We are excited to share that Alex Locke has joined the Herzl Camp management team as Director of Family Engagement. From the time you register until you welcome your camper home, Alex will be your point of contact!
"Restructuring this area of camp to better meet the communication needs and expectations of our families is a top priority for Herzl, said Drea Lear, Camp Director. "We are thrilled to have an experienced professional to help our families navigate camp throughout the year."
Alex comes to us with many years of experience creating and managing summer youth programming. For 10 years, Alex was Director of Youth and Adult Services at Bloomington Community Education. Before that, he was director of two different day camps through the Minnesota JCC, Camp Butwin and Camp Olami.
Alex also comes with a strong understanding of the Herzl community. He was a camper and summer staff member for 10 years. As an adult, Alex was an active volunteer at camp in the Ozo Program and staff development resource, and served on the Herzl Camp board of directors in the early 2000s.
"We are taking a new approach and intend to better meet families' communication needs throughout the year but especially during camp," said Lear. "We continue to assess and explore how to better meet the needs of our families and campers and this position is one of the first visible results of that ongoing work."
