Contact Information/Staff 

Ben Davis has been a part of Jewish camping for his entire life, beginning as a camper at JCC day camps in Chicago, then moving on to being a camper and seasonal staff member of Camp CHI of the Chicago JCCs. He has worked as a Jewish camping professional for over 12 years as the Camp Director for the Minneapolis JCC Day Camp, as the Director of Children & Youth Services for the Milwaukee JCC, as Assistant Director of Camp Interlaken JCC, and as Operations Director of Camp JRF for the Reconstructionist movement. Ben received his Bachelor’s Degree from Drexel University in Philadelphia and his Master’s Degree from the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities. Ben is joined at Camp Livingston by his wife, Francie Mallin Davis, and their two young daughters, Judy (4) and Mollie (2).

Edana Appel is a recent graduate from Brandeis University and holds a B.A. in Near Eastern Studies and Judaic Studies, Women's and Gender Studies with a minor in Hebrew Language and Literature.  While at Brandeis she also received awards for her contributions to Student Life on campus as well as the award for being the outstanding senior is the Women’s and Gender Studies Department.  Edana has been at Jewish resident camp or in Israel every summer since 1994.  She has been a counselor, Judaic Specialist, Unit Head and Program Director.  This past year she was the Assistant Director at Camp Young Judaea (CYJ) West in Ocean Park, Washington.  Edana was a Cornerstone Fellow in 2005 and the Cornerstone Liaison to the Foundation for Jewish Camp for CYJ-West in 2009.   Edana is excited about this new adventure with Camp Livingston.

Paula Clark lives on the camp property year round with her Husband, Steve, and thier three children Ariel, Adam and Austin. The Clark family has a long tradition of overseeing the camp property going back to Steve's grandmother.

Karen Hand has extensive experiance managing office operations in both the non-profit and the private sector. Karen joined the Camp Livingston team in late 2008 and has been a tremendous asset. Please feel free to call or e-mail Karen in the Cincinnati office year-round with any administrative questions.