Camp Office Staff

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. Taylor holds a Board position as Treasurer on the Quetico Foundation and continues his leadership progression as an active member of The Executive Committee Canada since 2009.

David Jefferies

B.A.H., M.A.
Human Resources, Director of Camp Ahmek; Director of September Camp

Vice President, Taylor Statten Camp 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 has been a member of the Board of Directors of the Taylor Statten Camps for the past 7 years. His family roots at TSC run deep. 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 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. 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. He is very excited to help facilitate and develop similar experiences and personal growth for new generations of staff and campers.

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.

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