Meet Our Staff

Name: Claire Haley

Major: University of Virginia

Intended Occupation: Doctor

Campus Involvement: RUF, Club Pickle Ball, Blueprint Leadership, Kappa Alpha Theta Sorority

Hometown: Nashville, TN

Activity(s) Teaching: Diving

What are you looking forward to about camp: I’m excited to meet a lot of great people and make camp an awesome place for campers.

Years at Camp: 13

Certifications: Lifeguard, CPR, First Aid

What would be your non-super superpower? The ability to take the best 10-minute power nap

Name: Chancellor Reynolds

School: University of Virginia

Major: Urban and Environmental Design

Hometown: Memphis, TN

Activity(s) Teaching: Riflery

Years at Camp: 12

Certifications: CPR 

What would be your non-super superpower? The ability for clothes to never be dirty

Name: David Reeder

School: Clemson University

Hometown: Asheville, NC

What are you looking forward to most about camp: Giving back to the campers the same experiences I was able to have as a camper and watching campers fall in love with their favorite activities at camp

Activity(s) Teaching: Basketball and Mountain Biking

Years at Camp: 7

Certifications: CPR and First Aid, WFA, LG

What would be your non-super superpower? To just look at my home doors and have them unlock when I have a lot of stuff in my arms

Name: Josh Rodriguez

School: University of Georgia

Major: English

Intended Occupation: Georgia Bureau of Investigation

Campus Involvement: UGA Fly Fishing Club and Greek Life

Hometown: Macon, GA

What are you looking forward to about camp: Being outside all the time and watching the kids have a blast!

Activity(s) Teaching: Canoeing

Certifications: Lifeguard and CPR

What would be your non-super superpower? To instantly fall asleep

Name: Gresham Collins

School: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Major: Sports and Exercise Science

Intended Occupation: Athletic Trainer

Campus Involvement: Intramural Soccer and Basketball

Hometown: Boone, NC

What are you looking forward to about camp: All the great camp food, activities, and camp atmosphere

Activity(s) Teaching: Archery

Years at camp: 9

Certifications: CPR and First Aid

If you could create a new national holiday, what would you celebrate and why? National Spikeball Day because there’s no other sport like it

Name: Kimberly Blount

School: Wake Forest University

Campus Involvement: Alpha Delta Pi Sorority, Yearbook Copywriter

Hometown: Ridgeland, MS

What are you looking forward to about camp: Capturing all of the smiling faces at camp!

Activity(s) Teaching: Photographer

Years at Camp: 2nd year

Certifications: CPR and First Aid

If you could create a new national holiday, what would you celebrate and why? I would want to celebrate a “No Technology Day” because I think it would be refreshing to unplug for a day.

Name: Jake Highfield

School: Clemson University

Major: Mechanical Engineering

Campus Involvement: Intramural Soccer and Turning Point

Hometown: Charleston, SC

What are you most looking forward to about camp: I’m looking forward to being able to be at Timberlake for an entire summer and being there with all three of my brothers for the first time.

Activity(s) Teaching: Archery

Years at Camp: 12

Certifications: CPR and First Aid

If you could create a new national holiday holiday, what would you celebrate and why? National Free Food Day. No food is better than free food.

Name: Matt Witte

School: YWAM Louisville

Major: Missions

Intended Occupation: Youth Ministry, Camp, Missions

Campus Involvement: Kitchen, Prayer, Evangelism, Community Outreach, Worship

Hometown: Mills River, NC

What are you most looking forward to about camp: Having fun with community

Activities Teaching: Backpacking, Airsoft

Years at Camp: 1st year

Certifications: CPR/First Aid, WFA

What would be your non-super superpower?: Always having the benefit and feeling of sleeping a full sleep no matter how long you slept

Name: Riley Daggett

School: Christopher Newport University

Major: Business Marketing

Hometown: Winston-Salem, NC

What are you looking forward to most about camp: Getting kids into mountain biking just as camp did for me growing up

Activity(s) Teaching: Mountain Biking

Years at Camp: 9

Certifications: CPR, First Aid, WFA

What would be your non-super superpower? To be able to snap my fingers and fix anything on a bike

Name: Seth Brahney

School: Appalachian State University

Major: Chemistry: Forensic Science

Intended Occupation: Crime Lab for the FBI

Campus Involvement: Chem Club, Forensics Club, Cross Country and Track Club, de Campos Research 

Hometown: Macon, GA

What are you looking forward to about camp: New Staff New Friends!!!!

