Staff Bios

We want you to meet our staff.

Linda Lamphier Office Manager

A graduate of Winthrop University in Rock Hill, SC, Linda worked at Screamin' Eagle Outfitters in Flat Rock, NC and at YMCA Camp Greenville in Cedar Mountain, NC before finding a home here at the Green River Preserve. Linda holds the office together, managing camper registration, telephones, mail and radio traffic. Moving from Orangeburg, SC to Henderson County more than 25 years ago, Linda is developing her own small Certified Wildlife Habitat in nearby Zirconia, NC.

Pam Ritchie Summer Program Director

Pam was born in Shelby, NC and grew up going to camp and playing in the woods. She spent many summers as a camp counselor and was the summer program director her last summer at Camp Grier. Pam graduated from Appalachian State University with a degree in Outdoor Experiential Education. She worked at a wilderness therapy program for at-risk youth in the Idaho desert after college. Pam was a mentor for the fall school programs before she became the Summer Program Coordinator for Green River Preserve. She is responsible for recruiting and hiring summer staff and coordinating summer programs. Pam enjoys backpacking, primitive skills, daisies, snails and getting mud in-between her toes!

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