Leadership

A native of Baltimore, Emily’s affiliation with the Beth Tfiloh family dates back to the 1970’s and encompasses the shul, school, Hebrew School, and camp. Since 2003, Emily has been a teacher at Beth Tfiloh Dahan Community School, a place, and a job that she holds near and dear to her heart. She taught in the PreSchool for 20 years before moving on in 2023 to help teach Kindergarten in the BT Lower School, which she does currently. Over these many years, she has taught, and continues to teach, many of our campers. Emily attended BT Camps from Unit Aleph through our LT program and during her many years as a staff member, she worked in a variety areas and capacities, providing her a broad and unique perspective on the camp as a whole. In 2021, Emily became our Business Manager and shortly thereafter, also became the Assistant Director of Family Experience and Staff Engagement. In March 2024, it was a natural fit for Emily to become our Interim Director and, as of September 2024 she officially became our Camp Director. Part of Emily’s past professional profile includes managing retail establishments and medical practices. Her years of experience in these areas and her passion for all things BT, combined with her positivity, high energy, sensitivity, confidentiality, attention to detail, and excellent organizational and communication skills make her, both, a strong asset to BT Camps and leader of our team. When she’s not working, Emily loves spending time with her husband, Scott, their children, Ryan and Shayna, and their American Cocker Spaniel, Lacie. As a family, they enjoy traveling, attending sporting events and concerts, playing tennis and pickleball, running, biking, volunteering, celebrating holidays, and getting together with other family members and friends.

Larry is a long-time fixture here at Beth Tfiloh Camps. Larry started working at the Boat Lake in 1972 and has worked in almost every area of camp. For many years, Larry has been the Ropes Challenge Course manager, while also having a very active role in many other areas of operation including transportation, parking, purchasing and more. Larry graduated from Fairleigh Dickinson University in 1976 with a degree in Business Management. He has been married to Phyllis for over 40 years and has 2 sons, Andrew and Michael, both of whom have worked at BT camps in years past. During the school year, Larry works for Woodlawn Motor Coach as a charter driver and a dispatcher.

BT Camps has been a part of Jen’s life for over 35 years. Jen has been a BT Camps camper, counselor, Department Head, and has played many other roles in between. For over 20 years, Jen has been a PE teacher and coach at Beth Tfiloh Dahan Community School. As a graduate of UMBC and with a Master’s from McDaniel College, Jen brings a wealth of knowledge into the athletics program at BT Camps. Outside of work, Jen can be found cheering on all of our local sports teams including the O’s, Ravens, and Terps.

Lindsay Gaister Montague is the STEAM Camp Director at BT Camps. She is a 2002 alum of the Beth Tfiloh Dahan Community School and she graduated from the University of Delaware with a Bachelor of Arts in English and a minor in Jewish Studies. During the school year, Lindsay is the Youth and Teen Engagement Specialist at Har Sinai Oheb Shalom Congregation and the Director of After School Programming at Beth Tfiloh. When she’s not working, Lindsay loves to spend time with her family, including her husband Travys, her son, Logan, and daughters Shayna, and Lacey, and with her three dogs, Watson, Bella, and Shorty.

I attended BT Camps as a camper and I love that my 2 children, Lila and Spencer, also get to spend their summers here. As a graduate of the University of Maryland with a BA in Education, I began my career teaching in Maryland. During the school year, I am a special educator for 7th and 8th graders teaching ELA. Beginning in 2018, I worked as a counselor in Travel Camp and moved up to the role of Director of Travel Camp as the years progressed. In 2023, I became the LT Unit Head. I enjoy working with our LTs to help them gain valuable leadership skills which will enable them to become a fantastic camp counselor and continue to utilize these important skills throughout their lives. As the Travel Camp Director, I enjoy planning and going on our scheduled trips. Campers get so excited to see where we are going, and they really enjoy all of the activities we have on our schedule. BT camps continues to be my summer home. During my free time, I enjoy spending time with my husband Nick and my children. Together, we enjoy bike riding, watching the kids play sports, watching movies and traveling.

Hi BT Family! My name is Rachel (Eisenberg) Levy. I began my nursing journey working at Mt. Washington Pediatric Hospital with the infants and toddlers. In 2010 I graduated University of Maryland School of Nursing with my Masters in Nursing and certification as a Pediatric Nurse Practitioner. After graduation I joined the corporate world and traveled for 5 years to different hospitals, helping to configure, educate, and go live with telemetry and bedside monitors. While the travel was fun, I missed working with children and began working for the school systems. I am currently a School Nurse for Baltimore County Schools, at Milbrook Elementary School. I joined the BT Camp family back in 1987 when I began attending camp as a camper. I continued my journey through and have worked at camp as a Counselor, Lifeguard, Floater and, then, after a 9-year hiatus rejoined the BT Camp Family as one of the amazing Camp Nurses. I stayed part of the Health team since, taking a summer off to enjoy time in Israel with family. My two boys, Ben and Gabe have been attending the “big camp” since the summers they turned 4 and find BT Camps to be a home. It brings me joy to be back and to be here to help care for your children while they are in camp. As I tell my school families, I will treat your children like they are my own while we are in camp. Please feel free to contact camp at any time with health concerns that you may have. I look forward to being back this summer with my “family!”

