Timbertop Camp is operated by a volunteer Board of Directors. Our volunteers/staff are selected for their leadership skills and their ability to provide a meaningful and safe camp experience for youth with Learning Disabilities. Volunteers/Staff have an understanding of youth with special needs and the unique potential of each child.
Timbertop Camp Inc. Board of Directors 2021-2023
Board Officers
Nancy Reuter, President/Chair Person
Eric Renfert, Vice President
Pete Matthai, Treasurer
Adam Meshak, Secretary
Board Directors / Members
Rhoda Brooks
Jennifer Battaglia Kotlowski
Tiffany Praeger
Honorary Founder
Rhoda Brooks
Board of Directors Brief Bio’s
Rhoda Brooks “Wings”, (Camp Founder) holds an M.A. in Special Education and has way over 30 years of teaching and administrative experience.
Nancy Reuter “Spirit” has worked with Timbertop since 1992. She has taught in regular and special education for over 25 years. She has a B.S. degree in Exceptional Education, a Masters in Education, and has a Reading Specialist License.
Pete Matthai “Timber” has been with Timbertop since 1991. He has been the Camp Director Since 1994. He has a B.S. degree from UWSP in Natural Resources – Youth Programming & Camp Management.
Tiffany Praeger aka “Gecko” has been in a leadership role with Timbertop for 12 years! She has a degree in Camp Management from UW Stevens Point, and over 20 years of Camp and Environmental Education experience. Tiffany’s Timbertop passion stems from our ability to give children and teens who struggle to fit in, a place to feel connected to nature, make friends, learn independence, and to feel confident in who they are!
JB Kotlowski “Magellan” has been part of the Timbertop Family for over 2 decades. She works as registered nurse in the Stevens Point Area.
Eric Renfert “Bigfoot” grew up going to summer camp, learning the ropes from “Timber”, “Gecko”, and “Peaches”, who were his counselors as a kid. He first experienced Timbertop as a teen Counselor-In-Training volunteer in 2008, and has been back as a counselor or volunteer almost every year since. Eric loves the break from his day job as a structural engineer, and getting the opportunity to pass on some of the experiences that shaped his favorite childhood memories.
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Email: info@timbertopcamp.org
Phone: 715-869-6262
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