Danny Robinow
Chef
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drobinow@urj.org
Danny is thrilled to return to URJ Camp Newman, for the first time since 2017, this time in the capacity of Chef Manager. Danny first attended Newman as a camper and then moved up through staff position before attending culinary school and beginning his career in food. He has cooked for every type of operation imaginable, from fine dining restaurants to movie/TV productions.
Ethan Hobbs
Hospitality Coordinator
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Ethan started at Newman as a camper in 2010 and has been involved ever since. He has performed several different summer roles and has been a part of the year-round site team since 2022. Ethan is a certified California Naturalist and loves to spend time outdoors birdwatching and identifying plants and mushrooms. He is excited to welcome you to our beautiful site and create magical moments of joy in nature.
Gabby Sandman
Retreat Host
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Gabby Sandman has been apart of the URJ Camp Newman family since 2009 as a camper and has become apart of the site team since 2021. In her role as retreat host she hopes to make everyone feel welcome and has a genuine passion for going above and beyond to create memorable experience’s for our guests. Outside of camp she enjoys going to music festivals and spends most if not all her time hanging with her dogs, Jackaroe and Mushu.
Lindsay Zenker
Assistant Director, Retreat Services & Site Operations
Martee Fischman
Retreat Center Director
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Martee has been working on the full-time team for Camp Newman since 2017 and is excited to be transitioning into her new role as the Retreat Center Director. In this role, she will oversee the year-round business at our Porter Creek home. She is excited to combine her passion for hospitality and camping to create unique and exceptional experiences for all who visit our site.
Matt Ghan
Assistant Director of Retreat Services
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mghan@urj.org
Matthew is very excited to join the full time team as he started his camp journey as a camp. He is originally from San Jose and attended Chapman University studying Communications Studies. Prior to this role, Matt served on the URJ’s Camping & Immersives team supporting all of youth programs, including camps, NFTY and Israel programs. In his free time he enjoys cooking and traveling.
Osmar Palafox
Facilities Manager
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Osmar has been part of the camp community since 2006 when he joined the maintenance team and, as of 2020, serves as the Facilities Manager. For almost two decades Osmar has cared for the buildings and grounds at camp as if they were his own. He also assists in construction projects, working with lay leaders as well as architects and builders. When not at camp, Osmar can be found working on side projects and spending quality time with his family.