Camp Leadership & Staff

Heath Levine- Owner/Director

Heath is a lifelong camper and experienced educator. He has been working at day camps on Long Island since 1995. He’s been in a leadership role at camp since 2001 and became a full time camp professional after teaching elementary school for 10 years. Heath has a Masters in Elementary Education from Long Island University and a degree in Chemistry from Union College.

Heath’s passion is for creating a camp program and culture where all children (and staff) take risks, explore interests, make friends and discover who they want to be. He is an active member of the American Camp Association as a standards visitor in the accreditation process of camps. Heath also regularly attends and participates in industry events and conferences in order to find ways to further improve the camp experience.

Heath met his wife Lauren while working together at camp. They have two daughters, one on staff and one camper. Heath can be reached at heath@shibleydaycamp.com and loves talking to new families, current families, alumni, staff and ANYONE who wants to discuss camp (or Star Wars or Rock n’ Roll or the Mets, Islanders, Jets…).

Randi Chase- Associate Director/Senior Camp Director

Randi Chase joined the Shibley family in 1994 as a specialist at the camp’s Sports Complex. The following year Randi was promoted to Group Leader and she hasn’t looked back!  Randi joined the Shibley full-time team in 2016.

Randi received a Bachelor of Science degree from Cornell University, where she played on the Varsity Basketball team and served as Student Director of the Cornell Intramural Athletic program. Randi went on to study the field of Sports Management at St. John’s University.

Shibley has become a second home for Randi, where her three children spent their summers as campers and counselors. Randi has maintained lasting friendships with her campers and their families, and considers the staff extended family. Spending summers with Shibley campers is not a job to Randi – it is her passion!

Danny Moses- Director of Operations

Danny Moses started at Shibley in summer 2018 and joined the full-time team after summer 2019. Danny is responsible for making sure everything at camp is running smoothly behind the scenes. He oversees our facility staff, dining room operations and a whole lot more! Need anything…call for Danny…especially more snacks!

Danny has worked in the camp industry at a few camps on Long Island and on the tech side with one of the industry’s leading database/management system providers. He has also taught Hebrew school.

Danny lives in Port Washington with his wife Rebecca and their children Ben and Hannah. When not at camp, he enjoys cooking, skiing, and spending quality time with his family.

Hayley Burrows- Junior Camp Director

Hayley Burrows, our Junior Camp Director, joined our full time team in 2021. Hayley started at Shibley as a group leader (and parent) in 2019 and was promoted to Junior Camp Director after showing her passion for creating a safe, nurturing and developmentally appropriate program for our youngest campers.

She has a degree in Early Childhood Education and previous camp (camper, specialist, leadership, office) and teaching experience. Hayley will continue to direct Junior Camp and will now also support the full-time team in all facets of camp operations and administration throughout the off-season.

Melissa Slansky- Assistant Junior Camp Director/Off-season Program Coordinator

As a child, Melissa enjoyed her summers at day camp and sleepaway camp. She’s worked at camps since she was a teenager and joined our team at Shibley in 2019 as a Group Leader. Melissa was welcomed onto the leadership team as Assistant Junior Camp Director for Summer 2022 and took on the additional full-time role of Off-Season Program Coordinator in 2023.

Melissa attributes her success as a leader to the open communication that she’s had with the leadership team, staff, and camp families. Prior to joining our Shibley family, Melissa earned her master’s in Social Work. As a social worker, she dedicated her time to working with children.

Fun fact… Melissa met her husband at camp and has four children of her own. She feels most rewarded when a child discovers something new that they love. “Seeing that joy of discovery and adventure in a child’s eyes is my greatest passion. I love getting to know each child and meeting their individual needs to make their summers at camp a wonderful success!”

Robert Kulchin- Director of Administration & Transportation

Robert Kulchin has been a part of Shibley Day Camp his entire life. He grew up at camp and worked many seasons at Shibley while going to school. He went on to earn his undergraduate degree in business administration from Adelphi University and his law degree from Hofstra Law School. Add to the credits above Bob’s instincts for working with children and it’s easy to see why he figures so importantly in so many areas at camp.

Equally adapted to sports programs as he is to office administration, Bob has worked as a counselor, sports specialist, swim instructor, group leader and administrator. When not performing functions like these, he lends his business expertise to all facets of Shibley’s administrative agenda. The two most-often heard words in the busy month before camp begins each year are, “Ask Bob!” Our multi-talented head of administration can handle it all – and does, year after year.

Dan Cox Jr. – Caretaker

Dan Cox is our caretaker and lives on our grounds all year round. He has been part of our maintenance team since summer 2018.  Dan is responsible for the upkeep of our facility and focuses on making sure we have beautiful fields, clean (and safe) activity areas, and healthy trees to give us shade. He (and his canine assistant Logan) keep the camp secure throughout the year with regular security checks. He is also responsible for finding and caring for our growing family of tortoises housed at Science & Nature.

In the fall his crew is very busy blowing and collecting the leaves from all of our trees, which are a big part of the charm of the property. During the winter months, when it’s too cold to work outside, Dan is hard at work on a variety of projects to improve our indoor facilities. Once it’s spring, Dan leads the crew in getting camp ready for the campers and staff to arrive in late June.  When not at work, Danny enjoys working with animals, and cooking (especially BBQ).  He is a new father  and is greatly enjoying learning the ropes of parenting.

Kevin Viveiros – Facility Manager

Kevin Viveiros joined the full-time team as Facility Manager in November  2022. Kevin’s professional background is in the Building Trades and Renovation industry where he has worked since the early 2000s. He ran his own home improvement company for many years after working as a building superintendent and maintenance technician.  He has recently worked on a movie set as head of the Art department. His responsibilities included designing sets, furniture and props for the production.

Kevin will focus on the upkeep and enhancement of our buildings and physical infrastructure. When not working, Kevin spends his free time playing drums with a few local bands. He also writes, arranges and produces music. Kevin loves nature and the coastline.

Summer Staff

Shibley summer staff are hired and trained through a rigorous process which includes personal interviews with directors, background checks, required reference checks and extensive training. We hire excellent teachers, coaches, parents & students who love to work with children and are passionate about providing them with an outstanding camp experience. Many staff members began at Shibley as young campers and/or have worked on staff for 15+ years!

READ MORE ABOUT OUR STAFF HERE