Year-Round Staff

“Whoever desires to become great among you, let him be your servant. And whoever desires to be first among you, let him be your slave— just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life a ransom for many.”

Matthew 20:26-28

Fr. Chris Shadid

Camp Director

Fr. Chris has been at AV since he was a 10 year-old camper in 1998. He loves the Village and especially loves playing angleball! In his free time, you can find him spending time with his wife, Sophia, his adorable dogs, Belle and Louie, and especially, Luke Gabriel and Baby Nora Marie.

Cade Scott

Director of Development

Cade hails from Alaska, the Last Frontier, the far North, the biggest State in the US, etc. When he isn’t busy running around helping campers and staff, you’ll almost always find him on the Basketball Courts or spending time with his wife Maria and their daughter Nina.

Michael Salem

Program Director

Michael’s journey with the Village has been nothing short of incredible. Starting as a dedicated volunteer, Michael quickly made his mark as a two-timer counselor, where he showed his passion and commitment to the mission. Furthermore, this summer he will be serving as Head Male Counselor, where he truly showcases his leadership, vision, and ability to connect with others.

Picture of the current director of communications, Jessica AbuGhazaleh

Jessica Abughazaleh

Director of Communications

Jessica’s camping journey started at Camp St. Thekla, where she grew up attending and later serving as a counselor. Her passion for communication and her desire to grow in this field led her to pursue a career as our Director of Communications.

Nicholas Dujmovic

Director of Operations

Nick grew up just outside Washington DC and has returned to the Village as an intern after many years as a camper. Besides getting coffee for Cade, he works on fundraising and office management. Nick loves meeting new people at the Village and spending time with Fr. Chris’ dogs.

Ariel Yergo

Intern

Ariel has been a camper for all the years that she could. Raised in York, Pa, she has come back this year as an intern after recently graduating college. She is very grateful and excited to be a part of the AV community again. Ariel enjoys traveling to new places, and in her spare time she journals, cooks, and eats anything and everything!

Bobbie Gildroy

Manager of Housekeeping

Bobbie was born and raised in the Ozark Mountains of Northwest Arkansas. She moved to Southwest Pennsylvania in 1995 with her family. When Bobbie is not cleaning at Antiochian Village, she enjoys spending time with her husband, Jason, children, Alayna, Josiah, Autumn, Alex and her new grandbaby, Hadley. Autumn & Alex can also be seen helping clean around camp.

Amy Stiffler

Executive Director of Conference Center

Rebecka Daugherty

Controller

Contact Us

Regular business hours for the Antiochian Village Camp is Tuesday-Friday, 9-5pm. During programs, availability will range. Thank you.

Name Email Extension
Fr. Chris Shadid frchris@avcamp.org 503
Cade Scott cade@avcamp.org 502
Michael Salem programs@avcamp.org 509
Nick Dujmovic operations@avcamp.org 505
Jessica Abughazaleh communications@avcamp.org 506
Front Office office@avcamp.org 501