Eric Fierro
Athletic Director
Manahawkin, NJ
13th Year at Camp
Coach Fierro returns for summer #14 at Laurel. During the year, Eric is the Assistant Coach of the Stockton University’s Men’s Basketball Team, a Division III national contender, as well as a New Jersey Southern Regional High School teacher and football and basketball coach. Eric won the 2014-15 South Jersey Coach of the Year award and spent more than a decade supervising the New Jersey Southern Regional Schools’ extended school year special education program. In 2021, he won District Teacher of the Year and was a finalist for New Jersey Governor’s Educator of the Year. In his college days, he was the quarterback and punter for Ursinus College in Pennsylvania. Coach Fierro is the man! He infuses positive energy into every aspect of Laurel athletics.
Geoff Williams
Waterfront Director
Wilton, ME
37th Year at Camp
A true Laurel lifer, Geoff has spent every summer of his life at camp … literally. He returns for his 38th year to the shores of Echo Lake as our Waterfront Director, having previously worked as the Co-Program Director, head of small crafts and a sailing counselor. Geoff graduated from Rochester Institute of Technology where he captained the sailing team. He brings a lifetime of Laurel knowledge to our waterfront, and we’re so lucky to have him with us again!
Zack Pettijohn
Adventure and InterArts Co-Director
Aztec, NM
24th Year at Camp
A Drury College graduate with his MBA, Zack teaches building trades at San Juan College in New Mexico. Zack is the perfect fit for overseeing Climbing and the Aerial Park while also managing our vast InterArts department, encompassing performing, visual and culinary arts. He ensures that each aspect of our highly structured adventure and arts programs is safe, engaging and fun. We look forward to having Zack back for his 25th year!
Hannah Solether
Adventure and InterArts Co-Director
Lombard, IL
Hannah is back for summer #4, this time in the role of Co-Director of Adventure and InterArts! After a standout summer as the Head of our Arts and Crafts and Studio Art programs, and previous summers as Head of Climbing and Head of Discovery, Hannah is ready to make the transition to overseeing the entirety of the InterArts and Adventure programs. Hannah graduated from the University of Illinois and now works as a Lead Teacher and Assistant Director for a preschool. Welcome back, Hannah!
Corey Marsh
Tennis Director
Deerfield Beach, FL
Corey returns to Camp Laurel for summer #8! He’s the head coach of Pine Crest School’s varsity tennis teams where he coached his boys varsity team to a second consecutive state championship in 2022, the third in school history. In both 2021 and 2022, Corey was named the Miami Herald Tennis Coach of the Year and the South Florida Sun Sentinel Coach of the Year. He’s the former women’s tennis head coach at Hunter College, the former tennis director at Long Island Country Club, and adds a decade of coaching experience to Laurel tennis. On top of this, Corey was a gold medalist in doubles at the NYS Empire State Games, a silver medalist at the JCC Maccabi Games, and posted a .750 winning percentage at Gettysburg College before transferring and playing club tennis at Syracuse. We’re thrilled and proud to have Corey’s experience and knowledge at the Laurel tennis courts again this summer!
Alli Antoniadis
Head of Equestrian
Loxahatchee, FL
Alli makes her Laurel debut this summer to lead our Equestrian program and we couldn't be more excited! She has extensive experience riding, teaching, training and caring for horses, having begun riding at the tender age of eight. Alli and her family have been training and taking care of horses for more than a decade and now run their own equestrian facility: Southside Equestrian out of Loxahatchee, Florida. As a rider, Alli has competed in the “A circuit" and is known in the equestrian world as a young and accomplished expert. Alli brings with her a wealth of knowledge and we’re excited to have her leading our extensive riding program and overseeing our 14 ponies and horses!