6. Who owns Kennebec Camps Maine Golf
Academy and Tennis Academy?
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The Lavenson Family has owned and directed
Kennebec Boys Camp Inc. d.b.a. The Maine Golf and Tennis
Academy since 1985 ! Joel is a Marriage and Family Therapist
and Crista is a Social Worker. Joel's son Christopher
is the fourth generation Lavenson to be involved with
Kennebec Camps established 1907 and the Maine Golf Academy,
started in 1997. His father, uncles and grandfather were
all involved with Kennebec over the years as campers,
counselors, waiters, and consultants. Joel's family has
been in camping for many generations and Joel's grandmother
Caroline Lavenson owned a prestigious girls camp in Maine
called Tripp Lake Camp for 40 years.
Joel developed a unique sports training technique called
Video Sports Analysis, instant replay for athletes right
on the field of play. He worked with sports psychologists
and bio-mechanical specialists with the Olympic Development
Committee. He was a Training Ambassador and guest lecturer
to the US and USSR Olympic Track Team. He and his training
techniques were engaged to be used with notable sports
figures and teams such as: The Boston Celtics, The New
England Patriots, The New England Teamen, professional
boxers, skiers, tennis stars and golfers. Joel spent
many years in Texas were he designed and managed the
Las Colinas Sports Club and Golf Resort which was and
is the home of the Byron Nelson Golf Classic and the
Paine Webber Tennis Classic. Joel has coached and trained
teams and individual athletes to a high level of success,
from elementary school age to professional level.
In addition to Joel's background as an innovator in
the field of coaching and training, he simultaneously
pursued his passion in Marriage and Family Therapy, where
he had a private practice with the Answer Counseling
Center, an impactful counseling and support center for
families in Connecticut, specializing in IMAGO Relationship
Counseling, EMDR and Family Constellation Therapy. Joel
teaches Psychology at Albertus Magnus College in Connecticut.
Crista who has been teaching writing at Rollins College,
to undergraduate and graduate level students, is also
a dedicated artist and calligrapher. She loves teaching
and when she became a support coordinator for the State
of Florida she too simultaneously pursued love in social
work. She currently teaches English, Rehtoric, Culture
and Language at the University of Hartford and Saint
Joseph's College for Women. Crista, who has loved creating
the Golf and Tennis Academy along with Joel, prides herself
in knowing as much as she can about all of the campers
and counselors and even before they arrive . Her winning
smile and affable nature always make everyone comfortable
and she stuns everyone with her memory of how much she
remembers about each person. Joel and Crista now reside
in West Hartford, Connecticut where both run the camp
full time and still pursue the hobby careers on the side,
teaching, writing, training, and consulting.
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Joel and Crista Lavenson,
atop Mt. Battie overlooking Camden Harbor. Son and
daughters: Christopher Conway Lavenson with Casey,
and Hanna Blair Lavenson and Emma Lena Lavenson.
They are the 4th Generation of Lavenson's to be involved
with Kennebec Camps now the Maine Golf and Tennis
Academy.
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Joel and Crista with Hanna and Emma
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