Steve Steuerman | Phyllis Caruso | Herb Hyman and Fran Kohn

Steve Steuerman has been a part of the DeBaun family since 1977. He started as a counselor and soon became one of our supervisors. During his many years at Camp, Steve has supervised the craft areas, special events, fields, edited the camp newspaper and is presently serving as our supervisor in charge of Vehicles and Satety.

Steve recently retired from 37 years of service as a Science Teacher in the New York City school system. He and his lovely wife, Jan, live in the Oceanside community and have two children, jill and David, and a son-in-law, Roger. All have been campers and counselors at Camp Debaun. With much love and appreciation, we congratulate Steve for 25 wonderful years!

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Has it been 25 years?! Phyllis began working at Camp DeBaun in the summer of 1972, the first year the main pool opened. Phyllis began as a swim instructor/lifeguard and in 1975, after marrying her husband Mark (whom she met at Camp), she became supervisor. She worked 8 summers until 1983 when she had her first son, Michael, who is now a lifeguard here at Camp DeBaun. In 1985, Andrea came along (now a pool trainee) and in 1986, Phyllis returned to supervise the pool once again. She has been with us ever since. Her youngest son Brain was born in 1987 and is now a member of the Tomahawk group.

Phyllis has a B.S. in Mathematics from SUNY Albany and a M.A. in Education from Hofsta. She taught for 9 years in the valley Stream Central High School District, teaching Math and Science, before having her children. She now dedicates her time to volunteering: in her children's schools as a member of the PTA, teaching religious instruction for St. Raymond's Church and as a trustee of the Lynbrook Board of Education. As Camp DeBaun celebrates its 50^th Anniversary, it is with great love and appreciation that we congratulate Phyllis as she celebrates her 25^th!

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Herb Hyman and Fran Kohn - 1999

    And they said it wouldn't last! Little did Herb Hyman and Fran Kohn know, when they first walked through the gates so many years ago, that they would still be part of the Camp DeBaun family some 25 years later!
     Herb Hyman is our Head Counselor and Supervisor of the Boys' Camp. He first joined us as a counselor in 1974 and over the years, he and his family have made Camp DeBaun an important part of their lives.
    Herb has a B.A. degree in Psychology from American University, Washington D.C.,and an M.B.A. awarded from Adelphi University in Garden City. During the school year, Herb is employed by the Board of Education of New York City as a multi-media specialist and works as a pension consultant for the Teachers' Union.
    Fran Kohn, who began as a Junior Camp counselor back in 1974, has been our Junior Camp Supervisor for many years. Fran received her B.A. degree in teaching from Cortland State University and her Masters degree from Hofstra University. She has been a Kindergarten teacher at the Center Avenue Elementary School in East Rockaway, since September of 1982.
    With love and appreciation, we thank Herb and Fran for choosing to spend the last 25 camp seasons with us. Happy Anniversary to you both, and may we enjoy many more summers together!

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