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Ari Ackerman
Founder & Chief Executive Officer

Like many former campers, Ari never outgrew his love of the camping industry. As a career camper, Ari spent many memorable summers at Camp Winaukee in Lake Winnapasaukee, NH and at Camp Mohawk in White Plains, NY. His twelve year career reached its apex when, as color war captain, he lead his dominant blue team to a landslide victory. Ari hopes that Bunk1.com will serve as means to give back to an industry that gave so much to him.

At Bunk1, Ari is responsible for the company's growth, strategic development and overall management. He graduated with honors from the J.L. Kellogg Graduate School of Management with concentrations in marketing, finance, and entrepreneurship. His background includes product management with the Sunny Delight brand at Procter & Gamble, and with the Marketing department of HFS (now Cendant corporation). Additionally, he worked on Capitol Hill for the Banking and Financial Services Committee.

With baby-soft hands, cheetah-like instincts and a swing that would make Donnie Baseball jealous, Ari, Bunk1's third baseman, is the cornerstone of our softball team. In what only can be considered an egregious oversight, Ari just narrowly missed getting voted onto baseball's all-century team. We can only hope that the voting committee won't make the same mistake twice.

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David Gomberg
Chief Web Officer

David took a less traditional summer camp route, choosing to explore a variety of camps rather than sticking with one. He spent a total of twelve summers attending six different camps, finishing his career as a counselor at Boys Harbor in Long Island, NY.

David's responsibilities at Bunk1 include overseeing the overall production of the Bunk1.com site. He focuses on site usability, content, and functionality, relying greatly on his experience working in creative/youth markets. After graduating from Duke University, David worked at Nextoy, a toy development company specializing in the placement of new concepts into the children's product industry. While working at Nextoy, David co-authored three books geared towards the Gen Y/Gen X markets: 'Would You Rather…?' (Penguin 1997), 'Would You Rather 2: Electric Boogaloo' (Penguin 1999), and 'Do Unto Others: Over 1000 Hilarious Ways to Screw with People's Heads' (St. Martin's Press 2000).

Due to chronic bad knees, David serves as Bunk1's 1st baseman. While not the most agile player on the field, his consistency and even-keel temperament make David an asset both on the field and in the clubhouse.

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Andrew Ackerman (no relation to Ari)
Chief Operating Officer

Andrew was a camper for eight fantastic summers, attending Camp Ramah in Nyack, NY, Camp Hillel, Camp Moshava and Camp Morasha. He also worked (if you call it that) enthusiastically as a lifeguard at Camp Ramah and at Camp Lavi.

Andrew has been charged with the demanding task of managing all aspects of Bunk1's operations. Andrew graduated Beta Gamma Sigma from the University of Chicago's Graduate School of Business with concentrations in Production and Operations Management. Upon graduating, he worked for four years at Booz, Allen & Hamilton in the Operations and Management group. After leaving Booz, Andrew went to work for Kaplan Test Prep Online where he introduced new internet-based test preparation products, established their affiliate program, and helped manage the selection of new technology vendors.

Despite its intrusion on his otherwise sedentary lifestyle, Andrew is occasionally coaxed onto the softball field. When he does play, he shows a surprising grace with the leather and a swing that belies secret trips to the batting cages.

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Jacob Zlotoff
Director of Client Development

Put simply, Jacob was born to be part of the camp world: he has the distinction of having parents who originally met as summer camp sweethearts. Jacob brings a wide variety of camping experience to Bunk1.com, having been a camper or counselor at day camps, day and residence sports camps, and long-term sleep-away camps. Highlights include Tumbleweed Day Camp, No. 1 Goalkeeper Camps, and UAHC Camp Swig. More recently, Jacob was a program director at UAHC Camp Newman and President of NFTY.

As Bunk1's Director of Client Development, Jacob is responsible for overseeing the development and maintenance of relationships with camps, camp owners/directors, and camp organizations. Additionally, Jacob is responsible for creating and implementing Bunk1's marketing programs. Jacob is a California native, originally from Santa Monica, CA. He is graduate of Haverford College, with experience in the public policy arena, including a stint at the White House.

Jacob, our pitcher, has devastated opposition all season long with a nasty mix of lobs and semi-lobs. What Jacob lacks in upper body strength, he more than makes up for with gargantuan legs, a seemingly endless pool of energy, a consistently level swing, and a well-rehearsed swagger.

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Ed Metzendorf
Director of Sales

Ed attended camp for 10 meaningful summers, running the gamut from day camp and tennis camp to residential camps (Camp Wildwood in Bridgton, ME and Camp Androscoggin in Wayne, ME). Ed's love of camping led him to spending his summers directing tennis programs at Camp Pinecliffe and Gordon Kent's New England Tennis Camp. After graduating from Connecticut College, Ed spent four years as a Director of Westcoast Connection Travel Camp. At Westcoast Connection Ed created, directed and supervised Westcoast Connection's Golf and Tennis Division. Additionally, he was involved in all aspects of tour member recruiting and staff hiring.

As Director of Sales at Bunk1.com, Ed oversees all aspects of the sales program and is integral to Bunk1's marketing efforts. Additionally, Ed works closely with Jacob helping to develop and maintain relationships with Camps and Camp Owners/Directors.

While Ed came on board too late for softball season, he has shown surprising grace and prowess on the hoops court. Ed, with his quick hands, soft touch, and almost-implausible court sense, holds, until this very day, the Dwight School scoring record with 62 points in one game. Additionally, he won 7 intramural championships and likes to tell us about it.

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Jennifer Burgess
Senior Camp Liason

Born and raised in Greenville, SC, Jennifer was a camper for 8 summers at Camp Crestridge for Girls in Ridgecrest, NC where she was very active in the camp choir and drama department. During her final summer, she ended her camping career with a bang by leading her Sock War team, the ever-ferocious “Tweety Birds,” to victory. Known as “Waspers” for having the sweet blood that seems to attract bees from neighboring towns, Jenn swears she got stung about every 3 days!

Jenn is a lot more than just another southern damsel with a sultry accent. She serves as the Senior Camp Liason of Bunk1; her responsibilities include maintaining relationships with camps, communicating client needs to the tech department and developing new programs to strengthen client interest. Jenn doubles as Chief Technology Officer for CampAlumni.com – where she determines the site’s functional requirements and manages accounts. Jennifer graduated from Clemson as a Marketing Major and French Minor (she can’t brag about it, but we can—she graduated with a 4.0).

Jennifer is an integral part of Bunk1’s quest for multi-sports dominance. She is relied upon to step it up whenever another female is needed to fill the “girl quota”—whether it’s on the softball field, dodgeball court or at the bowling lanes. When she plays softball she is the catcher… in name only. Perhaps should just stick to choir and drama!