Meet Our Staff

Winston first came to Camp Timberlake in the summer of 2015 while he was a student at Ole Miss (Hotty Toddy!). Throughout his years as a summer staff member, Winston has served in virtually every role here at Timberlake, including cabin counselor, Cabin Area Director, Counselor-in-Training Director, Program Director and Evening Activity Director a.k.a The Sultan of Fun. Returning in 2024 to join our full time team, Winston now serves as an Assistant Director focusing on Staff hiring and in-camp programs and camp life. He and Caroline are thrilled to once again call the mountains of Western Carolina home, and they can’t wait for summer!

School: Montreat

Major: Outdoor Recreation Studies Intended

Occupation: Conservation Officer/ Fish and Wildlife Service Special Agent 

Campus Involvement: Student Government, Mens Soccer, Honors Program 

Hometown: Havelock, NC 

What are you looking forward to about camp?: Building relationships and facilitating memories. 

Activity Teaching: Backpacking 

Years at camp: First year 

Certifications: Lifeguard/CPR & AED, Water Safety Instructor, Wilderness First Aid

If you could have any Actor play you in a movie, who would it be?: Tom Holland

School: Clemson University

Major: Mechanical Engineering

Intended Occupation: Childcare professional

Campus Involvement:Theta Tau

Hometown: Charleston, SC

What are you most looking forward to about camp:Evening activities

Activity(s) Teaching: Archery

Years at Camp: 15 years

Certifications: WFA, BFA, CPR

If you could create a new national holiday holiday, what would you celebrate and why? Teacher appreciate day. National holiday to celebrate those educating the youth around the country

School:  University of Alabama

Major: Masters of Civil Engineering and MBA Candidate

Intended Occupation: Civil Design Consultant

Campus Involvement: Capstone Scholars in Engineering, MBA Association, Calvary Baptist Church, Phi Delta Theta

Hometown: Raleigh, NC

What are you looking forward to about camp?: Generally – getting outside and having a blast at camp. Specifically – smores pockets and pirate ball

Activity Teaching: Mountain Biking

Years at camp: 8 years

Certifications: CPR, WFA

What is your claim to fame?: I can cook the best Boston Butt you’ve ever had

If you could live anywhere in the world for a year, where would it be and why? Austria because the food is amazing, I can mountain bike in the summer, ski in the winter, and everyone is very friendly

School: Florida State University

Major: Finance and Professional Sales

Intended Occupation: Medical Device Sales

Campus Involvement: Campus Recreation Head Lifeguard, Varsity Sales Team, Intramural Sports

Hometown: Winter springs, FL

What are you looking forward to about camp? Getting so see all of the new and returning campers and hanging out down by the lake.

Activity Teaching: Waterfront director

Years at camp: 2nd year 

Certifications: Lifeguard with CPR and AED, Lifeguard Instructor

If you could live anywhere in the World, where would you live and why? I would want to live in Switzerland because it looks awesome.

If you had to create a holiday, what holiday would you make? I would create national sushi day with free sushi.

School:  Furman University

Major: Psychology, Philosophy

Intended Occupation: Clinical Psychologist

Campus Involvement: Outdoors club, Club Tennis, Catholic Campus Ministry, Greenville Billies

Hometown: Winston- , NC

What are you looking forward to about camp?: Meeting People and building community

Activity Teaching: Tennis, Backpacking

Years at camp: 1st year

Certifications: First Aid and CPR

What is your claim to fame? I play bluegrass mandolin

What would be your ordinary superpower? To be able to throw trash into the can from any distance in a room.

School: Davidson College

Major:Economics and Chinese double major

Intended Occupation: International finance

Hometown: Jackson, MS

Campus Involvement: FCA leadership team and member of Fiji fraternity

What are you looking forward to at camp: Teaching Mountain Biking.

Activity: Mountain Biking

Years at Camp: 14th year

Certifications: WFA, CPR, First Aid

If you had to create a holiday, what holiday would you make? National hobby’s day a day were people get of work and get to just do what there hobbies are.

If you could live anywhere in the World, where would you live and why? North carolina, I just love the area and its access to the beach and mountains

Staff Bio coming soon!

School: Troy University

Major: Accounting 

Intended Occupation: CPA

Campus Involvement: Adpi president, Senator for the College of Business, Chair of Academic Affairs SGA, Worship leader

Hometown: Fairhope, Al

What are you looking forward to about camp: All the fun and silly things that happen at camp!

Years at Camp: 12th year

Certifications: CPR, BFA

If you could be any animal what would you be and why? Butterfly so I could float through the air!

School: Harvey Mudd College

Major: Mathematics

Intended Occupation: Data Analyst

Hometown: Madison, MS

What are you looking forward to about camp?: Working with a FANTASTIC staff to create THE BEST camp experience

Activity Teaching: Disc Golf

Years at camp: 13th year

Certifications: First Aid

Claim to fame: I once ate 10 breadsticks at olive garden (along with my entire chicken parmesean)

If you could replace any actor as the main character in a movie, who would you replace? Tom Cruise in Mission Impossible.