Hi everyone! My name is Mollye Kranzler. I got married at the end of August 2024 and changed my last name!! I’ve attended BT camps every summer since 2000, when I was 4 years old, and I can’t wait for another amazing summer at my “home away from home.” During the school year, I am a 1st grade teacher in BCPS. This is my favorite age to teach and lead as this is the year when children really grow and develop foundational skills that will help them succeed academically, socially and emotionally. It is also the age where they begin to learn independence and it’s so fun and exciting watching them grow in all of these areas. I have a bachelor’s degree in human and family services and a masters degree in Early Childhood Education, both from Towson University. When I am not working, you can find me hanging out with my husband, friends and family, cheering on the Ravens, or most likely, trying to get my orange cat, Cheddar, to snuggle with me while watching Law and Order. I am so excited for another incredible summer in Unit Bet here at BT Camps!

Hi – my name is Colleen Esposito. I have been part of BT Camps summer staff since 2018. In my time at camp I have been a swim instructor, a theater camp assistant director, a theater camp counselor, and the Unit Head for Hay/Vav, where I’ll be again this summer. During the school year, I work as a theater arts and technical theater teacher in the Baltimore County Public Schools, where I have been part of the BCPS family since 2014. I love working with children in the classroom, on the stage, and at camp. At school, I direct Fall and Spring productions as well as an end of the year showcase. Watching my students progress in their love of the arts and own self-confidence is such a great joy! I have a Bachelor’s of Arts degree from McDaniel College in Theater Arts with minors in Acting, Literature, and Interactive Theatre. I also have a Master’s of Arts in Teaching degree from Towson University in secondary education, and a second Master’s of Arts in Education from Goucher College. When I am not at camp or school, I enjoy spending time with my husband, my two amazing daughters, my family, and friends. Like me, my daughters also love spending their summers at BT Camps and are already looking forward to what will be another amazing summer!

Nick brings over 3 decades of day, travel, and overnight camping experience to BT camps. Nick has been a camper, counselor, and specialist at camps in Pittsburgh and in Baltimore, including here, at BT Camps, since 2013. Nick is a social studies teacher with the Anne Arundel County School system, and is a sports specialist at camp. During his spare time, you can find Nick spending time with his wife, Sheryl, and their kids, Lila and Spencer, often at sporting events or officiating a soccer or basketball game!

Hi, I’m Nick. I have been with BT Camps since 2017 and have been the Maccabi Sports Camp Director since 2019. I have one son, who began his camp experience with BT Camps in 2021 and is very excited to return to continue his way through our programs at BT Camps. During the school year, I am a World Languages teacher, teaching both Spanish and Latin, in the Baltimore County Public School System after receiving my B.A. in Spanish and Secondary Education from Salisbury University in 2010, my M.S. in Instructional Technology from University of Maryland Global Campus in 2016, as well as an M.Ed. in School Counseling from McDaniel College. During my free time, I can be found with my son playing/coaching sports in the yard (soccer is the current favorite) along with just spending time outside with my wife and son.

Hi! I’m Ashley and I’ve been at BT Camp since 1990 (when I was 4 years old). I always loved camp, especially nature, and decided that I wanted to be Bob (the head of nature at the time) when I grew up. Toward that end I became an LT, aide, instructor, and finally Department Head. I’ll never be as cool or knowledgeable as Bob but I’ve got a few decades to work on it. Outside of camp I earned a bachelors of science in biology at Bryn Mawr College and a Masters in Art of Teaching in secondary science at Salisbury University. I’m currently a high school science teacher with BCPS. On the weekends my wife (a former BT camps counselor) and I enjoy walking the goats that live at nature, hiking, cross stitching, and playing disc golf. I look forward to another great summer here at BT Camps!

Heather was born and raised in Baltimore and attended Beth Tfiloh Camp as a child. You might recognize Heather as she was a preschool teacher at Beth El and Beth Tfiloh for many years. Heather left teaching in 2014 to open Yankee Doodle, a children’s arts and crafts store. At Yankee Doodle, Heather was able to combine two of her passions, working with children while creating arts and crafts projects. In more recent years Heather has been focused on her three young children, Logan 7 years old, Riley 5 years old and Dylan 3 years old. She is excited to be at BT Camp and looks forward to creating craft-tastic memories this summer!

Hello, my name is Brady Palmer and this will be my 5th year working as a lifeguard at Beth Tffiloh camps. In addition, this will be my second year as Department Head at the lake. I will be a Junior at Eastern University, where I am a psychology major and a member of the the men’s lacrosse team. Growing up, I attended Beth Tfiloh camps from 4th grade, up until my last summer which was going into 8th grade. In highschool, I played soccer, basketball, and lacrosse while also playing club lacrosse on the side. Outside of sports, I enjoy swimming, watching movies, and hanging out with friends in my free time.