Fionna McSweeney
Summer Day Camp Director
Fionna is excited to return for her second summer at Primitive Pursuits as the 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.
Valerie Zeigler
Field Instructor
Valerie has been a long time camper and camp counselor with a love for the outdoors and an interest in both primitive cultures and skills. She is a Neuroscience major a Binghamton University and loves connect nature to science and share her knowledge with campers.
Elliot Overholt
Field Instructor
Elliot is an aspiring birdwatcher who enjoys making fire and going on wanders through the woods. They can often be found in their hammock or playing in the creek.
Ida Sidle
Field Instructor
Ida is entering their senior year at SUNY ESF for environmental education. Their final goal is to be an environmental science teacher! Ida loves everything to do with nature, especially camping and is very excited to join the Primitive Pursuits team!