DIRECTORS
Andy Brown, MSW
B. Andrew "Andy" Brown, MSW, is a life-long St. Louisan with a long-standing commitment to camping. A 1988 graduate of Fontbonne College in St. Louis, Andy received his MSW from the George Warren Brown School of Social Work at Washington University in St. Louis in 1992. After a brief stint at Youth Emergency Service, a University City-based shelter for troubled teens, Andy began his career in Jewish communal service. He was the assistant director at the St. Louis JCC's summer camp, Camp Sabra, and later the director of Camp Sydney R. Baer, the JCC's large day camp.
From 1996-2007, Andy worked as the executive director of Camp Livingston, the independent nonprofit Jewish camp serving kids from throughout the Midwest. Andy is married to the former Stephanie Zetcher, currently a teacher at United Hebrew Congregation, and is the father of four children: Dylan, a social work professional and Camp Manitowa Camp Director in Chicago, IL; Jake, a professional in New York, NY, Gaby a professional in New York, NY; and Lily, a BBYO Fellow and Camp Manitowa Program Director in New York, NY. Contact Andy at andy@campmanitowa.com.
Dan Grabel, MSW, MEd
Dan Grabel was born and raised in St. Louis, MO; moved to Knoxville, TN in 2013; and most recently to Denver, CO, in 2020. Dan has made a career working with children and young adults in a variety of settings. He has over 25 years of experience working in residential and day camp settings, including Goldman Union Camp Institute in Indianapolis, IN; Camp Sabra in the MO Ozarks; YMCA Camp Greenville in Greenville, NC; Camp Charles Pearlstein in Prescott, AZ; and Camp Livingston in Bennington, IN. Dan also has ten years of experience working in Illinois and Missouri public schools as a school social worker.
Dan obtained his BA at Indiana University, his MSW at Washington University in St. Louis, and MEd at the University of Missouri-St. Louis. Dan's wife, Dr. Lisa Reyes Mason, is on faculty at the University of Denver's Graduate School of Social Work, and his daughter Cora is a student at Thomas Jefferson Hight School. Contact Dan at dan@campmanitowa.com.
