Meet The Directors
Behind every great summer is a team that knows kids, knows camp, and knows how to bring out the best in both.
Kenwood & Evergreen lives and breathes that mission with a team of some of the top camping industry professionals.
Jack Schott - Owner & Director
Jack leads Kenwood & Evergreen with energy, warmth, vision, and a belief that summer at camp is one of the most important experiences in a kid’s life.
His approach is simple: healthy competition, real choice, steady growth and fun, always fun. If kids are trying hard, playing fair, and laughing a bunch, then it’s mission accomplished. Jack wants kids to feel surrounded by people who know them, believe in them, and cheer for them.
Jack has spent his career living and breathing camp. Starting as a counselor and director at Stella Maris, he went on to co-found and bootstrap Camp Stomping Ground, a nonprofit summer camp giving thousands of children the chance to experience summer away from home.
He has visited and worked with more than 200 summer camps, studying what makes them tick and thrive. Using this experience, Jack has trained thousands of camp staff on leading with care, setting high expectations, and creating communities where kids can grow.
Jack is the camp pro other camp pros turn to, writing a weekly newsletter read by more than 6,000 industry pros.
What matters most to him, though, is not the big picture of the camping world. It is the daily experience of every child at K&E.
Every camper should feel challenged, supported, and inspired. Under his leadership, K&E is a place where kids return home more confident, more resilient, and more connected to who they are becoming.
Ali Brockman - Interim Evergreen Director
Ali serves as the Interim Evergreen Director, working closely with new & long-time families to ensure every child feels supported.
Growing up at Camp Evergreen, Ali started as an 8-year-old camper in 1988. She spent eight summers as a camper and six on staff, eventually leading the Freshman Unit before returning years later as part of the leadership team.
Her professional background includes roles as Assistant Director of the Brimmer and May Summer Camp and years of experience teaching and working with children of all ages.
Ali’s deep knowledge of Evergreen’s history and traditions makes her a natural alumni liaison as well, keeping generations of families connected to camp.
A lifelong believer in the power of camp, Ali brings warmth, compassion, and a passion for relationships to everything she does.
She lives in Natick, Massachusetts, with her husband Scott and their daughters, Emme and Bess, both proud Evergreen campers.
Scott Brody - Director Emeritus
Scott Brody has been a Camp Director, a camp Founder and an ACA Volunteer Leader for over thirty years.
His journey started as a camper at Camps Kenwood & Evergreen, where he discovered his strengths, built lasting friendships, and learned how to be a teammate, friend, and leader. He returned to K&E as a Bunk Counselor and in the years that followed served as a Unit Leader, Head Counselor, and Assistant Director. At 21, Scott told his mentors, Arthur and Judy Sharenow, that one day he hoped to direct Kenwood & Evergreen. Together, they helped make that dream a reality and Scott owned and directed K&E for thirty years. He continues there as Director Emeritus and mentor to K&E’s new leader, Jack Schott.
Beyond K&E, Scott is also the Founder of Everwood Day Camp in Sharon, MA and the manager of Camp Sewataro in Massachusetts. His impact on camping extends far beyond his own programs.
Scott served on the ACA National Board for 15 years, culminating in his service as the National Board Chair during the COVID crisis. He led ACA’s engagement in Washington, DC along with ACA’s incredible professional team, resulting in the creation of the “Field Guide” which helped camps to reopen and operate during the crisis. Equally importantly, Scott and other ACA volunteer leaders and professional staff helped to secure billions of dollars in direct aid to camps by advocating for essential changes to the Paycheck Protection Program, which did not provide aid to camps as initially drafted.
Scott’s work in DC continues as ACA’s Government Affairs Co-Chair, leading our team of advocates and champions in Washington. He is helping to create the first-ever “Camp Caucus” on Capitol Hill and serves as our liaison to the US Department of State and other federal agencies. He has represented the camp profession in Congress and the White House, led Congressional Briefings, and served as an Executive Board member of the Partnership for 21st Century Learning, as well as an Executive Board Member of the Foundation for Jewish Camp.
Scott is also an educator and thought leader, authoring the award-winning Camping Magazine article “Teaching the Skills that Children Need to Succeed.” He is a graduate of UC Berkeley and earned his Juris Doctor from Boston College Law School in 1990. He is the father of AJ Brody, who majors in cybersecurity at Champlain College in VT.
Sue Whalen - Director of Facilities Operations
Sue started at K&E as a seasonal bus driver and has worked her way up over 15 summers to Director of Facilities Operations. She brings 22 years of experience across camps and beyond.
A New Hampshire native living just five miles from camp in Andover, Sue holds a Bachelor’s in Education plus associates degrees in psychology and safety studies.
What she loves most about camp is how everyone works as a team to help each other and campers year-round. Her favorite camp moment? Opening day smiles when campers step off the bus.
Sue is married to her wife Sue (yes, Sue squared). Together they enjoy a little art, hanging with their animals, and checking in on friends.
Kind, compassionate, fun, and delightfully silly, Sue once bought 700,000 sports cards and lives by one principle: bring your best self wherever you go.
Violet Piper - Program Director
Violet joined K&E as a CCA Fellow and quickly became an essential part of the leadership team, now serving as Program Director.
With a background in astrophysics (BA) and creative publishing and critical journalism (MA), she brings a rare blend of creative problem-solving, empathy, and a deep love for art, science, and learning.
Violet grew up at a YMCA sleepaway camp in Connecticut and attended performing arts high school. She once flew a Cessna 172 at aerospace camp in Daytona Beach and still loves high ropes and jumping off things.
What Violet loves most about camp is watching kids develop social-emotional skills. Her favorite moments include Lip Sync Night, after-dinner free play in the Hollow, milk and cookies, and the trip to Belle Island.
Pragmatic, visionary, and passionate, Violet lives by one belief: the real world doesn’t ask children what they think often enough. She wants campers to leave with lifelong friendships, inspired to try new things, and in a fulfilled flow state.
Jacki & Bob Mitchell - Directors Emeritus
Jacki and Bob Mitchell have dedicated over 70 combined summers to Kenwood & Evergreen, building a legacy of athletic excellence and genuine care for campers.
Jacki joined the camp family at age 5 and spent 40+ years as a camper, counselor, unit leader, Athletic Director, and Associate Director of Evergreen. A Division 1 lacrosse player at Loyola, Maryland (#3 nationally), she earned her B.A. from Loyola and J.D. from Hofstra Law School. Her greatest strength has always been motivating girls to believe in themselves and try their hardest, both on and off the field.
Bob arrived in 1990 when Jacki introduced him to camp, and he immediately fell in love. Over nearly 30 summers, he served 19 years as Kenwood’s Athletic Director and eventually oversaw athletics for both camps. A men’s national championship softball player himself, Bob brought competitive spirit and deep sports knowledge to every program.
Together, the Mitchells shaped generations of campers, building confidence through athletics and creating a culture of effort, belief, and joy.
