Your "Support Crew" Staff


Summer Management

William "Captain Red" Hersey,   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   Executive Director

Leon Siu,   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  Assistant Director / Director of Counselors

Elizabeth Murphy,   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   Medical Supervisor / Director of Counselors

Charles West, .   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   Communications Director

Jim Palermo,   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   Travel Coordinator

Nell Hindman,   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   Bookeeping / Accounting

Richard Boyer,   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   Accountant




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  • Leon Siu... With over 22 years experience in entertainment, from performing to recording and has worked as an artist with experience in graphic design. In the 1980's he worked with MasterPeace in Hawaii, and was a major part of the team using his talents and expertise. Whether it be singing, sailing, counseling, artwork, design or presentations, he does it all to the highest standards with a heart after the Lord... and for youth.

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    Elizabeth Murphy... Fourteen years as a qualified, trained Physician's Assistant... degree from the University of Texas, Medical Branch, in Galveston, Texas. For 20 years, she has taught Jr. High and High School children in a Bible Class setting and has 2 years of coordinating and leading different youth groups in various activities. Youth Camp experience includes 3 years as a medical and recruiting director of a year-round International Children's Camp. She organized and led High School and College age groups on 1 to 3 month outreach trips to Central and South America, and Africa. She also set up and established a clinic/nutrition center and sent out "barefoot" doctors in Guatemala. The last six years have been spent working with problem adolescents (drug and alcohol related) in a medical setting, at a major clinic in Texas.

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    Jim Palermo... eleven years working in the Travel Industry... representing hotel owners, tour operators, ground operators, car rentals and airlines. He has worked extensively in U.S. Caribbean / Bahamas, Europe, Africa, Mexico, South America, Hawaii, Australia and New Zealand. He represented the tour industry in Hawaii, by leading tours for tour agents, teaching on culture and history. He isvery qualified and exceptional in working with the youth. He has been a youth choir director... and worked as a youth leader for 5 years.

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    Nell Hindman... Miss Hindman is a graduate of Rhodes College in Tennessee and has a B.A. degree in Business Administration. For 5 1/2 years, she was the Accounting Department Head for a national nonprofit organization. At her current place of employment she recently was appointed as Construction Coordinator keeping track of project costs. Nell is gifted in relating to children and has worked as a counselor at childrens camps having up to 100 kids.

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    Richard Boyer... A 1971 graduate of Cal State in Long Beach, California - Mr. Boyer has well over twenty four years of accounting experience in the field. After three years of his own practice he eventually merged with Balser, Horowitz, Frank and Wakeling and is still with them as a shareholder, vice-president and C.P.A. Richard presently is active as a board member of a number of civic and humanitarian nonprofit organizations in which he lends his tax and management advisory services.

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