Meet Our Team

Amy holds a Master’s of Science Degree in Conflict Analysis and Resolution with a focus on Organizational Design.  She served as the NFTY-STR Regional Advisor from 2001-2003 and served as the Assistant Director of Camp Coleman from 2001-2008.  Amy returned to Coleman in 2015 as the Associate Director after spending 7 years working as an independent leadership coach and consultant which allowed her to experience over 50 non-profit summer camps in action. Having seen, experienced and even created best practices in camping, Amy leads Coleman with a passion for helping young people be their best selves and a love and commitment to Reform Jewish life.   9 months of the year, she lives in St. Petersburg, Florida with her daughter, Mikayla.

From Cleveland to Denver, Boulder to Atlanta, Adam has worked to engage and inspire Jewish teens across the county. His experience includes song leading in many settings, running retreats and trips, and serving in multiple leadership positions in several summer camps. Prior to joining the Coleman/NFTY team, Adam served for 8 years as the founder and director of Adamah Adventures. During that time, he and his wife also worked as the youth directors of Congregation Dor Tamid and Temple Beth Tikvah. Adam began his role with the URJ in 2016 and has helped reinvent the Machon Program, strengthen the programming in NFTY-SAR, enhance the fundraising capacity of Camp Jenny, and launch the Atlanta Kesher Teen Engagement Fellowship.

Adam earned an MBA from Georgia State University in 2013. His hobbies include traveling, cooking, hiking, skiing, and reading a good book. He and his wife Bobbee live in Roswell, GA with their sons Jonathan and Zachary.

Camp Coleman has been a part of Lauren’s life since she was a camper in the Junior Unit in 1974. Since then she has held positions and roles at Coleman including CIT, counselor, assistant unit head, aquatics director, and transportation director. Lauren began working full-time as Coleman’s Office Manager in 2011 after working at the Davis Academy in Atlanta for 15 years. Lauren and her husband Todd “he who comes on weekends” Gordon live in Johns Creek with their 4 daughters who are also Coleman campers.

Having only been a camper one time, in Chalutzim (15 years old), Justin has since been trying to make up for lost time. He joined the Coleman staff as a rising freshman in college in 2004, and hasn’t missed a summer since. He was a counselor for 5 years, a unit head for 10, and even had a quick stint as the dining room manager! Justin most recently served as the Head Counselor, supervising the unit head team.

Justin is a Colemanite through and through. In fact, he not only met his wife, Molly, as staff members at camp, but even got engaged AND married at Camp Coleman. Now each summer, Justin, Molly, and their 2 sons, Jonah and Max, get to experience all the love of the Coleman community. In his position as Assistant Director, Justin looks forward to sharing his passion for camp and supporting our staff and campers. Justin lives in Tampa, FL with his family, where they enjoy thinking about camp.

Jennifer is a “recovering attorney.” After graduating from The University of Texas at Austin with a B.A. in English, and receiving her JD from the University of Denver, College of Law, Jennifer moved to New York City, to pursue her legal career. Jennifer spent the last 22 years practicing in the fields of child protection and foster care litigation, adoption, and family law. Jennifer is excited to bring her desire to improve the world for children to her position as Director of Development for Camp Coleman.  URJ Camps have shaped Jennifer’s life.  She met her husband, Rabbi Adam Miller, at URJ Greene Family Camp; spent the early summers of her marriage at URJ Eisner Camp, when Adam served congregations in New York and Boston; and is now a Coleman parent to three life-long Colemanites: Jonah, Gabriel, and Eli. Camp is truly a Miller family affair.

As a counselor, faculty member, and parent, Jennifer knows children’s Jewish identities truly blossom at camp. Camp Coleman is a supportive environment, where campers can explore their Jewish identities, and safely learn to navigate the intersection between their secular lives and their Jewish ones. They learn to incorporate Coleman’s core values of respect, peace, community, and kindness into life outside “the bubble.” Jennifer sees her highest priority as ensuring that campers for many generations can experience the magic that is Camp Coleman.

Jennifer’s happiest on the beach, or on her paddleboard.

Dani is excited to be joining Camp Coleman as the Marketing & Development Associate. After spending 14 summers at Coleman as both a camper and counselor, this magical place truly feels like home to her. She grew up in Parkland, Florida, and has always been passionate about building community through meaningful connection and storytelling. With a background in marketing and communications, Dani loves bringing organizations and experiences to life through creative content, digital storytelling, and relationship building.

In this role, she is especially excited to help share the wonder of camp and bring the Coleman experience to life year round by sharing real moments, meaningful stories, and the everyday experiences that make camp so special. Her goal is to help families, alumni, and supporters truly feel the joy, connection, and impact of Camp Coleman beyond the summer months. She is grateful to be back and looks forward to growing these connections together.

Having grown up in South Florida, Sarah was a member of NFTY-STR and a camper at URJ Camp Coleman. She has continued to spend her summers in the Cleveland, Georgia mountains in many different roles throughout the years, such as general counselor, unit programmer, and unit head, which has given her the opportunity to work directly with many of our NFTY SAR teens and current Coleman campers! Sarah attended the University of Central Florida, and after she earned her degree in Event Management.

Most recently, Sarah served as Temple Judea’s Experiential Education Director, giving her the opportunity to work with youth of all ages in many fun and unique ways. She oversaw JTY, their student-led temple youth group, as well as Temple Judea’s younger youth programs: Star 123, Club 45, and JTY Jr. Sarah also worked to help coordinate family programming, retreats, and served as the Administrative Lead for J-PLEx – Temple Judea’s religious school program. In her role at Temple Judea, Sarah has worked very actively as a NFTY STR youth advisor and is excited to have the opportunity to now work directly with NFTY SAR teens and advisors. Sarah’s love for Jewish youth work started when she was young and she is so excited to be able to continue to grow within community she grew up in, while also branching out into different communities as well.

Sarah’s role with the URJ will include managing Camp Jenny, mentoring the NFTY-SAR board, and serving as the Camp Coleman Program Director.