This month, dive in and get to know Theresa! Theresa has worked with OMK for 17 years and is a huge advocate for healthy living. Meet the master of the smoothie  bike – Theresa Ferrari.

What is your role with OMK?

I’m the overall project director for OMK.

How long have you been involved with OMK?

I have been involved with OMK since the start – our first camp was in 2005.

What does a day of work look like for you?

There are no two days that are exactly the same for me, which keeps life interesting. These days, I might be working at home or in person, on campus or out and about. I’m a faculty member at OSU, so I’m involved with more than OMK. I spend my time meeting with people – it could be graduate students working on their research or committees of co-workers working on a project. I also spend time on my own, reading, writing, or preparing for presentations. Some days it’s big picture stuff, other days lots of nitty-gritty details.

Do you have a military connection?

My dad was in the Army Air Corps in WWII and later in the Army Reserve. But that was before I was born. I’m old, but not that old.

What is one of your favorite camp memories?

After so many years, it’s hard to pick just one favorite camp memory. Overall, my favorite part is seeing campers having fun and coming back year after year. And then seeing campers come back as camp counselors. I remember one time when campers had just arrived on the island, and everyone was waiting around on the dock to get to camp. Without being told to do so, a first-year counselor stepped up and engaged the group in singing camp songs. Those are happy moments for a camp director.

How do you hope to make the program even better?

I think the best thing I could do at this point in my career is to ensure that OMK is sustainable when I’m not around.