Board of Directors
Board of Directors, also the “Camp Board” or “The Board” refers to the council of elected representatives who steward this mission and executive accountability for Camp Deerpark.
Current Board
- Jeryl Zimmerman (2024-; Chair 2025- )
- Carmen Lora (2022-)
- Emmanuel Lindsay (2022-)
- Karen Angustia (2024-)
- Anita Castle (2025-)
- Aurelia Martinez (2021-)
- Brian Murray (2025-) (previously 2003–2017)
- Lowell Jantzi (2025-) (previously 1985–2003)
- Jamila Ayala (2020-)
- Victor Mendez (2018-)
- Jynnelle Smith (2020-)
Past Board Members
John Buckwalter 1969–1977, 1981–1989
Glenn Zeager 1969–1975
Carl Metzler 1969–1982
Gene Shelly 1969–1985, 1988–1994
Ronald Collins 1969–1971
Richard “Dick” Pannell 1969–1972, 1995–1997
Nelson Kauffman 1969–1970
Aurelio Rodriguez 1970–1972, 1978
Ray Pacheco 1971–1981, 1985–1991
Dale Weaver 1971, 1975, 1978–1979, 1981–1993
Richard Frey 1971–1975, 1978–1983
Don Gunden 1972–1976, 1979–1990
Harold Davenport 1972–1978
Ruth Burkholder 1972, 1975–1976
Cesar Richards 1972–1976
Damaris Lugo 1972–1976
Elvin Bowman 1973–1974
Jay Lehman 1974
Les Mininger 1974–1975, 1978, 1991–1993
Jose Feliz 1974, 1977–1979
Frank Gonzalez 1974–1975
Evelyn Brown 1975–1978, 1983–1984
John Smucker 1976–1977
Abraham Aponte 1976–1977
Cecelia Robinson 1977
Frank Freeman 1978–1979, 1982–1985
Wes Newswanger 1979–1983
Ruth Jantzi 1979–1982
Luis Gonzalez 1981–1993
Melvin Lapp 1983–1990
Mim Cruz 1984–1986
Lowell Jantzi 1985–2003
Marian Sauder Egli 1987–1995
Doris Perkins 1989–1994
Jim Leonard 1990–1992
Edgar Ortiz 1992–1998
Lester Sutter 1992–1994
Maynard Shirk 1992–2013
Ken Kurtz 1994–1997
Richard Pannell 1995–1997
Billy Thompson 1995–1998
Jesus Cruz 1997–2005
Darcell Lawrence 1997
Lenny Torres 1997–1998
Antonieta Calderon 1998
Melody Pannell 1998–2003
Tiffany Powell-Lambright 1998–2000
Amin Laboriel 1999–2000
Sara Mateo–Deo 1999–2013
Wayne Shreffler 2001–2009
Nancy Lopez–Cottrell 2002–2003
Moises Angustia 2002–2014
Annabelle Perri 2002–2014
Navara Iris Sebastian 2003–2014
Rick Buckwalter 2003–2015
Hyacinth Stevens 2003–2014
Brian Murray 2003–2017
Ben Rader 2007–2017
Daryl Groff 2008–2010
Krista LaRuffa 2011-2020; Chair 2013-2020
Lilian Flores 2012–2017
Robert Charles 2012–2014
Anthony Sensenig 2014–2017
Marcia Stoesz 2014-2022
Daniel Angustia 2015-2024; Chair 2020-2024
Grace Smith 2015-2023
Veronica Dingwall 2016-2019
Danica Lefever 2016-2024
Lanny Millette 2016-2024; Chair 2024
Carmen Benedith 2017-2021
Luke Berg 2018-2023
Yahaira Bermudez 2020-2024
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From Inner Peace to the Holiday Table
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