Jacey Chavez – Camp Co-Director
Jacey Chavez is a recent graduate from the University of New Hampshire. He is currently working as a Jr. Architectural Designer at Adrenaline, a company which has a focus of financial institutions. He is a diehard Celtics and Patriots fan and enjoy being outdoors regardless of the season. In his free time he has been working on constructing his very own tiny house on wheels, which he designed from the ground up. Jacey has dedicated 9 years of service, and serves as Co-Director alongside Tim Moyer.
Tim Moyer – Camp Co-Director
Tim Moyer was sponsored by the Kennebunk Rotary Club to attend RYLA in 2015. After serving as a lead facilitator for numerous years, he now serves in the role of Camp Co-Director with Jacey Chavez. Tim is a saxophonist, teacher, and band director in the Carlisle Public Schools in Massachusetts. He is a member of the Metropolitan Wind Symphony and founding member of Gateway Jaz. Tim received his Bachelor of Music degree in Music Education from Lawrence University Conservatory of Music. He loves RYLA for the inspiration he receives from his fellow staff members and for the opportunity the camp provides him to inspire young people to make a positive difference in their world.
Emily Rumble – Past Director
Emily Rumble has been with the RYLA program for 14 years of service. She was a camper in 2010 and has gradually made her way from camper to facilitator to Senior staff to Advisory board member. Then she became Training Director, developing curriculum for the program and helping to develop our facilitators and staff. She served as the Co-Director of RYLA with her dear friend, Sam Klemarczyk, from 2019 through 2024. She earned a Bachelor of Science in Secondary Education, with a focus in English, at the University of Maine at Farmington in 2016. Emily is in her fifth year of teaching English at Marshwood High School in South Berwick, Maine and is currently pursuing a Master’s in Education. Much of what she has learned at RYLA influences her teaching philosophy.
Sam Klemarczyk – Past Director
Sam Klemarczyk has served the RYLA program since 2011. He shaped the on-boarding staff program, which trains first and second year staff members in their facilitation at camp. His passions for innovation, community, and service grew during his time at The University of Rhode Island, where he studied Communications and Leadership with a focus in Experiential Education. Sam has been a servant leader with Interact, Rotaract, and has been a local Rotarian since 2017. One of Sam’s most cherished parts of RYLA is that he got to co-direct alongside the best in the business: Emily Rumble. He now is a Learning Consultant for The Predictive Index, focusing on Talent Optimization, Leadership, and Team Performance at the corporate level.
Bridget Monteith – Training Director
Bridget Monteith has been serving at RYLA since the York Rotary Club sponsored her in 2017. As Training Director, she puts together workshops to build the RYLA staff. She focuses on helping members of the program discover new leadership styles and understand what they can bring to any team. This aligns with her pursuit of her Social and Behavioral Sciences degree. She believes RYLA has deepened her passion for people and inspired her to reach her career goals. She is continuing her education to become a Mental Health Counselor.
Caitlin Morrison – Programs Director
Caitlin has been with RYLA since 2015 when she was sponsored as a camper by the Dover Rotary Club. She has since served as LEG Support, Program Staff, Facilitator, and now Programs Director, where she works with the camps first year staff. Following high school, Caitlin attended the University of Rhode Island where she studied Cell and Molecular Biology. Since graduating she has worked in the greater Boston area in the biotechnology industry doing microbiology research. Caitlin continues to come back to RYLA because of the community built there that fosters authenticity, self reflection, and a desire to serve others.
Jack Rademacher – Technology Director
Jack has been with RYLA 7780 since 2015 and currently is a PhD student studying Electrical Engineering at MIT. He has loved every year as a staff member seeing the extraordinary development of campers in such a short period of four days and hopes that RYLA 7780 can continue to expand and offer its unique experience to more and more campers. Jack serves as the Technology Director of the RYLA 7780 leadership team, working to grow RYLA’s digital presence and improve its accessibility.
Ali Cote – Camp Nurse
Ali’s RYLA journey began when the Saco Bay rotary sponsored her as a camper in 2015. After graduating from Thornton Academy, Ali went on to the University of Southern Maine where she earned her Bachelors of Science in Nursing. She began her nursing career specializing in Neuro Critical Care and has now transitioned to a school nursing role at her alma mater, Thornton Academy. One of her most memorable RYLA moments was not until years after her camper year, when she received a text from previous camp director, Sam Klemarcyzk, asking if she would take on the role of camp nurse. Returning to RYLA as the camp nurse in 2023 inspired her transition from critical care to school nursing, as she reignitied her passion for working with young adults.
Abby Rioux- Advisor
Abby Rioux has been attending RYLA since the South Portland-Cape Elizabeth Rotary Club sponsored her in 2014 as a camper. After graduating for South Portland High School she attended the University of North Carolina Wilmington (UNCW) where she earned a Bachelors of Arts in Communication Studies and a minor in Leadership Studies. Upon graduating from UNCW, she moved back to Maine to pursue a job in the nonprofit sector. She currently works as the Development Coordinator for Junior Achievement of Maine, while also teaching yoga around southern Maine. Abby attributes RYLA for helping her step out of her comfort zone and finding her authentic self.
Nick Johnson- Advisor
Nick Johnson has been attending RYLA since the Bethel Rotary Club sponsored him his camper year in 2013. Upon graduating Telstar High School he attended the Savannah College of Art and Design where he earned a Bachelors of Arts in Photography with a concentration in Fine Art. Currently, Nick works as a Digitization Photographer at a history preservation company in Portland, Maine. Nick believes that RYLA has been crucial in helping him understand himself and the world around him, and is thankful beyond words for the opportunity to continue to be a part of such a monumental program.
Morgan McKeown- Advisor
Morgan McKeown attended RYLA as a camper in 2014 and 2022 will mark Morgan’s 9th year with RYLA. Morgan was a member of Interact Club at Scarborough High School and graduated from Trinity College in 2020 with a degree in neuroscience before working at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in research for 2 years. Morgan will be attending Tufts University School of Medicine beginning July 2022 in their Maine Track program. Morgan was also a founding member of the New Voices Rotary Club and served as the club’s secretary for 2 years. Morgan has found RYLA to be an incredibly rewarding experience and loves seeing how staff and students are impacted by the program and the people who volunteer here. She hopes to continue to serve others through the program and a career in medicine.