Meet Kelsie Wessels, LLFC Director!
Kelsie has worked for H.E. Butt Foundation since 2016. She previously served as the Assistant Director of Programming for Laity Lodge Family Camp and moved into her current role fall of 2021. Kelsie’s history with the H. E. Butt Foundation began in Summer 2009 when she began serving as seasonal staff on Work Crew at Singing Hills. She continued working summers for LLYC as a Counselor, Work Crew Boss, Girls’ Director, and intern through 2015 and frequently worked weekend retreats at Family Camp over those same years.
Kelsie was born in Pasadena, TX, but claims the Texas Hill Country as home. Her family moved to Kerrville when she was in elementary school and after graduating from Texas A&M University, she returned to Kerrville. Kelsie and her husband, Kevin, have known each other since high school and have a long history of friendship as well as wonderful memories working together at camp in the summers. They love hiking, kayaking, and traveling together. When Kelsie isn’t at Family Camp, you can often find her spending time with friends and family.
“My time at camp has been extremely formational and transformative to me as a person, and I love getting to be a small part of joining in the work the Lord is doing in this incredible Canyon. Camp is an absolutely beautiful setting that is made more beautiful for me by being a sacred place that is filled with great depth and rich connection to the Lord and to others. I also love the amazing team of people I get to work with and our awesome staff – I feel like we all bring out the best in each other!”