Our Full Time Camp Leadership

Simon Wolle, Camp Director
Simon is excited to be returning for his 5th summer as the Camp Director at Camp Northland-B’nai Brith. Simon has acted in many capacities in the world of Jewish overnight camping. He has been a Camp Director and a board member at other camps including Camp Gesher and Camp Shomria. He has also led and participated in numerous youth Israel tours and Shabbatonim, and currently serves (on leave of absence) as Faculty at Tanenbaum CHAT in Toronto, having served as Dean of Students and a member of the teaching faculty for almost 15 years. Simon is also a volunteer board member at the Toronto Heschel School, and sits on other community building committees. Simon is also an alumnus of Camp Northland having started as a six year old in Section I Cabin 1!

​Simon has an exemplary reputation in our community and brings to the role of Camp Director diverse experience. Simon is a trained lawyer and Emergency Medical Responder. He owns a health and safety training company and has extensive business experience.  He is a skilled professional, a dynamic Jewish educator, trainer, communicator, coach, athlete, musician, boater, husband to Stacia (also an experienced educator, youth program leader and guidance counsellor), parent of three children (Shayne, Spencer and Seth) and dog Splash, and a true Jewish Community leader. If you ask Simon what he has always dreamed of doing he would answer ”being Camp Director at NBB”.  You can reach Simon at simon@campnbb.com  or call the office at 905-881-0018 ext. 305.

Rob Abbs, Maintenance Director
Rob celebrated his 35th summer at Camp Northland in 2016. He has been the heart and soul of keeping the facility safe and magical each year for us to enjoy. He works extremely hard managing the site and facility through out the entire year. Rob is extremely skilled and talented and provides the Camp NBB community a safe environment to enjoy.

Marisa Reby, Development Manager
Marisa has been a Jewish communal professional throughout North America for the last 14 years and genuinely loves building relationships with people and making a difference in the organizations she is a part of. Most recently, Marisa was the Director of Development at one of our amazing Toronto Jewish Day Schools, and prior to that was a fundraising professional for a large Jewish overnight camp in the USA.
Marisa grew up in Cleveland, Ohio and received a bachelor’s degree at Indiana University and a Master’s in Social Work from Washington University in St. Louis. She credits her love of building community and relationships from her own experience as a camper at Jewish overnight and day camps throughout the most formative years of her life. Marisa is beyond excited to be a part of the Northland team and to share the stories and experiences of how transformationally remarkable a summer at Jewish overnight camp truly is.
 In her spare time, Marisa enjoys trying out new recipes in the kitchen, spending time with family, including her husband Alex, their boys Micah and Noah, and their dog Macey, and would love to be able to explore and learn more about the beautiful city of Toronto (once it is safe to do so, post-pandemic!)   
You can best reach Marisa at marisa@campnbb.com 

Adam Kertesz, Associate Director
Adam brings with him a wealth of Jewish camp knowledge and experience in his role as Associate Director at Camp Northland. Prior to joining Camp Northland in this role, Adam had spent over 15 years growing up and working at various Jewish overnight camps throughout North America. Adam had most recently spent almost 7 years as the Assistant Director at The Jack and Pat Kay Centre Camp operating out of the JCC.  Prior to joining Centre Camp, Adam spent 7 years as co-owner of Dynamix Toronto. In this capacity, he facilitated team building and skill development workshops for kids and teens. Amazingly, he even has fond memories of coming up to Camp Northland to lead Staff Training workshops over 10 years ago! 

Adam and his amazing wife, Lauren, have two incredible children, Cole and Isla, and a super cute and cuddly dog named Oscar, who is also excited to be up at camp with the other camp dogs!  You can reach Adam at adam@campnbb.com or call the office at 905-881-0018 ext. 303



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Denise Harris, Administrative Director
Denise has been part of the Northland family since her days as a camper, counsellor, unit head, program director and assistant director at camp. Denise joined the NBB team in 1977 to work year round to ensure the best possible experience for all of the Northland family. From the moment parents make the decision to send their child to Northland, she assists in the registration process, helping to organize and prepare them for the upcoming season. You will see Denise at camp on Visitors Day, departure and arrivals, and at many of the community events. She continues the NBB traditions while connecting with alumni and welcoming the next generation to the NBB family! You can reach Denise at denise@campnbb.com or call the office at 905-881-0018 ext. 302.