Meet the
Assistant Office Manager/Director of Food Service
Tammy
Carlson is Hilltop's assistant office manager and director
of food service. In the summer her primary responsibility
is to assist the office manager in camp registration and daily
office duties. As director of food service, she is responsible
for making menus for weeks of camp, placing food orders and
assuring the smooth operation of the kitchen/dining hall.
In the off season she helps with the responsibilities of hosting
our many weekend retreats. Tammy also works at Youth Hope
as a math tutor.
Meet the
Director of Maintenance/Treasurer
Jim
Campbell, known widely as "Mr. Hilltop", is the
camp's director of maintenance/treasurer. After a 25-year
tenure, Jim retired from his role as camp manager in August
2006, but has not retired from camp work. The Campbells have
been in the Christian camping ministry since 1964 managing
the Butler Springs Christian Assembly in Hillsboro, Ohio,
before coming to Hilltop in 1981. Jim and his wife Nadine,
also make their home here at the camp. Both are graduates
of the Cincinnati Bible Seminary. They have three grown sons,
Stephen, Scott and Aaron; three grandchildren, granddaughters
Ella and Lydia and grandson Declan. Jim's responsibilities
include oversight of facility maintenance and construction
and camp treasurer. In his retirement he is also part-time
minister of the Jonesville Christian Church.
Meet the
Office Manager
During
the summer camping season (plus a few weeks before and after),
Nadine Campbell is Hilltop's office manager. She is primarily
responsible for camper registration and general office duties.
In the off season she helps with the hosting responsibilities
of our many weekend retreats.
Eric Carlson is not new to Hilltop, but has worked in other
capacities over the last 6 years. In September 2005, Eric joined
the full-time staff as assistant manager. Eric then assumed
the role of manager in August 2006, upon the semi-retirement
of Jim Campbell who served as the camp manager for 25 years.
Eric, along with his wife Tammy and son Isaac make their home
here at Hilltop. They moved here from Spencer, Indiana where
they were both teachers and actively involved in both Spencer
Christian Church and Owen Valley Christian Fellowship. In the
summers of 2001 - 2005, Eric and his wife worked on staff in
various roles. They are both graduates of Indiana State University.
Besides his teaching degree, Eric holds a degree in Parks and
Recreation Management. In addition to his general management
duties, Eric is responsible for camp promotion, assisting in
facility maintenance and serves as the camp's assistant treasurer.