Staff
John Kealen, Executive Director
John was born and raised in Quincy, IL. For 24 years he worked as a layperson for local manufacturer in which he rose from a stock boy to director of purchasing. In 1995 God called him into full time service and served as Youth Director for Calvary Baptist Church in Quincy. In 2001, God open the door for him and Judy to accept the position of Executive Director of Camp Manitoumi.
God has blessed John and Judy with three children, Nathaniel, Charlotte and Johnathan. Nathaniel and his wife Erin live in Germantown Hills, IL were Nathaniel is Associate Pastor at Germantown Hills Baptist Church. Charlotte and her husband Trevor now resided at the camp, where Trevor in the Spring of 2009 became the camps Maintenance Director. Johnathan is a Staff sergeant in the United States Marine Corps. In 2009 he’ll be going to the Consulate at Shanghai, China to over see the Marines station there. John and Judy have been married for 37 years and have 5 grandchildren with a another due in January.
