Lyla White
Ithaca Forest Preschool Coordinator | Lead Instructor
Barefoot explorer, silliness seeker, and master multitasker. Lyla run Ithaca Forest Preschool during the school year and Growing Wild during the summer.
Sean Cornell
Program Coordinator | Lead Instructor
Fire wizard, primitive bow hunter, wilderness chef, and keeper of legends, Sean is a year round staffer who sets the bar and inspires our summer staff.
Fionna McSweeney
Summer Day Camp Director | Lead Instructor
Fionna is a year-round lead instructor and our summer Day Camp Director
Hallie Allport
Photojournalist
As the summer photojournalist, Hallie is excited to photograph and document the exciting adventures at camp. She is looking forward to spending the summer meeting new people and being in the outdoors. She is currently pursuing a Film Production degree at the Rochester Institute of Technology.
Nora Murphy
Lead Field Instructor
This is Nora’s 6th summer with Primitive Pursuits. She’s excited to meet new kids, and see how returning kids have grown over the past year! One of her favorite things about working for Primitives is watching kids fall in love with the natural world, and watching them become confident and compassionate engaging with it.