CAMP LEADERSHIP IS READY FOR THE SUMMER OF 2026
Ann Marie Gallo
Founder & Camp Director
Ann Marie Gallo, the founder and creator of Summer’s Edge Day Camp, comprises the heart, the brain, and the drive that blooms the Summer’s Edge experience for campers and counselors each summer. With her doctoral degree from Fielding Graduate University, she is a full professor at Salem State University in the Sport & Movement Science Department. She teaches a wide variety of courses in pedagogy and camp administration. Ann Marie also works with Massachusetts’ public school physical education teachers in the area of curriculum instruction and assessment. She coordinates the undergraduate and graduate physical education teacher programs at Salem State. In the spring of 2019, Ann Marie was the recipient of the prestigious Massachusetts Association of Health Physical Education Recreation and Dance (MAHPERD) Joseph McKenney Award for Distinguished and Exemplary Service and leadership. In spring 2015, Ann Marie was bestowed with the MAHPERD Presidential Citation Award presented to a professional whose life contributions, devotion, and support have assisted in the advancement of the allied fields and youth of Massachusetts. Ann Marie holds a Master of Education from Cambridge College, a Massachusetts Teaching Certificate, and a B.S. in physical education from UMass Boston. In addition to these degrees, she is a certified Emergency Medical Technician, Water Safety Instructor, Lifeguard, and C.P.R./F.P.R. Instructor. In recognition of her many years working with students, Ann Marie was named Teacher of the Year at Minuteman High School for the 1998 school year. In 1991 and 1996, she was named Minuteman’s Coach of the Year. She also received the Gatorade Coaches Care Award in 1991. Thus, with Summer’s Edge now nestled into Minuteman’s campus, Ann Marie is back home! Through her life’s main goal and venture that is Summer’s Edge, Ann Marie has relished the opportunity to see so many of her campers ‘grow up’ and become staff members. With the belief that all that we impart at camp is truly essential for life. Ann Marie is grateful that her nephews, AJ and Michael are part of the Summer's Edge Camp Community.
Joe Gallo
Tennis Director
S.E.T.S. Summer’s Edge Tennis School
Joe Gallo is the founder of Summer’s Edge Tennis School. Joe is a USPTA certified Tennis-Teaching professional. In 2025, he extended his racquet sport expertise to pickleball enabling us to expand our camp curriculum. Joe is a professor in the Athletic Training Program at Salem State University, where he teaches courses in athletic injury, examination, rehabilitation, pickleball, and backpacking. Joe completed his Doctorate in Sport Physical Therapy at Rocky Mountain University. He received his BS in Physical Education and Athletic training from West Virginia University and possesses a master’s degree in Physical Therapy from Delaware University. He was honored as the 2015 Little East Conference Tennis Coach of the Year at Salem State University. Joe co-authored the 2014 publication Practical Pharmacology in Rehabilitation. Joe's two sons, AJ and Michael, attend camp.
Jacqueline “Jackie” Supprise
Assistant Director
During the school year, Jacqueline (Jackie) Supprise works as a health education teacher at John Glenn Middle School, Bedford. When summer arrives, she assumes her role as the central nervous system of Summer’s Edge, where she has been for 35 years. She implants her energy and expertise through the circuitry of the entire camp, directing all aspects of our programming. She earned her Masters Degree in Education Curriculum and Instruction with a Specialization in Technology from Lesley College. Jackie graduated from UMass Boston with a Massachusetts Teaching Certificate and a B.S. in physical education. She has earned her CAGS from Plymouth State University in Educational Leadership with concentration in adventure learning. Jackie is a certified Emergency Medical Technician, a Water Safety Instructor, and a CPR/FPR Instructor. Jackie is also known at Summer’s Edge as the maven of technology; she essentially serves as Ann Marie’s own private “Geek Squad!” She does excellent work leading adventure and cooperative games, including teaching and training the staff on the latest innovations in these fields: “I enjoy seeing a group coming together to solve a problem or complete an initiative without the concern of keeping score and finding enjoyment in being active.” Jackie has traveled to Tikal National Park in Guatemala, where she was enthralled by sunsets from atop a temple, night hiking beneath a full moon, and coexisting with howler monkeys and Oropendolas.
Elizabeth “Beth” Billouin
Aquatics Director
Elizabeth (Beth) Billouin is the Summer’s Edge Aquatics Director and a senior staff member. Her technical title is Water Safety Instructor and Life Guard, but “Water Wizard” suffices as well! This will be Beth’s 34th year with us. She attained a B.S. in Health Education from UMass Lowell as well as a Massachusetts Teaching Certificate. While at UMass, she received the Dean’s Award for having the highest GPA in her major. Beth completed her Masters Degree at Cambridge College in August of 1999. She is a certified instructor of Water Safety, Lifeguard Training, CPR, and First Aid. Beth teaches or has taught courses in health education, marine biology, and anatomy and physiology at Bedford High School. She also serves as a club swim coach and former varsity coach in Bedford. She is most proud of being a mom, and Summer’s Edge is fortunate to have both of Beth’s sons, Tyler and Zack, as long-time members of the camp community.
John Camp
Newsletter Writer/Editor
John Camp enters his third decade as a leadership team member for Summer’s Edge. At camp, Johnny Boy (as he is known at Summer’s Edge!) has led the C.I.T. program, taught golf, and assisted with SETS when needed. He is the Head of Teaching and Learning; Humanities Teacher at New England Innovation Academy. Formerly, Johnny served as an English teacher and the Director of Student Enrichment in the Center for Innovation in Teaching and Learning at St. Mark’s School, where he has been bestowed with the Trustees Chair and the Kidder Faculty Prize. He earned his M.A.L.S. from Dartmouth College, with a focus in creative writing and gender studies; he graduated from Middlebury College with a B.A. in English and as a Charles A. Dana Scholar. His children, Grady, Joss and Desmond are long-time campers; Grady and Joss are now staff members on the Summer's Edge Tennis. Johnny the edits the session newsletter and other camp communications.
Michael Carr
Team Building Specialist
Michael Carr is a physical education teacher at Angier Elementary School in Newton and holds a B.S. from Salem State with a major in sport, fitness, and leisure studies. Mike received his master’s degree from Plymouth State University in physical education with a concentration in adventure education. His favorite memory as a Summer’s Edge counselor was his very first game of krack-a-bout, which he calls “a life-changing experience!” Mike is the reliable rock who can serve in just about any role in camp. He especially enjoys introducing cooperative activities that involve the whole group’s interactions. In his free time, Mike partakes in Brazilian jiu-jitsu, which he calls “the ultimate truth,” and he has earned the prestigious brown belt. When he is not at camp or school, he can be found outdoors hiking, camping, and snowboarding with his wife AnneMarie and his son Truman who is a camper at Summer's Edge..
Allison Watts
Director of Lower Camp
Our leadership team member is Allison Watts has served in many roles. If you time-traveled into the past, you would find Allison leading Group 3, being the maven of arts and crafts, or working with senior campers. Allison earned her M.Ed in Moderate Special Education at Simmons College upon completing her undergraduate work at Wheaton College. During the academic year, she is an elementary special education teacher at the Brooks School in Medford. Allison’s children, Jacob and Lilly, are long-time Summer’s Edge campers, and presently staff members. She coached lacrosse in Lexington, tapping into her experience back in the day as a Wheaton College star! Allison thrives on switching gears from teaching to delving into summer, particularly helping campers and coaching counselors to be the best that they can be every day!.