WHO ARE WE?

A Profile of TIPS ON TRIPS AND CAMPS' Consultants

Top left to right: Eve, Carey, Maureen, Lynn, Barbara S., Jill, Leslie. Bottom left to right: Lisa, Ann, Barbara V.

In our other lives, we have been teachers (nursery school, gifted, and special needs kids), camp directors, and camp counselors. We have taught classes in parenting, political action, fitness, ESL, dramatic arts, leadership training, tennis, and gymnastics. We are volunteers, civic activists, caterers and docents.

We have 14 BA's and 7 MA's. We attended Smith, Wellesley, Wheaton, Columbia, George Washington, Ithaca, University of Vermont, University of Mississippi, University of Virginia, and Edinburgh College.

Our travels take us to the 50 states, Europe, Asia, Africa, South America, Canada, Australia and the Middle East. We jog or walk 28 miles per day, 196 miles a week. We play tennis, golf, bridge, poker, race sailboats, do needlepoint and swim. We drive carpools, cook, and garden, raise cats and dogs and care for the homeless.

We are the parents of 30 children, ages 1-35. Our children attend middle school, high school, college and graduate school. They are mothers, social workers, teachers, conservators, artists, journalists, documentary filmmakers, marketing and media specialists, students and babies.

We have worked as consultants for Tips on Trips and Camps for 153 years. Over 125,000 families have benefited from our advice. We spend 58 hours per day on the phone telling families about the wonderful summer programs we represent.

What a team!