About
Careers
Camphill Village is committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all persons regardless of race, color, religion, sex, age, marital status, national origin, citizenship status, disability or veteran status.
We aren’t hiring for any open positions at the moment, but please check back. In the meantime, learn more about our residential and day volunteer opportunities here.
Village History
The founding of Camphill Village in 1961 was part of a transformative movement in the United States to reform how society treats people with special needs. Worldwide, this was known as the Camphill Movement. We are the first and largest Camphill community in the United States, and we are one of more than 100 Camphill communities, including villages and schools, that exist around the globe.
The movement was started by Karl König, an Austrian pediatrician and educator who fled to Aberdeen, Scotland to escape Nazi annexation. König had been a student of anthroposophy, often referred to as the “path to self-knowledge,” coined by Austrian philosopher Rudolf Steiner, who began the first of the well-known Waldorf schools.
Inspired by Anthropsophy, König and his colleagues in Scotland began the first Camphill community in Aberdeen for children with developmental disabilities in 1940. A colleague of his, Carlo Pietzner, traveled to Copake and established Camphill Village USA in 1961.
Instead of isolation and institutionalization, exclusion and separation, Camphill Village celebrates and honors the uniqueness, dignity and spiritual integrity of each individual, regardless of outward appearance or disability.
On 615 acres of wooded hills, gardens, and pastures in rural upstate New York, adults with special needs and long- and short-term service volunteers strive to live and work together as equals in extended families in homes throughout the Village.
A leader in biodynamic organic agriculture, our gardens and farm weave the community with the cycles of nature coinciding with and reflected by seasonal festivals.
At Camphill Village, we share life: joys and sorrows, celebrations and prayers, work, play, meals, and song. Each person is encouraged to achieve his or her full potential at every stage of life.
It is because of our generous donors that Camphill Village is able to provide the unparalleled services that set us apart from state-run group homes.
Board of Directors
Officers
William Vogt, President
Retired Managing Director, JP Morgan,
New York, NY
Stockbridge, MA
Kerst de Jong, Vice President
Executive Director and House Leader, Camphill Village U.S.A., Inc.
Copake, NY
Gabriella Sperry, Vice President & Treasurer
Retired cosmetics industry executive and community volunteer
Malden Bridge, NY
Roselyn Aring, Secretary
House Leader, Camphill Village USA, Inc.
Copake, NY
Members
Webster Beal
Director of Admissions, Camphill Village U.S.A., Inc.
Copake, NY
Joel Berman
Chairman and CEO, Mecho Shade Co.
Long Island City, NY
Julie Boothroyd
House Leader, Camphill Village U.S.A., Inc.
Copake, New York
Joel Cohen
Former Co-Head of U.S. Private Banking, JPMorgan Chase & Co., Retired
New York, NY
Ben Davis
Volunteer at Triform Camphill Community
Hudson, NY
Richard Hauptman
Resident, Camphill Village U.S.A., Inc.
Copake, NY
Peter C. Kornman
Retired partner, Davis Polk & Wardwell
New York, NY
Kristina Labaty
House Leader, Camphill Village USA, Inc.
Copake, NY
Rosi Levai
Former assistant at Marlborough Gallery and The Metroplitan Museum of Art. Disabilities advocate.
New York, NY and Germantown, NY
Bob Muhleisen
First VP Investment and Portfolio Manager
Wells Fargo Advisors
Short Hills, NJ
Helen Serebin
Director of Operations
Program Operations Division – Child Care Fund
Greater New York City Area
Charles Sims
Partner, Proskauer Rose LLP.
New York, NY
Roy Tau
House Leader, Camphill Village USA, Inc.
