Meet our year round staff!
Lori Stark, Director
director@ramahday.com
Born and raised in upstate New York, Lori spent many summers at Camp Ramah in New England as a camper, counselor and Rosh Aidah (unit head). Upon graduation from Rutgers College, Lori taught for several years at the Solomon Schechter Day School in Newton, MA. She later earned a Masters Degree in History from Carnegie Mellon University. In Chicago, before becoming the Director of Ramah Day Camp, Lori helped start the Board of Jewish Education’s Marshall Jewish Learning Center. She has also taught at the Florence Melton Adult Mini-School. As her own children matured, Lori developed a wealth of material for young children’s Shabbat programs and has given numerous presentations on how to run a Tot Shabbat program. Camp provides Lori with the perfect opportunity to share her love of Judaism.
Benji Bearman, Chief Operating Officer
bizmgr@ramahday.com
Benji Bearman is the Chief Operating Officer of Ramah Day Camp and Camp Ramah in Wisconsin. In this capacity, Benji is responsible for the finances, camper scholarships, year-round operations and corporate governance of the camp. He also oversees maintenance and construction projects. Benji was previously the Director of Youth Activities for the Mid-Continent Region of United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism for eight years. He is a graduate of the University of Minnesota with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Speech Communications. A former camper, counselor, Rosh Aidah and fieldworker at Camp Ramah in Wisconsin, Benji has been associated with Camp Ramah since 1989. Benji lives in Skokie with his wife, Faye, their daughter, Mia, and their son, Leo.
