Join us as we welcome back Jacob Boyer to the Camp ASCCA Staff! He worked here for several summers in college on the program staff and is now coming onto the team as our full-time Adventure Program Specialist. In this position, Boyer will be responsible for the many adventure activities across the campus including the main zipline, Ziptower, the LPR Zipline, and much more. Keep reading, and you will learn more about Boyer and the path that brought him back here to the greatest place on earth.
I grew up in a square mile town in Mississippi called Caledonia, and graduated from the Mississippi School for Mathematics and Science in 2012. After high school, I attended Mississippi State University. In May 2016, I received my Bachelor of Science in Special Education.
My childhood was filled with spending time outdoors and at summer camps. I started going to YMCA Camp Chandler when I was 13 and attended another summer the following year. Those two summers were my first taste of ropes courses. After that, I volunteered for two summers at their courses and eventually ended up working them the two summers following that. Upon leaving Camp Chandler, I found a summer role here at Camp ASCCA. After working for just a few weeks in adaptive ropes, I cemented my decision to change my degree from engineering to special education. Throughout the rest of my college years, I found myself working for an adaptive ropes course each summer either at Camp ASCCA or Easterseals Rocky Mountain Village.
Camp ASCCA led me to receive my degree and go on to Colorado for a Program Specialist and Volunteer Coordinator role at another camp, Easterseals Rocky Mountain Village. While there, I oversaw various camp programs, recruited/trained the volunteers, and assisted with many other camp tasks. After my time at RMV, I worked for the Joshua School in Denver. While there, I was helping teach children with Autism and Developmental Disabilities both in the areas of academics and behavior management.
I am very excited to bring my experiences back to the place where it all began, and help share my love for climbing and the outdoors with our campers. In my free time, I enjoy camping, hiking, climbing, fishing, and kayaking. I also have been expanding some skills in the areas of woodworking and wood burning. What better place is there to share my hobbies and have fun with those I work with and for.
Located in Alabama on Lake Martin, Camp ASCCA offers campers a wide variety of traditional recreational and educational activities with a unique design for accessibility.
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