Adam Jarrett
Adam returns for his second summer as Director of YMCA Camp Queen Elizabeth. Adam has over 10 years of leadership experience in YMCA camping, and works year-round preparing and managing all of the programs offered at CQE. Adam first came to CQE as a camper in 1992, where he spent the majority of his next 14 summers as a camper, leadership participant, and staff member. After completing an Honours degree in Biology and Mathematics from McMaster University, Adam spent the following summer backpacking around Europe. Adam returned to London in 2004 and completed a B. Ed. from The University of Western Ontario. Adam joined CQE’s full-time management team in 2005 and managed the outdoor education and summer programs as Assistant Director through the 2006 summer. In 2007 Adam became Camp Queen Elizabeth’s 14th Camp Director. Adam not only brings is wealth of residential camping experience to the job, but also a strong background and training in education and child development. When not swimming and sailing up on Georgian Bay, Adam is an avid runner, and enjoys playing guitar and piano. During the winter months Adam resides in his hometown of London, Ontario.

Claire Bodkin
Claire is incredibly excited about returning for her second summer as Assistant Director of YMCA Camp Queen Elizabeth, where she manages outdoor education and summer programs. Claire first came to CQE as a leadership participant and non-canoeist in the Delaware program and immediately felt like she was a part of the CQE family. Claire has spent various spring, summer, and fall seasons over the past six and a half years in leadership positions at CQE, London YMCA Day Camps, and the Rocky Mountain YMCA. She completed the requirements for her B.A. in Geography at the University of Guelph and then lived in the Alberta Rockies and Halifax before returning to Ontario in the spring of 2007 to join the management team at CQE. Claire brings her passion for working with children, leadership development, and experiential education to her role as Assistant Director. When not at camp, Claire can be found trying to snowboard, reading, or taking road trips to previously unknown places. She is proud to note that she is a much better canoeist now than she was on the first day of her Delaware trip.