Camp Directors

Taylor C. Statten

B.A., M.B.A.
Managing Director, Taylor Statten Camps
President, Taylor Statten Camp Co. Ltd. 
Taylor Statten - Managing DirectorTaylor represents the 4th generation of Statten family ownership. Born into, and raised through the ranks as camper and staff, Taylor gained significant knowledge of overall camp operations. Wanting to obtain outside  business experience, Taylor worked for Bank of Montreal’s Nesbitt Burns before moving to England to pursue an MBA in International Finance. Upon graduating, Taylor assumed the role of Director of Operations for the camps before being promoted to his current role as Managing Director & President of the Board of Directors. He is the first member of the Statten family to hold a senior position in the financial management of the organization. Taylor also holds a Board position as a Trustee on the Quetico Foundation and has been an active member of The Executive Committee Canada since 2009.

David R. Jefferies
B.A.H., M.A.
Director, Camp Ahmek; Director, September Camp
Vice President, Taylor Statten Camps Co. Ltd.

David first attended Ahmek as a Bantam camper in 1980. He went on to serve in various staff positions including CIT, Head of Sailing, Program Director, Assistant Director and most recently, Director of September Camp. David was a member of the Board of Directors of the Taylor Statten Camps for 7 years prior to joining the camp full time. His family roots at TSC run deep- his grandfather Bill Jefferies was a cabin mate of ‘Dr.Tay’s’ in 1921 in the Inkie Section. His grandmother, father, uncles, sisters and cousins all attended Ahmek and Wapomeo as campers and staff. Ahmek provided David with an outlet to develop a range of skills that have served him well in his professional life outside of camp. His initial leadership, social, and problem-solving abilities grew out of the TSC camping experience and lead to a challenging career at a management and executive level in the ICI construction industry after spending a number of years in the academic world attending Queen’s University, University of Toronto and University of British Columbia. David’s wife Andrea will be joining him at TSC during the summer season and they have one daughter, Aria, both of whom are avid September Campers, and who have also grown fond of Canoe Lake. Their family canoe trips in Algonquin, Kipawa, Temagami and Killarney are born of the TSC tripping spirit that David’s Dad helped reinforce with annual father-son spring canoe trips throughout Northern Ontario. The social setting and outdoor experiences at critical development stages of young people’s lives is exactly what served to provide David with his everlasting and most cherished friendships- almost all of David’s close friends are Ahmek and Wapomeo alumni. He truly feels that there is something magical about TSC,  to forge these bonds and set the stage for these all-important life-long connections. The TSC setting offers a wide range of sporting, outdoor, musical and counselling opportunities like no other place and David attributes much of his own wide range of talents to the opportunities Camp Ahmek provided him for decades. The canoe, the paddle, the lakes of the Canadian Shield and Algonquin Park have provided a spiritual home for the Jefferies’ family for decades. Their family cottage on Lake of Bays was chosen for its proximity to Algonquin. He is very excited to help facilitate and develop similar experiences and personal growth for new generations of staff and campers.

Kate Vaughan

B.A., B.Ed.
Director, Camp Wapomeo, Taylor Statten Camps Co. Ltd.

Fondly known as Kate’O, Kate Vaughan (nee O’Hara), started as a camper at Wapomeo in 1990. Her deep family roots with the Taylor Statten Camps run back to the 1930s when her great aunt was a camper on Little Wapomeo Island. Her mother attended as a camper and staff in the 1950s and the family camp legacy continued as her own children spent their summers on Canoe Lake as campers and staff. Kate met her husband, Kurtis, at the Taylor Statten Camps, and together have 2 daughters, Emma and Natalie. They can also be known to some as the O’Vaughans! Kate was a camper, Section Director, long trip canoe staff, C.I.T. Section Director, and returned to Wapomeo in 2016 after having her family, as Program Director. Upon completing 4 years as Assistant Director, Kate is now looking forward to moving into the role of Director at Wapomeo. Kate, Kurtis, Emma and Natalie have a strong connection to Canoe Lake, spending every Labour Day weekend at September Camp with their cherished camp forever friends. Together, they hold their relationships with camp friends dear to their hearts as they continue to foster humour, friendship, and an appreciation for nature with those who share the same fondness of camp.

Kate’s favourite aspects of camp include sunsets over Whiskey Jack while the loons call, watching canoe trips come home whether it be a Kiosk overnight, a 50 Day, or even a new-to-Canada staff from a day off, and listening to the laughter throughout the island from a distance.

During the off-seasons, Kate is an elementary school teacher, graduating from Queen’s University and Lakehead University. She is an outdoor enthusiast, spending her time on their property in Caledon always exploring what nature has to offer and is looking forward to sharing her love for the outdoors, and for camp, with others.

Taylor “Tike” Statten, Jr.
B.A., B.Ed., M.Ed.
Chairman, Taylor Statten Camp Co. Ltd.

Taylor 'Tike' Statten Jr. - ChairmanTike (as he is fondly known as) represents the third generation of the Statten family to manage Camp Ahmek and Camp Wapomeo. Tike has been to camp almost every summer of his life, including 20 years as Director of Ahmek and 12 years as Director of Wapomeo. He has also served as Director of our Temagami Outpost. With such vast comprehensive knowledge of and responsibility for high level camp operations, his institutional knowledge is shared amongst the entire TSC community. Tike’s wife Sue, is enthusiastically involved with the Camps, providing quality leadership in the equestrian program.

 

Andrea Basen
B.Sc.
Camper-Parent Relations and Logistics, Taylor Statten Camp Co. Ltd.

Born and raised in downtown Toronto, Andrea has always treasured her time in the outdoors! Since the age of 8, Andrea has spent every summer at camp!  Over the years, Andrea’s extensive camping background has had a focus on in-camp programming – however one of her true passions is of course, canoe tripping. As a former Head of Horse Back riding, Head of Windsurfing and eventually Program Director/ Activity co-ordinator – Andrea looks forward to bringing a wealth of knowledge to Camp Programming and to work closely with the Taylor Statten team to make both in camp and out of camp programming incredible for our campers and staff.

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