Jay Toporoff has been the director of Camp Danbee since
1991. Jay has many years of experience working with children and young
adults, having worked as a college educator prior to becoming a camp director.
In addition, to work in higher education Jay was a 15 year key staff member
at Camp Mah-Kee-Nac before joining Danbee as an owner/director. Jay received
a B.A. from Bentley College in 1978 and earned a Masters in Education
from Springfield College in 1981. He completed doctoral coursework at
Vanderbilt University in the field of Educational Leadership in 1993.
Jay works with campers and staff to insure that everyone is safe, busy,
and most of all very happy.
As the lead DJ in the mess hall Jay persuades everyone to join in and
“Dance as if no one is watching!!”
Mark Toporoff (Jay’s brother) also joined Danbee
in 1991. Mark was a middle school teacher, soccer coach, and camp professional
before joining Danbee full-time. He received his bachelors desgree in Environmental Science in 1983 from Suny-Syracuse. He later received his Masters in School Administration in 1990. Mark serves as Co-Director of Danbee
and takes care of all the administrative and programming details including
hiring staff, coordinating our special events and trips, and organizing
our teaching program. Everyone loves Mark and knows that his careful planning
and attention to detail insure a great summer for all our campers.
