Assistant Camp Director Rebecca Campana brings a combination of camp, education, arts and administrative experience to Camp Arena Stage. She has been a village counselor for YMCA Camp Matollionequay and the assistant director of her family’s creative arts camp. As an educator, she was a home visitor for Even Start, a federally funded family literacy program in Arcade, N.Y., and currently serves as a teaching artist and general administrative support for the Community Engagement Division at Arena Stage. She has also been a mentor, tutor, youth theater director and soccer coach. In addition to her creative artistic pursuits, Rebecca has experience in arts marketing and publicity, including two seasons with Chautauqua Conservatory Theater Company and three years at the Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts. She stepped into her role at Camp Arena Stage after completing the executive director internship at Arena. During this internship, she assisted in the preliminary research and planning for Camp Arena Stage. She holds a dual honors degree in Journalism/Mass Communication and English from St. Bonaventure University. A Jim Murray scholar and a former editor of various publications, Rebecca will also help campers write, design and publish the camp newspaper.