graham crackers. Marshmallows. Chocolate. A stick. And an open fire. The components to the all-american classic. But what do you do when some of those pieces are not available? With just over 60 days until the first day of camp, we wanted to share a delicious...

This is my 8th summer at Camp Ramaquois (I started 9 summers ago, but last summer I couldn’t make it to camp), my second summer as a counselor. My experience at Ramaquois, both as camper and as counselor, is one of the most amazing and meaningful experiences of my life....

This is an open letter from a longtime camper and counselor to the campers on Girls’ Side at the end of summer 2015. We are so lucky to have Samantha Schnapper as a part of the Ramaquois family! Enjoy! When I think of summer time I always think of Ramaquois....

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