Leadership Team Staff

Alexis Levi Leadership Team (Fitness Coordinator)

Hi everyone! My name is Alexis Levi and I am from Hendersonville, North Carolina. I attend Wingate University where I am double majoring in Community and Commercial Recreation & Sociology. After graduating from Wingate, I would like to purse a master’s degree in Recreational Programming and Management. In my free time I enjoy working out and spending times with friends and family. My favorite workout classes that I teach include cycle, aquatic HIIT, and yoga. I’m super excited to bring my fitness knowledge and experience to camp this summer and can’t wait to meet everyone!

Anna Wilhelm Leadership Team (Adventure Director)

Hello! My name is Anna Wilhelm and I live here in Hendersonville. I'm a third grade teacher, but during the summer I lead backpacking and music! I spend a lot of my free time riding my bike and relaxing on my porch. I have two sweet cats named Carl and Hammond. My three favorite hikes all start with the letter P. Join me this summer and I will take you on some of them!

Claire Wadman Leadership Team (Specialty Arts and Crafts Coordinator)

Hey y'all, I'm Claire Wadman, I am from Virginia, but have been living in South Africa the last 6 months. I love kids, traveling, pottery and spending time with friends and family. This is my 4th summer working at TAW, and I am super excited to be the Specialty Arts and Crafts Coordinator. I am looking forward to seeing you all and having another great summer at camp.

Harriet Morton Leadership Team (Equestrian Director)

Harriet B Morton is a long-time horsewoman. She started interacting with horses when she was 4 and got her first pony when she was 8. She was fortunate to live in the country on an old farm. A few college students kept their horses there and taught her about riding and horses. Thus, her love of horses was born. 

Harriet taught lessons, trained and showed horses and worked at camps during her high school and college years. She attended veterinary college for almost 3 years before deciding she wanted to work with horses and kid’s full time. Harriet started her own riding, boarding and training business when she was 25. 8 years later, she and her parents and husband moved the business to 42 acres in Abbeville, SC. They cleared and built pastures, barns and rings.

In 2018, Harriet “retired” from the horse business. The farm was sold, Harriet and her husband moved to Brevard, NC in 2021, where she focuses on her art business and volunteering for several organizations. Harriet has 2 daughters. Her oldest daughter is in the horse business and manages a stable in Aiken, SC. Her younger daughter is studying to be an equine vet tech. 

Harriet’s professional equine experiences span over three and a half decades and include:

• volunteering in the 4-H Horse Program
• studying Linda Tellington Jones’s Touch
• certifying as a CHA Master Instructor
• directing the riding program at Camp Illahee for 5 yrs
• certifying as a mental skills coach with Daniel Stewart
• becoming an Equine Gestalt Method Practitioner

Harriet believes horses play the greatest role as teacher and healers. She makes sure riders understand that horses are part of the team, not just an animal to ride. She considers learning about horses and horsemanship just as important, if not more, than riding.

Jen Sandoval Ramirez Leadership Team (Rocks and Ropes Coordinator)

Hello everyone! My name is Jenifer Sandoval Ramírez. I am from Bogotá, Colombia and I'm an English teacher in my country. I enjoy practicing all kind of sports but mostly soccer and basketball. I have practiced the first one for as long as I remember. I also love playing my guitar, listening to music and rewatching my fav TV shows. Here are some of my favorite things. Book: The fault in our stars; Movie: HSM3; Food: Colombian food; Music: RBD; TV shows: Grey's Anatomy, Glee, Friends & Once Upon A Time.

I can't wait to go to camp again this year for the third time. I also can't wait to see my dear campers and staff friends. We're going to have so much fun in rocks and ropes. These are for sure my favorite camp activities.

Mary Rodriguez Leadership Team (Activities Coordinator)

Hi! I'm Mary Rodríguez and I from Bogota, Colombia. I'm a social communicator and journalist by profession, but I'm more inclined to event organization and organizational communication. Music and dance are some things very important to me. I love listening to music, I feel that it is a fundamental part of my day-to-day life.

Rachel Handy Leadership Team (Trips Coordinator)

Hello everyone! I'm Rachel Handy and I am from Chickasha, Oklahoma. I currently teach 6th grade at Lincoln Elementary. I have a Masters in Business Administration, a BA in History and a minor in Sociology. A fun fact about me is that I love to try new things. It could just be a new food or a new adventure, I am up to trying it, at least once. I also love learning and teaching. My favorite song is Beautiful Mistakes and I love to read romance books. My favorite color is purple. I can't wait to meet everyone, and my summer adventure begins this year at camp with all of you!