Camp Kinneret Staff 2025
evan schachter, Program Director
Hey Camp Kinneret! My name is Evan Schachter, and I’m so excited to be your Program Director this summer! My journey at CKB started back in 2012, and 13 years later, and I am proud to call camp Kinneret my home. In 2021 I began, as a cabin staff for Gosh until I eventually moved to Kochot, then last summer I had the amazing experience of being a Kochot Unit Head. Now, I’m beyond excited to help make 2025 the most unforgettable summer yet! At camp, you’ll usually find me by the lake—bouncing on the water trampoline, relaxing in tubes, or playing hockey at the plex. When I’m not at camp, I’m studying Environmental Science at Concordia University and filling my free time with mountain biking and skiing—anything that keeps me outdoors! During the year I am always thinking about camp and trying to come up with new program ideas. There is truly no place I love more than CKB. I’m already counting down the days until the BEST SUMMER EVER!
ARI FREEDMAN, ASSISTANT PROGRAM DIRECTOR / Head of Programming
Hey Camp Kinneret! My name is Ari and I’m unbelievably excited to be your Head of Programming and Assistant Program Director for the summer of 2025! I began my CYJ journey as a camper in 2012 and have spent the last four years of that journey at Camp Kinneret which I now proudly call my home away from home. I have spent my last four summers in the Gib unit first as a cabin staff and then as the Unit Head and now I’m excited to help make another BSE in my new role! If not in the cabin area, you’re bound to find me swimming and chilling at the Chof or jamming in the music room. Outside of camp I am a student at Queen’s University studying engineering, while counting down the days until I return to Kinneret, the best place in the world. I cannot wait to see you all for the Best Summer Ever!
JENNA SINCLAIR, Giborim Unit Head
Hey Camp Kinneret!! My name is Jenna and I’m so excited to be your Giborim unit head this summer!! I started camp in the CYJ movement in 2013 and I have spent the past three summers in the Gib cabin at Camp Kinneret, my home away from home! At camp, you can find me in the dance room, relaxing on the docks and dancing even more during rikud every Friday night!! During the year, while dreaming about being back at camp, I am studying Sociology at Queens University. I've made some of the most incredible friends and memories at CKB. I am really excited to see everyone at camp again for the BSE!
MIKAELA MATIAS, Gosh Katan Unit Head
Hey Kinneret! My name is Mikaela and I am super excited to be your Gosh Katan unit head this summer! I started as a camper in the CYJ movement in 2014, and first came to CKB as a Biluim camper in 2021. This will be my third summer as a staff at Kinneret, my first summer in Gib, and my second summer in Gosh Katan! At camp you can find me on the docs, in the lake, or listening to some good music. During the year, I’m studying Mechatronics Engineering at Queen’s University, and counting down the days until I’m back at camp! I wait to be back with everyone, at our home away from home, for the BSE!
JORDAN KIS, Gosh Gadol Unit Head
Hey Camp Kinneret!! My name is Jordan Kis, and I am so excited to be the Gosh Gadol Unit Head of 2025! I started going to Camp Kinneret as a Gosh Camper in 2013, Biluim 2018, Biluim Israel 2019 and I have loved it ever since. I first started as a cabin staff back in 2021 and was a Gosh staff for three summers, so I can confidently say Gosh Gadol is the best unit! While at camp you can probably find me down at the Chof or chilling in a tube on the lake. When I’m not at the CCP, you can find me at the Plex or dancing my heart out during Rikud. During the year, I am about to graduate from the University of Florida in Fall with a Bachelors in Educational Sciences. After I receive my Bachelor’s I will either be enrolled in a Graduate Studies Program at the University of Florida or New York University both for Education. During the year, I constantly imagine myself back at Camp Kinneret because it is the greatest place ever where I have made so many incredible friends. I am so excited to return as the Gosh Gadol Unit Head of 2025 and I can’t wait to see everyone this summer for the BSE!!!
SHANNON FILGER, Kochot Unit Head
Hey Camp Kinneret!! My name is Shannon and I’m extremely excited to be back as your Kochot unit head this summer!! I have been happy to call Kinneret my home since 2015, when I started camp in Gosh. I’ve been coming back to camp ever since! I spent my first 2 summers as staff as a cabin staff in Kochot and last year I was the K1 unit head! At camp, you can find me reading on the docks, beading in the A&C and dancing during rikud every week!! During the year, while thinking of being back at camp, I am studying Anatomy and Cell Biology at McGill University and working with CYJ Montreal, bringing camp to the city all year round. CKB is the best place ever, where I have made some of the most amazing memories and friends! I cannot wait to be back at camp with everyone for the BSE!!!!
JOSEPH FERNANDEZ, LIT Unit Head
Hey Camp Kinneret! My name is Joseph and I'm so excited to be returning as this summer’s LIT unit head. I have been going to Kinneret since 2014, and it has been my home away from home ever since. At camp you can find me in the music room playing guitar, chilling by the docks, or at the Plex playing some hockey with campers. I started out as a Kochot cabin staff and have loved running chugim like nature and archery. Last summer was my first time as LIT unit head and it was such an incredible experience, I couldn’t let that be my only year as LIT unit head. During the year I study Political Science at Concordia, and constantly daydream about being back at camp. Camp Kinneret has always been an incredibly special place for me and I am so excited to be back for the BSE as your LIT unit head. Can’t wait to see you all soon!
MAYA LEVINE, Head of Waterfront
Hi Camp Kinneret Biluim! My name is Maya and I am so excited to be your Head of Waterfront this year! This will be my third year being a staff at CKB but I started going to camp in 2019. From the moment I first came to CKB I knew that it would become my favourite place! At camp you can always find me by the lake, usually hanging out on the water trampoline or just chilling on the docks. During the year, I study Life Sciences at Queen’s University. CKB is my home away from home, where I have made some of my best friends and most amazing memories! I am so excited to see you all soon for the BSE!!
LAUREN GOLDFARB, CAMPER CARE COORDINATOR
Hey Camp Kinneret!! My name is Lauren, and I am so excited to be this summer's Camper Care Coordinator!! I started camp in the CYJ movement in 2010 and ever since I truly live 10 months for 2, in other words, camp is my everything! I spent my first 3 summers at Camp Kinneret as a Giborim cabin staff, 2 summers after that as Giborim Unit Head, and 1 summer as Program Director. I am so excited to be returning in summer 2025 as Camp Kinneret's 1st Camper Care Coordinator!! At camp, you can almost always find me at the chof lying on the docks, hanging out in a tube in the lake, or reading a book in a hammock. After graduating from Queen’s University with a bachelor's degree in Life Sciences, I have continued my studies at Toronto Metropolitian University with a secondary bachelor in Public Health. Along with school, I am also Canadian Young Judaea’s Central Region Program Director working to bring the ruach of camp into Toronto, and a Swim Instructor at Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital. After 16 years in the movement I can say without a doubt that there is truly no place in the world like CKB. There is never a day without smiles, laughs, and lots of ruach. I cannot wait to share my love and passion for camp with the campers and staff of summer 2025! This summer is going to be the BEST SUMMER EVER!!!