VALUES

SUPPORT: Providing a safe and caring environment for young women to explore their strengths and possibilities, and to build confidence and a positive self-image.

PERSONAL ACCOUNTABILITY: Encouraging young women to live healthy lives by establishing a connection with the natural world and promoting healthy decisions.

MENTORSHIP: Creating opportunities for young women to build long-lasting networks through trusted mentoring relationships and empowering connections with other young women.

INTEGRITY: Sustaining a passionate organization that celebrates its historical origins and embraces diversity, inclusion, transparency, and community connection.

ACCEPTANCE: We support all of our Circle participants, unconditionally, however they may wish to express or identify.

Circle's Policy

About Us: Who We Are

VISION

Self reliant young women, confidently engaged in their community and living to their full potential.

About Us: Welcome

HISTORY

Circle Program was founded in 1993 by the trustees and camp director of Camp Onaway, a camp for girls on Newfound Lake in Hebron, New Hampshire. They wanted to create a summer camp program for socially and economically disadvantaged New Hampshire girls, but recognized the fact that just a few weeks at camp might not be enough to make a sustainable difference in the lives of the girls. They modeled Circle Program after the Mayhew Program for boys and combined residential summer camp with year-round, one-on-one mentoring.

Circle began as a "pilot program" with twenty-two girls. Currently, over eighty girls and teens are enrolled and they come from thirty-two towns throughout the Lakes Region. Circle Program is the only program of its kind serving girls in New Hampshire. It is also one of the only programs in the country that combines camp and mentoring, serving rural girls.

About Us: About Us

About Us: Meet the Team

MEET THE TEAM

BETH DEVER

Executive Director

Beth brings 30 years of nonproﬁt and education experience to Circle Program, having served in Executive Director and senior level positions for nonproﬁt youth and family serving organizations here in New Hampshire and Washington, D.C.

Beth grew up in Meredith, NH and raised her family in the Newfound Area. She enjoys boating on Newfound Lake, hiking in the White Mountains and singing around a campﬁre with friends. She loves to learn new things to enrich her life, and is currently learning how to operate a chain saw and heavy equipment while she and her family build a small family and friend camping area in Alexandria, NH.

She holds a B.S. in Parks and Recreation Administration with a specialization in Outdoor Education from the University of New Hampshire and recently completed her Certiﬁcation in

Nonproﬁt Administration through the NH Center for Nonproﬁts.

ELANA MIDURA

Assistant Director of Programs and Outreach

Born and raised in New Hampshire, Elana is a Plymouth State University alumni who graduated in 2019 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree. In addition to serving as Co- Director at Circle Camp Elana facilitates the arts and crafts activities. She believes in the many therapeutic benefits of art and that it is an excellent tool for self-expression and storytelling.

In her role as Program Director, Elana oversees referrals to Circle Program and the mentor-mentee matching process. She also works closely with the Program Coordinator to plan and implement effective and engaging programs and trainings for the mentors and mentees throughout the school year.

Elana also strives to create unique and exciting programming that introduces Circle participants to new experiences, opportunities for creativity, social-emotional development, embracing themselves as individuals, and to develop a strong sense of self- confidence.

In addition to being certified in Wilderness First Aid, CPR, and LEAD Camp Mental Health Certification, Elana continues her training and education in a variety of topics relevant to her work.

LIZ GRACE

Office Manager

Liz Grace, MS, has been with Circle Program as the Office Manager since late 2019. In addition to working with Circle Program, Liz is a custom furniture maker and has shared her skills with Circle program by teaching the woodworking classes at camp.

FOX SMITH

Program Support Specialist

My name is Fox Smith and I am extremely excited to have returned to Circle as the Program Support Specialist working with our new Director of Programs and Camp. I help organize and implement the activities for all of our girls/youth and teens. Over the last 20 years I have held many positions with Circle including Teen Program and Camp Director plus developing the TAP (Teen Adventure Program) program for our high school teens. I also continue to enjoy mentoring several of the girls/youth and teens.

LISA GRANT

Mentor Support Specialist

Lisa is happy to be here with Circle helping to assist and support the Mentors. Being a Mentor herself and a supporter of the Circle Program for many years, she is looking forward to organizing training and education for the mentors and staff here at Circle.

Prior to joining Circle she recently retired from her career in Real Estate, where she specialized in Vacation Rentals and Property Management for 30 years.

In her spare time, she enjoys hiking with her family and dogs, reading, making jewelry and cooking.