info@campinclusion.org

P.O. Box 146 Glenelg, Maryland 21737

Thomas Kay, Camp Inclusion President

Tom is a retired senior sales executive in the Hospitality and Apparel Industries, with careers at Marriott International and Discus Athletic, supporting clients including Disney, Nike, the NFL, NBA and Major League Baseball.  Demonstrated professional skills include organization structure development, team building, sales and partnership marketing.  Active since high school in community service working with Muscular Dystrophy, USO, Capital Area Food Bank, Foundation for Hospital Art and Camp Inclusion. 



Leani Jacobs, Board Member at Large 


Leani comes to us with experience in both public and private education. She has been invested in supporting Camp Inclusion since 2018 and looks forward to supporting the program on a deeper level. Leani has taught science and other STEM classes to secondary students in South Africa, New York City and New Jersey. Leani provides the Board with an outside perspective on how to better meet the needs of participants traveling further distances to attend and how to expand programming to create more opportunities for success in the future. 

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Amy Pippenger, Parent Advocate & Board Member at Large 

Amy is a nurse practitioner working at The Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore where she has been employed for the past 29 years. For over 10 years, her children Emma and Sam have served Camp Inclusion as peers, volunteers, and counselors and have developed supportive and lasting friendships with many of the wonderful campers. Her son Jack participates in camp every summer and values his enduring relationships throughout the year. He freely shares his unique perspective of the world with everyone he meets and loves all the fun activities. Amy, her husband Richard, and all the Pippengers believe connecting with our community through volunteerism helps to make the world a better place, one we are proud to pass on to future generations. 

​Matt Hughes, Treasurer


Matt is a secondary education teacher within the local community. He has experience with finance and supporting Camp Inclusion! Since Camp's inception in 2009, Matt has been a huge supporter for the program with both volunteer support and financial support for a variety of fundraisers and events. 


Heidi Shoemaker, Secretary

Heidi is currently employed at Howard County Public Schools working as a special educator and team leader at the elementary level.  Heidi works directly with AJ supporting their students at school to be as inclusive as possible. Heidi became interested in Camp Inclusion after many discussions with AJ about the program and is excited to be part of the team. She understands the importance of the program and believe strongly in Camp Inclusion's mission to "build supportive and inclusive friendships." In addition to teaching, Heidi also owns and manages a local bakery called "Once Upon a Crumb."

Ryan Powell, Board Member at Large 

​When it come to Camp Inclusion and fitness, look no further than Ryan! Ryan is a professional basketball coach and private player development trainer. He has worked all over the country  training and coaching a variety of teams and athletes at the professional level for the NBA, TBL, and G League. This past summer, Ryan and other professional athletes brought a basketball clinic to Camp. The clinic focused on skill building, socialization, teamwork and fun! We look forward to Ryan sharing his wealth of knowledge regarding fitness, program management and sports clinics.