Our Leadership

Since 2023, Gina has been consulting for and overseeing Advance, a 3-year, pilot academic program for students in grades 1 through 3 at the Boys and Girls Club of Greenwich. This after school and summer program focuses on building grade level skills in reading, math, STEAM and SEL. From 2015-2022, Gina served as the CEO of REACH Prep, an educational access and college success program serving 250 annually which is located in Stamford, CT. Before joining REACH Prep, she worked at The TEAK Fellowship in New York City for 11 years where she served as the Director of Post-Placement and then Deputy Director. Prior to TEAK, Gina worked at Prep for Prep overseeing public policy projects and at the Advocates for Children of New Jersey, a statewide advocacy organization, where she focused on issues and policies affecting Newark's children. Gina also worked in New Jersey at the Victoria Foundation and the READY Foundation. She graduated from Trinity College and earned an MPA with a nonprofit management concentration from Seton Hall University. Gina attended Camp Sloane for 11 consecutive summers from a camper to counselor and served on the Board from 2009-2023. She currently lives in Stamford, CT with her husband, Charles. 

Rhino serves as our Camp Director and Associate Executive Director. He started with the Y in 2000 as part of a round-the-world trip that saw him stop in Chester, CT to spend the summer as a camp counselor at Camp Hazen YMCA.

Originally from the small town of Balnarring, in Victoria, Australia, Rhino has been part of the professional Y staff since 2005 and has most recently served as the Camp Director at YMCA Camp Tockwogh, in Maryland.

Rhino holds a B.S in Human Services, from Springfield College as well as a Diploma in Natural Resource Management and has also spent time as an instructor with Outward Bound. He has served on the American Camp Association New England and Connecticut Camping Association Boards, the Northeast Y Camp Conference Committee and was a long time volunteer on a Substance Abuse Prevention Coalition.

Heidi serves the Sloane family as our Business Manager/Registrar. She was born in Massachusetts and has lived in a multitude of states out west including Washington, Montana, and California. She resides in the nearby village of Canaan. She has 4 beautiful children and 4 adorable grandchildren. Heidi has always worked for non-profits and has been with Sloane for 15 summers! Her free time and stress relief typically involve a sandy beach and lots of sun! Call or email our camp office and most likely you will always find yourself engaged in a pleasant conversation with Heidi because after all, it's always a great day at Camp Sloane!

Ru joined the Sloane family in 2011 to work in our office and as a Media counselor, teaching filmmaking classes, taking photos and making videos of camp life. From that first summer, Ru was hooked on the camp way of life and has continued to return to Sloane every summer since, taking on different roles and responsibilities, from Media Director to Program Director and now Assistant Camp Director.

Ru is a graduate of Falmouth University in Cornwall, UK, where she earned a Bachelor of Arts in Film. She followed this up with a Postgraduate Certificate of Education (PGCE) from University College London to become a Qualified Teacher. She has used the off-season to adventure around the world, living and working in the UK, France, and Australia. Ru now resides at Sloane full-time with her husband Aaron, their son Leo, and their dogs Sophie & Opus.

Dave has served the Sloane family for many years. He is a graduate of SUNY Cobleskill with a Bachelors in Agricultural Engineering. Dave's love of Camp Sloane travels back to the summer of 95', where he started his first few summers with us mowing lawns and taking good care of the property. It seems only fitting that in his later years, he would return to his rightful position as our Caretaker, before taking on the role of Facilities Director in 2025.

You may see him around his yard as he resides at the main entrance of the camp with his son Michael and wife Kira. In Dave's spare time, he enjoys collecting vintage machinery, woodworking, using his sawmill and raising his chickens in his backyard.

A camper turned staff member, Will has been coming to Sloane every summer since he was 10 years old. He first joined the staff as a Junior Counselor & waterski instructor, later becoming Director of the ski program before taking on the role of Valley Camp Director in summer 2023. 

Will worked Maintenance in the winter of 2023 for what was initially going to be a part-time gig, but he fell in love with the camp maintenance world and officially joined the year-round team in the fall of 2023. Will now resides at camp full-time and can mostly be found driving the gator or riding the mower, keeping camp looking beautiful.