Bob & Barbara Wortman, Directors, Camps Baco & Che-Na-Wah

Directors of Camps Baco and Che-Na-Wah, Barbara and Bob Wortman, believe that camp is truly special. Their aim is to foster growth in children in an environment that is encouraging, fun and free-spirited; one that is unlike any other community that children are likely to encounter. The Wortmans approach this goal both seriously and with serious delight. Watching each child blossom in camp’s youth-oriented community makes them feel privileged.

Bob knows what it’s like to be a camper, he has spent every summer of his life at camp. Over the past 35 years he has held almost every job, from waterfront counselor to head counselor to accompanist for the camp musicals, an activity he truly enjoys. Bob is actively involved in the camping community: he is past-president of the New York State Camp Director’s Association and a former board member and current committee chair of the American Camp Association New York/New Jersey Section.

Barbara arrived at camp in 1974 with Bob, who she’d met in college. With her background teaching music and as a special ed teacher, she was a natural fit at camp.

Barbara and Bob’s favorite part about running camp is knowing that the Camps Baco and Che-Na-Wah experience provides so much pleasure to so many people. They see camp as a place for campers to grow athletically, educationally, emotionally and spiritually, gaining leadership qualities and confidence along the way.

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