Meet our Honorary Directors
Wenonah has been supported by many remarkable people in the years since it was founded. The Honorary Director position was established as a way to acknowledge a group of accomplished Summer Camp leaders who have given so freely of their time and expertise to the continuing evolution of the Wenonah experience.
Our Honorary Directors are, among other things, camp professionals, educators, entrepreneurs, and authors. They offer their leadership in various ways to Camp, and demonstrate an enduring commitment to the success of Wenonah. The Honorary Director designation formalizes a permanent connection for this special group to Camp.

Jane McCutcheon

Andy Rodford

Catherine Ross
Catherine was the Owner/Director of Camp Mi-A-Kon-Da for girls in Parry Sound, ON, from 1979-1998 with her husband George. She currently serves as a Board Member with Kids In Camp Charity. She has served as President of the Society of Camp Directors and as a Board Member with the Ontario Camps Association (OCA) and Canadian Camping Association (CCA). She is an Honorary Life Member with the OCA and past Chair of Eglinton St. George’s United Church in Toronto. “CR” is a recipient of the Dorothy Walter Award of Excellence from the OCA and Award of Excellence from the CCA. An accomplished writer, Catherine has authored several books on camping including How to Be a Camp Counsellor, Preparing for Camp (an Our Kids Media E-book), The Mi-A-Kon-Da Story, Tanamakoon: Where We Never Grow Old, and When the Wilderness Beckons: A Canoe Tripping Handbook. Catherine is a former junior high school teacher. She is mother to David, Andrea, Cheryl, and Neil, and grandmother to Makaila, Quintin, Ariella, Orly, Finley, Aidan and Amelia. A master canoeist, CR spends her spring, summer, and fall seasons on Lake Wah Wash Kesh near Parry Sound, and her winters travelling to sunny climates. Catherine authored Moments, Memories, Magic: The Wenonah Story (So Far!), the commemorative book celebrating Wenonah’s 20th season.

Eric Shendelman
Eric Shendelman was a Camp Director at Crestwood Valley Day Camp from 2005 – 2014 and 2020 – 2021, as well as director of Camp Arrowhead from 1997 – 2004 in Innisfil, Ontario. Eric is a Past President and former Standards Chair of the Ontario Camps Association.
Eric is a member of the Canadian Drowning Prevention Coalition and sits on a variety of committees that utilize his expertise in Aquatics, First Aid and Crisis Response. He continues to work with several summer camps helping to develop their aquatic, first aid and safety management programs. Eric is the owner of Shendy’s Swim and CPR Training Centres in Toronto, Ontario Canada (since 1992). He is a certified Lifesaving Society Instructor/trainer, Lifeguard Examiner/Trainer, First Aid Trainer, Safety Inspector and Auditor. Eric has helped draft policies with Ministry of Health representatives, the Canadian Camping Association and local school boards. Eric was also a Primary, Junior, and Intermediate school teacher who worked with the York Region District School Board over a 12-year period.