April 30, 2024

Letter from the Conference Council of the Illinois South Conference

Much has happened in the last few months. In March, we said goodbye to Noah McCarn, our most recent Executive Director, and we continued to search for the right leadership fit for DuBois Center for the interim period. As we shared in a Conference-wide letter in February, we contracted Kaleidoscope Inc., a team of professional consultants and planners who know and are passionate about camps, retreat centers, and outdoor centers, to staff our search process to find the right transitional leadership for DuBois Center.

On our behalf, Kaleidoscope networked and screened candidates based on the materials we provided.  After posting the position nationwide, they received resumes of applicants. They spoke to candidates on the telephone, conducted interviews, and checked references.

The Executive Committee of the Conference, entrusted with final interviewing, met with Kaleidoscope several times to review the applicants’ materials and their notes and recommendations based on their experience of the changing landscape of the camping world.  After doing their due diligence based on the candidates they identified as final candidates, and after much prayer, conversation, and discernment, the Executive Committee presented their surprising final recommendation to the Conference Council, which was unanimously affirmed. CLICK TO READ LETTER IN ITS ENTIRETY