Meet Owners/Directors
David Ettenberg and Ziporah Janowski
and their kids Sam and Hannah.

We want to introduce ourselves.

Since 1968, thousands of parents have entrusted us with their children. Let us show you why. You love and want the best for your child, just as we do for our own children. That's why we run an extraordinary wieght loss camp. We're a camp that everyone is proud to be a part of - kids, parents and staff. We maintain high ethics and an overriding commitment to care. Our impressive facility, our superb, mature, adult staff and marvelous planning combine to provide the best camp experience you can find. Anywhere.

We make every camper part of the Camp Shane family. We get to know every camper. We visit the cabins, participate in the summer camp activities and talk with the campers. We create an environment where everyone feels comfortable and at home. Yes, we're a weight loss camp, but we're not obsessed with dieting like most fat camps.

We also spend time with the parents, providing education and guidance on what to do when your camper comes home. After all, weight loss and fitness is a lifetime commitment and we want your whole family to be healthy!

Hope we get to meet!

David and Ziporah

Parents often think of camp as a place for games and physical skills and traditions. But camp is much, much more. It is a vital companion to school as part of your child's total education. Camp is the chance to do and experience things way beyond the walls of the classroom.

Camp Shane, is a caring community that provides emotional safety and a very warm environment for every child. As a result, our campers try out new positive behavior - they reach out to make new friends - as others reach out for them. We actually have campers practice expressing caring thoughts about others, and resolving problems among themselves. We help show our campers what bonds them together and this good feeling reinforces their own self-respect.

Does all this sound like something that doesn't happen for your child back home, particularly during the school year? This is why Camp Shane makes such a big difference for so many of our campers.

Does it sound too good to be true - Well, it's not!

Gilberto Velez-Domenech, M.D. is the Chief of Adolescent Medicine at Westchester Medical Center and Metropolitan Hospital Center. He is board certified in both Pediatrics and the sub-specialty of Adolescent Medicine. Read more…

Diane M. Henderiks, RD is a Registered Dietitian (certifying Camp Shane menus), creator of “Dietitian in the Kitchen,” author of a series of DITK Healthy Gourmet Cookbooks and is the chef and host of live cooking shows. Read more…

Joel Haber, PhD is a clinical psychologist who has devoted more than 20 years to the identification, prevention and reduction of abusive behaviors – from childhood through adulthood. Dr. Haber runs staff training sessions at Camp Shane to prevent bullying. Read more…

Cheryl Appel, MD, FAAP is a Board Certified Physician who has appeared on MSNBC health segments and been cited in various media including Good Housekeeping and Medical Financial Times. Her medical approach focuses on prevention and healthy lifestyle decisions. Read more…

Dr. Stephen Josephson is a clinical psychologist who holds Diplomas in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Behavioral Psychology. Dr Josephson created and supervises the CBT program at Camp Shane. Read more…

Emily Klass, PhD has extensive experience running weight management groups for adults and children with diabetes and other conditions that necessitate adherence to medical regimens. She is part of Pediatric Weight Management Group that is at Camp Shane running our enhanced Cognitive Behavior Therapy program. Read more…