Food at Camp

Meet Our Kitchen Manager

Hiya, I’m Zya! I’ve been the Kitchen Manager at Canterbury Hills since 2022, and I’m thrilled to be returning for my fourth summer in 2025!

With 10 years of experience working at summer camps in various roles, and having attended overnight camp since I was 5, I know firsthand how important it is to have delicious, nutritious food to fuel the fun and high-energy activities of camp. I’ve been passionate about cooking since I was quite young, and I trained as a pastry baker, so you can be sure I’m always thinking about how to make meals at camp both tasty and fun!

Outside of the summer months, I work part-time in the Canterbury office, teach outdoor education, travel the world, and spend lots of time with my friends and family. I enjoy baking and cooking in my free time too! Working in the Canterbury kitchen has been an incredibly rewarding experience for me, and I’m so proud of the fun, enthusiastic team I get to work with. Together, we’re dedicated to providing healthy, wholesome meals for the campers, and we always add a little extra something special to each dish—Vitamin Love!

Seeing the campers’ smiles during mealtimes is one of the highlights of my day, and I’m always striving to make sure every meal is something they’ll look forward to and leave camp with fond memories of.