Year-Round Staff
Lewis Sohinki, Director (lewis@perlmancamp.org)
Lewis earned his Masters Degree in Social Work and Jewish Communal Service from the University of Maryland and the Baltimore Institute of Jewish Studies and was a recipient of the Jewish Community Centers Association Scholarship for Graduate Studies. While attending graduate school, he worked as the Baltimore Council Director at the JCC of Greater Baltimore. For three years, Lewis was the Teen Services Supervisor at the Jewish Community Center in Houston, Texas where he was directly involved with all aspects of the JCCâs teen programming and the Director of Teen Texas Travel Camp and Teen Trek Camp. He also served as the Assistant Director for the JCC Maccabi Games held in Houston in 2007. Lewis is excited to be returning to Perlman Camp, where he spent 13 summers as a camper and staff member. Along with the leadership experience he gained as a PIO Counselor, Unit Leader and Head Counselor, Lewis brings his enthusiasm, new ideas and commitment to overnight Jewish camping with him to Perlman Camp, a place that has always held a very special place in his heart.
Rachel Levine, Assistant Director (rachel@perlmancamp.org)
Rachel Levine joined the Perlman Camp family in October 2010. Rachel spent the previous five years working as a Program Director for BBYO in the Maryland area. She is not a stranger to Perlman Camp, as she attended many BBYO summer programs at Camp, both as a staff member and a participant. Rachel received her Masters Degree in Social Work from Yeshiva University. She grew up in southern California and spent 10 summers at Camp JCA Shalom in Malibu. Rachel lives in Maryland with her husband Brad and their dog Duke. She canât wait to share her love of programming and Jewish camping with the Perlman team. Rachelâs enthusiasm and experience will help us to continue to grow our Camp program.
Brent Stoller, Assistant Director (brent@perlmancamp.org)
Brent joined the Perlman Camp team in November 2008. He spent the previous two years working for the Bânai Bârith Youth Organization and Jewish Community Center in his hometown of Houston, TX. Prior to that, he worked for Octagon, a sportsâ marketing firm, and the Houston Golf Association, where he oversaw the junior golf program. Brent is a proud graduate of the University of Texas at Austin, and you can always brighten his day by flashing him the âHook âEm Hornsâ sign!
Lynn Robinson, Business Manager (lynn@perlmancamp.org)
Lynn Robinson, CPA, joined the Perlman Camp office in 2007 as the Business Manager. Lynn received her Bachelors of Science in Retailing from the University of Wisconsin at Madison. She has held a variety of positions/roles which have contributed to her breadth of skills and talents. Lynn brings to Perlman Camp assorted accounting and management skills from positions in retail, service and volunteer organizations, both large and small. She has served as Financial Administrator on a multi-million dollar Department of Energy contract for a Fortune 500 company, worked as an accountant for moderately sized Maryland CPA firm, acted as a Committee Chair for the JCC of Greater Washingtonâs Annual Book Festival and is currently the Treasurer of the PTA at her daughtersâ school. Lynn is a native of the Washington area and lives in Maryland with her husband and two daughters (both Perlman campers!). She enjoys water and snow skiing and bike riding.
Daniel Isaacsohn, Program Director (daniel@perlmancamp.org)
Daniel joined the Perlman Camp family in March 2012. He was previously involved in camping at URJ Harlem for more than 10 summers, both as camper and staff. In July of 2004, Daniel made Aliyah. Although he has been living on and off in Israel (Philadelphia is his other home) for the last ten years, he earned his BA and Masterâs degree from the Israeli University: The Disciplinary Center at Herzeliya. He has degrees in government and conflict resolution, and is also a certified mediator for the state of Virginia. His creativity and camp knowledge have helped take Perlman's programs and traditions to a new level.