Jonathan Gold received his MBA from Fordham University in 1987 and his PhD from Walden University in 1996 with a dissertation on “Quality Management Systems in Summer Camping.” He has over 44 years of experience in organized camping, beginning in 1969 as a camper at Camp Becket in the Berkshires. He rose through the ranks as a camper and counselor there. Jonathan has been the owner/director of Oak Crest since 2002. A nationally recognized speaker and writer, he has become an authority on Quality Management in camping, speaking frequently at both the local and national level to both for-profit and not-for-profit camps. In 2008 he was featured on the Fox Business Network in an interview about how parents should go about finding a quality camp for their children. From 2005 to 2007 Jonathan served as the Program Director of the Tri State Camp Conference, the largest gathering of summer camps in the world. In addition to running Oak Crest, he has worked at or been director for 5 other summer camps, each one adding a unique dimension to his current leadership and management style. Jonathan also served as a tenured professor of management at Caldwell College from 1990 to 2000, where he taught graduate and undergraduate courses in management and marketing. Jonathan is also the President of NJ Camps Association, Chairman of the Camp Owners and Directors National Conference and founder of the Operation Blue Skies Program which helps the children of Police Officer Families in need.