Copake, NY
Valentine J. Taubner III
Executive Vice President, BCM Corporation
Mount Vernon, NY
Emeritus Directors
Molly Finn (2011)
Marty Hunt (2016)
Alan Miller (2015)
Bob Norris (2016)
Publications
Contacts
Visit the Village:
Receptionist
(518) 329-7924 Ext. 101
receptionist@camphillvillage.org
Volunteer:
Elvira Neal
(518) 329-7924 Ext. 111
volunteer@camphillvillage.org
Admissions:
Webster Beal
(518) 329-7924 Ext. 174
camphilladmissions@camphillvillage.org
Donate:
Nancy O’Leary
(518) 329-7924 Ext. 136
development@camphillvillage.org
Full Staff Directory
Bluestone Office
(518) 329-4851
Fax: (518) 329-0377
cvinfo@camphillvillage.org
Glynis Arnold
Administrative Assistant
(518) 329-7924 Ext 101
receptionist@camphillvillage.org
Administration
Kerst de Jong
Executive Director
(518) 329-7924 Ext 102
kerst@camphillvillage.org
Jessica Albright
Human Resources Manager
(518) 329-7924 Ext 104
jessicaa@camphillvillage.org
Roselyn Aring
Assistant Director
(518) 329-7924 Ext 131
roselyn.aring@camphillvillage.org
Roy Tau
Assistant Director
(518) 751-6391
roy@camphillvillage.org
Development
Nancy O’Leary
Director of Development
(518) 329-7924 Ext 136
nancyoleary@camphillvillage.org
Kristina Labaty
Associate Director for Development
(518) 329-7924 Ext 103
kristinalabaty@camphillvillage.org
Elizabeth Phillips
Assistant Director of Development
(518) 329-7924 Ext 134
ephillips@camphillvillage.org
Sarah Krenicki
Development Operations Associate
(518) 329-7924 Ext 132
skrenicki@camphillvillage.org
Co-Worker Recruitment
Elvira Neal
Director for Co-Worker Development
(518) 329-7924 Ext 111
volunteer@camphillvillage.org
Lorraine Wiener
Volunteer Admissions Coordinator–
Visa Specialist
(518) 329-7924 Ext 113
volunteer@camphillvillage.org
Nicoline Autrey
Volunteer Admissions Coordinator
(518) 329-7924 Ext 115
volunteer@camphillvillage.org
Communications
Christine Pizzuti
Communications and Public Relations Manager
(518) 329-7924 Ext 133
cpizzuti@camphillvillage.org
Camphill Academy
Melody Konderwich
Social Therapy Program Administrator
(518) 329-7924 Ext 114
melody@camphillvillage.org
Human Resources
Jessica Albright
Human Resources Manager
(518) 329-7924 Ext 104
jessicaa@camphillvillage.org
Victoria Thomas
Human Resources Coordinator
(518) 329-7924 Ext. 105
victoriathomas@camphillvillage.org
Maintenance Department
Jos Smeele
Associate Director for Infrastructure
(518) 721-8186
jossmeele@camphillvillage.org
Martin Baumgold
Supervisor
(518) 329-7913
maintenance@camphillvillage.org
Medical
Medical Office
(518) 329-7776
(518) 329-0169 Automated
Fax: (518) 329-7773
medicaloffice@camphillvillage.org
Jeffrey Gibeault
Medical Practice Administrator
(518) 329-7924 Ext 227
jgibeault@camphillvillage.org
Resident Information and
Quality Improvement
Andrew Simmons
Director of Quality Improvement
(518) 329-7924 Ext 171
asimmons@camphillvillage.org
Elizabeth Schneider
Quality Assurance Specialist
(518) 329-7924 Ext 175
eschneider@camphillvillage.org
Frank Francavilla
Assistant Director of Quality Improvement
(518) 329-7924 Ext 172
frank@camphillvillage.org
Tom Myers
Quality Improvement Coordinator
(518) 329-7924 Ext 178
tmyers@camphillvillage.org
Mary Anne VanDenburgh
IRC Service Coordinator
(518) 329-7924 Ext 176
maryanne@camphillvillage.org
Admissions
Webster Beal
Director of Admissions
(518) 329-7924 Ext. 174
camphilladmissions@camphillvillage.org
Finance
Bill Kolberg
Chief Financial Officer
(518) 329-7924 Ext 151
bkolberg@camphillvillage.org
Amanda Bishop
Accounting Manager
(518) 329-7924 Ext 156
abishop@camphillvillage.org
David Clark
Accounting Manager
(518) 329-7924 Ext 152
davidclark@camphillvillage.org
Samantha Leonard-Tilton
Finance Associate
(518) 329-7924 Ext 154
samantha@camphillvillage.org
