Camp Directors

Meet the Team

  • Khana Itkis

    WOMAN FIDE MASTER
    (they/them)

    Hana Itkis is a New York based chess Instructor and Woman FIDE Master, who has been teaching after school programs, summer camps and private lessons for the last 13 years.

    Hana has a background as a competitive chess player, she broke Bobby Fisher’s Record when she qualified for the U.S Championships at 12 years old, she has represented the USA in the World Youth Championships and won the Pan- American games receiving her WFM title.  She has trained and studied under some of the best coaches in the world.

    Contact Khana:
    info@mastermindchess.com

  • Patrick Swailes Caldwell

    TEACHER
    (they/them)

    Hail and well-met!

    Patrick is a Dungeons and Dragons fanatic with six years experience crafting wacky and wonderful worlds for adventure. Between working at live action role-playing camps, teaching dungeons and dragons classes, and throwing too many NPCs at their players on a regular basis, Patrick knows what makes live action role playing so special: collaboration, improvisation, and strategy. Patrick cannot wait to embark on another new and exciting journey this summer- to adventure!