Our Directors
Mike Mattson
Camp Director
Mike Mattson
Camp Director
Mike has been a member of the Birch Rock community since he was 12 in 1983. Once on staff, Mike taught many seasons on the field before moving to the waterfront and teaching swimming for many more. He moved up the ranks to Waterfront Director, Head Counselor, and Program Director, and joined Rich Deering as Associate Director for 6 years, where together they organized and reinvigorated the camp. He became Camp Director in 2002 and has dedicated the last two decades to the growth and development of the camp and its programs. Mike attended Towson State University in Maryland but feels his primary education in camping comes from a lifetime of leadership in a place he loves and calls home.
Mike lives in Windham, Maine with his wife Becca, and his sons Simon and Reid! He is a long-time member of the American Camping Association and his dogs, Oliver and Linus, are camp staples.
Jack Duggan
Program Director
Jack Duggan
Program Director
Jack Duggan is a familiar face at Birch Rock Camp, where he’s spent 14 summers growing from a camper to his current role as program director. Over the years, Jack has taken on a variety of leadership roles, including CIT, counselor, waterfront director, and head counselor. A graduate of Colby College with a degree in Environmental Policy and Economics, Jack brings a thoughtful and energetic spirit to camp life. This summer, he’s looking forward to mentoring younger staff, pushing himself with laps up and down the hillside, and leading favorite activities like First Rest, Evening Activity, and Instructional Swim. Jack’s positive outlook and commitment to teamwork have shaped his approach to guiding campers, and he’s passionate about passing on the value of patience to those around him.
When not at camp, Jack lives in Windham, Maine, and works as a 6th-grade teacher at Oxford Elementary School. In his free time, he enjoys riding his bike all over and diving into a good book. At camp, you can often find him leading games like Miniature Tanks or Wa with his cabin or participating in evening activities like Quorum. One of Jack’s favorite camp traditions is gathering in uniform for Sunday dinner and sharing in the reflective moments of Tree Talk. Grateful for another summer at Birch Rock, Jack is ready to make lasting memories and help campers thrive in the supportive and adventurous environment he loves.
Peter Brewster
Leadership Program Director
Peter Brewster
Leadership Program Director
Pete was born and raised in New Hampshire and graduated from the University of Vermont in 2021 – majoring in studio art and applied design. He spent this past winter working at Big Sky Ski Resort in Montana. When he’s not at camp Pete enjoys fishing, golfing, skiing, painting and playing basketball. He first came to camp in 2009 and has looked forward to every summer at camp ever since. As a camper he could often be found at activities such as basketball, baseball, tennis and art. He is super pumped to return for his 14th summer at Birch Rock and work with the Leadership campers as well as teach art!
Rich Deering
Alumni & Community Director
Rich Deering
Alumni & Community Director
Rich started attending Birch Rock at the age of 9. His mother was sure that he would come running home; instead, he signed up for more, and was a camper for 6 summers before matriculating into the staff ranks. He worked his way up from teaching Swimming to Waterfront Director to Head Counselor, and then, after a few summers off, he returned as the Assistant Director for Brad Smith before taking over as the camp’s Director in 1995. He held this position until 2001, during which time he used his business acumen to reorganize BRC’s structure, and, thanks to him, the camp has never been stronger. A Maine native, he is a graduate of Colby College and the University of Southern Maine, where he earned a Masters in Adult Education and Counseling.
In his current role Rich is responsible for marketing, alumni development, and external affairs, and helps facilitate the Birch Rock community. A long-time member of the American Camping Association and past President of Maine Youth Camping, he is currently a realtor with the Buckspan Deering Group at ReMax Shoreline in Portland.
Nick Musciano
Head Counselor
Nick Musciano
Head Counselor
Nicholas “The Italian Stallion” Musciano, aka Musc, originally hails from Falmouth, Maine. Nick received his Master’s in Teaching from the University of South Carolina in 2016 and currently lives in Columbia, SC where he teaches 4th grade math and science. He has been a diehard Birch Rocker since he arrived at camp at 9 years old in 1998, and loved basketball, tennis, and campcraft. Musc has truly done it all at camp; he spent many summers on the hill as the Field Director, teaching basketball and baseball, he has been an enthusiastic instructor down at Nature, and Nick has even been a trip leader on our 3-week Maine Wilderness Adventure program. Nick has been Head Counselor since 2018 and is very excited for our 97th summer!
