Young Judaea
Meet the Sprout Westchester Staff!
At Sprout Westchester, our incredible staff is a dynamic mix of passionate teachers, energetic coaches, inspiring Jewish educators, and fun-loving counselors who are all dedicated to making your camper’s experience unforgettable. They believe in the magic of camp and are on a mission to change the world, one camper at a time!
Every member of our team goes through a thorough screening process, including face-to-face interviews, national background checks, and glowing reference checks. Before the summer kicks off, our staff dives into exciting training sessions over several weekends, gearing up to create an amazing camp experience. Throughout the summer, they receive ongoing training, feedback, and evaluations, ensuring they’re always at their best.
With our small camper-to-staff ratio, each child gets the personal attention and support they deserve, creating a warm and nurturing environment where every camper feels at their best every day!
Alon Fishman – Assistant Director
Born in Israel and raised in Rockland County, New York. 
Alon brings enormous energy to our team! He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology from the University at Buffalo and is also a current Master’s of Business Administration candidate. Growing up, Alon actively participated in Tzofim, USY and Chabad, taking a lead role in organizing Tikkun Olam (Community Service) events.
Alon has a deep connection to Israel, having visited the country countless times, including his most recent trip in January 2024. He has a passion for learning more about and engaging with the culture of Israel which shows up in his love for working in Jewish camping with children.
Helene Drobenare – Executive Director
Helene Drobenare, MSW, MA, holds a Master of Social Work from Yeshiva University and Master of Administration in Organizational Change Management from the New School of Social Research. Helene has been working with youth for 20 years. She grew up in BBYO and went on to work in their leadership camp programs at Perlman and Beber camps. She has also served as the coordinator for the March of the Living program, and the director of programs for Masada Israel Summer Programs. Helene lived in Israel for four years where she worked for TRACKS Adventures as Director of Youth Programs & Marketing. Helene has spent years committed to improving the lives of children in Africa through her volunteer work in South Africa and Tanzania. Helene has served as the director of Young Judaea Sprout Camps since September 1999.
Inbal Briskin-Pery – Program Director
Inbal is our Program Director during the summer, managing all of our camp activities, schedules and all specialty areas in camp. Inbal started working for Camp Sprout Lake in 2012, and moved over to her role at Sprout Westchester in 2018. During the school year, Inbal lives in Moshav Beit Yitzhak, Israel, With her husband Tal, and her three daughters, who were all Camp Sprout Lake campers! Serving as a Israeli Shlicha to
Jewish Summer camps in USA and Europe since 1998, Camp is in Inbal’s heart, and she absolutely loves getting to come spend her summers in America, and specifically at Sprout Westchester!
Rhonda Nolan – Aquatics Director
Rhonda holds a Master’s Degree in Developmental Psychology from Teacher’s College, Columbia University, a Master’s Degree in School Counseling from Long Island University, as well as a Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology from SUNY Binghampton. For 45 years, Rhonda has combined her love of working with children with her love of the water. Managing pools, teaching water safety and teaching children to swim has been her summer focus. This will be Rhonda’s 4th summer at Sprout Westchester. We are looking forward to another successful year of our Aquatics program that has done wonders for our campers’ swim abilities.