BOARD MEMBERS
JILLIAN HURLEBAUS, President, attended Camp Oneka from 1996 to 2008 as a camper and a counselor on the swimming staff. She attended Elon University in North Carolina and graduated in 2005 with a degree in International Relations and Business. She lived and worked in New York City for 4 years post-college, and now lives in Allentown, PA and is the marketing director for a manufacturing business. Jillian loves getting to spend time up at the lake, especially in the summer, and also visiting with her family back in Annapolis, MD. She is very excited to join the TTF board, and thrilled to be able to continue giving back to Camp and spreading the wonderful experience to many other deserving young women.
VYKIE SMOYER WHIPPLE, Vice-President, attended Camp Oneka from 1968 to 1978 as a camper, Nekette, and counselor. She obtained a B.S. degree in Geology from Colorado State University in 1979 and worked as an imagery analyst for the Central Intelligence Agency in Washington, D.C.. She was subsequently employed by the Tennessee Valley Authority as an engineering geologist and the U.S. Congressional Office of Technology Assessment as an energy analyst. She has an M.S. in Energy Management and Policy from the University of Pennsylvania and an M.B.A. from Lehigh University. For the past 25 years, Vykie and her husband have owned and operated a small manufacturing business in Bethlehem, PA.
LINDA MCCONNELL, Secretary, was at Camp Oneka as a camper, Nekette and counselor from 1965-1973. She believes those summers were instrumental in honing the skills used in her chosen career of athletics. While spending her college years at Penn State, she was a proud member of both the Varsity field hockey and basketball teams. She has worked at The MacDuffie School (Springfield, MA), Haverford College, Germantown Friends and for the past 25 years, Friends' Central. Linda joyfully sings in her Church choir, serves on the Vestry and is head of the Church's Fellowship Committee.
HOLLY BOWEN PACZEWSKI, Treasurer, was at Camp Oneka from 1969 to 1974, both as a camper and counselor. Ms. Paczewski graduated from Wittenberg University with a B.A. in Business Administration and obtained a Masters in Taxation degree from Villanova University. She is currently a Director of Global Tax and has held various positions in taxation over the past 25 years. She served as a volunteer coach for township league girls soccer, field hockey, and lacrosse for 12 years. She is also the Chair of a church stewardship & finance committee.
ROBERT DOHNER, son of previous Camp Oneka Directors Barbara and Dale, is the medical director of Palliative Care for Maine General Medical Center.
ABBY PERLSTEIN O’BRIEN, was appointed to the Board of Directors in 2009. Mrs. O'Brien spent 20 summers at summer camps and now works at County Line Nurseries, Inc. in Bridgeton, NJ, a family owned and operated business. She also sits on the Board of Trustees of Woodland County Day School and is the Chairman of Board for the Delaware Valley Green Building Council. A registered architect and graduate of Virginia Tech with a Bachelor of Architecture, she lives with her husband, daughter, and son in Southern New Jersey.
ANNE DEUBLER FEASTER attended Camp Oneka as a camper (four years in Junior Cabin 1), Nekette, and counselor from 1960 to 1975. She loved water activities as a camper and subsequently became the Head of Waterfront as a counselor. Anne graduated from Syracuse University with a B.S. in Nursing in 1977 and from LaSalle University with an M.S. in Nursing in 1998. She is currently a Nurse Practitioner with Alliance Cancer Specialists in Langhorne, PA.. Anne treasures her memories and lasting friendships from Camp Oneka. She was appointed to the Turtles Trail Foundation Board of Directors in June 2012 and is currently chairperson of the Campership Committee.
ERIN RUEDEMANN attended Camp Oneka from 2008-2012, and feels a huge appreciation for the Turtle’s Trail Foundation, as she was one of their first scholarship recipients. During her camp years, Erin's time was spent exploring her passions on the waterfront, applying bug spray, and making lifelong friendships that she still cherishes to this day. Erin is grateful for the invaluable leadership skills she learned as both a camper and counselor and is motivated to serve the TTF in efforts to share those lessons to other campers just like her.
JUDY BRUMMER-JECKO, Business Development Chair, spent summers at Camp Oneka from Jr. 1 in 1977 to 1987 when she became the head of canoeing and sailing as a counselor. Her summer camp experiences were pinnacle in her development as a person and into her careers. In her early careers, Judy managed a beauty salon and subsequently opened a massage therapy practice. Consequently, Judy began a path of higher education determined to serve not only people but the environment. In 2008, she obtained a B.S. degree in Biology and in 2011 a M.A. degree in Environmental Science from Montclair State University. Judy currently works in the environmental engineering and remediation field and lives in Sussex County New Jersey with her husband and youngest son. She is excited to be a part of the TTF Board so that other young ladies may benefit from a summer camp experience.
