Staff

Alex Kretzinger

Executive Director

Alex first worked at Y Camp in 2011 while finishing college. He didn’t know at the time, but he would get hooked on camp pretty quickly. Starting full-time in 2013, Alex led the Summer Camp and Family Camp programs for 5 summers. In August of 2019 he took the reins...

Amy Joanning

Camp Executive Assistant

Amy is a lifelong Boone gal who was looking to start her career in administration in 2002 when the position of office manager opened at camp. Over the years she has taken on many office roles and currently holds the title of Camp Executive Assistant. She lives in Boone with...

Jenni Besser

Sr. Summer and Family Camps Director

Jenni grew up in Central Minnesota and is the newest face to Y camp! Her love for working with youth began in 2014 when she started working for a YMCA day camp in the Twin Cities area as a Program Staff. From 2015-2018, she worked in a variety of day...

Melanie Mellinger

Program Director

Originally from Texas, Melanie began her Y Camp journey as a family camper in 1997, continued through the Leadership Development Programs from 2011-2014 and became a Y Camp leader in 2015. Melanie has served in a variety of roles ever since. Melanie met her husband Ollie at Y Camp when...

Eric Jaeger

Food Service Supervisor

Eric joined the Y Camp staff team in 2004. Originally from Guttenberg, Iowa, Eric now lives in Boone with his wife, Marie, and has five kids: Storm, Virginia, Nikki, Madison and Jacob. He’s an outdoorsman at heart and camp is the perfect place for him. He enjoys hunting, fishing and...

Chris Williams

Buildings and Grounds Supervisor

Chris is a talented and hardworking guy who first started working for camp in 2010. He has established himself as an essential part of the Y Camp staff team and is responsible for the maintenance of camp’s buildings and grounds. Chris is originally from Boone and currently lives near Frasier,...

Sue Hadaway

Housekeeping Supervisor

Sue joined the crew in 2017 to take on the Housekeeping Department and Y Camp has been cleaner ever since! Sue lives on a farm outside of Boone with her husband Ole, but is originally from Marshalltown, Iowa. She has two children, Jansen and Danie. She really enjoys working around...

Matt Dunn

Buildings and Grounds Assistant

Matt serves camp in our Property and Facilities Department alongside Chris, and loves every minute he gets to spend making camp a safer and more functional place for campers, families and leaders. Matt grew up in nearby Ogden, where he still lives with his wife, Dana, and raises all kinds...