Meet the staff for the summer of 2012!

Senior Staff

Sassy Smyth grew up in Statesville, NC, and after high school she followed where her Carolina Blue blood led her-right to UNC Chapel Hill.  She graduated from Carolina in 2006 with a BA in Psychology and Sociology.  She then returned to Statesville where she manages the Statesville Fitness & Activity Center.  Sassy recently began work on her Masters in Public Health at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte.  Sassy has a big extended family and they love to get together on Saturday nights to eat, play cards and the Wii, and simply share their lives.  She also loves to squeeze in as much snowboarding as possible.  Last summer her family grew by one furry, four-legged friend named Punky Brewster, and she can't imagine going a whole three weeks without her.  Sassy first traveled out west with TCTW the summer of 2000.  Since graduating college, she has spent her summers staffing the trip.  This summer will be Sassy's sixth trip as staff, and she is excited about traveling out west with this summer's staff and an awesome group of participants! 

Feel free to call or email Sassy with any questions about the trip! 
704-657-5628 or sassysmyth@gmail.com

"In the end life is really quite simple, think well of yourself, love others, appreciate nature, use your unique abilities to make the world a better place, all while giving praises to your maker." ~TCTW

Mandy Wilson was born in Kansas City, Missouri and moved to the East coast with her family in high school.  She went camping for the first time on Day 1 of her trip out West with TCTW in 2003. Since then she has graduated from the University of Virginia with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing and lives in Roanoke, Virginia.  She absolutely loves her job as a Labor and Delivery Nurse and is working toward her nursing obstetric certification this spring.  On her days off, Mandy enjoys fishing, snowboarding, learning photography, and juggling all of the responsibilities that come with being a new homeowner ---planning her fall wedding! She also loves traveling with TCTW and cannot wait to get on the Ford van for her 4th summer staffing. anw2h@virginia.edu
 
"Eat your dessert first!" ~Monica Gill

 Patrick Whelan was born in Bethesda, Maryland, but was raised in Southern Virgina. After graduating from Nansermond-Suffolk Academy in 2005 he went on to the University of Mary Washington. During his time in college Patrick earned a degree in English Literature while balancing playing club sports and representing his graduating class as their class President. After college, Patrick started teaching at his old Middle School, and is now in his third year of teaching Middle School Latin and coaches boy's and girl's JV Soccer. He not only loves his job, but feels truly blessed to spend his summers staffing TCTW, 2012 will be his third summer staffing! Some of Patrick's hobbies include travelling, soccer, reading and writing.

 "usus magister est optimus- Experience is the best teacher" - Cicero

 More to come...