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School: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Major: Public Health and Business

Intended Occupation: Law

Campus Involvement: Greek Life, Sports in Business club, Public health club

Hometown: Raleigh, North Carolina

What are you looking forward to about camp? Spending time with all of my friends from over the summers.

Activities Teaching: Canoeing

Years at camp: 12th year

Certifications: Lifeguard, CPR

If you could live anywhere in the World, where would you live and why? Spain because it has so many great places to explore!

If you had to create a holiday, what holiday would you make? International elephant day

School: Appalachian State University 

Major: Undecided

Campus Involvement: Young Life

Hometown: Boone, N.C.

What are you looking forward to about camp?: Being in the best place with some of my best friends.

Activity Teaching: Improv, Riflery

Years at camp: 1

Certifications: First Aid/CPR

School: Auburn University

Major: Political science

Intended Occupation: Lawyer

Campus Involvement: Greek life

Hometown: Birmingham

What are you looking forward to about camp? Teaching my activity

Activity Teaching: Canoeing

Years at camp: 9 years

Certifications: CPR, Lifeguard

If you could be any animal what would you be and why? A tiger because they look nice.

If you had to create a holiday, what holiday would you make? National Charles day

School: Appalachian State University 

Major: Undecided 

Intended Occupation: Undecided 

Campus Involvement: Young Life 

Hometown: Boone, NC

What are you looking forward to about camp?: I can’t wait to spend another summer in the best place on earth! Excited to spread the love of Christ, take out some awesome trips, get John Menendez out in Sock War, and maybe master all the elements to become the avatar.

Activity teaching: Climbing 

Years at Camp: 11

Certifications: WFA

If you could replace any actor as the. main character in a movie, who would you replace? I’d replace Mark Hamill as Luke Skywalker in Star Wars, because I’d get to play with lightsabers for money. Pretty much my lifelong dream.

What would your ordinary super power be? To always make the perfect cup of coffee

School: Lander University

Major: Psychology

Intended Occupation: Licensed Professional Counselor

Campus Involvement: Worship Team member at Baptist Collegiate Ministries for Lander University

Hometown: Greenwood, SC

What are you looking forward to about camp?: Growing friendships and mentoring young men.

Activity Teaching: Guitar 

Years at camp: 9th year

Certifications: CPR/AED/First Aid.

If you had to create a holiday, what holiday would you make? National Concert day: you get out and go see live music

School: University of Montana

Major: Wildlife Biology

Intended Occupation: Zoologist

Campus Involvement: Kayaking

Hometown: St. Louis, MO

What are you looking forward to about camp? To learn and to teach!

Activity Teaching: Kayaking

Years at camp: 1st year

Certifications: WFR+LG

If you could be any animal what would you be and why? Polar Bear because as they have waterproof skin

School: Wake Forest

Major: Communications (Focus in Sports)

Intended Occupation: Work in athletic department or commentate on TV

Campus Involvement: Take photos at events, student radio, work in athletic department

Hometown: Winston Salem, North Carolina

What are you looking forward to about camp? Meeting new people!

Activity Teaching: Archery

Years at camp: 13 years

Certifications: CPR and First Aid

If you could live anywhere in the World, where would you live and why? I would live in England because of Premier League football.

School: Clinch County high school

Intended Occupation: Police officer

Hometown: Homerville, Georgia

What are you looking forward to about camp? The people, memories, and having fun!

Activity Teaching: Rocketry

Years at camp: First Year

Certifications: CPR/First Aid

If you could live anywhere in the World, where would you live and why? Alaska not a lot of people go there and they had some of the best nature.

If you had to create a holiday, what holiday would you make? Beach day

School: Tennessee

Major: Supply Chain Management

Intended Occupation: Undecided

Campus Involvement: In fraternity Phi Sigma Kappa and Supply Chain Management Club

Hometown: Decatur GA

What are you looking forward to about camp? Connecting with new faces and making new friends.

Activity Teaching: Riflery

Years at camp: 1st year

Certifications: Lifeguarding and CPR

If you could live anywhere in the World, where would you live and why? I would live in San Diego for the vibrant life.

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School:  Wake Forest

Major: Biology

Intended Occupation: Surgery

Hometown: Charleston, SC

Certifications: Lifeguard, First Aid for the professional rescuer

What are you looking forward to about camp?:Coming up for awesome skits during meals

Activity Teaching: Archery, Mountain Biking

If you could be any animal, what would you be?: A dog because they are very loyal and always seem to be so happy.

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School: University of Georgia

Major: Undecided

Intended Occupation: Human Resource

Hometown: Marietta, GA

What are you looking forward to about camp? Being back in the mountains!

Activities Teaching: Photography

Years at camp: 10 at Merri-Mac. First at Timberlake.

