OCTOBER 29 • 2020 | 17

T

amarack Camps has 
announced that effective 
Nov. 1, Steve Engel, its 
executive director since 2010, 
will retire after a 40-year career. 
Lee Trepeck, for-
merly director 
of Camp Maas 
(Tamarack’
s 
flagship camp in 
Ortonville), will 
become Tamarack’
s 
CEO, and Carly 
Weinstock will 
take over as the 
director of Camp 
Maas.
“I want to 
acknowledge Steve 
Engel’
s exception-
al passion, commitment and 
hard work over his many years 

of leadership as the CEO of 
Tamarack Camps,
” Steve Ingber, 
chief operating officer of Jewish 
Federation of Metropolitan 
Detroit, said in a statement to 
the JN. “He has overseen tre-
mendous growth and success 
at this community gem, and we 
are incredibly grateful for all he 
has done.
“Lee Trepeck has been an 
integral part of the Tamarack 
story for many years and we are 
excited for this next step in his 
career,
” the statement continued.
Engel started with Tamarack 
in 2010 with a background in 
Jewish camping, including work 
as the director of JCC Denver’
s 
Ranch Camp and Camp Sabra 
in St. Louis. He also oversaw 
a $15 million capital plan for 

Tamarack. 
Trepeck, now in his 12th 
year at Tamarack, was active in 
“big picture ideas” as director 
of Camp Maas, such as camper 
care, staff involvement and pro-
gram implementation. 
“We are so fortunate to have 
Lee Trepeck become our next 
CEO,
” Engel told the JN. “Lee’
s 
unparalleled enthusiasm cou-
pled with his many talents will 
take Tamarack Camps to spec-
tacular new heights.
”
Amongst many national 
and local accolades, Trepeck 
received the Berman Award for 
Outstanding Professional Jewish 
Communal Service in 2017.
Trepeck has played an active 
role in the Detroit Jewish 
community, assuming leader-
ship roles on the New Leaders 
Project, the YAD Executive 
Board, Israel Missions and 
the Temple Israel Board of 
Directors.
Weinstock began her 
Tamarack journey at age 7 and 

began her pro-
fessional career 
at Tamarack as a 
development asso-
ciate in 2007. She 
assumed increased 
responsibility over 
the years, serving 
in a variety of important roles: 
head of Mid-Side, program 
director, senior assistant direc-
tor and associate director of 
Camp Maas. 
“We are thrilled this transi-
tion ensures a balanced progres-
sion from strength to strength,
” 
the Tamarack statement read. 
“Now, as they begin new jour-
neys, please join us in a shared 
“Mazel Tov” to Steve, Lee and 
Carly.
”
Trepeck and Engel were not 
available for comment at time of 
publication. Tamarack Camps 
canceled all its in-person sum-
mer programming in 2020 due 
to the COVID-19 pandemic 
and has not yet announced 
plans for 2021. 

DANNY SCHWARTZ STAFF WRITER

Leadership Changes 
at Tamarack 

Steve Engel

Lee Trepeck

Carly 

Weinstock

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