We believe that just like a high-quality education, an amazing day summer camp experience should be available to all children. One of the most important components of making this dream a reality is a fun, talented, dedicated, and mission-driven team. Camp KIPP DC is staffed by KIPP DC teachers and alumni as well as dedicated individuals looking to ensure campers are safe and have the time of their lives.

 
 

94% of team members feel connected to the Camp KIPP DC mission.

 

SENIOR TEAM PROFILES

Destany Arnold, Director of Camp KIPP DC

Destany Arnold is a seasoned facilitator, strategist, and operations leader with over 20 years of experience spanning youth development, curriculum design, and multi-franchise business operations. Her career reflects a deep commitment to creating spaces where young adults and children can grow into confident, capable leaders, 

Before joining Change Summer, Destany served as the founder and lead consultant of DArnold Consulting, where she partnered with mission-driven organizations to design impactful youth programs, facilitate staff training, and conduct strategic program audits. She also served as a Senior Director at C5 Georgia Youth Foundation, leading multi-week residential camp leadership experiences and year-round civic engagement programming for teens across metro Atlanta..

Destany also spent nearly a decade as Operations Director for a multi-franchise corporation, overseeing Human Resources, training and expansion for nine restaurants while managing the construction and launch of ten AT&T Authorized Retail Stores across Georgia.

Destany holds a Certificate in Youth Theology from Princeton Theological Seminary and multiple certifications in risk management and outdoor leadership. She is currently completing her B.A. in Pre-Law at Georgetown University. Her love for this work is rooted in a belief that all children deserve the chance to explore and discover new possibilities. She’s happiest outdoors, having completed multiple expeditions through the Adirondacks, the Bighorn Mountains, and Yellowstone, and brings that same sense of curiosity and wonder to her work with youth. Destany is also a proud aunt to seven nieces and nephews, an avid cook, a frequent traveler, and golfer.