At Future Stars, we take pride in our staff and feel it sets us apart from many others in the camp industry. Our Leadership team brings vast experience working with children, administrating camp programs and procedures, and communicating with parents and families. Our programs are staffed by Coaches, Teachers, Instructors, and Student-Athletes who share a passion for working with children and have experience and know-how in their respective fields.
John Mees:
After serving as site-director of the Southampton location for 10 years, John decided to move closer to home and launch our St. Joseph's site. After growing St. Joe's into a successful location, John set his sights on Brentwood to do the same. John is passionate about education and summer camp. He believes that sports and academics have the potential to bring out the best (or worst) in each of us. With that in mind, John designed and implemented the character-development curriculum inherent in all program offerings at St. Joe's.
John has taught honors Spanish at Mount Sinai High School for the past 14 years. In addition to his classroom duties, John also coaches all three seasons comprising boys varsity golf, girls varsity basketball, and girls varsity golf. He has coached numerous league champions and all-state performers in golf, and helped lead the girls varsity basketball to Mt. Sinai's first Suffolk County title in 2017 and another in 2019.
Jordan Snider:
Jordan has seen the camps from the perspective of being a camper when growing up. He graduated from Rollins College with a BA in Psychology, and also has an MBA from the Stern School of Business, NYU. Jordan’s college tennis team won an NCAA National Tennis Championship during his tenure and was always top 4 in the nation. Currently, Jordan is Head Tennis Coach at Purchase College where he was named 2019 Conference Co-Coach of the Year. Additionally, he is President of Briarcliff Youth Soccer Club and coaches youth soccer, basketball, and baseball. Jordan met his wife Julie at Future Stars many years ago. Now their children, Emily and Eli, join Jordan at camp each summer soaking up all that the camp has to offer.
Chris Griffin:
Throughout his childhood, Chris attended soccer and tennis camp at the Purchase College location. He graduated from Quinnipiac University with a BA in Finance. Chris played Division 1 lacrosse and was selected as a New England Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association Senior Scholar-Athlete. One of four, outside the IVY League. From working maintenance during his college years, to Lacrosse Director and Assistant Site Director, at both the Farmingdale and Old Westbury locations, Chris knows camp from all perspectives. Chris has coached youth lacrosse and also helped oversee our indoor turf facility, Future Stars Southampton, in it's opening years.
