The Boards of Directors of Iowa District East and Camp IoDisECa are pleased to announce the appointment of Rev. Terry Small as Interim Camp Director.Rev. Small will fill the position recently vacated by Paul Golke, who accepted a similar position at Camp Concordia, Gowen, Michigan. The interim appointment is for a period of 12 months, during which time the Boards will move to fill the position on a permanent basis.Rev. Small, who with his wife, Debby and their two children, currently resides in Baxter, Minnesota, brings to the District a variety of experience and competencies that will serve him well at Camp IoDisECa:
He has six years of Camp Board experience, including Chairman and was intimately involved in the recent restructuring and revival of Lutheran Island Camp at Henning, Minnesota.
He has diverse employment experience, including fundraising, financial planning, promotion, organization, staff supervision and management.
He will also be able to fill, on an interim basis, the position of Pastoral Advisor, which the Camp's Pastoral Staff Committee was in the process of trying to fill.
His theological perspective is in harmony with the stated Goals of the Camp's Strategic Plan. He will support the Camp Board in creating and promoting its vision for a Camp that is distinctively Lutheran and whose facilities and programs are "best in class".
Last, but not least, he has an outgoing personality, relates well to people of all ages and looks forward to working with the Camp staff to make 2006 a wonderful camping year.
The appointment of Rev. Small comes at a time of significant growth and opportunity for the Camp, whose Board of Directors has recently completed the Camp's first formal Strategic Plan, has hired a full time Facilities Director and has approved exciting new specialty programs for the 2006 Summer camping season.Please join us in warmly welcoming Rev. Small and his family to Iowa District East and pray that his tenure is richly blessed by God and will thus be a blessing to all in our beloved District.
Paul Zoske
Camp Board Chairman