Certifications: CPR/FA

School:  Appalachian State University

Major: Recreation Management 

Campus Involvement: Club Basketball President

Hometown: Henderson- , NC

What are you looking forward to about camp?: Making new friends and having a blast this summer

Activity Teaching: Basketball

If you could create a holiday, what would it be? National family game night

If you could be any animal, what would you be? A Hawk so I could fly really fast

School: Western Carolina university

Major: Criminal justice, and natural resource management

Intended Occupation: Game warden

Campus Involvement: Chair on the Disc Golf club, club softball

Hometown: Pinehurst, NC

What are you looking forward to about camp? Teaching people to love the outdoors how I do and how to do it safely.

Activities Teaching: Rock climbing , disc golf

Years at camp: 1st year

Certifications: WFA, SPI trained 

If you could be any animal what would you be and why? Sea otter because I love being in the water but I also like being warm.

If you had to create a holiday, what holiday would you make? Climbing day. Everyone gets off work and has to go to the crag

School: Brevard College

Major: Wilderness Leadership and Expiriential Education

Intended Occupation: Climbing Guide

Campus Involvement: President of Climbing Club

Hometown: Six Mile, SC

What are you looking forward to about camp? The adventure and amazing experiences I get to facilitate.

Activities Teaching: Climbing/ Whitewater Rafting

Years at camp: 1st year

Certifications: PCIA SPI, WFR, LNT Trainer Level 2, USA Climbing Coach Level 2, LGA

If you could be any animal what would you be and why? Manatee, Because they swim in warm water year round

If you had to create a holiday, what holiday would you make? National get outside day

School: University of technology, Jamaica

Major: Forensic chemistry

Intended Occupation: Forensic chemist/crime scene investigator

Campus Involvement: Camp counselor/ Cricket teacher

Hometown: Jamaica W.I

What are you looking forward to about camp? To exchange cultures, learn new things and also build my interpersonal skills and also to have fun while keeping safe.

Activities Teaching: Cricket

Years at camp: 1st year

If you could be any animal what would you be and why? Eagle and that’s because I love how they soar high and dominant in the air.

If you could live anywhere in the World, where would you live and why? Paris. I’d love to try their foods and I really like their style

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School: Rising Freshman at Wofford College: C/O 2026 at the Baylor School

Major: Business

Intended Occupation: Working in sports

Campus Involvement: Working on the Basketball team and plan to participate in Greek Life

Hometown: Chattanooga

What are you looking forward to about camp? Being able to provide campers with the same experience that Camp provided me throughout my time as a camper through Timberlake’s core values.

Activity Teaching: Field Sports

Years at camp: 11th year

Certifications: CPR, First Aid

If you could live anywhere in the World, where would you live and why?Norway or Finland, because those two countries have the highest rate of citizen happiness.

If you had to create a holiday, what holiday would you make? SUPER BOWL MONDAY

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School: Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College

Major: Turf Management

Intended Occupation: Golf course/sports field grounds management

Campus Involvement: ABAC Turf Club

Hometown: Atlanta, GA

Years at camp: 11

What are you looking forward to about camp?: Putting my knowledge of turf management to use!

If you could create your own holiday, what would it be? National Beach Day

If you could live anywhere for a year, where would it be and why? I would live somewhere that is tropical and near a beach/ocean.

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School:  Moorlands College

Major: Applied Theology

Intended Occupation: Church youth leader

Campus Involvement: Youth group assistant leader

Hometown: London

What are you looking forward to about camp?: Having fun with the campers and impacting thier lives

Activity Teaching: Tennis

Where would you live if you could live anywhere in the world? Vietnam, because the culture and the people are amazing

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School: Appalachian State

Major: Recreation Management

Intended Occupation: Land Trust Director

Campus Involvement: Basketball, climbing, Rec Management Association

Hometown: Boone NC

What are you looking forward to about camp? Meeting new people and getting kids outside.

Activities Teaching: Climbing and rafting

Years at camp: 1st year

Certifications: Lifeguard, CPR and First Aid, WFA

If you could be any animal what would you be and why? A peragrine falcon because they are the fastest animal on earth!

If you could live anywhere in the World, where would you live and why? Camp Timberlake because it’s a great oasis!

School: University of North Carolina Wilmington

Major: Marine Biology

Intended Occupation: Marine Biologist

Campus Involvement: UNCW Improv Troupe

Hometown: Hickory, NC

What are you looking forward to about camp? Learning how to do photography, and being in a camp environment for the first time.

Activities Teaching: Photography/Social media

Years at camp: 1st year

Certifications: CPR/ First Aid

If you could live anywhere in the World, where would you live and why?Australia, the wildlife there is unlike any in the rest of the world.

If you had to create a holiday, what holiday would you make? National boating day

School: Auburn University

Major: Graphic Design

Occupation: Agency Graphic Designer

Campus Involvement: Student Graphic Designer for Industrial and Systems Engineering Department

Hometown: Biloxi, MS

What are you looking forward to about camp: Being a small part of the whole picture! And seeing the joys of camp through the camera!

Years at Camp: 6th year

If you could be any animal what would you be and why? A bird so I could see everything from above and go anywhere!