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Camp Walt Whitman has been run by our family since 1948. We believe that the warm and caring environment we provide is responsible for the fact that 85% of our campers return each summer.

Jed Dorfman became a Director of Camp Walt Whitman in September 2005. Prior to becoming a director Jed worked at CWW for 10 years, serving as the Assistant Director for five years. Jed is a graduate of Emory University and earned a Masters in Business Administration from the Peter F. Drucker School of Management where he received the Dean's Award for Leadership. Jed is a former middle school and high school teacher, and is one of the founders and a director of America's Camp.

Carolyn Dorfman joined Jed as Director of Camp Walt Whitman in September 2006. Prior to becoming a director, Carolyn worked as the Executive Director of the National Law Enforcement and Firefighters Children's Foundation in New York City. Carolyn spent seven years in Knoxville, Tennessee first graduating with a Masters Degree in Sports Management and then working as Assistant Athletic Director for the WomenÕs Athletic Department. Carolyn played four years of collegiate basketball at Dalhousie University where she graduated with a degree in Recreational Management. Carolyn's prior camp experience includes working as the Director of Glencoe Day Camp and many summers coaching at basketball camps throughout the US and Canada.

Bill Dorfman, Director Emeritus, holds his bachelor's degree from Lafayette College, masters from Harvard University and a doctorate from Teachers' College, Columbia University. Before devoting his full-time energies to Camp Walt Whitman, he was headmaster and director of two New York City independent schools.

Jancy Dorfman, Director Emeritus, is a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of New York University and holds a masters from Columbia University where she was a Herbert Lehman Fellow. Before becoming the director at Camp Walt Whitman, she taught elementary and junior high school students, directed community youth programs and was an instructor in communications skills to corporate management executives.

Jed and Carolyn, Bill, and Jancy, all bring to Walt Whitman a love of children and an understanding of what it takes to run an excellent camp.

Carolyn and Jed's Wedding




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