About Our Summer Camp

Our staff is something special!

We know that the recipe for a fun filled, exciting and successful summer experience lies in our counselor staff. That is why we grow our own with 85% of our staff returning each summer. We know they will provide the same great camp experience and loving care they received themselves. It is reassuring that we know our counselors well.

We employ over 100 individuals for 200 campers. Counselors, specialty counselors, adult supervisors, support staff and a great medical team (doctor & RN's) comprise our family.

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BHEC this summer?

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All our bunk counselors are American - we feel they can relate best to the campers.

Our positive & dynamic staff provides a safe and fun environment in which your child can learn new things and grow.

Meet our Directors

Elaine K. Weingarten, L.M.S.W., Executive Director

Elaine started at BHEC in 1973 and has held the position of counselor, unit head, program director, children's camp director and assistant executive director before becoming the Director of camp in 2005. Her love of camp began in 1973 when she became a counselor at BHEC. She came to camp with some college friends who wanted a break from the "city". Camp has been her second home. It is where she has made lifelong friends and raised her family. This experience led her to pursue a Masters degree in social work from the Wuzweiller School of Social Work. Her concentration in Group Work was specifically chosen in order to enhance her skills in working with BHEC campers and and their families. A licensed Social Worker since 1979, Elaine continues to bring her love of camp, professional development and experience to camp. Elaine is a member of the Association of Federation Camps and New York State Camp Directors Association.

Seth Adelsberg, Children's Camp Director

Seth joined the BHEC family as the Adult Vacation Center Director in 2002, became the Assistant Executive Director of the organization in 2005 and then assumed the role of Children's Camp Director in the fall of 2007. He comes from a lifetime of Jewish camping and spent the past 18 years working in several capacities at Camp Ramah, Camp Sprout Lake and now Berkshire Hills. His summers away at camp have been some of the most special and influential periods of his life. It is where he developed lifelong friends, learned about himself and became part of the larger Jewish community.

Seth brings along his years of experience in the field and is deeply committed to ensuring that each child has a meaningful summer filled with excitement, great memories and growth experiences that will last a lifetime. Along with his wonderful staff, he is thrilled about meeting as many of you and your children as possible and helping Berkshire Hills continue it's tradition of providing the best that camping has to offer!

Randi Wietz, Children's Camp Program Director

Randi is originally from Queens but now resides in Suffolk County, Long Island. She studied American Sign Language and Deaf Studies at Nassau CC and then Speech Pathology/Audiology at C.W. Post Long Island University.

Jewish camping has been a part of Randi's life for as long as she can remember. She is a third generation alumna of Surprise Lake Camp, where she was a camper, counselor, program specialist, supervisor and Jack of all trades for many years. More recently she was the registrar and trip planner at Camp Young Judaea Sprout Lake. She is thrilled and proud to join the Berkshire Hills family and is looking forward to meeting everyone this summer.

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