Activity(s) Teaching: Backpacking, Fencing, Lego Land

Years at camp: 15

Certifications: CPR and First Aid, WFA

If you could create a new national holiday, what would you celebrate, and why: Table Tennis Awareness Day

Name: Ethan Persons

School: Samford University 

Major: Sports Medicine

Campus Involvement: School of Health Professions Senator, Society of Kinesiology Member, Alpha Epsilon Delta Pre-Med Honor Society

Hometown: Jackson, TN

What are you looking forward to about camp: A new environment and a chance to meet and get to know all the counselors and campers

Activity(s) Teaching: Field Sports

Years at camp: 2nd year

Certifications: Basic Life Support and First Aid

If you could create a new national holiday, what would you celebrate and why? National Recess Day. Every person must have an hour of recess; elementary school, middle school, high school, college–it doesn’t matter everyone must have recess.

Name: Graham Ryan

School: Appalachian State University

Major: Sustainable Technology

Campus Involvement: Ski and Snowboard Club

Hometown: Asheville, NC

What are you looking forward to at camp: Coming back after a year away to lots of new and familiar faces, and obviously the pizza

Activity: Kayaking

Years at Camp: 10

Certifications: Lifeguard, WFA

What would be your non-super superpower? Being fluent in the language of the minions from Despicable Me

Name: John Kubecka

School: Eastern Michigan University

Major: Business

Hometown: Cedar Rapids, IA

Looking forward to: Seeing God reach kids

Activity teaching: Rocketry

Years at camp: 1st year

Certifications: CPR/AED and First Aid

What would be your non-super superpower?: To have 8 hours of sleep at any given moment

Name: Henry Broshar

School: Appalachian State University

Major: Recreation Management

Campus Involvement: Snowboard Team

Hometown: Asheville, NC

What are you looking forward to at camp: Seeing all of the returning campers

Activity: Kayaking

Years at Camp: 14th year

Certifications: WFA, Lifeguard, CPR, First Aid

If you could create a new national holiday, what would you celebrate and why? National Shelf Milk Day

Name: Joel Hite

School: Appalachian State University

Major: Biology

Campus Involvement: Climbing

Hometown: Black Mountain, NC

What are you looking forward to at camp: Meeting new people

Activity: Climbing

Years at Camp: 2nd year

Certifications: WFA, CWI

If you could create a new national holiday, what would you celebrate and why? National Lights Out Day so that everyone can go outside

Name: Cooper Denning

School: Belmont University, Graduated (2021)

Major: Audio Engineering Technologies

Intended Occupation: Business Systems Analyst

Hometown: Knoxville, TN

What are you looking forward to about camp: I’m excited about being an ambassador for Christ and supporting the mission Camp Timberlake was called to do.

Activity(s) Teaching: Cabin Area Director/Everything

Years at camp: 12

Certifications: Basic First Aid/CPR

What would be your non super superpower: The ability to communicate with just my dog Leo.

Name: William Petty

School: University of North Carolina Chapel Hill

Major: Math and Psychology

Intended Occupation: Clinical Psychologist

Campus Involvement: Beta Upsilon Chi, UNC Ski Team, UNC climbing club, RUF

Hometown: Winston-Salem, NC

What are you looking forward to about camp: Getting to help the campers grow closer to the Lord

Activity(s) Teaching: Climbing

Years at camp: 1st year

Certifications: WFA, CPR

If you could create a new national holiday, what would you celebrate, and why: National Breakfast day, only breakfast foods for the entire day.

