Executive Director
RED PINE CAMP BOARD NAMES
NEW CAMP DIRECTOR
Colleen Fahrenbach Kaiser
Red Pine Camp Foundation, Inc, which operates Red Pine Camp for Girls, has announced that Colleen Fahrenbach Kaiser will be Red Pine's Camp Director as of May 2027.
Connie Scholfield will continue her role as Executive Director/Camp Director until May 2027. Colleen and Connie will work side-by-side beginning June 2025.
“We are thrilled to have Colleen lead the next generation of Red Pine campers,” Chip Halverson, Red Pine Board of Directors’ President, explains. “Her values and her style of leadership
mirrors Red Pine’s mission.The multi-year succession plan allows Colleen to learn and implement the many details of year-round camp leadership.
“It was important to Red Pine’s Board and to Connie to have a thorough and seamless transition for our campers and for our camp families,” Chip continues. “Colleen brings a wealth of Red Pine knowledge and history. She has been affiliated with Red Pine for over 14 years. She was a camper for five years and a staff member for nine years and has assisted Red Pine in various roles including Leadership Advisor, CIT Advisor, Director of Staff Life and Assistant Director. Recently Colleen has assisted with Pre-Camp Training and off-season planning. We know Red Pine’s cherished traditions and values will be in good hands with Colleen’s leadership.”
Colleen earned a Masters of Education in Counseling Psychology/School Counseling from Loyola University Chicago. She has been working as a school counselor in a high school
setting for eight years and is in her sixth year working at Loyola Academy. She works with students in both individual and group settings to provide counsel in their personal/social growth, academic skills and college/career aspirations.
After May 2027, Connie Scholfield will remain as Red Pine Director Emerita and will be available to assist as needed. In 2027, Connie will have had 20 years of being Red Pine’s director.
“Words cannot express our gratitude to Connie for her selfless and wise leadership all these years,” Chip continues. “It was through her efforts that Red Pine’s traditions continued. Connie and the Board are grateful that now those same traditions will continue under Colleen’s leadership. We imagine that Connie is looking forward to spending time at her Minocqua area cottage and continuing her adventurous travel,” Chip concludes.
Connie Scholfield
Connie Scholfield grew up in Wausau, WI and when not at camp, resides in Minneapolis, MN. She owns a cottage on Lake Kawaguasaga in Minocqua that originally belonged to her parents, life-long friends of the Wittenkamps. Connie remembers many happy times around the dinner table at "The Shack" with the Dubs.
Connie was a camper at Red Pine for six years from the mid 60's to early 70's and then a counselor for seven years, heading the Water Ski Department. She served as a Leadership Advisor as well. As a camper, Connie accomplished the skills to become an Expert Skier, Sailing Commodore, Canadian Tripper, and was named All Around Camper, Red Pine's highest award.
Connie graduated from DePauw University in Green Castle, Indiana in 1978 with a B.A. in English Literature. She was a member of Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority. After college she attended Roosevelt University's Lawyers' Assistant Program in Chicago and was the Senior Litigation Paralegal and Case Manager with 27 years of experience at Moss & Barnett law firm in Minneapolis.
In the mid 70's, Connie attended the Minnesota Outward Bound School's Winter Wilderness Survival Program. Her adventuresome spirit has taken her to such places as Africa to trek Kilimanjaro, Peru to experience Machu Pichu and Norway to cross-country ski the Norwegian Birkebeiner. She is an avid downhill and cross-country skier.
In the Twin Cities, Connie has been a volunteer First Aid Patroller for the county park systems, a volunteer to the handicapped in a downhill ski program, a reading tutor, and involved in a youth-mentoring program similar to Big Brothers/Big Sisters.
