Camp & Retreat Ministry Staff
303 Mulberry Drive, Mechanicsburg, PA 17050-3179 | Phone: (717) 766-7441 | Fax: (717) 766-5976
Charlie Renner
Director of Camp & Retreat Operations
ccrenner@susumc.org
(717) 766-7441 ext. 3604
My Experience with Camp & Retreat Ministry: My earliest memories of Camp & Retreat ministry are of winter youth retreats at Mount Asbury. These were great times of fellowship, food, and digging deep into God's word. During my college days, I felt God's calling to pursue a full-time career in Christian Camp ministry. I served on summer staff at Greene Hills Camp and at Mount Asbury, where I met my future wife, Joanna. The Lord called me back to Greene Hills, in my new role as Site Director, in January 2011. Since then, it has been a blessing to be a part of an amazing ministry at an amazing place.
My favorite things about being involved in Camp & Retreat Ministry are: seeing and feeling the presence of God's love and grace in others (campers, guests, staff), working outdoors in God's beautiful creation, and having an extraordinarily wide range of job duties and tasks. My days as a Site Director are never boring or mundane!
Things I like to do with my family: My wife Joanna, and I have been married for 8+ years. We live at Greene Hills with our son Caleb and daughter Grace. We enjoy spending time at our church (Church of the Good Shepherd in Tyrone), participating in activities such as small group Bible Studies, VBS, pot-luck meals, and family game night. We also enjoy hiking, finding new playgrounds to explore with the kids, visiting the beach, and camping.
Things I like to do in my free time: Life tends to keep me pretty busy, but whenever I have free time, I enjoy hiking in the woods, fishing, hunting, and spending time at our family cabin in Tioga County. I also enjoy playing guitar and singing, preferably somewhere near a campfire.
Ashlyn Miller
Executive Assistant
apmiller@susumc.org
Ashlyn's bio will be available soon
Center Directors
Camp Penn
Samuel "Sam" Richardson
camppenn@susumc.org
(814) 558-4817
(717) 762-2693
My Experience with Camp & Retreat Ministry:
I love camp! I grew up going to camp at Wesley Woods in the Western Pennsylvania Conference and joined the summer staff there in college. I really fell in love with camp and the shared experience of temporary Christian community during my years on summer staff. I joined the full-time staff at Wesley Woods after graduating from Edinboro University in 2012 and spent four years there as the Program and Marketing Director. In 2016 my wife, Sara, and I founded Camp to Camp and had the opportunity to travel the country working with and learning from a diverse community of outdoor ministries.
My favorite things about being involved in Camp & Retreat Ministry are:
Inviting people into the community that we have at camp! Camp is one of the rare places where we can be exactly who we are without the pressures of the world to get in the way.
Things I like to do with my family:
We are travelers! Our little family is Sara and I and our dogs Peyton and Mabel. We love to hop in the car and head toward a new destination. We are good at getting lost, but sometimes that's more fun.
Things I like to do in my free time:
Adventure! Whether it's a day in the outdoors, traveling, or time on my motorcycle, I'm always seeking something to focus my mind.
Wesley Forest
Emily Sliski
wesleyforest@susumc.org
(570) 922-1348
Beginning January 1, 2026, we were thrilled to welcome back Emily Sliski as the new Director at Wesley Forest. She previously served as the Center Director at Wesley Forest for nine years, and she returns with a deep love for camp’s core values: creating safe and brave spaces, extending hospitality to all, offering room for rest and renewal, and inviting people to ask big questions in the beauty of nature.
Most recently, she worked with a wildlife conservation organization connecting outdoor enthusiasts with habitat-supporting projects.
She and her husband love to be outside with their two springer spaniels, Fern and Wild. Emily is humbled and grateful for the opportunity to reconnect with a place and community she loves and to help guide Wesley Forest into a fresh future.