Rockbrook 2022

Hi there! I’m Sophie, and I cannot wait to be part of the Rockbrook community this summer! I am 18 years old and a graduating high school senior from Houston, TX, where I live with my parents, brother, and rescue pup. I love to woodwork, especially when I can explore new and creative projects with my campers. When I’m not in the woodshop at RBC, I can often be found exploring the numerous ponds and streams with my campers or making friendship bracelets on the hill. I love wearing ridiculous costumes for all of the themed events at camp, and stargazing with my cabin before bedtime. Attending Rockbrook was one of the most formative experiences of my youth, and I cannot wait to pass on that gift this summer as a counselor!

I’m so looking forward to spending the summer here at camp. I have a strong passion for both horses and teaching, and am excited to expand both of those skill sets while here. The North Carolina mountains have always had a place in my heart, and I am grateful for the opportunity to enjoy the beautiful scenery.

Hey all! My name is Melody, and I’m so excited to be a part of all the Rockbrook magic I’ve heard so much about for the first time this summer! I always wanted to go to summer camp growing up in the southern Indiana-Louisville, Kentucky area (aka Kentuckiana, or if you’re a real Hoosier, Indy-ucky lol) and while I wasn’t able to do that, I was lucky to grow up with plenty of time in the woods, hiking, camping and playing in the creek. I love being outside, playing music, creating art and crafts, and learning new skills, so I’m happy to be somewhere that helps campers explore theses things too. For the past six-ish years I have been a floral designer, which meshes my love of flowers and growing things with creating art. I never knew what I was missing until I came to WNC for the first time in 2020, and now I am a *brand new* Brevard resident of about two months! As a photographer among other jobs around camp this summer, I am looking forward to capturing all the joy, fun, and new experiences campers get to have together in this beautiful place!

Hey there, hi there! I’m Naomi & I am so excited to be back at Rockbrook after 3 (long) years away. Nothing is better than a summer spent in the heart of the wooded mountain – so much so that I could no longer stay away! You can find me this summer in the cozy Curosty cabin as the weaving specialist. I’m originally from Louisville, KY but just moved to Brevard about two months ago! I grew up spending the summer in Western NC so living in Brevard (and so close to Rockbrook) is a literal dream come true. These mountains are magic, made even more so by the Rockbrook community and campers like you!

I’m looking forward to just about everything about camp this summer: spending time with old friends and making new ones; the delicious food; how campers feel free to be their goofy, open-hearted, fun-loving selves. Rockbrook is truly a fairyland of beauty and a place that heals my heart and helps me reset. I particularly can’t wait to see all the delightful things campers make in Curosty of course! See you soon – it’s going to be an unbeWEAVAEable summer!

Ephemerality is never more beautiful, more vitally necessary to growing up, than within the tree lined walls of Rockbrook. Many summers I have spent beneath these stars, laying with my back against this grass and mossy stone. I am grateful for my laughter to blend once more with the whispers of the running stream. I love this opportunity to build with those around me, who also seek friendship, mutual growth and encouragement, healthy risk taking, and finding peace within nature. I hope to cultivate new friendships, new memories, a better ways of seeing myself within the world that positions me to better love others the way they need and want.

Hey there! I am from Greensboro, NC and I am so excited to spend my summer at Rockbrook. The accepting and nourishing environment draws me to RB every year. I cant wait to climb trees (safely), sip lake water, and draw animals with the stars in the sky. I love long walks with Rockbrook Walkers, reading books, and dancing. I can’t wait to learn and have fun with all the campers and counselors this summer and return to my nest with the birds in the trees where I can look down on everyone as a I prepare to fly across the mountaintops and glide with the wind over winding roads and river valleys.

I am a Travel Nurse who specializes in chemotherapy and infusion. I’ve been traveling for 2.5 years and worked in pediatrics before I started traveling. I still love working with kids, and I am so excited that this year will be my first *full* summer at Rockbrook. I am lucky enough to work all over the country and enjoy exploring and seeing new places every chance I get. I grew up in Alabama and still consider that home, though I am not there too often. I was a singer and performer in high school and college before nursing and look forward to singing with the campers when I’m outside the health hut again this summer!

Hi! My name is Christiana Ricci, but I go by “Chris.” I am 22 and I grew up in North Palm Beach, Florida with my parents and two older brothers. Life at camp is so appealing to me because I’d love to be fully immersed in nature while doing fun activities and making friends. I am over the moon excited to be a cabin counselor, and I cannot wait to be a friend, role model and “bigger sister” figure to the campers. I’ve never had a sister so the sisterhood and tradition Rockbrook embodies fills my heart. I hope to bring my hard work, humor and positive vibes to camp this summer. After camp, I plan to attend law school and pursue my dreams of being a family attorney.

Hello! My name is Mary Holland, and I am so excited to return to camp this summer. I am a graduating senior from Virginia with two brothers and two dogs. Rockbrook has been such an amazing community and the all-time best part of the summer. Last year, I absolutely loved working with juniors. Swimming in the lake and dressing up in costumes was so much fun! My favorite camp spot is either the porch of the Junior Lodge (at sunset) or the view from Castle Rock! I am incredibly grateful to come back this summer and help create the magic of Rockbrook for younger campers. I cannot wait to meet everyone soon!

Hey everyone! My name is Laney and I’m so excited to meet you all! This fall I will be attending Palm Beach Atlantic University in West Palm Beach. During second session I will be a cabin counselor and you can also find me by the lake as a lifeguard! The experiences at camp are different than any I could have at home or anywhere else. I am extremely excited to share my love for Rockbrook with new campers and old friends.