Meet our Full-Time Staff

President

Antonia (she/her) will be serving as the President. Antonia has lived eleven summers at Buck’s Rock, beginning as a camper and evolving from counselor-in-training (CIT) into counselor and finally now President. She credits Buck’s Rock with shaping and defining her life. The unique philosophy of Buck’s Rock opened her up to incomparable opportunities and freedom, and set her up with skills and competencies that carried her into and through her degree in Furniture from Rhode Island School of Design. Buck’s Rock gave her an advantage in life! This is why it is important to her to find a way to make Buck’s Rock more accessible, casting the net of this extraordinary opportunity to a broader and more diverse group of campers.

Antonia Steinberg

Scott Kraiterman

Camp Director

Scott Kraiterman (he/him), our current Camp Director, has been a member of the Buck’s Rock community since 1995. Starting at twelve years old, he attended Buck’s Rock for four summers as a camper and one as a CIT in the PASS shop in 1999. Scott returned in 2002 to work as a JC in the Metals shop, and has since spent every summer at Buck’s Rock as staff. After working five summers in Metals, Scott continued on as the Athletics Coordinator, CIT Guidance Counselor, Assistant Director, and ultimately Camp Director from 2017 to the present. In the off season, as an undergraduate at The George Washington University, Scott pursued the field of psychology, which he directly attributes to his confidence gained as a camper at Buck’s Rock. He earned his doctorate in clinical and school psychology at Rutgers University in 2015, and now works as a school psychologist and therapist in a self-contained therapeutic and behavioral disabilities school in Piscataway, New Jersey. He has also provided counseling and therapeutic services to the district’s youth residents at a mental health clinic in the township’s high school. Buck’s Rock is Scott’s home, and his love for its community and history, its mission and values, and its future has shaped every step of his life. Buck’s Rock has provided for him, as it has for thousands over the years, a place to feel safe and valued as a child, then connected and unbound as an adolescent, and finally the opportunity to provide that space for the next generation of campers as an adult. As our director, he hopes to be able to continue to grow in that role for years to come.

Alex Huber-Weiss

Development Director

Alex (she/her) is so thrilled to be working at Buck’s Rock full-time. She was a camper, Counselor-in-Training, Counselor, and Weaving Head of Shop at Buck’s Rock, and credits the camp with instilling in her a love of teaching and a deep appreciation for the arts. She is dedicated to making the arts accessible to as many teenagers as possible. She has worked in numerous educational settings, including boarding school, charter school, after school, and museums. Her goal is to help more folks discover their own passions and paths in the magical place known as Buck’s Rock. Alex has her BA in Studio Art, Education, and Art History from Swarthmore College, and her MA in Arts Administration from Teachers College, Columbia University. If you are interested in talking about marketing Buck’s Rock or you want to make a donation, you can reach Alex here.

Lizzie Araujo Haller

Director of Operations

Lizzie Araujo-Haller (she/her) is a Rhode Island native by way of Co-op City in the Bronx. Her work has been centered on the arts. Her specialty is helping to support safe spaces for artists to thrive. Her entire career has been spent working in communities with artists. She has worked with artists of all ages, mediums, and platforms and done all manner of work, including, but not limited to: on-the-ground operations, budgeting, staff management, and organizing. Throughout all these iterations, she is guided by her values of kindness, access, belonging, and of course, her favorite, radical joy. 

As an artist and as an arts administrator she has collaborated on creative projects both large and small. But no matter the size, all these projects have a significant impact on those who take part in the creation. She believes that the journey and process of creating are as important as the work itself. Through her work she has found that access for all people to experience joy together in a common public space is a part of a holistic approach to human and community resiliency. Lizzie believes that the quest for true peace requires a safe, powerful, and nimble creative community.

Bev Canepari

Administrative Director

Bev (she/her) has worked for Buck’s Rock since 1992 when she first came over from Scotland to work in the kitchen. It was the best summer of her life so she stayed on for another 30 years and counting! The majority of her Buck’s Rock years have been administrative; amongst other things, helping thousands of parents enroll their campers and navigate all those forms. She loves to witness the magical effect Buck’s Rock has on new campers and staff every year! 

When she’s not Buck’s Rocking, she’s co-founding “Unlocking Connecticut” with her blog partner Lora. If you need recommendations for the best gems to visit in CT, give a follow on Instagram @UnlockingConneticut.