Board of Directors

Shaun Barry - President

Shaun Barry has attended camp since completing first grade in 1976.  Since that time, he has participated as a camper, junior counselor, counselor, co-Director, and President of the Board of Directors. If you combine his many years of volunteering, he has spent over 1 year of his life at camp!  Shaun’s home parish is St. Catherine in Lancaster, SC.  At present, he, his wife Kristen, and their two daughters – Maggie and Kate -- reside in Rockville Centre, NY and are parishioners at St. Agnes Cathedral Parish.  Professionally, Shaun works for SAS Institute – a technology and analytics firm.  Shaun holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in American Studies from the University of Notre Dame (GO IRISH!) and a Master of Public Policy degree from Duke University.

Brendan Barry - Vice President

Brendan Barry has been affiliated with the camp for over 30 years.  He started as a camper, then as a counselor, and now serves on the Board of Directors.  Brendan and his family reside in Blythewood, SC.  They attend St. John Neumann Catholic Church in Columbia, SC.  All 4 of his children have attended or currently attend St.  John Neumann catholic school.  Brendan and his wife Francine (also a counselor for 2 years) have been married for over 20 years.  Brendan graduated from Belmont Abbey College in 1994 with a Bachelor of Science in Computer Information Systems.  He has been in the Information Technology field for over 20 years.  He currently works for Information Providers, where he is employed as a senior software developer.

Cindy Blaha

Cindy Blaha was in her third year of teaching, when she was asked to go to a camp she knew nothing about, in a state that she had only been to the beach.  She got to see God’s beauty in a totally new way.  Each year that she goes to Camp, she lets go of her need for control and goes with God.  She is willing to do anything that is asked of her at Camp.  Whether it is helping with Religion class, Arts & Crafts, or helping treat campers bug bites. She has been teaching for over twenty years, and Camp continues to be the high-light of her summers.  Cindy lives in Columbus, OH with her daughter Michaela and her dad. Her home parish is St. Agatha in Upper Arlington.  Cindy works for the Columbus City School District, where she is a Pre-Kindergarten teacher.  Cindy holds a Bachelors of Science from Xavier University, a Masters in Early Childhood Education from The Ohio State University.

Clare Freimuth - Treasurer

Clare Freimuth has attended the camp for over 20 years, both as a camper and a counselor.  Clare is the daughter of Jim and Judy Holt, both of whom are heavily involved in the success of the camp.  The Holt Family started attending the camp in the 1990s, when the Holt’s still lived in Lancaster, SC.  Clare has worked at BB&T Bank since 2011, where she met her husband Matt Freimuth, who she has been married to since 2015.  She is currently a Commercial Relationship Manager in the Greater Philadelphia area, after relocating in 2017 from Orlando, FL to Paoli, PA.  She is also involved in Big Brothers Big Sisters (where she serves as a Big Sister), Girl Scouts of Eastern Pennsylvania, and Upper Main Line YMCA (where she serves as a board member participating in the Finance Committee). Clare is passionate about helping children understand their potential, and specifically, getting younger girls to meet professionals in finance and other STEM career paths.

Father C. Alexander McDonald - Diocese of Charleston representative and Episcopal Moderator

Fr. C. Alexander ("Sandy") McDonald is a diocesan priest and Pastor at St. John Neumann Catholic Church in Columbia, SC.  He serves as the Episcopal Moderator for Camp -- a role in which he provides guidance on Church teaching and acts as liaison with the Diocese of Charleston.  Fr. Sandy spent much of his childhood in Camden, SC.  In his youth, he attended Camp as both a Camper and Counselor. Fr. Sandy has been a priest for almost 30 years since his ordination in 1992.  He has served in multiple parishes in the Diocese of Charleston, including St. Joseph in Columbia, St. Mary Help of Christians in Aiken, St. Anthony in Walterboro, Our Lady of Peace in North Augusta, and St. Andrew in Clemson.

Roxy Rosario Minnick

Roxy Rosario Minnick started at camp as a camper in the fourth grade and has continued as a counselor for many years. She has been a member of the board since 2014. Roxy is a graduate of Columbia College in Columbia, SC and has a bachelor’s degree in Child and Family Studies and Mathematics with a minor in Theatre. She currently works as a Logistics Engineer for Atlas Copco in Charlotte, NC. She also does private tutoring for math students from elementary aged students through adult college or GED students. Roxy is a Certified Child Life Specialist (CCLS). She completed her child life internship at Kidz First Children's Hospital in Auckland, New Zealand. Her home parish is Queen of the Apostles in Belmont, NC. Being involved with camp over the years was one of the first ways Roxy connected with her passion of helping children. She also met her husband, Matt Minnick, at camp. Her husband also serves on the Board of Directors. Roxy tries hard to be a morning person, and is always ready to help the kids “Rise and Shine.”

Missy Branch - Parent Representative & Camp Nurse

Missy's children have been attending camp for a decade, but she has only started attending herself in the past few years. She is a parishioner of St. Mary Catholic Church in Rock Hill, SC and is active with the High School youth group ministry at St. Philip Neri in Fort Mill, SC. The importance of youth ministry is one of her passions. She attended Michigan Technological University and graduated with a BS in Biomedical Engineering. After a few years in the field, she made a career jump and has now been an RN for over 15 years. She has worked in Pediatric Oncology/Hematology, NICU, Women’s Health/Limited OB Ultrasound, and most recently as a school and college nurse. She is mom to 4 awesome kids, married to a super nerdy Engineer, and pet mom to 2 dogs, 2 cats, 1 rabbit and several chickens!

