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Got questions? Want to send your camper mail? Need to keep up on social media? You’ve come to the right place.
Meet Your Reservation Director
Phil Barbash
Phil is excited to begin his 16th summer working on staff at Goshen Scout Reservation. It will also be his third year as the Director of Operations. Beforehand, he worked 10 summers at Camp Bowman, with the last three as the Camp Director. He has served in various positions including Ecology Instructor, First Year Camper Director, and Camp Commissioner.
Summer Main Office
Phone: (540) 817-3245
Program Contact
Phil Barbash, Reservation Director
Email: Philip.Barbash@Scouting.org
Registration Contact
Daley Howard, Summer Business Manager
Email: daleyhoward@mcps.org
Off Season Events Contact
Joel Jackson, Conservation & Off Season Events Manager
Email: Joel.Jackson@Scouting.org
Phone: (301) 214-9170
Hiring Contact
Matt Hanson, Assistant Reservation Director
Social Media
Summer Camp Post Office Contact
Phone (summer only): (540) 784-6329
Sending Mail
To send mail to a camper, please use the following format:
Recipient’s name, Pack/Troop/Team/Crew #
Camp _________
Goshen Scout Reservation
340 Millard Burke Memorial Hwy
Goshen, VA 24439
Meet Your Summer Business Manager
Daley Howard
Daley is a high school English teacher in Montgomery County, VA, and has been working for the Goshen Scout Reservation since 2014. Previously at Camp Bowman as the Shotgun Director, then the Program Director, she will be serving in the capacity of Business Manager for the GSR during the 2018 summer.
Meet Your Assistant Reservation Director
Matt Hanson
Matt is returning as Assistant Reservation Director for his eleventh summer. Before he moved up in the world, he spent nine years across multiple program areas and administrative positions at Camp Ross, including two as Camp Director. Other highlights include teaching in the Nature and Aquatics Areas, a decorated career as a First Aider, and multiple years working on both the Program and Facilities sides of the Administration.
Meet Your
Superintendent
Mike Jolly
Mike Jolly has been with Goshen for 24 summers as of 2018. He was originally hired on as an auto mechanic oh so long ago, and worked his way up the chain to become one of the finest Superintendents our operation has ever seen. His hobbies include hunting, fishing, and carpentry.
Meet Your Food Service Director
Drac Peyton
Drac is the living legend of Goshen Scout Reservation. As of 2018, he has worked down at Goshen for 44 consecutive summers. He has worked in a variety of positions on camp staff, but is now serving as our overall Director of Food Service. Previously, we had challenges with outside contractors for a food service operation of this magnitude. With Drac at the helm, we have seen 6 consecutive summers of fantastic quality and quality of our food. Way to go Drac!
Meet Your Conservation & Off Season Events Manager
Joel Jackson
Joel Jackson has previously served as the District Executive for Colonial District in the National Capital Area Council. He has also served many years in the military. His responsibilities for Goshen include anything and everything that fall into the off-season usage of the facility between the months of August and June. Feel free to contact him with any questions about renting our property.