Executive Director at Pilgrim Pines Camp and Conference Center
Yucaipa, California
Pilgrim Pines is located in the unincorporated village of Oak Glen, ten miles from the I-10 freeway. The elevation is approximately 5200 feet— located just about a mile high! The village of Oak Glen is an unincorporated area of San Bernardino County, located in an orchard country renowned for its apples and berries. Neighbors of Pilgrim Pines include farmers, shops and restaurants, and the Wildlands Conservancy. There is a long-time relationship with the Conservancy that includes overnight visits by campers each summer. The camp includes cabins and lodges, a pool, a labyrinth, Vesper Point, a campfire circle, a field, hiking trails, and a challenge course. It sits in a canyon with Oak Glen Creek flowing through and is filled with oaks and pines. The camp property was originally purchased in 1943 from a school for the deaf, and the first summer camp session for the conference was held in June 1944. Within five years, additional adjacent lots were purchased, and then a series of new buildings, lodges, and cabins were constructed in the 1950s and 1960s. The most recent construction occurred in the 1990s, but recent donations have enabled us to renovate the Health Lodge, add ADA accessibility features, and ramps. These donations have also established a large fund restricted for capital improvements. This fund will enable significant repair and upgrade projects at our facility over the next several years, in addition to establishing a long-term endowment to support the ongoing repair and maintenance of our facilities and grounds.
Position Summary
This is an opportunity for an innovative and committed leader to be a partner in building a program and staff in a way that ensures long-term financial stability and embodies the mission statement of Pilgrim Pines Camp. This statement affirms the welcome and participation at Pilgrim Pines of persons of all ages, sexes, genders, gender expressions, sexual orientations, racial or ethnic backgrounds, socio-economic positions, intellectual, developmental, emotional, and physical abilities, or religious affiliation. This position requires a leader with experience in leading and managing a camp or similar non-profit organization with a range of skills to lead the business, financial, human resources, marketing, facility/property management, and fund development of our camp, as well as oversight of the program and its leaders