Dr. Zach Mural is a professional educator, trainer, and consultant with more than twenty years of youth development experience. Zach has worked as a camp director, after-school supervisor and YMCA branch and program director. He has held senior staff positions in numerous after-school programs, teen centers and camps.

Zach has a master’s degree in Youth Development and a Ph.D. in Educational Psychology and Educational Technology. In addition to training and consulting, Zach serves as a visiting faculty member at Illinois College and a volunteer after-school endorser for the Council on Accreditation. His education, experiences, and passion for helping everyone who works with youth are the foundation of each of his workshops.

Zach has presented at numerous state and national conferences including the National AfterSchool Association Annual Conference, the American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting, the Society for Research on Adolescence Bi-Annual Meeting and the annual meeting of the Best-of-Out-of-School-Time Conference (BOOST). Zach is the founder of Youth Development Consulting LLC, which is committed to helping youth development providers create exceptional experiences for kids based on current research, theory and real life experiences working with kids.

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Dave “Professor Dave” Malter, MA, is the Director of the Touro University Masters in Camp Administration and Leadership and a frequent speaker at camp conferences around the United States. He earned his BA in Communication from James Madison University and his MA in English/Writing Studies from Montclair State University. Dave has been involved with camps and youth development for over twenty years as a camper, counselor, administrator, teacher, and consultant.

Dave grew up at Camp Discovery in New York where he spent eight summers as a camper and seven summers working with special needs campers. He went on to become the Director of Fun at Meadowbrook Country Day Camp and after several years joined the American Camp Association’s New York professional office working on educational initiatives. During his time at ACA-NY, Dave was an integral part of designing the program of the Tri-State Camp Conference which is the largest gathering of its kind in the world. When he graduated from his Tri-State position, Dave joined Pine Grove Day Camp in New Jersey as the Assistant Director.

In addition to his work with camps, Dave is a professor at Temple University’s Fox School of Business. His passions are deeply rooted in providing innovative educational content and opportunities for youth leaders at all levels.

Dave has published articles in trade journals and on industry websites. Among his many contributions to Expert Online Training are his Press Play lesson plans that integrate EOT videos with in-person, director-led training sessions. He now serves as the Conference Chair for ACA-Keystone Fall Retreat and the Professional Development Chair of the ACA-Keystone Local Council of Leaders.

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Steve Maguire has tremendous expertise in the fields of education and children’s camps. He earned his BS in Education from Plymouth State College with a concentration in special education. Steve has been involved with camps for over twenty years as a camper, staff member, and now consultant and staff trainer.

Steve grew in Burlington, Massachusetts and attended day camp there as a child. He went on to direct traditional resident camps and day camps and is currently a full time public school teacher in Scituate, Massachusetts, where he teaches physics and astronomy.

When he’s not spending time at home with his wife Jessica and their new baby, Steve travels the globe as a professional speaker. He has been invited to deliver numerous keynotes and educational sessions at professional conferences, training events, and independent schools. Steve has also presented educational workshops to thousands of camp staff across the US since he began his business in 2004.

Steve is a member of the American Camp Association and a member in good standing of the National Speaker’s Association; one of only four thousand people in the world who hold this distinction. He is currently writing his first book due out in the spring of 2010.

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Niambi Jaha-Echols is a Cultural Agility Strategist, Inspirational Speaker, Thought Leader, Author, Visionary, Professional Educator and nationally recognized Life Empowerment and Transformation Advocate with over 30 years of experience working with various modalities of creativity.  She enjoys traveling, inspiring creativity in others and uncovering solutions to challenges that beseech the human spirit.

Wherever she goes, audiences love her humorous, light-hearted approach. As Niambi says, “While making sure that everyone is included in the conversation is critical, I keep it fun and engaging so that people can increase their intellectual and emotional nimbleness and agility without feeling alienated and judged.”

As a Cultural Agility Strategist, Niambi serves as a subject matter expert and consultant to organizations, working with both leadership and staff.  She provides creative strategic support, utilizing the Design Thinking methodology on matters of diversity management and inclusive practices in educational and workplace cultures.  She offers her advice and guidance to supervisors and managers on best practices associated with leading staff/employees from diverse backgrounds and perspectives, to align inclusion initiatives with the organizational mission, goals, strategies and metrics.

Niambi has been featured in Essence and Ebony Magazines, MSN.com and Oprah’s Angel Network.  Niambi has also been recognized by the State of Illinois and Essence Magazine as a woman who is “shaping the world.”  She is currently serving on American Camp Association’s National Board Development Committee and National Conference Program Planning Committee, is a faculty member of Expert Online Training, is a member of the National Diversity Council and serves as a Professional Advisor to graduate students at DePaul University’s School for New Learning.

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Dr. Joel Haber is a licensed clinical psychologist and co-founder ofwww.toolkitsforkids.com. Under his ‘RespectU’ banner, he has created and conducted bully training programs for camps, schools, athletic groups, and organizations nationwide. He earned His BA from Binghamton University (Harpur College) and PhD in Clinical Psychology/Behavioral Medicine from the University of Georgia. Throughout the academic year, Joel is consulting with schools and camps as well as working in his private practice in New York.

Nationally recognized as ‘The Bullycoach,’ Joel is one of the foremost experts in the prevention of bullying. A pioneer in the field, he has worked with thousands of children, parents, teachers, camp directors, counselors and others to understand the causes and effects of bullying. He has recently had his second book published by Penguin/Perigee entitled, Bullyproof Your Child for Life: Protect Your Child from Teasing, Taunting and Bullying for Good.”

Joel has consulted with schools and camps internationally and has helped the American Camp Association develop materials to help summer camps overcome bullying. He is a frequent keynote speaker and presenter at major conferences, and has appeared on CNN, CBS News, NPR and ESPN radio.

Joel is a dedicated father, husband, colleague, and friend. He has spent his life improving the quality of life for others.

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Kevin is the owner/director, with his wife Natasha, of Camp Kupugani Multicultural Summer Camp, the only black-owned private residential camp in the U.S. Proud papa of a an adventurous son, he is also a published author, former attorney, former semi-professional tennis player and backpacker. Kevin has traveled to over 50 countries throughout the Caribbean, North and South America, Africa, and Europe.

A Harvard University graduate in psychology and the Canadian-born son of Jamaican immigrants, Kevin has worked with children for over thirty years. Before getting into camping, Kevin worked as a bartender, a furniture mover, a bus driver, a blackjack dealer, a garbage man, and a tennis pro. After college, he worked as an assistant camp director, traveled in Europe, traveled throughout Africa, and wrote a book chronicling his African adventures, titled Not Yet African. While gaining further valuable experience from camp programs from Pennsylvania to California, Kevin graduated from the University of California-Berkeley School of Law and worked for a top-100 law firm to further his organizational experience.

Kevin has served on the Board of Directors of the American Camp Association Illinois Section and regularly speaks at regional and national camp conferences and diversity conferences. Besides spending time with his wife Natasha and adventurous son Mico, Kevin enjoys playing goalie on his men’s ice hockey team.

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