Meet the Staff


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Don and Charlotte Roe
Directors		 Don started counselling at camp in 1975 and loved it so much he returned every summer until 1985 when he married Charlotte. They met at Providence Seminary where Don was working on his Masters in Christian Education to prepare for missionary work and Charlotte was strenghtening her faith and ministering with the Northern Canada Evangelical Mission. During the next 20 years Don worked in the North End of Winnipeg with children who had emotional, intellectual or behavioural problems.  Don and Charlotte have been directing Gimli since 2006.  Don encourages the staff and passes on the knowledge and experience he has gained over the years. Charlotte is in charge of the kitchen. They have four adult children and one grandson.

Jake and Martha Friesen
Site Managers		 Jake accepted the Lord as his personal Saviour when he was 19 years old. He was involved with children's and youth ministry and as a church Deacon for many years.  In 1984 as he dropped his children off for camp at Gimli the director asked him if he would help as a cabin leader. He said "no" the first year but the next he responded to God's prompting and was touched by the needs of the boys in his cabin.  When one boy asked if Jake would take him home his heart was broken and God gave him a passion for ministering with CSSM. After many years guiding Gimli from the camp board Jake feels honored to be involved in the day to day operations of the camp as Site Manager and to see souls being saved and strengthened for Christ. "We can do all things through Christ who strengthens us."

Alison Cavat
Head Cabin Leader		 This will be Alison's second summer as Head Cabin Leader for the girls. She is an Education student at the University of Brandon. Alison is very steady with a heart for the children.

Elijah McKinney
Head Cabin Leader 		Elijah has worked at Gimli for the past four years. After studying at Providence College and Theological Seminary in their Youth Leadership program he plans on serving God in working with youth and families for the rest of his life. When he isn't playing soccer or some other game along side the campers he loves listening to stories of their lives--one of his favorite quotes being "you can learn more about a person in an hour of play then in a day of conversation." While he lives in the United States he spends his summers in Gimli because he realizes that kids are worth it.

Margo Plunkett
Program Director		 Margo was a cabin leader at Gimli for 3 years. She has run a day camp in White Rock BC for the last 3 summers while she completed her Youth Ministries degree. Now she's back in Manitoba to share her experience and enthusiasm with us again :)

Della Brynne Shore
Health officer		 Brynne is a nursing student whose gift is helping children feel secure when an "owie" happens

Blayne Stobbe
Leadership Development Program		 This is Blayne's 6th summer at Gimli. He has proven to be one of our best cabin leaders and now he is sharing his passion with future cabin leaders. He is studying at Canadian Mennonite University.

Jodi Tuckett
Leadership Development Program		 This is also Jodi's 6th year at Gimli. Jodi has been one of our best cabin leaders for years. Now she is taking the challenge of mentoring other young ladies to care for the campers with the same God-centered love she exhibits