Leadership Team
With over 25 years of combined camp experience, Robyn and Kevin have a set of skills and personalities that complement each other perfectly, they know what it takes to run Toronto's premiere summer day camp. They work all-year long to make sure every detail is taken care of for each summer.
Robyn Hochglaube (robyn@adventurevalley.ca)
Robyn has devoted a lifetime to organized camping and is passionate about the positive role of summer camp in a person’s life. With a vast experience in dealing with children and teenagers, Robyn brings a wealth of knowledge to the camping experience. Robyn’s hands-on leadership style ensures that AV is a positive environment that truly does bring out the best in people.
Robyn has served in other leadership positions outside of her camping profession, she is a committee member on the Ivey Alumni Association Board, and for the Toronto Colon Cancer Walk. She has published articles and training manuals on leadership, teamwork, bullying, girls self esteem, and Tween relations with their parents. Robyn is a strong promoter of raising empathetic and self respecting girls, and offers tool building programs through D-Phi Sorority Inc., a small program she runs during the school year. Robyn holds an MBA from the Richard Ivey School of Business, a certification in Character Counts, and various volunteer appreciation awards.
Kevin Gandy (kevin@adventurevalley.ca)
Kevin has spent his last 10 years actively involved in the camping world. He personally plans and maps all our bus routes and supervises the maintenance and construction staff that care for our grounds, buildings and swimming pools. He makes sure the camp facilities are always safe for the campers. In addition, Kevin ensures that the camp surpasses all government and health regulations.
Kevin is involved in all other aspects of the camp operation including budgeting, purchasing and accounting. He also participates in programming, enhancing the service offerings, developing online databases and recruitment tools, overseeing all maintenance and logistics as well as assisting in the supervision and training of staff.
Kevin is a graduate from Queens Commerce and holds his CA designation.
Our most important goal is to ensure that everyone has fun in a safe, respectful, open and honest environment – where campers and staff can develop new skills, meet new friends, enhance their self confidence and feel positive and excited about Adventure Valley. The relationships that people form with each other provide the foundation for the AV experience. It is through these relationships that we learn about ourselves and others. We believe that people of all ages thrive when they feel known and accepted. At Adventure Valley, we want everyone to feel a personal connection, and a sense of ownership and pride.
Our commitment to you - NEVER a big camp, ALWAYS the best camp!
