North Star Camp for Boys

Staff

Directors

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North Star’s directors, Robert and Sue Lebby, have dedicated their lives to working with youth development.

Robert graduated from Duke University with a BS in Management Science. He attended Duke on a football scholarship, earned 3 Varsity letters in football (freshmen couldn't play in those days) and 2 letters for participating on the track team. These experiences make him uniquely qualified to understand the type of program necessary to create an environment where all boys, regardless of athletic ability, are able to participate, have fun and enjoy playing competitive games without fear of being ridiculed and made fun of for making a mistake or an error on the field. Leb is often quoted saying, "If the game isn't fun, change the game." He also completed course work in outdoor education and camping administration from George Williams College and earned a teaching certificate in Physical Education from Cleveland State University.

Sue graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Madison with a bachelor’s degree in nursing. Sue has over 30 years of nursing experience. Her work at Children's Hospitals in Minneapolis and Milwaukee gave her a great foundation to supervise the health and safety of our campers and staff. Sue was the camp nurse at North Star prior to marrying Leb.

Both are active in the American Camp Association and Robert recently completed his term as President of the Association of Independent Camps where he also served on the National Board of the American Camp Association.

Sue and Leb are the proud parents of Garrett and Kacy.

Associate Directors

Dan Lichtenstein
Dan@NorthStarCamp.com

Our Program Director during the summer, Dan has spent the last 25 summers at North Star. Dan started as a camper in our youngest age group and worked his way from camper to CIT to counselor to administrator. Dan has worn many hats through his years at North Star as he has been a Village Director, the special programs director and a trip leader. Dan grew up in Deerfield, IL, and graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Madison with a degree in Political Science, and has since acquired his teaching certificate. Dan also speaks to other camp professionals about various topics including staff development.
At camp, Dan puts together the program from his office in Denny's Den. He loves to get out and play softball with the campers, and you can find him on "Dan's Diamond," named in his honor.

Andy Shlensky
Andy@NorthStarCamp.com

Having worked at camps for the last ten years, Andy has brought his expertise in counseling back to the North Star administration. Andy grew up at North Star, where he was a CIT, Junior Village Director and resident J-1 counselor, before spending four years working full-time as the Boys Camp Director at Camp Lenox in Massachusetts. He is back at North Star as an Associate Director and will focus on parent and camper communication during the summer and year-round.
Andy grew up in Deerfield, IL, and graduated from Northwestern University with degrees in Journalism and History. Andy is involved in the American Camp Association as he runs the young professionals group and is on the Funds Development Committee. Andy stays active coaching volleyball during the off-season, but over the summer he prefers to be on the water teaching windsurfing and waterskiing.