Staff

Dawn Abraham

I have been teaching swimming at Camp Horizons for 9 summers and teach pre-school during the school year.

Tom Bamber

I have been a sports counselor and mini-bus driver at Camp Horizons for 10 summers. Previously, I was a former camper and assistant counselor. I have been a teacher's aide in the West Orange public school system for 8 years.

Mike Bukowsky

I have been driving a mini-bus and teaching sports at Camp Horizons for the past 12 years. I am also a P.E. teacher in Westfield.

Lana Fishbein

I am the director of "Nursing At Home Care" during the year, but my true passion is swimming. I teach it all year round, and also coach and officiate YMCA & USA meets. This will be my 7th summer at Camp Horizons.

Amy Forman

I was a guidance counselor at The United Nations International School in New York City. I just completed my 3rd summer at Camp Horizons. I have two children who go to camp and absolutely love it!

Kathy Gaspar

I am a family and consumer science teacher, and for the past 12 summers, I have taught knitting and worked in the office at Camp Horizons.

Ellen Gonik

I have completed my 9th summer as the "chess goddess" at Camp Horizons. I have three daughters who go to camp, and they can't get enough of it! I also drive a mini-bus for camp.

Jay Kaplan

I am a physical education teacher at a Montclair Elementary school. I just completed my 7th summer working at camp as the gymnastics and circus skills instructor.

Cindy Katz-Cocuzza

I am an assistant special education teacher at Tuscan Elementary School in Maplewood. I spent 18 summers working as a counselor for kindergarten boys at Brooklake Day Camp and Camp Horizons. I have also driven a camp mini-bus for the past 18 summers.

Perry Maione

I have been a pre-k and kindergarten teacher for the past 11 years. For the past 15 years, I have taught photography at Camp Horizons. I also drive a mini-bus.

Mike Manna

This is my 5th summer here at Camp Horizons. I am currently an SAS Instructional Aide at Collins Elementary School and a teacher/tutor at Huntington Learning Center. At camp I am the head of tennis.

Patti Meyer

I have just completed my 3rd summer as the camp clown. I also run the balloon animals activity. I also do face painting for the kindergarteners and first graders. In the wintertime I am a professional clown!

Judi Miller

I have just completed my 4th summer at Camp Horizons. I am a certified public accountant. In addition to working in the camp office in the summer, I also drive a mini-bus.

Maryanne Mondalto

I have just completed my 14th summer as an art counselor at Camp Horizons. Before that I was a camper here, and every summer I had the greatest time. During the winter I teach special education in West Orange.

Francis Petrillo

This is my 11th summer teaching art at Camp Horizons. In the winter I am a crisis counselor at Belleville High School. I also drive a mini-bus.

Michele Pozner

I am a Librarian at Columbia High School in Maplewood. I have been responsible for camper schedules for the past 19 years at Camp Horizons.

Lois Renzulli

I am an art teacher and have taught art at Camp Horizons for the past 11 summers.

Mike Robbins

I just completed my 11th summer as head of guitar and music classes at Camp Horizons. During the year, I teach music in the Plainfield School System. I also drive a mini-bus.