PETER E. VAIRO, ESQ. is the Dad of three former campers, one of which started at 6 years old with her older sisters. All three stayed continuously until becoming counselors and CITs, earned charms and loved camp. His family attended family camp for many years after the girls left camp. He is a retired litigation trial attorney admitted in NY state since 1989 defending corporations in a variety of lawsuits. He presently resides in Hilton Head Island with his wife Felicia and two daughters, Emily and Logan. He volunteers on local governance committees as well as local charitable organizations and has also been the president of local social clubs.
VYKIE SMOYER WHIPPLE, Vice-President, attended Camp Oneka from 1968 to 1978 as a camper, Nekette, and counselor. She obtained a B.S. degree in Geology from Colorado State University in 1979 and worked as an imagery analyst for the Central Intelligence Agency in Washington, D.C.. She was subsequently employed by the Tennessee Valley Authority as an engineering geologist and the U.S. Congressional Office of Technology Assessment as an energy analyst. She has an M.S. in Energy Management and Policy from the University of Pennsylvania and an M.B.A. from Lehigh University. For the past 25 years, Vykie and her husband have owned and operated a small manufacturing business in Bethlehem, PA.
LINDA MCCONNELL, Secretary, was at Camp Oneka as a camper, Nekette and counselor from 1965-1973. She believes those summers were instrumental in honing the skills used in her chosen career of athletics. While spending her college years at Penn State, she was a proud member of both the Varsity field hockey and basketball teams. She has worked at The MacDuffie School (Springfield, MA), Haverford College, Germantown Friends and for the past 25 years, Friends' Central. Linda joyfully sings in her Church choir, serves on the Vestry and is head of the Church's Fellowship Committee.
HOLLY BOWEN PACZEWSKI, Treasurer, was at Camp Oneka from 1969 to 1974, both as a camper and counselor. Ms. Paczewski graduated from Wittenberg University with a B.A. in Business Administration and obtained a Masters in Taxation degree from Villanova University. She is currently a Director of Global Tax and has held various positions in taxation over the past 25 years. She served as a volunteer coach for township league girls soccer, field hockey, and lacrosse for 12 years. She is also the Chair of a church stewardship & finance committee.
ROBERT DOHNER, son of previous Camp Oneka Directors Barbara and Dale, is the medical director of Palliative Care for Maine General Medical Center.
ABBY PERLSTEIN O’BRIEN, was appointed to the Board of Directors in 2009. Mrs. O'Brien spent 20 summers at summer camps and now works at County Line Nurseries, Inc. in Bridgeton, NJ, a family owned and operated business. She also sits on the Board of Trustees of Woodland County Day School and is the Chairman of Board for the Delaware Valley Green Building Council. A registered architect and graduate of Virginia Tech with a Bachelor of Architecture, she lives with her husband, daughter, and son in Southern New Jersey.
ANNE DEUBLER FEASTER attended Camp Oneka as a camper (four years in Junior Cabin 1), Nekette, and counselor from 1960 to 1975. She loved water activities as a camper and subsequently became the Head of Waterfront as a counselor. Anne graduated from Syracuse University with a B.S. in Nursing in 1977 and from LaSalle University with an M.S. in Nursing in 1998. She is currently a Nurse Practitioner with Alliance Cancer Specialists in Langhorne, PA.. Anne treasures her memories and lasting friendships from Camp Oneka. She was appointed to the Turtles Trail Foundation Board of Directors in June 2012 and is currently chairperson of the Campership Committee.
ERIN RUEDEMANN attended Camp Oneka from 2008-2012, and feels a huge appreciation for the Turtle’s Trail Foundation, as she was one of their first scholarship recipients. During her camp years, Erin's time was spent exploring her passions on the waterfront, applying bug spray, and making lifelong friendships that she still cherishes to this day. Erin is grateful for the invaluable leadership skills she learned as both a camper and counselor and is motivated to serve the TTF in efforts to share those lessons to other campers just like her.
JUDY BRUMMER-JECKO, Business Development Chair, spent summers at Camp Oneka from Jr. 1 in 1977 to 1987 when she became the head of canoeing and sailing as a counselor. Her summer camp experiences were pinnacle in her development as a person and into her careers. In her early careers, Judy managed a beauty salon and subsequently opened a massage therapy practice. Consequently, Judy began a path of higher education determined to serve not only people but the environment. In 2008, she obtained a B.S. degree in Biology and in 2011 a M.A. degree in Environmental Science from Montclair State University. Judy currently works in the environmental engineering and remediation field and lives in Sussex County New Jersey with her husband and youngest son. She is excited to be a part of the TTF Board so that other young ladies may benefit from a summer camp experience.
PETER E. VAIRO, ESQ. is the Dad of three former campers, one of which started at 6 years old with her older sisters. All three stayed continuously until becoming counselors and CITs, earned charms and loved camp. His family attended family camp for many years after the girls left camp. He is a retired litigation trial attorney admitted in NY state since 1989 defending corporations in a variety of lawsuits. He presently resides in Hilton Head Island with his wife Felicia and two daughters, Emily and Logan. He volunteers on local governance committees as well as local charitable organizations and has also been the president of local social clubs.