Our Leadership
About Our Camp
Barry Wasserman, Ph.D., and Ruth Ann Weiss, M.A., Owners/Directors
Barry has been a Camp Director for 30 years. Prior to creating Eagle’s Landing, Barry was the Director of both Eagle River Day Camp in Monroe for 8 years and Lake-Vu Day Camp in East Brunswick for 14 years. Barry served on the Board of Advisors for Camp America, a division of the American Institute for Foreign Study (AIFS). He has also previously served as President, Vice President and Treasurer of the NJ Association of Private Camps, and as a Board Member of the American Camp Association.
Ruth Ann has been a Camp Director for over 20 years. Prior to Eagle’s Landing, Ruth Ann was the Director of Eagle River Day Camp in Monroe for 8 years and the Head Counselor of Lake-Vu Day Camp for 4 years. Ruth Ann grew up in camp and spent many years working in non-profit facilities. She has served as an administrator at camps in both New Jersey and Delaware. Ruth Ann received her certification as a Pre-School teacher and as a Kindergarten teacher. She also supervised an after-school program working with children in grades K-8.
Hanna Wasserman – Assistant Director
Hanna is a lifelong camper. After 12 years as a camper and 12 years as camp staff, she pursued her passion and worked locally at State Theatre New Jersey for 5 years. Camp called her back and she is excited to return as Assistant Director! Hanna graduated from Boston University with degrees in Communications and Theater Management. Her primary focus at camp is on IT, facilties, and operations. She loves going outside with the campers and staff, but her favorite jobs by far are at the pools and up on the ropes course.
Katia Beales-Salovitch – Assistant Director
We are so happy to have a new staff member on our leadership team! This past summer was Katia’s 1st summer and she oversaw operational jobs around camp such as the kitchen, the pools, and maintenance. She comes to us with a strong marketing background as well as lots of cool programming ideas. We are so excited for all of her plans for our social media and our events outside of the camp season! Katia has worked at 2 other camps – 1 day and 1 overnight – and is a recent college graduate St. Francis Xavier University in Canada.
Justin Hirsch – Leadership Coordinator
Justin was previously the Division Leader for 3rd and 4th grade boys, but now he has stepped into a new position as our Leadership Coordinator. His job will be partially outside working with new main staff, helping to train staff before and throughout the summer, and helping to integrate the inclusion program. Justin will also be working inside the camp office helping with our elective program and creating new hot day and rainy day schedules. Justin was teaching Special Education English at Newark High School and now he is the Technology Coordinator for the High School. He lives locally with his wife and two sons, who are current ELDC campers. Click here to meet Justin!
Sara Strum – Division Leader
Sara is very excited to be back as the Boys Kiddie Kingdom Division Leader! Sara has been with our camp family for over 25 years. She has 4 children and works at a local preschool as a teacher. She is known for her calm demeanor and her problem solving skills. Click here to meet Sara!
Julia Calandruccio – Division Leader
Julia seems like she has been at camp forever! Julia has been a Counselor in Kiddie Kingdom since she started working here at ELDC, and the Assistant Division Leader for the past 2 summers. Julia has the best smile that you can see all over camp. The 3’s, 4’s and 5’s follow her like she is a pied piper. Julia has always wanted to be a teacher as far back as we can remember and she has stayed the course. She currently teaches in Montgomery Township and is finishing up her Masters in Special Education. Julia comes with lots of experience to be the new Division Leader for Kiddie Kingdom.
Shari Rykus – Division Leader
Shari cannot wait to be returning as the 1st and 2nd Grade Boys Division Leader for her 13th summer at camp! During the school year, she works on the Child Study Team in the Carteret Public Schools as a Learning Disabilities Teacher Consultant (LDT-C) identifying students with special needs, placing students in appropriate settings, and helping teachers make appropriate modifications for their students! She has two amazing girls, one who is a staff member and one who is a camper. She is super excited for this Summer! Click here to meet Shari!
Krissy Kennedy – Division Leader
Krissy is excited to be back as the Division Leader for 1st and 2nd grade Girls! She has been a nanny for a local family for over 10 years and now is teaching in NJ. Krissy is an amazing problem solver and works so well with our younger campers. She has also had opportunities to work with our special needs population. Krissy is excited to take on this new position and we are so happy she had the chance to work in the Division she will now be the Division Leader for! Click here to meet Krissy!
Evan Berrios – Divison Leader
Evan is excited to be returning to Eagle’s Landing for his second summer! Evan teaches 3rd grade in South Brunswick during the school year, so the position of 3/4 boys Division Leader is a perfect fit. When Evan is not teaching, he loves to work out, root for the NY Yankees, and learn more about cars. Evan lives locally and loves spending time with family and friends.
Todd Gural – Divison Leader
Todd is returning to camp for his 16th summer as a Division Leader. Eagle’s Landing is excited to have Todd back supervising the 5th and 6th grade boys, which he has been doing for over 10 summers! Todd teaches middle school in Metuchen during the school year. He is easy going and adaptable to all personalities. Joining him at camp this summer are his two daughters. Click here to meet Todd!
Jamie Adler – Divison Leader
Jamie is excited to return to camp for her 6th summer as the Division Leader for the 5th and 6th grade girls. During the year, she is an 8th grade Language Arts teacher at Timberlane Middle School in Pennington, where she has been for the past 20 years. Jamie is the proud mother of 2 boys, one of whom also spends the summer at camp. She is an active volunteer in youth organizations that her kids are involved in and a lifelong “camp person”. Click here to meet Jamie!
Mike Burnett – Divison Leader
Mike is excited to be returning to be the 7th and 8th grade boys Division Leader for his 4th summer! He has been a teacher at Quarry Hill Elementary School in Yardley, PA for the past 2 years after spending 20 years prior in the much less fun world of corporate, where painting his hair orange or wearing a tutu would have been frowned upon. Mike is a father of 4 girls, all of whom are Eagle’s Landing campers. He and his family live in Yardley, PA, where they bleed Eagles green, as mandated by the state. Click here to meet Mike!
Jeanine Calandruccio – Divison Leader
Jeanine is very excited to return for her 6th summer as the Division Leader for 7th and 8th grade girls! She has worked as a teacher in the South Brunswick School District for the past 23 years. She is a general education teacher and has worked with both regular and special ed students. Jeanine has taught 4th and 5th grade and now teaches 3rd. She is the proud mom of 4 children, all of whom also call Eagle’s Landing their summer home. Click here to meet Jeanine!
Morgan Jones III – Divison Leader
Morgan has worked at Eagle’s Landing as a Counselor, Shadow, Assistant Division Leader and now he is the new Division Leader for our LIT/CIT program. Morgan went to school planning to be a Doctor, but after spending so much time with kids he changed his major to Education. Morgan worked in the South Brunswick school system and now is in East Brunswick teaching Biology. Morgan is a true fan favorite with staff and campers, and he is already busy working on new activities to work and train our future leaders at camp. Morgan currently lives in South Brunswick and loves hanging out with family and his dog, Cash.
