Elizabeth Marable
Executive Director, COEC Officer

Elizabeth came to camp in 2002 as a counselor. She also taught at HTOEC for a number of seasons. In 2003 she joined the COEC Staff as Sanborn Junior Director and became High Trails Director with Ariella in 2013. Elizabeth sits on the Local Council of Leaders for the ACA, Rocky Mountain, and is co-author (with Jane) of “101 Nature Activities”. Elizabeth graduated from Benedictine College with a B.A. in Spanish and a minor in Business.

Jane Sanborn
Director of Development, COEC Officer and Board Member

Jane began her career as a counselor at High Trails and has worked with the camps and COEC since graduating from Colorado College with a degree in English and Education. She served as the Director/Program Director at High Trails from 1970-1999, and was Executive Director of COEC from 2006-2017. Jane is active in the American Camp Association and has served in many leadership roles. Currently she is the Program Chair of the ACA National Conference.

Jerry McLain
Director of Alumni Relations and COEC Officer and Board Member

Jerry has been with Sanborn Camps and COEC since 1959, including many years as Program Director and Associate Director at Big Spring. He also directed the High Trails Outdoor Education Center program for many years and served as COEC Executive Director during the early 2000’s. He currently sits on the board of the Friends of the Florissant Fossil Beds. Jerry is a former teacher and school board member; his degree is in Social Sciences and Education from the University of Colorado.

Ariella Rogge
Director, Sanborn Western Camps

Ariella began her career at Sanborn when she was twelve. After five years as a camper and five years as a staff member she continued her work with young people as a high school teacher. She and her family returned to camp in 2001 and she became Program Director at High Trails. In 2013, she became Director. Ariella received a B.A. in English from Colorado College and is a certified secondary English educator and WEMT. She has been active in developing Outcomes-Based Research for the ACA and often presents at conferences.

Mark Rutberg
Director, Big Spring

Mark came to Big Spring in 2016 and has served as an instructor in our HTOEC program. He has a B.S. in Kinesiology and Pedagogy from the University of New Hampshire as well as a Masters degree in Health Education. He was an Athletic Director and Teacher for a school in New York City for several years and also spent 4 years teaching at an American International School in the Netherlands. Mark holds a certificate as a K-12 teacher, a level 2 ropes course instructor and Wilderness First Responder. He has also participated in a NOLS 30-day outdoor educator mountaineering course.

Krista White
Director, High Trails

Krista is a long time camper who has been working in summer camps since she was seventeen years old. Her first summer at High Trails was in 2016 and she returned in 2022 as the year round In-Camp Program Director. She has held many roles at camp including, Barn Director, Pilates Instructor, Adventure Staff, Art Barn Fairy, Registrar, Program Director and more. Krista graduated from Appalachian State University with a degree in Recreation Management: Outdoor Experiential Education and a minor in Business. She sits on the Local Council of Leaders for the ACA, Rocky Mountain, as chairperson of the Emerging Professionals In Camping and is an ambassador for the NASA GLOBE Goes to Camp program.

Jenny Peck
Office Administrator/SWC Registrar 

Jenny first started as a counselor at High Trails in 2008. After two years as a counselor, Jenny became a wrangler. She led trail rides and pack trips for the older campers, then transitioned into helping the Juniors, our youngest campers, learn how to ride. Jenny also spent several seasons as an instructor at High Trails Outdoor Education Center. Jenny graduated from Colorado State University with a B.S. in Human Development and Family Studies. She taught for nine years at Guffey Community Charter School as both the K-2 teacher and the middle school teacher. 

Jessie Spehar
Office Manager, Summer Water Sports Supervisor

Jessie began her career at camp as a counselor in 2006 and returned each subsequent summer, taking on more responsibilities each year, including those of Camp Photographer and Supervisor of Canoeing and River trips. She joined the year-round staff in 2013 as Marketing Director for the camps. Jessie has a B.A. in Elementary Education and an M.A. in Special Education and taught for 4 years before joining the COEC full-time staff.

Kody Maynard
​​Director, High Trails Outdoor Education Center

Kody began adventuring up to the High Trails Outdoor Education Center in 2015 as a teacher, supporting his middle school students at camp during the best week of their year! In 2018, Kody spent the summer at Big Spring Ranch for Boys as the art coordinator and enjoyed creating experiences for campers to explore their imaginations in new and creative ways. Kody continued to come up from Colorado Springs to camp for staff trainings and workshops, contributing to the environment and community that he cherishes being a part of. He received a B.A. in Theater Education and M.A. in Human Communication from the University of Northern Colorado. He also has a minor in History and certification in leadership from the UNC in Greeley, CO not NC! After six years teaching in a classroom and directing almost a dozen shows for the school’s drama club, Kody turned his sights to COEC as the director of HTOEC.