Mitch Garfinkel, Owner/Director
Mitch fulfilled his lifelong dream of owning and directing a children's summer camp when he purchased Lindenmere in 2006. Born and raised in Jericho, NY, Mitch graduated SUNY Albany before becoming an attorney. While practicing law and owning several restaurants has been a great experience, summer camp is Mitch's true passion. His camping experience has taken him through the ranks of camper, CIT, Counselor, Color War General, Group Leader and now Camp Director. His hands on leadership and daily blogs to parents during the summer help each parent fully understand what is going on at camp and what their children are experiencing. When not at camp, Mitch can be found teaching and coaching throughout the Recreation League programs in South Florida. Mitch currently lives in Boca Raton, Florida with his three children, Hayley, Lynsey and Kyle.

Craig Odiorne, Director
Craig, also known as Odie, has been involved in camping most of his life. He has spent most of his summers at fine camps in Maine and Pennsylvania as a camper, counselor, ropes course director and head counselor. Odie works full time in our Florida office and is involved in all aspects of camp including purchasing, programming, recruiting, staffing and facility improvements. During the summer, Odie overseas all aspects of camp ensuring that all areas of camp are well equipped, safe and that campers are having fun and learning new skills. Odie's passion and enthusiasm for both life and camp make him a favorite amongst our campers.

Odie lives in South Florida with his wife Monica who he met at camp five years ago and on the 1st night of color war in 2008 Odie proposed to her on the theatre stage in front of the whole camp. It was quite a night to remember!

Dani Greenwald, Assistant Director
Dani joined our camp family with a wealth of day and resident camp experience.  She graduated from college with an early childhood degree and taught preschool for several years. Her love of camp brought her back to work for the American Camp Association. She  traveled from camp to camp in the summer which allowed her to help families choose the right camp for their children.
 
Dani's spirit and love for children is contagious.  She enjoys the camaraderie of camp, and campers love her warmth and nurturing manner.  During the off season, Dani assists in creating new programs and recruiting new families.   Dani and her husband Doug live in New Jersey with their two happy campers Bari and Harrison.

Monica Odiorne, Assistant Director
Monica has been working in the camp industry at a number of great camps in New York and Pennsylvania. Originally starting off as a tennis pro she has worked her way through camp as a counselor, department head, division leader, head counselor and now an assistant director. Her passion for camp and for kids makes her an excellent role model for all of camp. During the summer Monica is in charge of girl's side. Monica works full time in our Florida office when she is not up at camp for the summer along side of her husband Odie.

Brenna Hovatter, Special Events & Evening Activity Director
Brenna brings fourteen years of Lindenmere experience to the Leadership Team! She has been a camper, counselor, special events director and evening activity director over her many years at Lindenmere. Brenna's rich camp background makes her a very valuable asset to the team. Originally Brenna comes to camp from Sacramento, California but now works full time out of our Florida office when she is not at camp for the summer.