Meet the Staff

Natalie King

Executive Director

natalie@cycamp.org

Natalie has been working in camping since 2000 and is proud to be part of the CYC team. "Camp is my passion. There is a unique and absolutely magical energy that only exists at camp. It is a combination of creative, positive, enthusiastic staff with joyful kids, sunshine, fresh air and nature, swirled together with laughter and music and beauty. There is nowhere else on earth that you can find that spirit and I am thrilled each day I go to "work". When I'm not at camp, I'm thinking about camp, or wishing I was at camp." Natalie is a 2004 graduate of St. Mary's University in Winona, MN. She lives in St. Paul where she spends all of her non-camp time working on her house, cooking, crafting, reading, playing with her puppy Olivia and traveling.

Julie Strahan

Office Administrator & Camp Registrar

julie@cycamp.org

Julie lives in Roseville with her husband, Frank, and their three children, Cormac, Maggie, and Kathleen. While new to CYC, she has years of experience in business administration from the University of Minnesota and other medical and dental clinics. She has a BA degree in Sociology from the U of M and is approaching completion of her MA of Education in Music. In her spare time, Julie directs the Children's and High School choirs at St. Rose of Lima church, teaches piano, and sings in the St. Paul Vocal Forum. Julie attended CYC in the late 70's and remembers camp fondly. "The great memories of my time at camp fuel my enthusiasm to make CYC the best camp possible for my kids and all kids."

Danny King

Maintenace Supervisor

Danny joined CYC in 2008 after 30 years building high end furniture and fixtures. He loves the outdoors and is thrilled to be at CYC. When he is not busy fixing or building something around camp, he spends his time hunting, ice fishing, studying geology, traveling to Alaska and spending time with his two adult children Danny Jr. and Natalie (who also happens to be the Camp Director).

Olivia King

Camp Dog

Olivia is a purebred English Bulldog, born in September 2008. She joined the CYC team after being adopted by Camp Director Natalie in November. Since then, she spends her days at the CYC office playing with toys, chewing on chairs and visiting people around the building. When she is not at CYC, she enjoys sleeping, playing outside and going for car trips. 2009 will be Olivia’s first summer at CYC.