Camp Director - Abby Cowburn

Hello everyone! My name is Abby and I am the Camp Director. I am so excited to spend my first summer here at Camp Scully in 2024!

My passion for camp started in 2013 when I worked as a camp counselor at Vanderkamp Center in Cleveland, NY. From 2013 to 2017, I worked seasonally at camps throughout the country while I completed my bachelors degree in Recreation and Camp Management at SUNY Cortland. From 2017 on I worked at camps at youth programs throughout the Midwest. I was so excited for the opportunity to return home to upstate New York.

My favorite part about working in camping is providing a fun and safe experience for campers and staff year after year. Seeing kids excited to be back at camp every year makes my job great!

When I am not working at camp, I love crafting, playing roller derby, being outside, and visiting my nephew in Michigan.

I am so excited to meet everyone this summer, and to continue the Scully legacy of over 100 years of summer fun. Whether this is your 1st or 15th summer at camp, welcome home!

Registrar - Jackie Scholten

Hello! My name is Jackie and I have been the Camp Scully Registrar since 2015. Though I grew up in NJ, I spent every summer as a kid up at the Silver Bay YMCA Conference Center on Lake George; I also worked there for several summers during college. In my summers at Silver Bay, I learned how to swim, canoe and sail and I fell in love with the Adirondacks. I have called Upstate NY my home since I graduated high school.

When I’m not at work, I enjoy walks in the woods, canoeing on the lake, gazing into campfires, and hanging out in my pool. In the winter months I like to watch movies, read by the fire and play board games with my family.