Joanna Bookamer

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What year did you start at Camp Susque?

2024

What kind of experience do you have in your field?

I've been a counselor at a couple different summer camps; Hawk AC, SIT Director, & Support Staff Director at Susque; and I have some background in art and design

What kind of schooling do you have?

I attended a year at Ringling College of Art + Design

Where were you born and raised?

Chambersburg, Pennsylvania

What is something most people don’t know about you?

I illustrated my first book at age 10

What was your first job?

Working Front of House at a Chick-fil-A

Describe your perfect day off?

Coffee shop run, hang out with my dog Rusty, bake cookies, movie night with the neighbors across the street

Where’s the coolest place you’ve ever been?

Watching a sled dog race in Jackson Hole, Wyoming

What’s one thing on your bucket list that you’d love to do?

Create and publish a graphic novel

What is your favorite Scripture?

1 Peter 5:6-7, "Humble yourselves, therefore, under the mighty hand of God so that at the proper time He may exalt you, casting all your anxieties on Him, because He cares for you."

What is your favorite area at Camp Susque?

Chief Bob's field on a clear starry night

What is the story behind your fun photo prop?

Describe your job at Camp Susque in a nutshell, and what is your favorite day in the life of your job?

I send out & post our digital media, postcards, & newsletters; am involved with a lot of the summer staff recruiting; manage and design products for the camp store. I've enjoyed getting to practice photography and making videos for social media

What are you good at? 

Drawing

What challenges you?

Deciphering the sports talk in the office

What is your favorite camp memory as a child?

My family went to Susque for a "Pioneer Weekend" in 2006. The overall anticipation driving up, and the first impressions of this place -- it felt pretty magical.

When did you become a Christian?

2011, sitting under the preaching of Craig Harris

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