Our Leadership
The Starlight LEADERSHIP is committed to providing the best in camping.
Our Camp Directors, David and Allison
David & Allison, Owners/Directors
We take pride in our hands-on approach to camping. Our personal leadership and spirit is reflected in Camp Starlight’s rich traditions, extraordinary camp staff, and quality camp program. We focus on the individual camper, striving to make each child and parent feel that they are an important part of the Starlight family. As parents ourselves, we understand the significance of a warm and safe summer camp community where young people can have fun, make friends, develop skills, and create memories that will last a lifetime.
Meet David
David, a native of Newton, Massachusetts, grew up as a camper in Maine where he spent 12 summers as a camper, camp counselor, Hockey Specialist, and Division Head. He graduated from New York University and, prior to entering the camping industry, worked in the entertainment industry as a casting director, talent manager, and independent film producer. His lifelong dream to be a director of a summer camp became a reality in 1999 when he purchased Camp Starlight. He currently resides in Florida with his wife Allison and his two children Hayley and Griffin.
Meet Allison
Allison, originally from Old Westbury, N.Y., focuses on camp operations and administration as well as camp staff and camper relations. She graduated from N.Y.U. and then earned a law degree from Cardozo School of Law. She spent her legal career as an associate at a prestigious national law firm and served as in-house counsel at a major auction house. She later became V.P., Head of Human Resources for that same company, where she was responsible for the hiring, training, and development of the North and South American staff. However, she sees her role as the mother of two children, Hayley and Griffin, as the most valuable experience she brings to Camp Starlight.
Camp Starlight’s Key Staff
Alyson Lee-Goldstein, Kyle Bozkowski, and Russell Yorston are our year-round camp staff. Alyson, Assistant Director and veteran camp professional, joined Starlight in 2002 with a lifetime of summer camp experience. Her focuses are meeting the needs of our campers and their parents as well as recruiting camp staff. Operations and Program Director, Kyle, began his career at Starlight in 1997. He oversees facility maintenance, program planning, and pre and post camp groups. Russell has worked at Starlight since 1999. As Business Manager, he manages technical aspects on campus and the winter office. Our Summer Leadership Team is experienced, fun, creative, energetic, and caring. Many are also parents who work with children year-round and return to Starlight each summer. Their top priorities are fun and safety.
The Best Summer Camp Counselors Ever
We strive to hire the best summer camp staff in camping. Successful prospective camp staff members are upper level college and graduate students who have experience working with children and valuable skills to share. Our camp staff to camper ratio is better than 3:1 with a large percentage of our camp counselors returning year after year. Many of our staff members have also grown up at Camp Starlight and understand our philosophy and traditions. Each candidate is personally interviewed by our Directors then selected on the basis of personality, teaching abilities, enthusiasm, patience, and love of children. All hired camp staff members attend an intense, comprehensive, and fun week of training prior to camp and are not only well prepared but eagerly awaiting the arrival of our campers.