Our Team - Meet The Leadership AT Odyssey Teen Camp

Your Guides for the Summer of a Lifetime

Each summer, about 60 adults work at Odyssey Teen Camp, helping us fulfill our mission of delivering a one-of-a-kind, transformative summer experience. Our team members work long hours – but they always make time for having fun! Meet the members of our core staff, who return year after year to help us make OTC a success:

Adam Simon with his wife Jena and daughter Aviva.

Adam Simon Founder & Executive Director

Adam founded Odyssey Teen Camp in 2002 with a vision to create a space where teenagers would feel safe and encouraged to try new things. He recognizes that teens face many obstacles, and OTC provides them with a judgment-free environment where they can explore who they are while pursuing their passions.

Adam has a Bachelor’s Degree in Physical Education from the University of Connecticut. He lives in Westchester with his wife, Jena, a nurse practitioner; his stepson, Zubin; daughter, Aviva; and a couple of Bernese Mountain dogs.

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OTC Camp Staff

Chloe Fitzpatrick Program Director

About Chloe

Chloe is a dreamer and big-picture thinker. When she’s not dreaming of new projects and programs for teen camp, she’s hard at work as a production designer and visual artist. Many of Chloe’s programming ideas for camp — evening activities like I Don’t Think So, Honey and our Artist in Residence Program — are inspired by the performance and art world. In 2013, Chloe obtained her Bachelor’s Degree in Gender & Sexuality Studies from Earlham College. This background allows her to think critically about identity at camp and better support LGBTQAI+ campers.

Myran Collins, RN Camp Nurse

About Myran

Myran is a nerdy, nonbinary, and neurodivergent Registered Nurse. They spend the year working in an adolescent inpatient psyche unit. A proud disabilities justice advocate, Myran fell in love with summer camp while working at overnight camps for people with disabilities in California, Washington State, and Germany, and is delighted to bring their experience to OTC. Their intimate understanding of sensitivity and difference make them an excellent and attuned asset to teens seeking the resource of a healthcare professional while away from home.

Moss Brodhead, BSN, RN Healthcare Coordinator

About Moss

A Pediatric Registered Nurse from Savannah, Georgia, Moss has a passion for creating nurturing spaces where young patients and their families feel seen, heard, and cared for. They are excited to bring their bright spirit and dedication to community building and holistic health care to the campers at OTC. In the wild, you might find Moss rollerblading, gushing over plants, making goth-folk music, or reading tarot in a metaphysical shop.

Danny Romeu Office Manager

About Danny

Danny’s amazing organizational skills come from a long career in coordinating modern dance and performance work. Using his expertise at combining compassion and organization, Danny will be in the camp office to answer any questions regarding your child’s travel logistics. He’s our multi-tasking, deadline-meeting, tap-dancing office manager. If we’re lucky, he also may teach some dance classes! In the summer of ‘21, he and Er worked together to create a Dance Interpretation of the Salem Witch Trials in our Big Show.

Emily Shuster Wellness Coordinator

About Emily

Emily thrives in an activated, energetic environment. When Emily finally found her way to OTC in 2021, she quickly fell in love with the passion and creativity of this absolutely unique community. Emily is also a licensed social worker who wears many hats during the off-season, and her history includes working as a case manager, therapist, teacher, and labor organizer. Emily is skilled at supporting the creation of strong bonds, routines, and transformation within and between individuals, groups, and systems. She is delighted to serve as OTC’s Wellness Coordinator, which means that she helps out with communication and problem-solving with campers, caregivers, counselors, health staff, and administrators, both during and outside of camp sessions. Emily tries her best to keep colorful hair scrunchies, a water bottle, and her bicycle nearby at all times.

Alexa Biano Staff Manager

About Alexa

Sarah Cyr-Mutty Camper Manager

About Sarah

Sarah (she/her) is a New Englander turned New Yorker, thrilled to return to her roots and join the OTC community this summer as the Camper Manager. During the camp off-season, Sarah serves as a middle and high school health justice educator in New York City, specializing in sexuality education, harm reduction, and violence prevention. A lifelong reproductive justice advocate and former Dyke March organizer, Sarah is passionate about building community and creating conditions where all people can thrive and live authentically. She loves most beaches, all dogs, and waxing on about the value of pop culture

Board of Directors

Marshal Coleman Board President

About Marshal

Marshal Coleman is a member of the New York Bar, and is admitted to practice law in the courts of the State of New York, and the Federal Courts in the Southern and Eastern Districts. He has been practicing law for 41 years and represents workers in New York City's second largest union focusing on consumer rights and consumer litigation. He graduated from Binghamton University and from California Western School of Law. After receiving his initial training with the Greater New York Mutual Insurance Company and as a personal injury and commercial litigation associate, he started his own law practice. Mr. Coleman is currently a member of the New York State Trial Lawyers Association and is a panel member of the New York City Bar Association's Legal Referral Service.

Elena Kanner Board Secretary

About Elena

Elena Kanner is an experienced marketing and strategy professional. Over her 30+ years of experience, she has held senior level positions in marketing management and strategy at Kraft Food and since 2010 has advised CEO’s and CMO’s of market leading companies in Food & Beverage, Tech and Healthcare industries. Elena holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and a BA in Economics from University of California at Los Angeles.

Joe Marra Board Treasurer

About Joe

Joe Marra has over 40 years of professional experience working in both public and corporate accounting positions for firms such as Deloitte, Montefiore Medical Center, and SUNY Westchester Community College. He retired a few years ago from his position as Chief Financial Officer at SUNY Rockland Community College. Currently, Joe consults part-time as a Controller/CFO for small for-profit and non-profit companies.

Emmanuel Williams Board Member

About Emmanuel

Emmanuel Williams is an artist and philosopher living in Miami, FL. He was introduced to Odyssey Teen Camp fourteen years ago when he attended his first session as a camper. Since then, Emmanuel has joined our staff and has held positions from counselor to division head. Each summer he shares his gifts as a hip hop artist and Magic the Gathering player with OTC campers from around the world.

Michael Laliberte Board Member

About Michael

Dr. Michael Laliberte brings over 25 years of proven leadership experience across the nonprofit, public, and higher education sectors. He currently consults with organizations, individuals, and leadership teams on diversity, leadership development, and operational management. From 2016 to 2022, he served as President of the State University of New York (SUNY) at Delhi, where he spearheaded innovative initiatives to enhance student success, significantly increased philanthropic contributions, and oversaw transformative capital projects. Prior to his presidency, Dr. Laliberte held executive leadership roles at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Boise State University, and the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth.

Lauren Muriello Board Member

About Lauren

Lauren Muriello is a licensed psychotherapist and the Founder of Well Being Therapy Center. Lauren provides individual, family, and group therapy, and has helped thousands of children, teens, and families make important changes to improve their quality of life. Lauren's specialty has always been children and teen issues - including parenting and family dynamics, modern trends in mental health, and the impact of tech and social media on the developing mind. Before opening her therapy practice, Lauren spent many summers at OTC working with both staff and campers. Lauren received her Bachelor's Degree from Cornell University, and her Masters Degree from Montclair State University.

Cheryl Goldstein Board Member

About Cheryl

With over 30 years of experience, Cheryl Goldstein is an accomplished marketer. She started her career in television, ultimately winning three Emmy Awards. After leaving broadcasting, she founded Insane Creative. The company grew to encompass clients such as Ticketmaster, Miami Heat, Discovery Channel & the American Cancer Society. Camps have always held a special place in her heart. Therefore, she turned her focus to promoting this cherished industry. Her firm, Campfire Creative Marketing works exclusively with camps to develop goal-driven strategies customized for each client.

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