LEAD’s Universal Camp Staff Handbook is designed as a digital toolkit for camp professionals to download, adapt, and customize for their camp and camp community. This digital product challenges handbook norms and encourages camps to reflect on the purpose of each policy and guideline, as well as the consequences of exclusive and outdated policies within the industry. 

LEAD’s Universal Camp Staff Handbook features trauma-informed, culturally competent, and anti-racist commentary on sections typically found in a camp staff handbook. LEAD’s recommended policies and best practices are informed by and based on our inclusive LEAD and Guest Contributor lenses to utilize in your distinctive community. 

Universal Camp Staff Handbook Primary Authors, responsible for 500+ hours of policy evaluation, consolidation, and best practice incorporation into the Handbook include:

• Tanya Thomas, LEAD, Inc. 
• Sameera Singh, LEAD, Inc. 
• Quinten Petrallo, LEAD, Inc.
• Samson Hurwitz, LEAD, Inc.

Universal Camp Staff Handbook Guest Contributors include:

• Lisa Drennan of MERGE Diverse Abilities Consulting
• Yvonne Andrews, M.S., M.ED., ABD, Psya.D, Wellness, Life and Executive Coach, Trauma Yoga Instructor
• Elana Clavner, Reading Specialist- K-3 at Saint Stanislaus, Camp MHC Instructor & LEAD Board Director
• Makela Elvy (she/her/hers), M.Ed, Co-Founder of S’More Melanin & BLACC
• Bria Cartwright, Ready 2 Imagine Consulting
• Christine Mohle, LCSW, Nurtured Heart Approach Trainer, Children's Yoga and Mindfulness Teacher, & CampMHC Instructor
• Chris Hudson, LMSW, Director & Co-Founder of Camp Highlight
• Chris T Rehs-Dupin (He/Him/His), Founder of Transplaining for Camps
• Ben Matthews (they/them/their) Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Specialist, Camp Fire National Headquarters
• Simone Gamble (she/her), MSW, Founder of OAAARS - JEDI Consultancy
• Paul Eagle (he/him), Wellness Coordinator to Camp Killooleet
  

Your purchase includes lifetime access to the LEAD’s Universal Camp Staff Handbook (Second Edition), including FREE annual updates and a copy of the 2024 LEAD Universal Camp Staff Handbook Addendum.