Rodrigo Cidad

Alumni

With a degree in Recreation and Sport Management from FIU. He was born into the world of camps where he was a camper from an early age and, at the age of 15, began to serve as a counselor of Camp Guaikinima.

He rose to the position of Coordinator, until he became Program Director, in charge of the recruitment, selection and training of the Guaikinima Staff and, at the same time, of the design and execution of the programs for the seasons.

Rodrigo is certified as a Lifeguard by the American Red Cross, as a Level P3 Paragliding Pilot by the USHPA (US Hangliding and Paragliding Association) and in International Canyoning.

He has additional experience outside the field of recreation in Photography, Telecommunications, Web Programming and Audiovisual Production. He is currently a Seasonal Advisor contributing his knowledge in the design of the programming and management of the counselor team.

Ignacio Cidad

Alumni

He was practically born in the camp, and when he was just one year old his father had him rappelling. His sister used to call him a “Cabeza de Chorlito” (scatterbrain), so he is affectionately called “Chorly”. Being the mascot of the camp he has passed through all the cabins from Pine to CIT, becoming coordinator in 2019.

Ignacio is the happiest in the camp; he loves to teach campers to overcome their fears. Chorly loves to wakeboard and try new extreme sports, loves challenges and meets them with energy and love.

Mariana Cidad

Alumni

Mariana was a camper from an early age, attending all seasons, at her grandmother’s camp in Venezuela – Camp Navajivan. Graduated as a Pastry Chef at Le Cordon Bleu in Peru, she returns to Venezuela to apply her experience in the world of chocolate. In 2007 she joined Guaikinima in Venezuela in charge of the kitchen, in 2011 she was part of the kitchen team at the headquarters in Ocala USA, in 2018 she is the AMAY of the 2nd season of the Sleepaway, in charge of the care and well-being of the campers and attention to parents. In 2019 she is the AMAY of the 1st and 2nd Sleepaway seasons.

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