SCOTT BRODY
Director Emeritus, Camps Kenwood & Evergreen, ACA Government Affairs Chair
Scott Brody is Director Emeritus of Camps Kenwood & Evergreen in Wilmot, New Hampshire, where his connection to camp spans a full circle arc, starting as a camper, returning as staff, and ultimately stepping into camp leadership. Over more than three decades as a camp director, Scott has focused on building high-impact camp communities that develop confidence, character, and real-world skills in young people.
Beyond his work at K&E, Scott is a national voice for the camp profession through the American Camp Association, serving as ACA’s Government Affairs Chair, and helping lead the organization’s advocacy efforts in DC. He also served as ACA National Board Chair during the COVID era, supporting camps’ safe reopening and representing the field at a time when policy and public perception mattered enormously.
International Staffing: Where We’ve Been, Where We Are, and Where We’re Headed
Breakout Block Three: Tuesday/8:15am
International staffing has always been part logistics, part culture, and part leap of faith. In this critical session, Scott Brody will map the J-1 and international staffing landscape as it’s evolved for camps, what’s different now, and what signals to watchh heading into upcoming summers. We’ll look at the concerns camp owners/directors are feeling most: visa uncertainty and delays, rising costs, shifting policy and enforcement climate, and how those forces ripple into recruiting, staffing plans, and budgeting.
This will be a state-of-play conversation designed to help owners and directors make better decisions: what you can control, what you can’t, and how to build a staffing strategy that’s resilient regardless of the news cycle. Expect perspective from someone who works at the intersection of camp operations and national advocacy, plus time for attendee Q&A on the realities you’re seeing on the ground.
