Rob Andrews-Mendoza is the President of Camp Benedict. Rob has served on the Camp Benedict Board since 2009. Rob was related to Connie Statz. Rob is a Licensed Alcohol and Drug Counselor and Co-Occurring Mental Health Clinical Trainee who is self-employed. In his free time, he enjoys spending time with friends, reading, skiing, playing video games, and traveling worldwide throughout the year!
Rob coordinates the speaker schedule for camp, the daily itinerary, bus transportation, and room assignments.
Sheila DeChantal is the Vice President of Camp Benedict. Sheila has served on the Camp Board since 2011. She enjoys working with people who do community and do it well. She has over 15 years of experience in Leadership Development and Non-Profit fundraising.
She enjoys biking, hiking, mud runs, books, movies, hanging out with friends, and anything involving a costume.
Sheila reviews the applications as they come in and communicates with case workers and potential campers about any missing information.
Tom Straley has served on the Camp Benedict Board since 2016. Tom is on the Board of the Aliveness Project (Second Vice President) and the Board of The Imperial Court (Vice Chair). He was featured in POZ magazine in 2018. Tom is passionate about HIV education and has a history of teaching this curriculum. Tom is in a 12 Step Program and has been for many years. He enjoys Stephen King's books and volunteering in ways that help people.
Tom coordinates the Bus stops and schedule and is the "Go To" Board member for all things related to your bus arrival at Camp.
Farrah McKinney is our Speaker Coordinator. Farrah has been on the Camp Benedict Board since 2016. She has been a close friend of the Statz family for many years and has been close to Camp and involved in the annual fundraiser for Camp since its inception. Farrah has a huge heart for the community. She enjoys biking, running, travel, and adventures.
Farrah works directly with the Speakers, organizing any overnight stay needs, rooming and welcome packets.