Name: Ben Coggins

School: Auburn University

Major: Business

Hometown: Wilmington, NC

What are you looking forward to about camp: Great food, activities, and tribal games

Activity(s) Teaching: Canoeing

Years at camp: 9

Certifications: Lifeguard, CPR, First Aid

What would be your non super superpower: Instantly learn songs on guitar

Name: Grant Bakken

School: Berry College

Major: Animal Science

Intended Occupation: Chef

Campus Involvement: Beef unit herdsman, youth group instructor, underground Bible study chef and participant.

Hometown: Sharpsburg, GA

What are you looking forward to about camp: Teaching young men important skills, teaching them about the Gospel. Also getting to backpack and have fun running around in the woods in NC

Activity(s) Teaching: Backpacking, paintball, airsoft, cooking

Years at camp: 1st year

If you could create a new national holiday, what would you celebrate, and why: National Pet a Cow day. Cause petting cows are awesome and if you find the right ones, they’re just bigger dogs

Name: Patton Shaw 

School: University of Memphis

Major: Sports Management and Leisure Time

Campus Involvement: Basketball Coach

Hometown: Memphis, Tennessee

What are you looking forward to about camp: Gaining experience that will help me in becoming a better leader.

Activity(s) Teaching: Basketball 

Years at camp: 1st year 

What would be your non super superpower: Be able to always have perfect hair.

Name: Matthew Marshall

School: Berry College

Major: Creative Technologies

Hometown: St. Louis, MO

What are you looking forward to about camp: A great Christian experience and camp as well as a big job for the future.

Activity(s) Teaching: model rocketry, riflery, LEGO building, archery

Years at camp: 1st year

If you could create a new national holiday, what would you celebrate, and why: National Music day. No work and there would be casual and high-energy music festivals alike.

Name: Betsy Burrow

School: Pepperdine University

Major: Advertising

Campus Involvement: Pepperdine Graphic Media, Kappa Alpha Theta

Hometown: Ridgeland, MS

What are you looking forward to about camp: Taking photos of campers to keep them connected with their families 

Activity(s) Teaching: Photographer

Years at camp: 12th year

Certifications: First Aid/CPR

If you could create a new national holiday, what would you celebrate, and why: National Music Appreciation Day 

Name: Thomas Williams

School: Clemson University

Major: Political Science

Campus Involvement: College Radio

Hometown: Barnwell, SC

What are you looking forward to about camp: Building up relationships with my fellow staff members and sharing my love of camp with campers

Activity(s) Teaching: Senior CAD, Rocketry, Guitar 

Years at camp: 13th year 

Certifications: CPR/First Aid

What would be your non super superpower: Click heels and a perfect song comes on for the situation

Name: Joseph Dailey

School: Anderson University SC

Major: Commercial Music

Campus Involvement: RUF

Hometown: Ducan, SC

What are you looking forward to about camp: Gaining valuable job experience and fostering relationships

Activity(s) Teaching: Guitar

Years at camp: 1st Year 

Certifications: Lifegaurd 

What would be your non super superpower: Never mess up in music

Name: Noah McClanahan

School: University of Mississippi

Major: Public Policy Leadership

Intended Occupation: Professor or Pastor

Campus Involvement: Young Life, RUF

Hometown: Hot Springs, AR

What are you looking forward to about camp: Getting a break from technology

Activity(s) Teaching: Pickleball

Years at camp: 1st Year 

Certifications:First Aid/CPR

What would be your non super superpower: Never needing to tie my shoes

Name: Spencer Marchant

School: High Point University

Name: Cameron Haynes

Years at Camp: 1st year

Name: Cale McCoy

School: University of Mississippi

Years at Camp: 1st year

Name: Ethan Wattles

Years at Camp: 2nd year

Name: Jordan Bartelt

Years at Camp: 1st year

Name: Alejo Moreno

Years at Camp: 1st year

Name: Tyler Rowe

Years at Camp: 1st year

Name: Austin Smith

Years at Camp: 1st year

Name: Virgina Horn

School: Auburn University