Meet Camp’s Newest Staff Members!
Camp has added several new faces to its year-round staff team! Let’s get to know them!
Meet the Staff
Get To Know Camp’s Staff Team
With all the new faces and new roles, it’s time to catch up with the Camp year-round staff team!
Meet a Staff Member: Jim Flaa
Better know as “Chef Jim”, Jim has a long history at Camp Lebanon, first as a camper in the 1960’s and then as summer staff in 1972-73. Jim came to work at camp as full time food service manager in 2004, bringing with him over 35 years of food service experience. Jim and his wife, …
Meet a Staff Member: Bill Abeler
On April Fool’s Day of 1986, Bill came “home” to Camp Lebanon, returning to lead the ministry that meant the world to him and his family in his growing up years going back to 1966. Raised in Coon Rapids, MN, Bill graduated from Northwestern College (St. Paul) and then earned his Master of Divinity from …
Meet A Staff Member: Hayley Peterson
Growing up nearby in Upsala, Camp has always been like a second home for Hayley. She was a camper from age 5 to Senior High, worked in the Trading Post during high school job, and was a part of the Summer staff team during the summer of 2013. After graduating from NDSU with a major in Business Management, she interned for …
Meet a Staff Member: Monte Abeler
Born and raised in Upsala (MN), Monte is a 2012 graduate of the University of Northwestern – St. Paul where he earned his degree in Marketing while minoring in Accounting and Bible. Prior to being hired at Camp, he worked as an Account Executive for Ewald Consulting in St. Paul for four years where he served …
Meet a Staff Member: Aaron Feltman
Aaron oversees all aspects of Camp’s ministries to the 60+ guest groups that rent Camp Lebanon’s facilities each year. He is also in charge of donor management. Aaron joined the team in September of 2007, coming from Sioux Falls Seminary (Sioux Falls SD) after a couple of youth pastorates. In 2011 he earned his Master …
Meet A Staff Member: Abigail Nagy
Abigail’s move to Camp Lebanon was just the beginning of another exciting season in her life and she is thrilled to see God at work here. Having grown up in camp ministry, she enjoys discovering “camp connections” as God brings people together and works through them to tell His Story. Returning to Minnesota after three …
Meet A Staff Member: Laurie Schultze
Laurie and her husband Dennis make their home in rural Long Prairie. Sixteen years as an elementary and junior high teacher helped prepare her for a transition to youth ministry. She spent eight years working for her local church. Her passion is to encourage and equip those around her to build relationships with others and with Christ. She also …
Meet A Staff Member: Rich Olson
In a nutshell, Rich would say he is a guy who loves Jesus, coffee, talking about Jesus over coffee, music, people, and ultimate Frisbee. Rich’s history with Camp Lebanon is a long one. He first visited camp as a toddler and has not stopped coming back. He worked through the entire Junior Staff program and …
Meet A Staff Member: Marc Nelson
For Marc, ministry is all about impacting and changing lives for Christ. His first ministry, since signing on at Camp in 1999 to help organize its books and harness technology, has been to serve Christ with the gifts he’s been given. His overriding vision is to bring focus and clarity to Camp’s financial position. His …
