Staff Members

With over 25 years of experience in the non-profit sector, Joy is a dynamic and collaborative leader who excels at driving growth, building relationships, and inspiring teams. As Executive Director of the Ontario Camp Association (OCA), she’s streamlined operations, boosted community engagement, and fostered a culture of inclusivity. Her leadership was pivotal during the COVID-19 pandemic, where she helped guide the OCA through unprecedented challenges, serving as a trusted resource to the Board and key committees. Most recently, Joy is working with the Board and the Membership on the OCA’s New Horizons strategic plan to shape a bright future.

Joy thrives on bringing people together to achieve shared goals. Skilled in managing teams and organizational development, she’s known for creating a solutions-oriented environment. Whether working on leadership development, budget management or board governance, she ensures teams stay aligned around a common mission.

She is dedicated to building a healthy work culture, supporting mental health, focusing on staff development and collaboration to ensure everyone thrives together.

Joy has a deep connection to the camp community, having spent many summers at what was formerly known as the JCC, now known as the Jack and Pat Kay Summer Camp in Toronto. She enjoys outdoor activities like running, hiking, golfing, and stand-up paddleboarding. A proud mom of two grown kids, she brings both passion and fun to everything she does!

To get in touch with Joy, email her at joy@ontariocamps.ca.

Rose Attard is our Membership Director. Rose brings a broad background of experiences to the OCA, including roles such as the Associate Director at Camp Walden for many years, and most recently she held the position of Volunteer & Office Manager at Habitat for Humanity. Rose is looking forward to helping OCA Members create healthy, happy, and safer experiences for campers, participants and through her work on OCA’s Standards and Membership!

Rose attended Fleming College where she completed her Business Administration Marketing Diploma and Algonquin College where she completed her Baking and Pastry Techniques Certification. Baking was what led her to the summer camp industry 20+ summers ago, feeding 800 campers and staff fresh baked goods daily, and managing out-tripping menus and food inventory.

Never a camper herself, Rose dove into the camp industry feet first; working with school boards to create a safe space for teachers to take their classrooms outside. She developed programs to help day camp campers move into overnight camp experiences, helped brides get the picture-perfect wedding they imagined, and encouraged tech gurus to trust the process of disconnecting to reconnect during an off-the-grid tech conference. Her greatest accomplishment is becoming a camp mom: Watching her son grow up at overnight camp and taking the leap to become a camper himself has brought her so much pride and happiness.

In her free time, you can find Rose with her nose in a book (preferably cookbooks), her hands making pasta with her son Milo, and her heart advocating for Men’s Mental Health, Suicide Awareness, and Prevention.

 To get in touch with Rose, email her at rose@ontariocamps.ca.

Lea Randall is our  Marketing & Events Manager. Lea brings her experience in marketing and social media to continue growing OCA’s communications and to support the logistics of various OCA events. Lea comes from a background in business-to-business and nonprofit industries, which allowed her to develop strong relationships with stakeholders and exercise her creative thinking! 

Lea attended McMaster University where she completed her Honours Bachelor of Arts in Communications and Humber College where she received a post-graduate certificate in Public Relations.

Lea spent her summers as a child at the community pool, before becoming a lifeguard and supervising many camp swims. Lea also completed all three levels of her Duke of Edinburgh Award, spending time hiking the Bruce Trail and canoeing in Algonquin Provincial Park as part of the award process. She is excited to bring her love of all things swim and outdoors to her role at OCA! 

In her free time, you can find Lea with her nose in a book or with her eyes glued to the TV watching Formula 1 and figure skating. Lea enjoys trying new foods and finding the best ice cream in town.

To get in touch with Lea, email her at lea@ontariocamps.ca.

Stephanie, or Steph as she’s known around the office, is our Standard Accreditation Associate. She developed a passion for both day and overnight camp at a young age and returned year after year, eventually taking on roles such as LIT, Staff Member, Leadership Team Member, Camp Coordinator, and Outdoor Educator. Steph has truly experienced all sides of camp life!

She attended McMaster University and Capilano University, earning a Bachelor of Music Therapy. Throughout her degree, she honed skills in building lasting relationships, working collaboratively with interdisciplinary teams, and managing the care of 150+ individual clients. She’s excited to bring these skills to her work with the OCA.

Steph is eager to dive into the Standards and help provide a safer, more enriching camp and outdoor education experience for staff, campers, and participants. Her diverse background will be a valuable asset in supporting the wide range of camps and outdoor education centers that are members of the OCA.

In her free time, you can find Steph making music of all kinds, volunteering at her church, or enjoying the summer on Lake Ontario with her family. In the winter, she’s often found playing board games with friends.

To get in touch with Stephanie, email her at stephanie@ontariocamps.ca.

Jenna Purther, our Special Events Associate, brings years of experience as a camper, counsellor, and leadership team member at OCA Accredited camps. She owes much of her interpersonal development to her impactful and indispensable camp summers.

Jenna graduated from Toronto Metropolitan University’s (formerly Ryerson University) renowned Creative Industries BA Program where she specialized in business, media studies, and arts administration. She’s passionate about arts education and remains involved through her programming at The Toronto Heschel School and Bravo Academy. She looks forward to exercising her creative problem solving and project management skills while supporting our members and industry with event logistics and other areas of professional development.

In her free time, you can find Jenna moving and grooving while teaching dance and yoga classes! She may also be found walking her two friendly pups at the local dog park or reading the newest thriller novel at her cottage in Northern Michigan.

To get in touch with Jenna, email her at jenna@ontariocamps.ca

Elana Davis is our Bookkeeper! Elana has been working with the OCA since 2014, with 45 years of expertise.

She is instrumental to the operations of the OCA. She supports our invoicing and manages payment processing and supports members with the process, helps the OCA preparing for our annual audit, and keeps our books up to date.

She is a huge team player who is always ready to pitch in and support the OCA team with anything.

Elana has supported clients in many industries, and is very familiar with our camp community through her additional work as a Bookkeeper for Shendy’s Swim School.

Elana is the proud mother of two wonderful children, and a proud grandmother to her grandchild. When not at the OCA or her other clients, Elana can be found cooking for her family and reading.

To get in touch with Elana, email her at elana@ontariocamps.ca.