Leadership Personel

Staffed by professional educators and outdoor adventure enthusiast with a passion for nurturing and challenging young people, the staff at Victory Ranch invests in the lives of kids all the time. You don’t find these folks taking the summer off.

Anne and Dennis Smith, Founders and Directors

Anne and Dennis are the founders and serve as directors of Victory Ranch.

Every summer they move with their children Nora, Jay, and Anne Louise to Bolivar, TN, to live for the entire camp season. They are committed to providing leadership to the counselors and staff as well as being intimately involved in scheduling and supervising each day’s activities.

Anne is a former youth leader and elementary school teacher with a Masters in Educational Leadership. Dennis is the Director of Athletics and Operations at Presbyterian Day School in Memphis. With over 30 years of combined experience teaching, coaching, and directing camps, the Smiths help make Victory Ranch the very best overnight camp.


Frank Clampitt

Assistant Director

Starting his sixth year at VR, this former high school English teacher and coach will serve as one of our Assistant Camp Directors this summer. He swings in the trees by day as the head of our Outdoor Adventure Program but gets down to earth at night as “Frank the Tank,” the Master of Ceremonies for the Victory Ranch Rocking Mudslide. Frank pours his mud, sweat, and cheers into making camp a blast.

Graham Harrison

Assistant Director

Starting his seventh year at VR, Graham will be serving as one of our Assistant Camp Directors. Who better to manage our aquatics program than the cousin of Ernie Brown Jr., “The Turtleman.” He is as at home in the water as... well... a turtle. Graham has been involved in every aspect of camp, serving as counselor, lifeguard, Sports and Recreation Director, Adventure Director, and even helping with our Round Up worship time. We call him our Victory Ranch Swiss Army knife.

Chad Eoff

Programs

Chad started his VR career six summers ago as a counselor, but now this Bolivar Central High School teacher takes time off to serve as our summer Program Director. His cast of characters includes the infamous pirate Captain Kirk, Colorado Johnson, and the martial arts master Bob Vance of the Bolivar Karate Complex. Chad also plays himself each night as he leads the music and worship during Roundup.

Garrett Harrison

Sports and Recreation

Summer 2010 will be Garrett’s fourth year at Victory Ranch. By day you will find him most often at the Rifle and Archery Range, but by night you will find him at our Round Up worship time and our famous night activities. Kids love him for his genuine personality & willingness to participate anytime. We love him because he is a great Christian role model for our kids... oh, yeah and the campers too.

Kristen Kirk

Outdoor Adventure

This Union University athlete and Education major has been a VR counselor and Outdoor Adventure Assistant for five years. This summer Kristen will be hanging in the trees again as an Outdoor Adventure Assistant Director. She brings a love for kids and the outdoors to her new responsibilities.

Zeb Russell

Equestrian

Zeb’s birth certificate states his place of birth as “saddle”. This real cowboy is entering his seventh year at Victory Ranch and has provided thousands of campers with a safe, positive introduction to handling and riding horses. His calm manner and infinite knowledge of riding, roping, and everything equestrian builds the confidence of novice riders.

Grant Smallwood

Sports and Recreation

Grant has been heavily involved in athletics and youth ministries for most of his life. He is currently a football, basketball, and baseball coach at Tupelo Christian Preparatory School. In his third summer at VR, Grant will serve as our Sports and Recreation Director and will continue his reign as the Gymival Ring Master and the celebrity talent show judge Huggie Bear.

Chuck Smith

Chaplain

In his seventh year at VR, Chuck continues to wear many hats. As an ordained minister he not only coordinates and oversees all camper devotional times, but is also involved in planning and implementing our staff growth program, as well as speaking to the entire camp weekly. His experiences as a youth pastor, teacher, principal, and coach make this Evangelical Christian School principal an ideal mentor for counselors, staff, and campers alike.