Megan Hastings - Counselor Representative

Megan Hastings started serving at camp when she was fifteen as a junior counselor. She has worked both as a counselor and swimming coordinator. Currently, Megan is a student at UNC Chapel Hill, attaining her B.S. in Biology with minors in Chemistry and Spanish for the Medical Professions. While in Chapel Hill, she is an active member at the Newman Catholic Center, but attends St. James Catholic Church in Concord, NC while at home. She also has worked as a counselor at other Christian affiliated camps during the summers when Children of Mary is not in session, but makes sure to return to her favorite camp every year. Serving as a camp counselor at Children of Mary has been an extremely rewarding experience for Megan and she is excited to serve as a mentor and liaison for other counselors.

Nicole Schreiner

Nicole Schreiner has been attending camp from the minute she was old enough to go along with her brother, Robert, and sister, Samantha. From the beginning there have only been a few times the Schreiners have not been able to be at camp. Nicole’s parish is Divine Saviour in York, SC. After earning her BS in Biology and certificate in Medical Lab Technology, she began working in the Transfusion Services of CMC Main in Charlotte, NC. Nicole has had the pleasure of working with the board since 2020 and is extremely excited to continue to help. She cannot wait for camp to begin again to spread the wonderful word of God. 

Dominique May

Dominique May has been part of the camp family since 1970 as a counselor and co-director when it was directed by Fr. William Pentis of The Oratory in Rock Hill, SC.  After the death of Fr. William, she was instrumental in getting Children of Mary Religion Camp started. Dominique retired in 2010 from US Airways, where she worked for 23 years in Customer Service as a Special Assist Agent.  Her main job was assisting the elderly, physically and mentally challenged customers making flights.  She also assisted children traveling alone in making their connections.  She resides in Camden, SC on her family farm. Dominique is a member of Our Lady of Perpetual Help Parish in Camden, SC.   She is married to Bill May, who was police lieutenant in Belmont, NC for 27 years.  They are both enjoying their retirement.  Dominique has a BA in Biology from Sacred Heart College in Belmont, NC.  She is one of 8 children. Her mother, Colette Truesdale, was The Oratory Religion Camp nurse for 25 years until her death in 1995.  Her brother, Francois and sister Catherine have been campers and counselors with the camp. Her nieces and nephews have attended and now she has great-nieces and nephews coming to camp. 

Matt Minnick

Matt Minnick has been involved in camp since he was a third grader and has been a member of the board since 2014. He is a 2011 graduate of Appalachian State with a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science and works as a Senior IT Desktop Support Engineer at CPI Security in Charlotte, NC. His home parish is Queen of the Apostles in Belmont, NC. Matt met his wife Roxy Rosario Minnick at camp. His wife also serves on the Board of Directors. Matt can out-project all of the other counselors when leading “Boom Chicka Boom” and always takes on the job of mentoring new counselors.

Judy Holt

Judy Holt is the Music & Liturgy Coordinator and the Arts & Crafts Director for the Children of Mary Camp.  Judy has been involved with the camp for about 10 years as a counselor, guitarist, cantor, Liturgy Coordinator, and Arts & Crafts Director.  Judy is a member of St. Mary Parish in Johnson City, TN.  Currently, she and her husband Jim live in Johnson City with two of their five adult children.  She is employed at St. Mary’s Catholic Church, where she is the Children’s Faith Formation Coordinator.  She also co-directs the 5:00pm choir at St. Mary’s and plans all the music for that Liturgy.   Judy has been active in the Cursillo Movement since she lived her weekend 32 years ago.  Presently, she is the Lay Director for the Cursillo Movement for the Diocese of Knoxville.  Judy holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Health Education from the University of Kansas and a M.Ed. in Public Health Education from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro.  Judy worked as a teacher before she had five beautiful children; when the youngest was born, she decided to become a stay-at-home mom.  While based at home, she was a substitute teacher for 15 years, before taking the job at St. Mary’s.  All five children were campers, and three of the five children have been counselors at camp.  Her husband (Dr. Jim Holt) often volunteers as the camp "nurse."

Julius Bryant

Julius has been involved with the camp as a counselor, religious education coordinator, and head dishwasher.  His home parish is St. Mark in Huntersville, NC.  For many years, Julius worked as a consultant at Duke Energy's McGuire Nuclear Station where he was responsible for ensuring the station operated in compliance with Federal regulations.  He has worked in the commercial nuclear power industry for over 30 years.  Prior to that, Julius served 5 years, 10 months, 20 days, 6 hours and 22 minutes in the U.S. Navy Submarine Service responsible for operation of a fast attack submarine nuclear plant. Julius is currently working and living in Abu Dhabi, but he tries to return to the states for camp annually. Julius holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemical Engineering from Georgia Tech.  Carol and Julius have two wonderful children, Neil and Emily, who are past camp staff members as well as daughter-in-law Sarah and their precious grandchild Kellen.