MEET THE DIRECTORS
WATCH OUR VIDEOCamp Cedar is the classic family camp having been family owned and operated since its founding in 1954. Today, Jeff Hacker and his sister Sue Hacker-Wolf are the full-time, year-round directors of Cedar and carry on the camping tradition established by their parents and uncle, Bill, Sheila and Henry Hacker.
Jeff Hacker
Jeff grew up at Cedar and spent all his summers as a camper, a counselor and a head counselor before becoming a director. He is very involved in the camping community and has been a board member of the American Camping Association for many years and in 2012 was honored with their Meritorious Service Award. Jeff coached soccer and lacrosse at Yale for 9 years after captaining both teams at Brown and was inducted into the Brown Athletic Hall of Fame. Jeff has been a coach, a role model, and a mentor to hundreds of Camp Cedar campers. He is most proud of watching his Cedar boys grow into kind, considerate and confident young men.
Sue Hacker Wolf
Whether it’s leading the entire camp in a song during Sunday night campfire, waking up extra early to comfort a homesick kid, or demonstrating how to nurse an injured bird back to health to a group of Warriors, Director Sue Hacker-Wolf is truly Camp Cedar’s mom. After earning her teaching degree Sue worked for many years as both a general and special education teacher in a Native-American reservation in South Dakota, the Boston Public Schools and a residential teenage mental health treatment program. Born and raised at Cedar, Sue works year-round to provide the friendliest and most exciting residential camping experience in Maine. With a warm heart, a great sense of humor, and years of experience helping to raise thousands of children, including three of her own, Sue is a friend and comfort to parents and a mom-away-from-home to all of our campers.
Adam Wolf
Adam became a life-long member of the Camp Cedar family in 1985 when he married Sue on the shores of Coffee Pond. They have three children, all of whom grew up at Cedar. Adam is a licensed psychologist with over twenty-five years of experience working with children, adolescents, and their families. In the off-season, he is an administrator at a public middle school in Quincy, Massachusetts. Adam holds state certifications as a School Social Worker/School Adjustment Counselor, Principal/Assistant Principal and School Psychologist. He values the cooperative living aspect of camp life and enjoys helping young people develop ethical decision-making skills, kindness and friendships. Adam also loves cooking up his famous breakfasts, mac-cheese, pig-bee sandwiches and other specialties for all camper age groups.
Karen Prince
Karen grew up on a farm in the North of England. After graduating with a business degree, Karen moved to London to work at the BBC. After a year in the city, she applied to BUNAC for a visa to work on a summer camp, though her dream was to visit the Grand Canyon. Karen was placed at Camp Cedar, had a wonderful summer and eagerly accepted an invitation to return for a second year. Several summers, three trips to the Grand Canyon and a master’s of education later, Karen moved permanently to the United States and married Jeff. She taught in Brookline and more recently at the Reggio Emilio inspired preschool in Lincoln, MA. Karen is currently co-chair of the Lincoln School Foundation. Karen is the head counselor for the youngest boys at Cedar. She has been a great comfort to the first-year campers and their parents for many summers.
